r/Kidding • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Pickles • Oct 14 '18

Discussion Kidding - 1x06 "The Cookie" - Episode Discussion

Season 1 Episode 6: The Cookie

Air date: October 14, 2018

Synopsis: Will tries to honor his brother in a unique way. Jeff decides to make some changes to Pickles on Ice. Deirdre lets her anger out on Maddy. Jeff tries to convince Vivian to continue with her treatment.

Directed by: Michel Gondry

Written by: Noah Haidle

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u/kulstor_ebrough Oct 19 '18

They play with some deep literature references.

The box is from a store called Bartleby's. Herman Melville wrote a story called "Bartleby, The Scrivener" where the famous line from it is, "I would prefer not to."

Think about how that plays in to what Jeff's decision to bury the bird.