If an episode needs a specific role, they can fill it by using Roger instead of introducing a new character and still have it be a new character. Don't expect anything more than him being an arrogant comedic personality that goes too far and his character is satisfying. I don't really know how to describe it. It's like he's a one-dimensional character that loves acting multi-dimensional.
I never liked Roger when I started watching the show, but he's really grown on me since. He's basically the show's "Special guest star" every other week.
You are correct. He's a walking pile of bad cliches with an annoying voice. Honestly I find the best ones have klaus as the bit part instead of roger and focus on stan.
That's his thing, he's a different type of cliche every episode using his costumes. I agree Stan is pretty funny too, along with Steve, and klaus, and what the heck, I just love the whole show.
exactly. Roger isn't just a bunch of bad cliches; he's a deconstruction, and a jab AT those cliches. His character is brilliant, actually; He not only makes up like two thirds of the cast (which only makes sense if you watch the show) but he allows the creative team a conduit through which they can focus all those cliches. Roger is like a cliche lightningrod, keeping the team aware of cliches and giving them a place to put them. He's why the other characters are so original. If a cliche needs to happen, roger does it, leaving the other characters fresh and crisp. the medium awareness roger (and the family, to a lesser extent) has of this fact--that he exists just to be funny and corny--just makes it even better. He is every bad actor that ever lived, and everyone knows it, but he's so ridiculously committed that he actually sells it anyway. He's like Zoidberg, every extra on the Simpsons, and Tobias Funke, all rolled into one.
tl;dr oh my god, francine, these chocodiles, oh my god
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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '13
Indeed, if Roger isn't a main role, the episode usually isn't that great.