Keep Them Straight, Face

[sidney]

So here's an excerpt from BOOK SIXTEEN of my epic story:

Hannibal pulled up alongside Face. He stood, letting the sleek, black case rest against him, talking to a beautiful young girl. She was writing her number on a piece of paper. She smiled at him as he took it from her.
He opened the van door. "I'll call you tonight, Andrea," he smiled at her.
She beamed. "You better."
"How can I not? You're all I'll think about until I can see you again." He shook his head. "So, so, so beautiful."
She giggled and watched as he climbed into the van. He lifted a hand up to wave at her, but Hannibal didn't even wait until the door was closed. He drove away.
"Hannibal!" Face said. "That was rude. Angela was saying goodbye."
"Andrea, Face. Her name was Andrea."
"Oh, right..." Face looked upset. "Angela works at the night club in Brantford... Oh, and there's another Angela in that acting class..."
"Keep them straight, Face."
"I try, Hannibal. I do... I must be getting old."

Face mixing up the names of his paramours happens frequently in my writing, but I'm pretty sure I made that up. Did Face ever call a girl by the wrong name in the show? Did he ever mix up names? Did he ever forget a girl's name?

[amyk]

Yes, he called the woman in WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE by the wrong name. I think her name was Amanda and he called her Wanda?

[Katia]

I feel like he did, but I can't remember when... it might've been that one that I'm thinking of.

[HoudiniDerek]

I think there is a moment of this in an episode, but I can't recall exactly where either.

He mixes the twins up at least once in HARRY doesn't he?

[amyk]

I believe Amanda in WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE even sort of calls him out on it by correcting him.

[Katia]

Aug 4, 2023 16:55:20 GMT -5 HoudiniDerek said:

I think there is a moment of this in an episode, but I can't recall exactly where either.

He mixes the twins up at least once in HARRY doesn't he?

That might be the one I'm thinking of.

[Pico Bob]

Aug 4, 2023 16:55:20 GMT -5 HoudiniDerek said:

I think there is a moment of this in an episode, but I can't recall exactly where either.

He mixes the twins up at least once in HARRY doesn't he?

I think amyk nailed it with WATER WATER. It may be the only example where Face mixes up names. I seem to remember that Amanda found name slip amusing or even charming.

Its a similar but slightly different incident in HARRY if i remember rightly. Face assumes that he's talking to one twin on the phone but it turns out it was the other. He was on the phone and the twins probably sounded alike so I give Face a pass on that one :-)

[amyk]

I wonder if "Face" is really the one who messed up Amanda's name or if that was actually "Dirk" messing it up and the actress just went with it and they kept it in. It just wasn't something that we saw Face do, so it seems odd that they would have written it in for that one episode.

[Katia]

I'm actually a bit surprised if they *didn't* write it in, since it seems like such a trope for characters who do a lot of dating around... then again, maybe they avoided it precisely because it's overdone.