Are You Being Served? sharp-tongued, witty responses, along with his trademark catch-phrase "I'm free!", were enthusiastically embraced by many audience members, and the character evolved into a gay icon in popular culture. Despite this, Inman pointed out that Mr Humphries' true sexual orientation was never explicitly stated in the series, and David Croft said in an interview that the character was not homosexual, but "just a mother's boy". In an episode of the spin-off "Grace & Favour", the character is further described as neither a "woman's man" nor a "man's man" and as being "in limbo". The characters (Mr Humphries especially) sometimes broke the
Stay What You Are By March 2002, the album had sold over 120,000 copies, becoming one of Vagrant's best-selling releases. "Stay What You Are" reached number 100 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart. In the years since its release, "Stay What You Are" is widely regarded as a classic and a highly influential piece of music for the emo and pop punk genres. "NME" listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". Similarly, "Houston Press" included the listed the album as one of the best emo albums of 2001–2005. "Paste" included the video for "At