Argyle just kind of shuffled out of being chief engineer. I wonder if he didn’t test well with audiences or something.

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      He got caught in a time distortion and wound up on Earth in the early 21st Century. He was able to survive by becoming a construction contractor in Star’s Hollow Connecticut.

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        Argyle: At least here I don’t have to answer to some stuffy little Frenchman.

        Michel: What feral beast ees tracking dusty boot prints through my lobby?!

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      Wow I’ve never had such fun reading an article. Completely surprised when I got to the director part that it was Wil Wheaton himself writing it. Thanks for linking it.

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      The Greatest Generation latched onto this early and started seeking out every trading card featuring and signed by Biff Yeager, such that they actually created a bubble and raised the value of Chief Argyle cards.

      As a result, a “Natural Yeager” as they call it currently goes for almost $300 on eBay. By comparison, a similar signed Jonathan Frakes card goes for around $100.