The Best Thing on TV, vol. I

Ever since I have returned to dwelling in a place with cable, I have found myself watching a bit more TV than in previous years. I do most of my viewing during the evenings when I'm unwinding from work or trying to fall asleep, but even in this short window I feel like I've seen just about everything worth seeing on there. If something is ever so awesome that I just can't take it anymore, I'll put it in volumes to come in this same section.

Today's Best Thing on TV? The character Rafi from FX's series The League.

Why is Rafi the best thing on TV? Because he is clearly the noblest and truest character on a show just chock full of douchebags, liars, crooks and... whatever Andre is. Expertly played by Jason Mantzoukas, who has most recently been a writer for the [as] comedy show Children's Hospital, Raffi is always one of the highlights of any episode he appears in.

Completely outrageous and extremely quotable, Rafi raises the bar on a show that is already one of the nuttiest shows on television. If you've never seen The League, here's the lowdown: It's a show about a group of long time friends that live in Chicago and compete against one another in a long tenured fantasy football league. The show is semi scripted, which means most of the foul dialogue these characters spew is actually improvised by the actors themselves. I feel this really gives great insight into these actors personalities. The great thing is that the scripted parts always wrap up the story with fantastically tragic and hilarious results, so you never leave any episode feeling dissatisfied.

Rafi himself did not appear in the show until the second season, when he was invited to join the league after out-of-towner Vince drops out. Ever since we've gotten to see Rafi's fun filled exploits, including taking advantage of a sex addict in the back of a car, buy a mexican teenage bride, steal a car, film a porno, snort a toilet seat made of cocaine, impersonate a sex offender, try to fight women, run an annoying visitor out of town, and shit in the pool. Like I said, NOBLE!

That is a face you can trust.... to shiv you when you aren't looking

In order to properly display his awesome, here's a list of the three best Rafi clips on the internet!

3.) Rafi appears early in the third season as a conspirator to the final punishment for the loser of the previous season

2.) Rafi knows how to have a good time. 

1.) Excuse the poor quality, but this is definitely a Rafi highlight film!

Rafi is TV gold, look for him when you watch The League on FX every thursday at 10:30.