I'm really enjoying how this show has this under-the-radar sexual innuendo thing going on. When I first saw it, as a middle schooler, so much passed me by. Here, Howard pops in to get his messages with a brunette by his side. He tells our favorite couple that he and his lady friend are there to "uh...freshen up...if you know what I mean." Well, now I do.
I find Howard increasingly irritating over time, but he does carry much of the sexual innuendo baggage on this show. After all, he is single and has the apparently irresistible occupation of navigator (huh?). He refers several times to the adventure and romance of his job and the draw this has on women. This was a time when people dressed up to take an airline flight.
What's with this Howard guy? Is he an idiot and a navigator? He is so childlike in his mannerisms. It seems like anything surreal the writers come up with comes out of the mouth of this one character.
I think the original idea was to have Howard and this other lady (mom with 3 kids) be there at the apartment to interact with the Hartley's. By the end of season one the other character is gone (Margaret?) and whenever there's a knock on the Hartley's door, we're 90% sure it's Howard.
I find Howard increasingly irritating over time, but he does carry much of the sexual innuendo baggage on this show. After all, he is single and has the apparently irresistible occupation of navigator (huh?). He refers several times to the adventure and romance of his job and the draw this has on women. This was a time when people dressed up to take an airline flight.
What's with this Howard guy? Is he an idiot and a navigator? He is so childlike in his mannerisms. It seems like anything surreal the writers come up with comes out of the mouth of this one character.
I think the original idea was to have Howard and this other lady (mom with 3 kids) be there at the apartment to interact with the Hartley's. By the end of season one the other character is gone (Margaret?) and whenever there's a knock on the Hartley's door, we're 90% sure it's Howard.
