Refer to the Pilot episode to hear her real voice. Throughout seasons one and two she slowly transitioned to the more comedic, squeaky voice which wasn't realized during the development of the series. Not really. In the premier of season three his hand and feet are briefly seen; in 4. Overall, throughout the series, his face and voice are never directly revealed in any way.
TV director James Burrows' trademark for which he is known is having a reoccurring guest character who is never seen. Audiences responded well to this because a character whose appearance, thoughts, actions, and desires being entirely revealed through second hand information from the main characters made for good comedy in itself.
In Burrows' previous show "Cheers" Norm's wife Vera is never seen, and in his following spin-off "Frasier" Niles' wife Merris is never seen. Ironically Stan is the one character universally liked by everyone else. Supposedly, they were going to have Marlon Brando play Stan but he died before they could get it together.
Sign In. Jump to: FAQs 5 Spoilers 0. In at least one occasion, Karen has displayed an advanced understanding of economics [22] , and computers [15] [23] , although Grace mentions in earlier episodes that she doesn't even know how to use the fax machine.
Throughout the series Karen often goes under the alias "Anastasia Beaverhausen" [26] usually while in poor areas she does not want to be associated with. She also stated using the alias Pilar Palabundo to "beat up businessmen for cash in Chinatown".
Her mother refers to her as "Kiki", although it was never mentioned where it came from. She has been married four times — her first husband's surname was St. Croix, and her second was named Popeil, a reference to the American businessman Ron Popeil. Karen met and fell in love with Stanley Walker even before her first marriage. After she found out that he is already married, she did not pursue him until he got divorced.
They finally wed in [29] until his untimely death while their divorce is still being finalized. After she confides to Will how betrayed she felt, she forgives Stan and they continue their marriage. In Thanksgiving of , Stan, who is jailed for tax evasion, gives Karen permission to have an affair while he is in prison. Karen however refuses, saying that the only man she wants is her husband.
She has intimated an illicit relationship with former President Ronald Reagan , claiming no one said anything to her at his funeral because she was his mistress. It has been a recurring humor throughout the series is that Karen has bisexual tendencies, mostly implied through semi-sexual encounters with Grace. She has stated that her idea of a girls' night includes getting tops off and "lady lovin'", [39] and has occasionally referred to time in Sarah Lawrence College where most of her early lesbian experiences took place.
Her one-time roommate Liz mentions her having a "weird bisexual vibe". Karen also hints that she may be transgender or intersex , as she sometimes refers to herself as a "boy" [45] and mentions taking hormone pills to "prevent things from growing back". Many female celebrities have also been implied to have sexual encounters with Karen, including Candice Bergen and Vanessa Williams. She also implies having an affair with lesbian realtor Deirdre.
Karen also makes passes at Leo's ex-girlfriend Diane [47] , Elliot's cheerleader crush Melanie [48] and Grace's neighbor Julie. In the final episode , Grace has a fantasy dream in which Karen and Rosario were married. Living in the high society, Karen has had connections to rich people, whom she has love-hate relationships with, some of whom actually appear on the show. Frequently, she describes them as rivals, including her "dearest white friend" Beverley Leslie ; Stan's mistress Lorraine Finster ; her " arch-enemy-slash-best-friend" Candice Bergen ; Scott Woolley who secretly loves her; Candace Pruitt ; and interior designer Helena Barnes.
In conversation and offhand remarks, Karen has either directly stated or implied some unusual and highly improbable things about herself in the past incorporated in popular culture and events in history, although these may have been caused by the drugs she constantly takes. Will and Karen put on a show in A Chorus Lie. Karen has been vocal about her disdain for Will's strait-laced personality and constant discipline [34] at least in the earlier seasons.
She has described Will as sullen, morose, and humorless [62] and admitted that she barely cares about him. Their relationship however, takes a turn later on after Karen hires Will as legal representation for Walker, Inc. Although she claims she just pretends to like him for Grace [64] , Karen admits that Will was the only man she could trust ever since her husband went to prison. Though Karen relentlessly makes fun of Grace especially concerning her wardrobe choices , she remains is one of her closest friends and most reliable confidant when in comes to relationships.
Ever since they first met , Karen has made a special connection with Jack. They have been shown to share the same enthusiasm for a lot of things, including making fun of Will, Grace, and Rosario and other people in general. She's just not Karen without that voice. During a poker game with some of Will's buddies, Jack asks Grace if she knew right away that he was gay when they first met, to which she responds, "My dog knew.
However, it seems weird for her to reference her dog if she didn't, in fact, own one. And yet there's never any mention of it again. These two went the entire first episode with no interaction at all. That feels illegal, especially since we all know just how perfect their chemistry is together on-screen.
Let's just say I did not like living in a world where these two don't know each other. At least not on-screen, anyway. One of Karen's key characteristics is her ability to chug alcohol on an hourly sometimes minutely basis.
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