Didn't much care for this episode, but I give them credit for doing something different. Definitely some very funny moments (Mac at the drive-in was hilarious, and the asian family), but it just seemed way out there as a whole.
Not exactly. They'd shot an extra episode during Season 6 that didn't air, for whatever reason. I remember promos for the sixth season as a whole with footage that appeared to be filmed for the episode. It looks like they chopped it up and mixed it with newly shot footage to turn it into a story about Mac's weight gain. AFAIK, everything with Dennis, Charlie and skinny Mac was shot for that original episode. Only the confessional booth framing device and Mac's imagined conversation between Frank and Dee at the end were shot this season.joshEH said:So, they actually did film all that stuff long before filming for the main season began, and then shot the rest after Fat Mac had reached his peak? Just the commitment alone makes this episode amazing.
Just when I was feeling all smug, but then Glenn Howerton tweeted this: Sorry, but the Waitress' name is not Nikki Potnick. If u wanna know who N.Potnick is, re-watch S.1 Underage Drinking. First 10 mins.joshEH said:Goddammit, Adam, I just came in here about to post the same theory (re: The Waitress). Ninja'd! (by about 11 hours, but still ninja'd)
Interestingly enough, IIRC, Someone referred to Mac's name being Kyle in that same episode. Wonder why Fatty Magoo doesn't seem to be present at the reunion so far. As far as the Waitress's name, feeling stupid that the thought that Nikki Potnick was her name went over my head. But my thought going into the episode was that how would they explain no nametag for The Waitress (assuming her name was not going to be revealed). So when she said she couldn't find her's, I just assumed the description of her being so forgettable was the excuse. But, I guess in the end, I was right.Sorry, but the Waitress' name is not Nikki Potnick. If u wanna know who N.Potnick is, re-watch S.1 Underage Drinking. First 10 mins.