Jay here;

yes, Lou did seem to be everyone's punching bag.
I remember feeling sad when it was Lous b.d, and
he put 'ant paste' on the snacks, he thought it was
'antipasto'!
Funny line in episode w/ Rene Riano, when Lou's
girlfriend,Karen Black, mom has the hiccups,and
Lou's rival trials to cure her by scaring her, Lou says,
"its better to die of hiccups then heart failure!you fans remember.(: