fear of creating more lies and the problems that come from creating lies. "The fear of hiding something deep and personal from his wife. “Once we had that anchor, it really helped guide us through Mr. One of the writers had this idea that we make this about him wanting to be a clown."Īs the idea was brainstormed some more, members of the staff (some of whom were openly gay) decided to make the episode a metaphor for being in the closet. We had a really good time writing for Ed Bighead, who had a lot of hidden neuroses that would come out at different times. I wanted to know: Was this really an allegory for hiding your sexuality, or was I just diving too deep into the Rocko fan forums? I spoke with Joe Murray, the series creator, and Rob Porter, a storyboard artist and writer on the episode, if the fan theory had any legs.
Obviously, if this was actually meant to be about being queer, it was a pretty radical storyline to air.
Bighead, who's relieved that he hasn't been cheating. Bighead is a clown and reacts warmly to his coming-out, including Mrs. Bighead slowly, albeit still secretly, starts to embrace his identity, entertaining kids at birthday parties while lying to his wife about his whereabouts.
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