9 Easter Eggs Hidden In TV Shows That Went Over Your Head
So even though Oswalt used to make a living as a typical sitcom stooge on the ultra-blandKing of Queens, you get the feeling itisn't exactly the highlight of his resume. During one particular episode eight seasons in (HOW DID IT STAY ON THE AIR THIS LONG??), Oswalt apparently decided "Screw it, I'm over this whole moving thing. If you want me in the scene, I'm going to stay in this one damn spot. Everyone can walk around me."
And that's exactly what he did. Oswaltliterallydoesn't move a muscle. He doesn't twitch, shuffle, titter, or blink for a full minute. And he's not exactly in the far background, either. His seemingly catatonic character is pretty much front-and-center, in the middle of the action. Not...being active.
Oswalt says he did it as a prank, but can't remember exactly why. Regardless, his quiet rebellion and eerie, mannequin-like instincts are on full display in the 2006 episode. They probably could have reshot the scene, but let's face it,Oswalt could have whipped his dong out and started beating Kevin James over the head with it and nobody behind the camera (or at home) would have noticed.