Uncle Frank

In 1987 Uncle Frank was as cool as they come. He was 22, in a raucous band and drove a sweet new van. Life was good. But let’s face it. It’s not 1987 anymore. Far from it. The music has changed, the fashions have changed, and of course, the societal norms have most definitely changed. In fact, about the only thing that hasn’t changed is Uncle Frank.

He’s an oblivious, MTV-era throwback who calls it like he sees it. Problem is, these days that offends pretty much everyone, everywhere, all the fucking time. He’s not a jerk – he’s naive and lovable – just oh so inappropriate.

Recently divorced, Uncle Frank now crashes on his young nephew’s basement couch. He’s always one lottery ticket away from Easy Street, and one fuck up away from living in a dumpster. He survives with a cheerful scorn for the functional absurdity of the political, societal, generational, and emotional extremism that overwhelms our daily lives.

Larry

There’re only two people in the world who think Uncle Frank is still cool – Uncle Frank and his 12 year old nephew Larry. With his father absent, his mother dead, and his foster mom a religious hypocrite, Larry desperately needs just one positive adult role model in his life. And come to think of it, now that Uncle Frank has moved in, he probably needs two.

Let’s face it, the kid is a dork. He’s less popular than the dorky Mexican kid down the street…and that kid’s popular at a zero. But like most dorks, Larry means well. He’s curious, awkward, naive, but smart enough to know better in most situations. And that’s good, because the rest of the adults in his life most certainly aren’t.

Larry’s dream is to have loving parents and to hang out with the cool kids. Unfortunately for him, Uncle Frank is probably the closest he’ll come to either. So for now, Larry bides his time tending to his pet fish and keeping his dysfunctional family from going off the rails.

Racist TV

Let’s face it. These days when buying a new TV you get 4k. It’s just what you do.That’s what makes Uncle Frank’s purchase of a 3K (KKK) TV even more absurd. But hey, in fairness to Uncle Frank, it was on sale. So yeah. There’s that.

And let’s be clear. TV isn’t just racist. He’s an asshole in all the ways. He’s a homophobic, xenophobic, sexist, that you guessed it, wants to make America great again. So while sure, TV may be forced to broadcast programming that reflects today’s social mores, that doesn’t mean he has to like it. And god-damn if he won’t pipe-up and let you know it.

But it’s not just today’s shows that TV has a problem with. From gay marriage to immigration to indoctrination to democrats secretly operating a pedophile ring out of a DC pizza restaurant, TV’s got an opinion on it all. Just wait ‘til he finds out this blurb was written by a Jew. He’ll blow a fuse for sure.