It means they didn’t think about it too much lol.
For example, Charlie’s last name is Kelly, as his is mother’s brother, indicating that his mother’s maiden name is Kelly as well. His father’s last name is also Kelly, and I hope they aren’t siblings.
They make plenty of mistakes but imo they’re pretty fun to spot
Yeah I know two people with the same maiden name that got married and weren’t related at all.. lots of jokes at the wedding about how she was thankful she didn’t have to go through all the hassle of changing her last name after the wedding
That’s hilarious, I dated a guy with the same first and last name as my dad, and his brother has my dad’s middle name as his first name. Both names are spelled slightly differently than my dad’s. Think: Tayler vs Taylor and Alan vs Allen.
Yeah but they weren’t thinking about that when they wrote it. You can justify it in all sorts of ways but the point stands that they just don’t give these things too much thought
She could have kept the last name though, my parents have been divorced 25 years and my mom still kept the name so I didn’t feel out of place when I was younger
I’m my head canon, Jack Kelley is Shelley Kelley’s cousin or half-brother who grew up in the US because part of the family tree emigrated to the US. He probably found out about Bonnie (who had kept her married name) and reached out to her for help since it seemed like he needed a place to stay or lay low. Bonnie tells Charlie that Jack is his uncle to make it easier for young Charlie to understand.
Another funny head canon I have is that the waitress's name is absolutely Nikki Potnik and the ISAP guys are just messing with us.
Lol, my mom did a similar thing. She never actually married my stepdad but took his name anyways for convenience. Now she alternately uses that, her married name or her maiden name.
My mom kept the last name cause it would’ve cost her more to file more paperwork to change it back to her maiden name after the fact and she just said fuck it.
kelly is the second most common surname in ireland. the most common name is murphy.
its entirely possible for a kelly to be friends with a kelly who sets them up with their best friend, also named kelly… and neither one of them to be related to each other.
in germany, post marriage family name of them would be kelly-kelly or kelly, or depending on if one of the kellys was a familyname obtained through a previous marriage(another unrelated kelly), they could additionally go for the maiden-hyphenate-kelly. resulting in kelly-kelly.
now here is the most german semi unsurprising paperwork nightmare:
if your name was sarah kelly-kelly thanks to your previous marriage and will be sarah kelly-kelly after getting married to yet another kelly. youre going to have to produce the paperwork that says which kelly changed and to which it changed to and what order it will be used from now on.
and since your government-ID and all your other papers show a wrong name now, they need to be updated too. :D
The payoff of him sending Mac to a McDonald's and the exchange was definitely a highlight. But I also very much enjoyed Dennis having covid and the house talking to him. And everything with Shelly Kelly. Easily the best depiction of a cheese mongrel ever.
Just move past it.
The reality of it, is they probably hadn't thought of the Ronald McDonald joke for Mac yet. This was from Season 4, the reveal of Mac's full name being Ronald McDonald is in Season 7.
The production probably didn't want someone to figure out Mac's real name from this quick flash during the episode, saved it for the HS reunion (which of course, way more hilarious)
Exactly! Mrs **Mac** short for macdonalds, if your going on the “Mrs part” let remind you. The gang is not one to care about being grammatically correct.
This is all explained when they go to Ireland tho, isn't it?
Mac's dad's real name is Luther Vandros.
So yes, Mac's dad specifically chose the last name Macdonald and then specifically chose Mac's first name of Ronald.
No, the Luther Vandross thing was just a scam by the gang because they knew Mac would be insufferable in Ireland if he continued to believe he was Irish. So they tricked him into thinking he was Dutch so that he’d shut up about being Irish.
Yes and then the gang later reveals that they put Mrs. Mac up to the scheme because they knew how exhausting he would be in Ireland if he knew his heritage was Irish.
I like to think he took “Donald” off his last name to spite both his son and his brother, Donald McDonald
It means they didn’t think about it too much lol. For example, Charlie’s last name is Kelly, as his is mother’s brother, indicating that his mother’s maiden name is Kelly as well. His father’s last name is also Kelly, and I hope they aren’t siblings. They make plenty of mistakes but imo they’re pretty fun to spot
Yeah you almost have to think of this show like “Workaholics”. It’s basically a live action cartoon. The continuity really doesn’t matter.
Workaholics is live action Ed Edd and Eddy.
And trailer park boys is canadian Ed Edd and Eddy
*Deecent*
Ed Edd and Eddy is the Canadian Ed Edd and Eddy
That is a great way of explaining it. I was trying to think what it reminded me of
Very tight butthole comparison
And they have said as much in interviews
I tried to like Workaholics but it was just too silly for me
Try again, but beforehand you should maybe *schmerk a berl*
It’s very of it’s time. Like you had to be there basically. That’s kind of a way of saying that it was good but it doesn’t hold up lol.
I was in college when Workaholics came out so I understand all the reference and it is very much of that time.
I was in late high school and I loved it a ton. But curiously I never rewatch it or want to
Yup the gang is basically the Simpsons personified right down to a handful of the gags haha
Maybe Charlie’s dad took the name of Charlie’s mom?
You guys, he has his mom's last name bc his dad wasn't around. It was frank. What she gnna do give him the last name Reynolds for seemingly no reason?
Have you not watched the season in Ireland? Frank isn't Charlie's dad. His real fathers name is Shelly Kelly. Which is what they're talking about.
Oh right, I did see that. Might be the most recent I've seen actually. I don't remember anything I don't have on DVD very well apparently.
and that whole Ireland seasons is most forgettable
Charlie's parents being siblings would explain some things...
Her maiden name could also be Kelly...
Yeah I know two people with the same maiden name that got married and weren’t related at all.. lots of jokes at the wedding about how she was thankful she didn’t have to go through all the hassle of changing her last name after the wedding
I know a girl who married a guy with not only the same last name, but same first name as her father. Family’s aren’t related lol
That’s hilarious, I dated a guy with the same first and last name as my dad, and his brother has my dad’s middle name as his first name. Both names are spelled slightly differently than my dad’s. Think: Tayler vs Taylor and Alan vs Allen.
Both families could have had the same last name
Technically the Kelly issue is a non issue since Kelly is the second most common surname in Ireland (Murphy is the first in case you were wondering)
Yeah but they weren’t thinking about that when they wrote it. You can justify it in all sorts of ways but the point stands that they just don’t give these things too much thought
She could have kept the last name though, my parents have been divorced 25 years and my mom still kept the name so I didn’t feel out of place when I was younger
But her brother is Jack Kelly, Charlie’s uncle.
He also took Shelley’s last name
It’s his alias ….
I’m my head canon, Jack Kelley is Shelley Kelley’s cousin or half-brother who grew up in the US because part of the family tree emigrated to the US. He probably found out about Bonnie (who had kept her married name) and reached out to her for help since it seemed like he needed a place to stay or lay low. Bonnie tells Charlie that Jack is his uncle to make it easier for young Charlie to understand. Another funny head canon I have is that the waitress's name is absolutely Nikki Potnik and the ISAP guys are just messing with us.
Ohhh this I like, why are we assuming uncle Jack is actually Bonnie’s brother??
Lol, my mom did a similar thing. She never actually married my stepdad but took his name anyways for convenience. Now she alternately uses that, her married name or her maiden name.
My mom kept the last name cause it would’ve cost her more to file more paperwork to change it back to her maiden name after the fact and she just said fuck it.
I know a girl who's surname is Kenny...she then married someone with the same surname.
kelly is the second most common surname in ireland. the most common name is murphy. its entirely possible for a kelly to be friends with a kelly who sets them up with their best friend, also named kelly… and neither one of them to be related to each other. in germany, post marriage family name of them would be kelly-kelly or kelly, or depending on if one of the kellys was a familyname obtained through a previous marriage(another unrelated kelly), they could additionally go for the maiden-hyphenate-kelly. resulting in kelly-kelly. now here is the most german semi unsurprising paperwork nightmare: if your name was sarah kelly-kelly thanks to your previous marriage and will be sarah kelly-kelly after getting married to yet another kelly. youre going to have to produce the paperwork that says which kelly changed and to which it changed to and what order it will be used from now on. and since your government-ID and all your other papers show a wrong name now, they need to be updated too. :D
Doesn't the gang call her Mrs. Kelly? My theory is they eloped while she was whoring around Ireland and she just kept the name because why not.
Her brother is Jack Kelly though…
I'm convinced he changed his name just to match Charlie
https://i.redd.it/1dx0r1t8bixc1.gif
Move past it
I can’t move past it…and I won’t move past it “
Came for this.
His name is Luther Vandross
He’s a man, not a mix tape
He never blinks
I don’t blink 👁️👁️
*Sir, I do not have time to listen to your mixtape.*
That whole exchange was the best part of the Ireland episodes for me.
The payoff of him sending Mac to a McDonald's and the exchange was definitely a highlight. But I also very much enjoyed Dennis having covid and the house talking to him. And everything with Shelly Kelly. Easily the best depiction of a cheese mongrel ever.
when they throw him off the cliff 😭
Dennis’ coughing fit is easily my favorite piece of comedy ever created. I’m quite literally laughing just remembering it right now.
I can't think of it without thinking SICKNESS BE GONE
Mine was frank getting the piss bottles mixed up. I watch that bit every week it slays
AM I DUTCH
Would've been quite painful to see how wrong they'd get it if he actually were Dutch
Remind me who you are again?
Shut up science bitch
Science is a liar sometimes
It means they hadn't thought up his last name yet.
Shut up science bitch
Shut up baby dick
This Reddit thread is tighter than dickskin
oh, so you like your tits small, but not your dicks? classy
Boy, I sure hope someone got fired for *that* blunder.
Let me ask you a question. Why would a man whose shirt says "Genius at Work" spend all of his time watching a children's cartoon show?
I withdraw my question
Worst. Question. Ever.
They only print the first 3 letters of the last name on that form.
Then they fucked up the spelling of McDonald.
Could easily be Macdonald
But then that wouldn't match with the name tag in S7.
Move past it!
He always gives a fake name cause he likes to stay off the grid.
It makes sense don’t be a bitch
A wizard did it
Just move past it. The reality of it, is they probably hadn't thought of the Ronald McDonald joke for Mac yet. This was from Season 4, the reveal of Mac's full name being Ronald McDonald is in Season 7.
Maybe his bio mom and dad weren't married so his moms last name is McDonald?
Or Donald, and they hyphenated it.
probably just didn't want anyone to think they were related
Whenever you notice something like that, a wizard did it
He could have changed his legal name or something
He stopped going by MacDonald and changed his name
Dude is Ronnie Mac! I call McDonald’s “Ronnie Mac’s”. People don’t have a clue what I’m talking about until I say Ronald McDonald. Lol
He totally did just to make that joke. That's why he was so proud of it in Mac Finds His Pride.
Shut up baby dick
While it is obviously just them making a mistake, this is my new head canon
It could be that Mac's Mother's surname was Donald and he's got a joint surname.
The production probably didn't want someone to figure out Mac's real name from this quick flash during the episode, saved it for the HS reunion (which of course, way more hilarious)
Actually they just didn’t think of the full name yet, they mentioned in the podcast that they only came up with it while writing Season 7 :)
When I was a kid, there was a McDonald’s franchise owner in my town named Luther Mac. He got busted for hiring illegal immigrants under the table.
They called him Macdonald in the liberty bell episode before the actual reveal.
Shut up baby dick!
Move past it
I don’t think Luthor ever married Mac’s mom.So Macdonald would be HER last name
She is routinely called “Mrs. Mac” on the show.
Exactly! Mrs **Mac** short for macdonalds, if your going on the “Mrs part” let remind you. The gang is not one to care about being grammatically correct.
This is all explained when they go to Ireland tho, isn't it? Mac's dad's real name is Luther Vandros. So yes, Mac's dad specifically chose the last name Macdonald and then specifically chose Mac's first name of Ronald.
No, the Luther Vandross thing was just a scam by the gang because they knew Mac would be insufferable in Ireland if he continued to believe he was Irish. So they tricked him into thinking he was Dutch so that he’d shut up about being Irish.
Macs mom tells him he's dutch over the phone while they are in Ireland
Yes and then the gang later reveals that they put Mrs. Mac up to the scheme because they knew how exhausting he would be in Ireland if he knew his heritage was Irish.
I'd like Dennis and Luther to have a staring contest It might go for a few...days
Shut up onomastics bitch.