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The Load on Toad

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With so many irreverent side characters in Twin Peaks, it's hard to choose a favorite, but for whatever reason Toad has always been high on my list. After I recently recapped Episode 8 , I got thinking about Toad and the tribute to Kevin Young Jr. at the end of the episode. So, I did a little Google research and found out a few tidbits about the actor Kevin Young. He was originally hired to work as a production assistant on the Twin Peaks set and ended up being cast as the Double R lovin' extra known only as, Toad. Kevin Young's  IMDB page lists him in 4 uncredited episodes and as being a production assistant on the set of Fire Walk With Me. However many fans credit him with being a fun add on to our love of pie, coffee, bad tips, Shelly, Norma and all things Double R related. Given that he only grunted and had no actual speaking lines, what do we really know about the character of Toad? Toad wasn't much for leaving tips as we see in Season 1 episode 4 whe

Recap of Episode 8 - Season 2 Premiere

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Season 2 Episode 8 Written by: David Lynch & Mark Frost Directed by: David Lynch Original Air date: September 30, 1990 "Room Service" At the Great Northern, Cooper lays helpless and bloodied on the floor of his hotel room as Andy calls out to him from the telephone nearby. Then an elderly waiter walks in with warm milk on a tray and says, "Room Service." He asks if Dale is okay. In response, Dale calmly asks him to call a doctor. The waiter then moves incredibly slow and clumsily as he puts the tray down on the table. He hears Andy on the phone so he fumblingly hangs it up. Dales struggles to talk and asks again if he called a doctor, but the waiter doesn't appear to understand and tells him that he hung up the phone instead. Dale is polite and thanks him. After the waiter has Dale sign for the milk tab. Dale has the fortuity to ask if it includes a gratuity. The waiter says yes so Dale signs. Then the waiter thanks him and warns