One reason it stands out is because it looks like Bob Uecker enjoys bullying him. Like he really gets a kick out of putting Belvedere down with the weight issue. And even Ilene Graff and Rob Stone seem to get a bit of pleasure out of Uecker saying those lines.
One thing I do notice is that he does eat a lot of sweets on the show. I mean, this is not a case of an actor pretending. He really does seem to be eating a lot of that food on camera. And imagine how many rehearsals and takes were required for certain scenes. So he was probably eating a lot on set. There's a reason he is very big and out of shape. I notice that he died of diabetes. People who eat sweets like that for many years can worsen their health if they are genetically predisposed to diabetes. These are bad dietary habits and sometimes difficult to break. I wonder if that is what happened to him after the show ended.
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