“They’re all into, I dunno, school.” Maybe she’s not denigrating all the guys at Moony Uni—maybe she’s hinting broadly that the guy she is actually interested in— maybe the one standing in front of her— seems to be more into school than he is into her.
Larry’s last name was Finegold; given the era, you can see why he shortened it. Shemp was actually Samuel, but he acquired Shemp because their mother’s accent was so thick, she couldn’t really say “Samuel” in English.
This reminds us that we are often seeing Tiffany through Luann’s eyes— vain, self-absorbed. But there has to be a reason that she’s the “popular” girl, and this may be it: She knows how to be the life of the party— a skill Gunther lacks.
I see this thread heading for something bad. At the least, a delay in the wedding. At the worst, a serious injury for Brad or Toni, or the death of another character.
I wonder when we’re gonna find out that Shannon is actually Toni’s daughter— close enough to the wedding for Brad to have to postpone it while he processes?
They break up, Quill goes to New York, Luann begins to see Gunther with new eyes, and she and Tiffany are once again rivals for the affections of the same man. Everything old is new again.
Food for thought: Who is conning whom?