Can you just say Frumpies?
If it was funny I would say it...
shareAnd he’s right.
He may be a lunatic, but he knows comedy and explains which letters and sounds are funny. He’s mad that no one asks his opinion or seems to value his comedic talent, hence why he explains it to the nephew.
Right or not, no one’d changing a major brand name because some ancient comedian thinks they should. Everyone in show biz knows the reality: you rarely get to do things your way if they’re paying.
Instead of accepting this primary fact of life, he’s childishly passive-aggressive, pretending to forget the name.
I think at one point Willie’s frustrated nephew asks, “Do you want to work or not?”
By film’s end, we get a clear answer: Not as much as he wants to be right.