'I give blood all the time. Just between you and me, Roy, I'll do anything for a sugar cookie.'
Lowell Mather
Lowell Mather was a quintessential dumb blond, a character found on many sitcoms. Normally however, the character is female, but given there were two male leads, it made sense to give these traits to Lowell, one of the show's supporting of characters.
Lowell was played by actor Thomas Haden Church and was one of my favorite characters on the show. Church departed the series in season six, deciding it was time to look for other opportunities. He figured correctly, the character wasn't going to grow or change, and was destined to be a sidekick, a funny one, but a sidekick nonetheless. In hindsight, Church made a good decision. The show was cancelled the season after he left, and the actor went on to appear in several successful films including Sideways and as Sandman in the Spiderman series.
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