12. Randal Graves
Clerks
The avatar for anyone who's ever had a shitty job, Randal is the voice of discourse to Dante's passive clerking. The Id to Dante's ego, a slacker more than anyone else (even Jay and Silent Bob take their job selling narcotics more or less seriously). A troublemaker with a penchant for sloth, Randal seems to love being a devil on the shoulder of Dante Hicks.
Yet for all his smart-ass comments and lackadaisical attitude, Randal possesses more common sense than most Gen-Xers. He understands that clerking is a choice, and while Dante despises working behind the counter at the Quik Stop, Randal simply chooses not to care about his RST Video job. Randal is like a zen slacker.
Defining moment: When a woman asks if he can order a film for her daughter titled "Happy Scrappy Hero Pup," Randal agrees. After listing off a number of sordidly-named pornos (including "Cum-Gargling Naked Sluts," "Ass-Worshipping Rim-Jobbers," "My Cunt and 8 Shafts," and "Men Alone II: The KY Connection") Randal turns to the mother and daughter, dismissively asking her to repeat the name of the film she wanted to order.
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