But to sustain him as a viable comic foil through next November, we'll need to observe him in a more particular and nuanced way, or pray that he develops webbed feet, like Phoebe, and a quirky sex appeal, like Daffy.
The only way to keep him as a comic foil is to entirely ignore him from now on. 
mnli hypothesis: The only way to keep him as a comic foil is to entirely ignore him from now on.  premise: But to sustain him as a viable comic foil through next November, we'll need to observe him in a more particular and nuanced way, or pray that he develops webbed feet, like Phoebe, and a quirky sex appeal, like Daffy.