Well, there were moments like that which made me crack up, when I originally saw the episode--and thus I didn't know how it would end. I was only starting to watch the series at the time and, not knowing better, was expecting a happy and pleasant ending.
Compare that sandwich gag to the smear song in "Setting A President", another funny-at-first-glance gag at the expense of Frankie.
The difference here, at least to me: since Frankie won the election and actually came out on top in "President", I could enjoy all the gags at her expense even more on repeat viewings, and wound up loving the song. On the other hand, because "Imposter's" ended on such an extremely low note for her, I find absolutely none of it funny in retrospect, and the sandwich bit completely loses any charm it initially had on me.
EDIT: HOWEVER, I need to make another thing clear about her. I have absolutely no problem with less-than-pleasant things happening to her, if she deserves it for doing something wrong and as long as it's done in a silly and funny way. I loved her cookie addiction and aftermath in "Cookie Dough".
Last edited by Voxxyn; 08-27-2006 at 09:04 AM.
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