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
You Are What You Is Harris adding overdubs and joining the group for Zappa's fall 1980 tour. However, "You Are What You Is" was not released until after "Tinseltown Rebellion" and "Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar" although the latter two albums included material from the fall tour. The album also included guest appearances from former band members, including Jimmy Carl Black and Motorhead Sherwood from the 60's Mothers of Invention, as well as the first appearances on record of Zappa's children Moon Unit and Ahmet. Like many of Zappa's albums, some of the tracks are bound together, and the album lacks an overall storyline.