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Adamantium · 10-31-2003, 05:43 PM

Would you rather have seen Joe and Helen have a normal wedding, where Joe's arm wasn't stuck in the toilet? Or did you like it the way it was? In sitcoms big events like that are never normal. I can only imagine what the writers would have done if Helen was pregnant. Just where she would give birth. Probably in the backseat of Roy's car.

AngeFaitore · 10-31-2003, 07:33 PM

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Originally posted by TVAdam
Would you rather have seen Joe and Helen have a normal wedding, where Joe's arm wasn't stuck in the toilet? Or did you like it the way it was? In sitcoms big events like that are never normal. I can only imagine what the writers would have done if Helen was pregnant. Just where she would give birth. Probably in the backseat of Roy's car.

If Joe didn't get his hand caught in the toilet, Lowell would have never done the big
wrench joke!

losthighway · 11-01-2003, 01:00 AM

I liked the entire concept of "everything going wrong" and thought it was pretty funny. I liked that much better then if they had tried to have this pictue perfect wedding.

But in the end, I still wish the actual ceremony or at least the vows hadn't of taken place with his hand in the toilet. To me it was one of those deals where it was a good idea taken just a tad too far. I mean come on...worst case scenario Lowell turns off the water to the toilet and takes the HUGE wrench and splits that sucker wide open so Joe can get his hand out. Joe may have had a heart attack when he was presented a bill by the hotel for the repairs, but Joe would have preferred that, rathe then getting married with his hand in the toilet.

AngeFaitore · 11-01-2003, 09:00 AM

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I mean come on...worst case scenario Lowell turns off the water to the toilet and takes the HUGE wrench and splits that sucker wide open so Joe can get his hand out.

Yeah, but to Lowell that would be "...So 'A-Team'.".

Least you forget that Lowell was idolizing MacGyver in the episode.
He should have at least taken a lamp and turned it into a blowtorch to cut the toilet bowl or something.
Boy, Lowell would get along well with Patty and Selma from 'The Simpsons'.

pilotguy · 11-01-2003, 09:19 AM

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Originally posted by losthighway
I liked the entire concept of "everything going wrong" and thought it was pretty funny. I liked that much better then if they had tried to have this pictue perfect wedding.

But in the end, I still wish the actual ceremony or at least the vows hadn't of taken place with his hand in the toilet. To me it was one of those deals where it was a good idea taken just a tad too far. I mean come on...worst case scenario Lowell turns off the water to the toilet and takes the HUGE wrench and splits that sucker wide open so Joe can get his hand out. Joe may have had a heart attack when he was presented a bill by the hotel for the repairs, but Joe would have preferred that, rathe then getting married with his hand in the toilet.

You have a great point there, losthighway, but consider THIS....."Wings" had been receiving such a bum rap from critics and the public for being too "bland", "nice", etc.....I know that WE don't think that, but those were the opinions that were making the rounds at the time. Maybe it was a good thing that the show gave us a truly wild, outrageous situation, if only to show that it could be just as crazy as some other sitcoms! (Of course, this also could have started the downward spiral that eventually led to the infamous "two house fires" fiasco!).

Krista2882 · 11-02-2003, 12:26 AM

I've still never seen this episode.

They better show it this time around!

It reminds me of something that just happened though... The other day, my Dad was in New York City, and I think it was at Grand Central Station (I'm not exactly sure though), some guy got his arm stuck in a toilet because he dropped his cell phone in, and tried to go after it, but it was an automatic-flushing toilet, so just as he went for the phone, the toilet flushed and sucked his hand down the toilet and he got stuck, and the fire department and everything had to come to get the guy's arm out of the toilet. hahaha. When I heard that story, I thought of the Joe and Helen's wedding episode with Joe's hand stuck in the toilet. lol!

Adamantium · 11-02-2003, 01:39 AM

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It reminds me of something that just happened though... The other day, my Dad was in New York City, and I think it was at Grand Central Station (I'm not exactly sure though), some guy got his arm stuck in a toilet because he dropped his cell phone in, and tried to go after it, but it was an automatic-flushing toilet, so just as he went for the phone, the toilet flushed and sucked his hand down the toilet and he got stuck, and the fire department and everything had to come to get the guy's arm out of the toilet. hahaha.

I heard that story too. It also made me think of the Wedding episode. In fact, that story is the reason I decided to make this thread about the episode.

pilotguy · 11-02-2003, 03:46 AM

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Originally posted by Krista2882

It reminds me of something that just happened though... The other day, my Dad was in New York City, and I think it was at Grand Central Station (I'm not exactly sure though), some guy got his arm stuck in a toilet because he dropped his cell phone in, and tried to go after it, but it was an automatic-flushing toilet, so just as he went for the phone, the toilet flushed and sucked his hand down the toilet and he got stuck, and the fire department and everything had to come to get the guy's arm out of the toilet. hahaha. When I heard that story, I thought of the Joe and Helen's wedding episode with Joe's hand stuck in the toilet. lol!

That's great that a real-life news story imitated a plot line of "Wings"....

Now if only we can find a news story about some poor guy passing out on a ballfield while singing "The Star Spangled Banner"!

spunkygirl · 11-03-2003, 12:10 AM

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Originally posted by TVAdam
Would you rather have seen Joe and Helen have a normal wedding, where Joe's arm wasn't stuck in the toilet? Or did you like it the way it was? In sitcoms big events like that are never normal. I can only imagine what the writers would have done if Helen was pregnant. Just where she would give birth. Probably in the backseat of Roy's car.

I liked the way they did it, because by no means did Joe and Helen have a normal conventional relationship, I mean Brian crashed their first date

and the way these two fight, it seemed like something out of the ordinary would happen.

10-31-2003, 05:43 PM	#1
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,840	Joe and Helen's Wedding Would you rather have seen Joe and Helen have a normal wedding, where Joe's arm wasn't stuck in the toilet? Or did you like it the way it was? In sitcoms big events like that are never normal. I can only imagine what the writers would have done if Helen was pregnant. Just where she would give birth. Probably in the backseat of Roy's car.

11-01-2003, 01:00 AM	#3
losthighway Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 14, 2003 Posts: 370	I liked the entire concept of "everything going wrong" and thought it was pretty funny. I liked that much better then if they had tried to have this pictue perfect wedding. But in the end, I still wish the actual ceremony or at least the vows hadn't of taken place with his hand in the toilet. To me it was one of those deals where it was a good idea taken just a tad too far. I mean come on...worst case scenario Lowell turns off the water to the toilet and takes the HUGE wrench and splits that sucker wide open so Joe can get his hand out. Joe may have had a heart attack when he was presented a bill by the hotel for the repairs, but Joe would have preferred that, rathe then getting married with his hand in the toilet.

11-02-2003, 12:26 AM	#6
Krista2882 Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 10, 2003 Location: CT Posts: 1,370	I've still never seen this episode. They better show it this time around! It reminds me of something that just happened though... The other day, my Dad was in New York City, and I think it was at Grand Central Station (I'm not exactly sure though), some guy got his arm stuck in a toilet because he dropped his cell phone in, and tried to go after it, but it was an automatic-flushing toilet, so just as he went for the phone, the toilet flushed and sucked his hand down the toilet and he got stuck, and the fire department and everything had to come to get the guy's arm out of the toilet. hahaha. When I heard that story, I thought of the Joe and Helen's wedding episode with Joe's hand stuck in the toilet. lol!