Know what? I am sick and tired of bungee posters on the Sliders boards claiming that Jerry "made the show." I mean... let's face it. His acting last year stank worse than a dead skunk slathered with Limburger cheese. The guy sleepwalked through his role. He'd do great as the "After" testimonial for Nytol, but Sliders material he was not.
That's why I created this page. Next time someone rambles on about Robert Floyd not being able to act his way out of Jerry's wet "Electric Twister Acid Test" T-shirt... send 'em here.
A great big 'thank you' goes to the superb Tim's Multimedia Dimension,
from which I shamelessly nicked the vast majority of these images.
Additional thanks go to SliderNum5, for the new 'spazzed-out eyes' shots.
 | "Hey bro... long as you're up, could you grab me a soda?" |
| While you wait for all those graphics to load, why not hum along with the Strawberry Quinn theme song? Go on... no extra charge.
Let me take Chuck down, 'cause I'm going too Acting is easy with eyes closed Let me take Chuck down, 'cause I'm going too
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My bro acts worse than a dead tree I mean he must be high, you know None of our fans want to tune in but it's all right That is, it will be once I go Let me take Chuck down, 'cause I'm going too Always, no sometimes, think it's me Let me take Chuck down, 'cause I'm quitting too |
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| Jerry practicing his "tender moment as he meets his dying future self" look. | Jerry practicing his "gut-wrenching, agonizing pain following a severe laser wound to the shoulder" look. | Jerry practicing his "palpable relief after being reunited with an almost-arrested Colin" look. | Jerry practicing his "gazing in awe at the splendid wonder that is the vortex" look. | Jerry practicing his "nail-biting tension as he hides from Kromagg troops" look. |
 | He couldn't even smile for his own freakin' publicity photo! |
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| Spotting a pair of rampaging Humagg soldiers: Colin looks concerned; Quinn looks... tired. | Ironic that he couldn't do the zombie eyes this well when "Sole Survivors" was being filmed... | Hiding a yawn behind a conveniently placed piece of equipment... another Quinntessentially wooden performance. | "Being in bed makes me sleepy. Even if I do have an unclothed, servile VR version of Maggie at my side..." |
 | I believe Mr. O'Connell required an overdose of prescription eyedrops to achieve this expression. |
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| As a somnolent clone in "My Brother's Keeper"... the role he was born to play. | "Mind if we shoot this scene again? Um, I don't think I did it well enough the first time." | Hard to believe he even got paid for "Asylum," huh? Hmm, notice that slight, telling sneer? | "No, I can't get them open myself! Now is one of you going to help me or not??" |
 | "I got this trick from that Simpsons episode where Homer was serving jury duty..." |
Not many people heard about this, as it was quickly covered up by the studio... but for much of Season Four Jerry was in fact suffering from pronounced and debilitating amnesia. What other explanation can there be for the following screencaps:
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| "Thirty-six hours until we... uh, what's it called again? Hey, I told you people I need larger print on these cue cards!" | "Cleavant, do you remember what this is for?" | "Wait a minute-- I know this one! It's a... a Gund? No, those are those little fuzzy things. "Wait! I know! It's... it's one of those things Maggie always had on her in Season Three!" "No, those are those little fuzzy things." | "Man... I don't believe it. I must've hired Charlie." |
 | "Now this is bringing back memories... something about a hammy villain with an English accent. "Oh yeah, that guy over there." |
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| "Hey... if I did this up a little tighter, they wouldn't have to see my face at all! I could get away with anything!" | "Sometimes I just get sick of the whole thing. Everyone expects me to know what's going on..." "Jerry, you're supposed to be playing your double in this scene." "This is being filmed!?" | Unbelievably calm and collected as he faces certain death? Or simply another case of bad acting? Ever heard of a little gizmo called 'Occam's Razor'? | EXPRESSION ATTEMPTED: "I'm suave. I can handle a gun. I'm James Bond Redux, baby!" EXPRESSION ACHIEVED: "I should really get more fibre in my diet." | C:\>All work and no play makes JOC a dull actor. > INVALID COMMAND C:\>All work and no play makes JOC a dull... |
| "Would one of you forget about the damn Kromaggs for a minute and tell me how my hair looks??" |  |  | O'Connell's best acting of the year was probably his turn as a depressed Maggie's vision of a callous, smirking Quinn in "The Chasm"... Big surprise, eh? |
If you're not convinced by now, well-- I've done all I can. So as I step into my asbestos-lined clean suit and prepare to run like a bat out of a "Facts of Life" marathon, I leave you with one final thought...
CHARLIE REALLY WAS BETTER!!
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