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He soon butts heads with his new boss when he insists that they circumvent the town's curfew by holding matinees. When he discovers the performers making a scene in a local cafe he berates them for giving them a free show. He deals with Jimmy's impertinence with a public beating. He further angers Elsa by giving her low billing on the program.
 
He soon butts heads with his new boss when he insists that they circumvent the town's curfew by holding matinees. When he discovers the performers making a scene in a local cafe he berates them for giving them a free show. He deals with Jimmy's impertinence with a public beating. He further angers Elsa by giving her low billing on the program.
   
When Dell discovers Jimmy's plan to frame him for the murder of the police detective, he arranges to turn suspicions to [[Meep]] the Geek.
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When Dell discovers Jimmy's plan to frame him for the murder of the police detective, he arranges to turn suspicions to [[Meep]] the Geek. After successfully turning suspicions onto Meep, Dell, is pleased with his work. The inmates at the prison don't take kindly to Meep and he is later thrown in a rug at the entrance of the circus tent dead.
   
 
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Revision as of 22:31, 23 July 2015

Dell Toledo (full name Wendell) is the strongman and barker of the show. He is a character in Freak Show primarily portrayed by Michael Chiklis. He is the ex-husband of Ethel Darling and Desiree Dupree and estranged father of Jimmy.

Background

Dell was the strongman of a vaudeville troupe and eventually married a successful Ethel, a bearded lady who was madly in love with him. He eventually convinced her to let him be her manager and do solo acts instead of moving to Paris with the troupe. He convinced her that the upper class would rather see her do cultured acts than comedy vaudeville, and changed her performances to reciting Shakespeare on stage, which was a horrible failure.

At one point they were penniless and unemployed, and Ethel was carrying their unborn child. Out of desperation, Dell arranged a show and charged tickets to let people watch Ethel give birth to their son, Jimmy Darling, who was born with deformed fingers. To squeeze more money out of the show, he offered to let the audience carry the "monster baby" for money, though many were too repulsed to want to. Later on, in a drunken stupor, Dell became irritated with Jimmy's crying and tried killing him as a baby, calling it an act of mercy due to his deformity. Ethel caught him and told him to leave, and he never returned for her or his son.

During that time, he met and married his second wife, Desiree, a woman with three breasts. They were formerly with the Giuseppe Brothers of Chicago, but had to leave when Dell killed a man that he caught sleeping with his wife.

Personality and Appearance

Dell is completely bald, and is usually see wearing a leotard when performing in shows. When he isn't, he is wearing normal clothes, sometimes with fedora. 

Parts of his personality show that he is a ruthless person, who doesn't care about anyone else but himself. When under pressure of loosing or facing no income Dell tends to reveal his ruthless side, as when Jimmy was born and due to Ethel being unable to perform Dell made the birth a freak act. 

But other parts show a regretful, and soft side. He seems to be in deep love with his current wife, and treats her with a measurable amount of respect. He also admits that he could have been a better father.

Story

Dell is the father of Jimmy Darling. When he threatened the deformed infant, Ethel ended their relationship at gunpoint. He is currently married to Desiree Dupree. They have been performing in Chicago but fled after Dell killed a homosexual man in a rage upon discovering him in bed with his hermaphrodite wife. Dell has joined Elsa's crew as a barker and chief of security.
He soon butts heads with his new boss when he insists that they circumvent the town's curfew by holding matinees. When he discovers the performers making a scene in a local cafe he berates them for giving them a free show. He deals with Jimmy's impertinence with a public beating. He further angers Elsa by giving her low billing on the program.

When Dell discovers Jimmy's plan to frame him for the murder of the police detective, he arranges to turn suspicions to Meep the Geek. After successfully turning suspicions onto Meep, Dell, is pleased with his work. The inmates at the prison don't take kindly to Meep and he is later thrown in a rug at the entrance of the circus tent dead.

Quotes

  • Dell
    Dell Toledo "The Stupendous Strongman". You've probably heard of me.
  • Elsa
    Maybe what this place needs is a strong male presence. Do you bark?
    Dell
    Hell, I'll even howl if you like.
  • Dell (to an infant Jimmy)
    Shut up! You know what? Life's rough kid, especially for a mistake like you. I'm going to save you a lot of pain.
  • Dell: (to Desiree, tearfully; last words) "I smothered her (Ma Petite)."

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