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Episodes like "Hecks vs. Glossners: The Final Battle" make it clear that Frankie is an UnreliableNarrator. While brick is often said to be very short, his height is never suspected to be the result of a medical problem. It's also never said in the latter seasons that his mother or his sister is taller than him. In "Man Hunt" Brick also says that a male friend of his, who is just one year younger than him, is several inches shorter than him. Atticus Shaffer is 4'8" due to osteogenesis imperfecta. However, it's possible that Brick's height at the age of 16 is something like 5'3", which is well below the average for an American man, but possibly not unique in Frankie's family, which is said (and sometimes shown) to be relatively short.

[[WMG: Kenny talks every day - Axl and Hatch just don't remember that.]]
While Kenny spends most of his time playing video games and never talking, it's possible that he is a professional player and avoids talking while he is playing because every word can be misinterpreted by his teammates and make them react in a way that can make them lose the match. In "Man Hunt" Kenny tells Frankie that Axl and Hatch know about his "complex" family situation, which they don't seem to remember hearing about. It's possible that most of Kenny's conversations with Axl and Hatch occur late at night, after Kenny finishes playing for the day, but Axl and Hatch are too tired or drunk to remember them the day after.

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Episodes like "Hecks vs. Glossners: The Final Battle" make it clear that Frankie is an UnreliableNarrator. While brick Brick is often said to be very short, his height is never suspected to be the result of a medical problem. It's also never said in the latter seasons that his mother or his sister is taller than him. In "Man Hunt" Brick also says that a male friend of his, who is just one year younger than him, is several inches shorter than him. Atticus Shaffer is 4'8" due to osteogenesis imperfecta. However, it's possible that Brick's height at the age of 16 is something like 5'3", which is well below the average for an American man, but possibly not unique in Frankie's family, which is said (and sometimes shown) to be relatively short.

[[WMG: Kenny talks every day - Axl and Hatch Hutch just don't remember that.]]
While Kenny spends most of his time playing video games and never talking, it's possible that he is a professional player and avoids talking while he is playing because every word can be misinterpreted by his teammates and make them react in a way that can make them lose the match. In "Man Hunt" Kenny tells Frankie that Axl and Hatch Hutch know about his "complex" family situation, which they don't seem to remember hearing about. It's possible that most of Kenny's conversations with Axl and Hatch Hutch occur late at night, after Kenny finishes playing for the day, but Axl and Hatch Hutch are too tired or drunk to remember them the day after.
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[[WMG: Mike knew where the family photos were.]]
In "Not So Silent Night" he doesn't seem to worry that the photos are lost and even discourages the kids from looking for them. At the end of the episode, he [[spoiler:brings the photos to Frankie as a Christmas gift]]. Why is that? Because he [[spoiler:forgot to get her a gift, and the only way to pass something she already has as a gift is to make her think she has lost it]].

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* [[spoiler:Mostly jossed. Barry makes a cameo in "Operation Infiltration" as an April Fools' joke.]]



* If "successful" means professionally, then the finale [[spoiler:josses this theory, as Brick is the most successful]].







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* Mostly [[spoiler:jossed. While still weird, in latter seasons he doesn't seem to be autistic.]]




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* [[spoiler:Confirmed!]]



*** Even better, have Mike moved to the night shift and get tortured by the night Janitor, played by Zach Braff

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*** Even better, have Mike moved to the night shift and get tortured by the night Janitor, played by Zach Braff
Braff.
* [[spoiler:Jossed.]]
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[[WMG: Brick isn't as short as the actor who plays him.]]
Episodes like "Hecks vs. Glossners: The Final Battle" make it clear that Frankie is an UnreliableNarrator. While brick is often said to be very short, his height is never suspected to be the result of a medical problem. It's also never said in the latter seasons that his mother or his sister is taller than him. In "Man Hunt" Brick also says that a male friend of his, who is just one year younger than him, is several inches shorter than him. Atticus Shaffer is 4'8" due to osteogenesis imperfecta. However, it's possible that Brick's height at the age of 16 is something like 5'3", which is well below the average for an American man, but possibly not unique in Frankie's family, which is said (and sometimes shown) to be relatively short.

[[WMG: Kenny talks every day - Axl and Hatch just don't remember that.]]
While Kenny spends most of his time playing video games and never talking, it's possible that he is a professional player and avoids talking while he is playing because every word can be misinterpreted by his teammates and make them react in a way that can make them lose the match. In "Man Hunt" Kenny tells Frankie that Axl and Hatch know about his "complex" family situation, which they don't seem to remember hearing about. It's possible that most of Kenny's conversations with Axl and Hatch occur late at night, after Kenny finishes playing for the day, but Axl and Hatch are too tired or drunk to remember them the day after.
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He is an unimeko!witch or he's used as a piece by a witch (much like the way Bernkastel and Erika Furudo are related) and his verbal tic functions similarly to a savestate on a videogame [[note]]videogame[[/note]] so if something goes REALLY wrong he can just go back to that point instead going to a different fragment entirelly. At one point Mike outright told him to repress his "tic" and the moment he couldn't hold it anymore he did it a lot of times in a row claiming to be stuck, but that was his unconsicious mind (or the witch using him as a piece) desperatelly using savestates after a meta form of {{CheckPointStarvation}}. During the "Bunny Therapy" episode his new verbal tic[[note]]WHOOP![[/note]] was him trying a new utility spell (like Maria's Uuu sound was meant to be a spell to summon happiness).

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He is an unimeko!witch or he's used as a piece by a witch (much like the way Bernkastel and Erika Furudo are related) and his verbal tic functions similarly to a savestate on a videogame [[note]]videogame[[/note]] so if something goes REALLY wrong he can just go back to that point instead going to a different fragment entirelly. At one point Mike outright told him to repress his "tic" and the moment he couldn't hold it anymore he did it a lot of times in a row claiming to be stuck, but that was his unconsicious mind (or the witch using him as a piece) desperatelly using savestates after a meta form of {{CheckPointStarvation}}. During the "Bunny Therapy" episode his new verbal tic[[note]]WHOOP![[/note]] tic[[note]]WHOOP[[/note]] was him trying a new utility spell (like Maria's Uuu sound was meant to be a spell to summon happiness).
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Somehow, Brick's big brain gave him psychic/telepathic powers (NinetyPercentOfYourBrain illogical-ness aside) and he learned, from listening in on his parents' thoughts, that he was accidentally switched into the wrong family for a few weeks. Ever since then, he has lost his ability to trust anyone, and he therefore finds himself unwilling to form any social relationships with anyone, preferring the sheer escapism of books. In an effort to drive people away, he started repeating the last words he said, so people will want to leave him alone. [[note]]leave him alone...[[/note]] Just watch him with his new tic in "Bunny Therapy" [[note]]WHOOP![[/note]] and tell me it doesn't look like he's doing it on purpose to dick around with everyone. It also has the added bonus of making his parents wonder what they did wrong with him...and then they remember, thus they are guilted forever. Brick, you are an evil genius.

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Somehow, Brick's big brain gave him psychic/telepathic powers (NinetyPercentOfYourBrain illogical-ness aside) and he learned, from listening in on his parents' thoughts, that he was accidentally switched into the wrong family for a few weeks. Ever since then, he has lost his ability to trust anyone, and he therefore finds himself unwilling to form any social relationships with anyone, preferring the sheer escapism of books. In an effort to drive people away, he started repeating the last words he said, so people will want to leave him alone. [[note]]leave him alone...[[/note]] Just watch him with his new tic in "Bunny Therapy" [[note]]WHOOP![[/note]] and tell me it doesn't look like he's doing it on purpose to dick around with everyone. It also has the added bonus of making his parents wonder what they did wrong with him...and then they remember, thus they are guilted forever. Brick, you are an evil genius.genius.

[[WMG: Alternativelly, Brick is a [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry voyager witch]] and his {{verbal tic}} plays an important role when travelling fragments]]
He is an unimeko!witch or he's used as a piece by a witch (much like the way Bernkastel and Erika Furudo are related) and his verbal tic functions similarly to a savestate on a videogame [[note]]videogame[[/note]] so if something goes REALLY wrong he can just go back to that point instead going to a different fragment entirelly. At one point Mike outright told him to repress his "tic" and the moment he couldn't hold it anymore he did it a lot of times in a row claiming to be stuck, but that was his unconsicious mind (or the witch using him as a piece) desperatelly using savestates after a meta form of {{CheckPointStarvation}}. During the "Bunny Therapy" episode his new verbal tic[[note]]WHOOP![[/note]] was him trying a new utility spell (like Maria's Uuu sound was meant to be a spell to summon happiness).
His abuse on his "verbal tic" as a savestate spell may be the reason he's a bit of a {{karma houdini}}.
And he's weird because... Lets face it, all witches are weird one way or another.
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** [[spoiler: Jossed by the season 7 episode "Risky Business".]]

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** [[spoiler: Jossed {{Jossed}} by the season 7 episode "Risky Business".]]
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**[[spoiler: Jossed by the season 7 episode "Risky Business".]]

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