![]() Added to that, he did not help with taking care of his brother's children after the Chief died. While it can be assumed he started a new life after marrying, some lines act as if the Chief were an only child. Officer Simpson also disappeared after Season 5, but it can be assumed that, without the Chief, there was just no excuse for him to be around. The "wacky" Swackhammer character, who served as a foil to Nell, disappeared after a few episodes in the second season.Come season three and he's now portrayed as a wise, sensible, open minded and snarky grandpa with no shortage of insults against Carl. Some episodes give him brief flashes of awareness. ![]() Characterization Marches On: Grandpapa Stanley started out as a senile old fool with bad hearing, little interest in his wife and no shortage of fat jokes against Eddie.Broadcast Live: Season 4's "Cat Story".Bizarre Taste in Food: One time, Nell accidentally burns a steak black, which Carl then eats, happily saying, "You finally cooked it the way I like it!".Big "NO!": Nell's response to the Chief when he asks if she's seen Julie-who had just gotten back from Las Vegas after eloping with her boyfriend, Jonathan Maxwell.For example, her singing advice was that if you're going to sing Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy", put everything into it - your voice, attitude and especially your body. Beauty, Brains, and Brawn: Boy-crazy Katie, brainy Julie, and tomboy Samantha.When his partner drank some of it, he asked if it was supposed to be coffee. Bad to the Last Drop: Carl was on a stakeout, and brought a thermos of coffee that had been made by one of the daughters.Amazing Freaking Grace: In one episode, Nell sings this at a funeral.This instance accidentally retcons the pilot episode's instance by having Carl say he's never slapped one of his daughters before. He never did, however, and eventually, Carl's worst fears - losing his wife and partner in raising their daughters to lung cancer - came true. In revealing that their late mother, Margaret, was a heavy smoker, Carl reveals that he and Margaret had fought about the issue many times and that he wishes he had slapped her to get her to realize she was killing herself. forcing his hand and, in talking to Julie, getting him to reveal why he was so furious with her. This prompts her to move out of the house temporarily, and when Carl stands his ground and justifies his actions, Nell, Katie and Samantha ostracize him. The Season 2 episode "Julie Smokes" has Carl slap his daughter across the face when, after she lied to him that she was not smoking, she accidentally blew smoke in his face, having unsuccessfully concealed that she had currently been smoking a cigarette.Nell intervenes (by standing in the way) and stops him, and he eventually cools off and backs away. When the two are arguing, Katie makes a snide remark about why she thinks her father wanted her to take the test, prompting him to warn her to stop, and when she presses on, he takes off his belt and chases after her. ![]()
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