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Sweet Brunette · 03-29-2005, 03:33 PM

What did everyone think of Kevin's brother Wayne.
I thought he made the show funny with his insults,who agrees?

TripperFan · 03-29-2005, 03:40 PM

Yeah he was funny, but waaaay too much like one of my brothers with the teasing, nuggies and punching!!

Actually I hated him!! (But again, that's how you were supposed to feel towards him so I guess he was great in the role)!

Belair · 03-29-2005, 11:13 PM

He was amusing,but sometimes he was too much for me to take,and you had to feel for Kevin.I read somewhere that Wayne is hated so much for his TWY character that he got punched in the face in public by someone who despised Wayne!

TripperFan · 03-30-2005, 12:28 AM

Yeah that's right! I heard that too!

Meanwhile, apparently off screen they got along great and hung out together and would sometimes have people take double-takes on them.

I especially hated Wayne in the hamster in the vacuum episode.

Chick6 · 03-30-2005, 08:53 AM

wayne was hilarious. he was priceless!!! the typical older brother. He played the role to perfection. Couldn't have been done better

Belair · 04-02-2005, 09:39 AM

I agree Chick,he was great in his role even if you wanted to hate him,you cant deny his talent for being a ***** of a brother.

Jack1000 · 04-04-2005, 10:59 PM

Guys,

I HATED the episode where Wayne threatens to hurt Kevin's hampsters, and later one of them is killed when he gets in the vacum cleaner. After that, I wanted to shoot the jerk!

Jack

TripperFan · 04-04-2005, 11:22 PM

Same here! That's when I couldn't even empathize with the character anymore. Just wished I could have him sucked into a vacuum!

Belair · 04-05-2005, 07:15 AM

I felt the same way.That was rotten.

Jack1000 · 04-05-2005, 04:09 PM

Guys,

I know this will become an I HATE WAYNE thread!!! LOL (I hope so!!! hehehe)

But I remember that there was some video game made for the Sega Genesis (the original one.) and it was like some shooting gallery game where you would have to hit selectively more difficult targets for points.

I know I am not making this next part up!!! But Jason Hervey got Sega to put his namesake in the game and his picture would come up as a target that you were supposed to try NOT to shoot! And I am pretty sure that when you shot at Jason's head, he would yell "OWE!!!!"

So, I saw an ad for this cartridge at about the time that hampster episode had been on!!! (LOL!) I remember thinking "Damn hampster killer!! I just wanted to buy the game and take shots at "Wayne's" head and watch him go "OWE!!!!" hahahaha!!!

Do any of you remember this game?

Jack

Nipsey Russell · 04-05-2005, 04:58 PM

I thought Jason Hervey played the role as it was written to be played. Wayne wasn't supposed to be a likable guy, and he wasn't for the most part. There were occasions, however, when he showed his human side, like in the episode where Wart came home from war. There are others too. If he wasn't so mean most of the time, the times he showed "realness" wouldn't have been nearly as touching.

James · 04-10-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

I especially hated Wayne in the hamster in the vacuum episode.

What really stuck out was the scene where Wayne threatened to throw the hamster down the garbage disposal, which still haunts me this very day sometimes.

Other than that, I thought Wayne was a really funny guy, and probably the reason TWY is listed under sitcoms, as opposed to dramas here on Sitcomsonline.com. So I don't think there's any reason to believe this will become an "I hate Wayne" thread. At least I hope not.

My favorite Wayne episode was #83, "Private Butthead," when he tried, with his friend Wart, to join the Army. That scene at the end where he admitted to his dad that he failed his physical ("I can't even do this!") and was on the verge of tears after that was very touching.

Honorable mention goes to #75, "Triangle," with Carla Gugino as Sandy Tyler, Wayne's girlfriend in the fifth season, who ultimately wound up with Kevin after that kiss in Wayne's absence.

blair · 07-30-2005, 11:12 AM

I thought Wayne made the show funnier. As much as I liked Kevin, and he was a little cutie, sometimes he just acted silly and needed to be put in his place, and Wayne never failed to do that. Wayne isn't someone I'd like to know though because he was too mean. The character of Wayne though was quite entertaining, and necessary in the show.

Mikado · 07-30-2005, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belair

He was amusing,but sometimes he was too much for me to take,and you had to feel for Kevin.I read somewhere that Wayne is hated so much for his TWY character that he got punched in the face in public by someone who despised Wayne!

Yeah, Wayne was a character I hated, however , blaming an actor for the character he played is totally rediculous! If anyone should get the blame, its the writers who created him!

Speaking of which, I read once that Larry Linville ( Frank Burns on M*A*S*H ) found it very difficult being so hated...in real life, Linville was a very nice and sensitive, caring man, by all accounts and the hate mail he received hurt him deeply...Susan Lucci who's played the evil temptress Erica Kane for so many years has received several death threats over her character! When will some people learn that an actor is an actor and the roles they play arent real????

chipsandsoda · 07-31-2005, 07:40 PM

Wayne's charachter actually toned down quite a bit during the 5th Season, and even more during the 6th season. I think because of the hatred Jason Hervey was receiving in real life, the writers made the decision to tone the charachter down. JMO

03-29-2005, 03:33 PM	#1
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03-29-2005, 03:40 PM	#2
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03-29-2005, 11:13 PM	#3
Belair Back@SO&Loveit! Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 13, 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 5,925	He was amusing,but sometimes he was too much for me to take,and you had to feel for Kevin.I read somewhere that Wayne is hated so much for his TWY character that he got punched in the face in public by someone who despised Wayne!
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07-30-2005, 11:12 AM	#13
blair Take me away cowboy Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 30, 2005 Posts: 30	I thought Wayne made the show funnier. As much as I liked Kevin, and he was a little cutie, sometimes he just acted silly and needed to be put in his place, and Wayne never failed to do that. Wayne isn't someone I'd like to know though because he was too mean. The character of Wayne though was quite entertaining, and necessary in the show.
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03-30-2005, 12:28 AM	#4
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	Yeah that's right! I heard that too! Meanwhile, apparently off screen they got along great and hung out together and would sometimes have people take double-takes on them. I especially hated Wayne in the hamster in the vacuum episode.

03-30-2005, 08:53 AM	#5
Chick6 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 13, 2004 Posts: 18	wayne was hilarious. he was priceless!!! the typical older brother. He played the role to perfection. Couldn't have been done better

04-02-2005, 09:39 AM	#6
Belair Back@SO&Loveit! Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 13, 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 5,925	I agree Chick,he was great in his role even if you wanted to hate him,you cant deny his talent for being a ***** of a brother.

04-04-2005, 10:59 PM	#7
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	Guys, I HATED the episode where Wayne threatens to hurt Kevin's hampsters, and later one of them is killed when he gets in the vacum cleaner. After that, I wanted to shoot the jerk! Jack

04-04-2005, 11:22 PM	#8
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	Same here! That's when I couldn't even empathize with the character anymore. Just wished I could have him sucked into a vacuum!

04-05-2005, 07:15 AM	#9
Belair Back@SO&Loveit! Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 13, 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 5,925	I felt the same way.That was rotten.

04-05-2005, 04:09 PM	#10
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	Guys, I know this will become an I HATE WAYNE thread!!! LOL (I hope so!!! hehehe) But I remember that there was some video game made for the Sega Genesis (the original one.) and it was like some shooting gallery game where you would have to hit selectively more difficult targets for points. I know I am not making this next part up!!! But Jason Hervey got Sega to put his namesake in the game and his picture would come up as a target that you were supposed to try NOT to shoot! And I am pretty sure that when you shot at Jason's head, he would yell "OWE!!!!" So, I saw an ad for this cartridge at about the time that hampster episode had been on!!! (LOL!) I remember thinking "Damn hampster killer!! I just wanted to buy the game and take shots at "Wayne's" head and watch him go "OWE!!!!" hahahaha!!! Do any of you remember this game? Jack

04-05-2005, 04:58 PM	#11
Nipsey Russell Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 14, 2005 Posts: 55	I thought Jason Hervey played the role as it was written to be played. Wayne wasn't supposed to be a likable guy, and he wasn't for the most part. There were occasions, however, when he showed his human side, like in the episode where Wart came home from war. There are others too. If he wasn't so mean most of the time, the times he showed "realness" wouldn't have been nearly as touching.

07-31-2005, 07:40 PM	#15
chipsandsoda Banned Banned!! Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 28, 2005 Posts: 91	Wayne's charachter actually toned down quite a bit during the 5th Season, and even more during the 6th season. I think because of the hatred Jason Hervey was receiving in real life, the writers made the decision to tone the charachter down. JMO