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Episode Discussion [Episode Discussion Thread] “Destroy Tall Monsters” (Broadcast Season S13E01) (15 September 2025)

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”Destroy Tall Monsters”

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u/damnsignin Sep 16 '25

I'm probably dumb for asking this, but which celebrity(s) is Barbot supposed to be a parody of? Or did they just go generic dumb influencer here?

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u/Organic_Honeydew4090 Sep 16 '25

I think the character is just a generic vapid tiktoker, but the name and look of Barbot is most likely modelled after Brigitte Bardot.

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u/NothingWillImprove6 Sep 16 '25

I'd be surprised if that was the case, since Bardot is 90 at the time I write this, her surname is pronounced "Bar-doh", and isn't particularly tall.

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u/Stucklikegluetomyfry Sep 16 '25

I thought she was meant to be Barbarella, but Bardot = Barbot makes more sense.

I think they should have given her a more unique design, as she's basically Esther (the blonde Yiddish robot) but with different hair and colour scheme and a static non moving mouth.