Have You Been "Waiting..." Long? Quiz

Answer: Cochise

Monty (Ryan Reynolds) and Dean (Justin Long) call each other by this name a couple of times. There doesn't seem to be any reason behind the name.

Answer: Mitch

Mitch (John Francis Daley) is introduced to Monty at the beginning of the movie. Mitch never gets a word in edgewise, because Monty and the other employees of ShenaniganZ are constantly interrupting him.

Answer: ShenaniganZ

Monty also often says "Shenanigans" at random points in the movie. My guess is, he just likes saying the word! I wondered while watching "Waiting..." if this is the same restaurant chain that Farva claims to enjoy in "Broken Lizard's Super Troopers".

Answer: Calvin and Christy

Calvin (Robert Patrick Benedict) works a double shift at ShenaniganZ in hopes of going out with Christy, who is never seen in the movie. Calvin, though a nice guy, is pathetic because of his constant anxiety when it comes to women. As for the other couples, Monty and Serena (Anna Faris) broke up because she claimed he was inadequate. Dean and Amy (Kaitlin Doubleday) are currently dating, and so are Raddimus (Luis Guzman) and Danielle (Jordan Ladd). Ironically, it is against ShenaniganZ company policy for co-workers to date.

Answer: "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."

Dan (David Koechner) the manager is constantly reminding his workers of this annoying catchphrase. It's just one of the many elements that make working at ShenaniganZ so soul-crushing.

Answer: You should never 'mess' with people who handle your food!

Actually, he uses a more graphic term than "mess". After he gives tainted food back to a complaining woman (Melissa Morgan), he explains to Mitch that she deserved it because she broke the cardinal rule by being so condescdending to both him and Amy. I suppose he believes that this is the cardinal rule for life in general, which sounds pretty wise to me!

Answer: Calvin/ A group of snobby 16-year old girls

Monty actually waits on the group of girls, but they are anything but snobby to him, and he flirts with them shamelessly.
Dean makes a big show of returning his meager tip, which infuriates his customer (J.D. Evermore).
Amy has to suffer with the tourists, who don't even bother to tip her.
As for Naomi's (Alanna Ubach) customer (Ann Marie Guidry), she is perfectly polite and reasonable in her request, but Naomi still prepares the sundae complaining non-stop, simply because she is almost always psychotically angry.

Answer: Timmy

When the waiting staff of ShenaniganZ sing a birthday song to Timmy, they do it so loudly and almost viciously that it makes Timmy burst into tears. Is it just me, or are the birthday songs performed in theme restaurants always humiliating and intimidating?

Answer: Bishop

Bishop (Chi McBride) cleanses the minds of his fellow employees much like the dishes he washes. He helps Calvin with his fear of using public bathrooms and clears up Dean's doubt about whether or not to take the assistant manager's job offered to him. Of course, his advice is not readily accepted by all.

He offers to help Naomi with her constant anger, and gets a rage-filled reply. He also tells busboys Nick (Andy Milonakis) and T-Dog (Max Kasch) to stop acting black, and they stupidly refer to him as "Whitey". Bishop is also very observant: he claims that before Raddimus began work at ShenaniganZ, the employees' morale was very low. Raddimus created a game, and even though it is moronic, Bishop claims that the game saved the restaurant because it promotes a fun atmosphere and eases worker tensions.

Answer: Wendie Malick

Malick plays Monty's snarky mother perfectly. When Dean is complaining about his mom hassling him about college, Monty comments about his mom being very different. We then see a flashback to Dean having dinner with Monty and his mom. The two of them exchange vicious barbs about each other so passively, you'd think they were being complimentary.