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Mar. 6th, 2014 10:49 amSo a few weeks ago, I was talking with someone about representation on TV and Friends was mentioned and how even though it was set in NYC, the show was ultra white. I mean, the only black recurring character of note they had was Aisha Tyler. Well, and Mr. Moseby from Suite Life/Hooch from Scrubs was Chandler's boss when he was an advertising intern. But I was thinking about if I could name 10 black characters on the show:
1) Aisha Tyler's character, Charlie
2) Mr. Moseby/Hooch as the aforementioned ad guy
3) The Morning's Here guy
4) The episode where Monica was making Christmas candy and hanging it on a basket for the neighbors in the hopes of getting to know the people in the building, the guy who knocked in the middle of the night and said it was candy time when Chandler was all, "Do you know what time it is?"
5) Miles Dyson's second wife on Eureka/Wade's replacement on Sliders (Kari Wuhrer wasn't Wade's replacement, as they were on the show simultaneously, she was actually the Professor's replacement), she and two of her white friends were having a discussion about whether Ross was date-able.
6) The ep where Joey got a part time job at Ross' museum, the one tour guide lady who said her breasts weren't real (or maybe that they were real, something about how big her breasts were either naturally or unnaturally)
7) one of Ross' fellow professors at university
8) The ep where Chandler was interviewing for a new job and Phoebe was helping him to not be so jokey, the interviewer was played by that one that guy, though the only role springing to mind is playing god on the Sarah Silverman show. But I recall him playing military guys a lot.
9) The ep where Chandler falls asleep and accidentally volunteers to work in Tulsa, the boss lady at that meeting.
10) ????
So I can't even name 10. Also, is it weird that I can remember the specifics of that many Friends episodes? Of course, could it be such characters were so rare that of course I can remember the circumstances of their appearance, as opposed to the plethora of white guest stars they've had on the show?
TV commentary:
NCIS:LA- Interesting ep, and sad ending! ( spoiler cut )
1) Aisha Tyler's character, Charlie
2) Mr. Moseby/Hooch as the aforementioned ad guy
3) The Morning's Here guy
4) The episode where Monica was making Christmas candy and hanging it on a basket for the neighbors in the hopes of getting to know the people in the building, the guy who knocked in the middle of the night and said it was candy time when Chandler was all, "Do you know what time it is?"
5) Miles Dyson's second wife on Eureka/Wade's replacement on Sliders (Kari Wuhrer wasn't Wade's replacement, as they were on the show simultaneously, she was actually the Professor's replacement), she and two of her white friends were having a discussion about whether Ross was date-able.
6) The ep where Joey got a part time job at Ross' museum, the one tour guide lady who said her breasts weren't real (or maybe that they were real, something about how big her breasts were either naturally or unnaturally)
7) one of Ross' fellow professors at university
8) The ep where Chandler was interviewing for a new job and Phoebe was helping him to not be so jokey, the interviewer was played by that one that guy, though the only role springing to mind is playing god on the Sarah Silverman show. But I recall him playing military guys a lot.
9) The ep where Chandler falls asleep and accidentally volunteers to work in Tulsa, the boss lady at that meeting.
10) ????
So I can't even name 10. Also, is it weird that I can remember the specifics of that many Friends episodes? Of course, could it be such characters were so rare that of course I can remember the circumstances of their appearance, as opposed to the plethora of white guest stars they've had on the show?
TV commentary:
NCIS:LA- Interesting ep, and sad ending! ( spoiler cut )
