10 Greatest Wise Asses in TV History

8. Marcy Runkle €“ Californication

€œI€™m not going where Hank has been. He probably left booby traps up there like the Vietcong!€ An improbable member of the Californication cast to slip into this licentious list but her contribution to Wise Ass-ery is grossly (and unfortunately) overshadowed by the mastery of Hank. After years of bleaching and waxing countless Californian unmentionables she has pioneered brazenness to previously unknown levels. €œYou must be looking like Art Garfunkel down there lately!€ When she finally gets the, always impending, divorce from Charlie her lines became fewer and further between so the writers appeared to take this as an opportunity to condense her personality. The result, more scathing, pernicious insults of her former husband€™s miniature member; less hang-ups about discussing hair-removal emergencies; and all of the above, liberally coated with extra swearing just to make sure her point hits the mark. In series 5 she was teetering on the edge of cliché but, with any luck, the majesty of series 1 & 2€™s writing will see her flying back onto the screen with the magic she€™s capable of! Watch this space!
 
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