"It’s a socital thing, guys can’t hit women. Chris Brown ruined it for everyone."
Just when we thought our favorite bromosapiens had lost their touch, we have the best episode of the season so far! The gang tries to lure a local on air “gotcha journalist”, Miss BS, to their phony fundraiser to fix Anders car under false pretenses (of course). Their real objective is to woo her over and possibly plant one or all of their bones in her yard… and by yard, I mean her vagina.
Problem is Miss BS isn’t taking any bullshit. She thought she was called to the office to do some investigative reporting about unsafe working conditions but quickly sees through the boys’ charade and decides to do a story about how they suck terribly at their jobs and how they are ripping off old people through lies and deceit or just harmless “pranks” in their minds. In jeopardy of becoming unemployed, the dudes come up with a plan to con Miss BS into not running the story and get this… it actually works! Superb marks all around so let’s get right to it.
Blake
A He had a good line just before the opening credits about how there’s nothing like hanging at the bus stop, crushing burgers in the morning with his boys that was funny (even if it was just thinly veiled Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr product placement) and the bit about Miss BS actually standing for Betrayal Slut was also comical/timely. Throw in a hideously awesome pug t-shirt and pretending to be the spirit of some poor widows dead husband over the phone, to swindle her out of money, and we had vintage Blake at his finest.
Adam
A+ Far and away the star of this episode, he had amazing quotes on deck for days, including the quote of the episode, seen atop this post. Other memorable one liners include; “sexism is like my least favorite thing, besides salad bars ”, or “I’m part Cherokee, my dad drives one.” His trademark rapid-fire delivery was in full affect and razor sharp during this installment and we couldn’t be more stoked. Loved it!
Anders
A- Of the three he was the least funny but still MUCH better than he’s been. He played off the other two well (like he used to do impeccably in previous seasons) and helped make their jokes even funnier. We always wonder how much of this show is ad-libbed because the chemistry the three stars share is uncanny. The part where he tries to convince everyone MySpace is making a come back was his moment of triumph; “I got a new profile on there man, and the format is sick!” Hilarious because we all know MySpace is still deader than Tupac.
Miss BS
B- Just a minor character just introduced for this episode, she showed range and was a nice plot carrying addition. She didn’t really have any truly standout lines but it was nice to have some fresh blood in a show that was in danger of becoming stale (see this post). The fact that she tried to pull one over on our homeboys and then gets it shoved back in her face was fun to watch.
“Miss BS”
A This episode had the three things we want from a Workaholics episode: 1.) Amazing bro banter that’s lighting quick, off the cuff and hilarious, 2.) A believable and easy to follow plot (let’s be real, half their audience is stoned) that is still original and 3.) Memorable one-liners we can fire off to friends at the bar this weekend. It’s not rocket science, it’s just a fart joke-centric show on Comedy Central but there’s still a right way and a wrong way to go about it. They hit it out of the park this week.
Extra Credit
- Blake calling their house the Brashmahal.
- The three stooges making different animal sounds in unison to explain how off the hook their party is when Miss BS shows up.
- The Steven Seagal “Marked for Death” reference
- Classic pranks montage, like air horn strapped to office chair, switching hot and cold nozzles on water cooler and the return of poo dollar!
Demerits
- The super cheesy (no pun intended) Haree’s/Carl’s Jr ad placement not once but TWICE in single episode.
- Not so big of a surprise, “this weeks Workaholics was brought to you by Hardee’s” voice over before each commercial break PLUS an actual Hardee’s/Carl’s JR commercial … or three, or four during said breaks. Way to totally beat us over the head with it ad men, I’ll be seeing thick burgers in my nightmares!
