48. Carl Spackler
Caddyshack
Once in a while there is a character so strange, so sublimely stupid, that he grips you with the unbelievable idiocy he espouses. Carl Spackler is that guy.
Before Bill Murray dominated the roles of sad older man and sarcastic but lovable prick, there was Carl, the assistant to Bushwood Country Club's greenskeeper (is there any job more pathetic than greenskeeper's assistant?). As the snobs vs. slobs war rages on between Rodney Dangerfield and Ted Knight, the more than a little unhinged Spackler tracks down a rogue gopher that has gotten loose on the club fairground.
Carl is maybe the most memorable character in "Caddyshack," even if he is a minor character. He barely has any screen time except for his sub-plot, yet anyone who sees the film remembers him the most. Maybe it's the dumbass voice, maybe it's the barrage of memorable lines. Probably both. Anyways, Carl Spackler is a great character in a great film. So he's got that going for him. Which is nice.
Defining moment: His story of caddying for his holiness, the Dalai Lama.
Gunga Galunga, Carl. Gunga Galunga.
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