"My Name is Earl" -- 5/1/2008 episode

[gytalf2000]

What did you guys think of last night's episode?

[MovieMogul]

I thought it was a lot of fun, with some terrific lines and satisfactory loose ends resolved.

The reunion of Catalina & Paco, plus Catalina trying to seduce Billie. Stuart being endlessly pursued by Kenny. The halfway house with the two guy fighting while tranquilized (plus Frank's priceless dog impression). Kenny calling Billie ugly and Alyssa Milano's wonderful reaction shots during the final confrontation. Joy & Darnell brushing their teeth behind the bar (+ the gin & tonic joke). DILFs. Chapstick Lesbians. Frank's "cologne". "Girlfriend in a Coma". Plus--straight to the altar!

Joy: "First his trailer, then his car, now his girlfriend. Do you want to be inside everything that Frank had?"

[h.sapiens]

Well, you know that Billie really is the girl for Earl, they both had their eyes closed in their wedding picture.

I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't turn out that Earl and Joy's divorce isn't really final. It's such a sitcom cliché.

[RealityChuck]

Nice episode. I liked Randy's notebook ("Start writing in notebook"), too, and Catalina trying to be a lesbian.

[Revtim]

I missed the beginning, why was Catalina trying to be lesbian?

[ivylass]

I missed most of it, but I caught Catalina wishing she and Billie were pressing breasts and intertwining legs.

Bit racy for the family hour, don't you think? In any event, I hope to catch it online this weekend.

[AuntiePam]

I missed the beginning, why was Catalina trying to be lesbian?

I don't know, but there was a banana joke somewhere in her explanation.

My favorite bit was Randy's notebook. "Pigeons fighting over french fries." "One french fry left." "Ate a french fry."

[OpalCat]

I think it was "SLEEP in everything" that Frank did, or something.

Anyway, I thought it was a good episode. I like Kenny--I always like Kenny. The whole tying-up scene was hilarious.

[Dolores Reborn]

I thought it had some very funny scenes. Bunk beds. Joy bitching about the bar phone ringing after 7 pm - "Don't they know we have kids trying to sleep???" Joy putting on deodorant under her clothes. Catalina with that little lick on the back of Billie's neck! Heh.

[cochrane]

Well, you know that Billie really is the girl for Earl, they both had their eyes closed in their wedding picture.

I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't turn out that Earl and Joy's divorce isn't really final. It's such a sitcom cliché.
Well, Earl did mention that his marriage to Billie was his third one to someone he barely knew. He married Ralph's mother in "Van Hickey" so he could cross off item #51: "Slept with Ralph's mom." And that was after his divorce from Joy, so that one had to be final.

[StGermain]

I loved Joy given the boys milk in shot glasses. And the bum at the bar trying to help with homework.

StG

[dropzone]

Catalina with that little lick on the back of Billie's neck! Heh.Did the episode continue after that? I think my brain froze.

[RealityChuck]

I missed the beginning, why was Catalina trying to be lesbian?She was sick of men disappointing her.

[Dewey Finn]

I thought it was great, but seemed to cram a lot into one episode. Was that a result of strike-shortened season?

[Sigmagirl]

I think they are running out of things for Catalina to do. I hope she doesn't leave the show, but if Earl and Billie are going to have their own place (and Randy too, by default) then the motel won't be in the picture. Maybe Billie will start dancing at Club Chubby. That would give everybody a chance to hang out there as well as at the Crab Shack.

Definitely not enough Joy and Darnell; I would have loved more of seeing them living at the restaurant. "Time for a bath; the crab water is almost cooled down."

[ivylass]

She was sick of men disappointing her.

Is she or is she not still married to Randy for green card purposes?

[Avarie537]

Is she or is she not still married to Randy for green card purposes?

I don't recall hearing any discussion of that in a long time. Good question.

[gytalf2000]

The episode was entertaining, but it felt a bit rushed, as others have mentioned. I am happy for Earl, but his marriage to Billie will really change (or at least has the potential to change) the whole dynamic of the show. How is Billie going to react to Randy? Will Earl need Randy as much now? (Of course, Randy will always need Earl, unless he gets a "brain enhancement"!) What about Catalina's role, and her marriage-of-convenience to Randy? All sorts of questions come to mind!

I can't wait for the next episode! I am hoping that this was not the last new episode of the season -- was it?

[cochrane]

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I can't wait for the next episode! I am hoping that this was not the last new episode of the season -- was it?
No, there will be two more episodes, with the finale being one hour long. So you could count that as three, for all intents and purposes, since it will likely be split into two for syndication. This will give Earl a total of 22 episodes for the season, out of 25 planned. So that's not a bad season, strike or no.

What was the deal with Randy and the parrot? I thought Randy was afraid of birds. Was he trying to free it from the cage? Was he trying to overcome his fear by approaching it from outside the window? And once the bird was free, I can't imagine Randy wanting to approach it, even if he did return it to Jocelyn.

[Tortuga]

What was the deal with Randy and the parrot? I thought Randy was afraid of birds.

Have we seen Randy be afraid of birds since the trip south to marry Catalina? He was so focused on getting to here that he "forgot" his fear of birds and we see him hold a chicken for a guy. So maybe that was his moment.

[tarragon918]

Well ... my theory, wild as it might sound, is that this episode, which btw I really enjoyed, is someone's dream. Don't beat me up, please! It's just that it had so many happy endings (heh), plus there's the whole Randy and the bird thing. Gotta chuckle about that, 'cause we all know that Randy is scared to death of birds, all birds! I'm just not sure whose dream it is; maybe Randy's - although the whole bird thing you'd think would be a nightmare for him, and not fit in with the rest of the happiness of the episode. It could also be what Billie was dreaming while she was in a coma. I dunno.

I did love the episode, though! Frank has a foot fetish, which shouldn't surprise anyone--dude is totally weird. ;) And where were Earl and Randy's parents?! I'm hoping we'll see more of them before the end of the season.

[FriarTed]

Bit racy for the family hour, don't you think?

How much "Earl" have you watched? :D

[BiblioCat]

Bit racy for the family hour, don't you think?
Heh, have you not paid attention the last couple years? ;)
One of Joy's best lines: "Boys, go get momma's stripper shoes out of your Lego box!"

Crabman: "That bitch is crazy"
(in the one where they had stolen fancy silver from the library. You know, it had a 'C' engraved on it for 'Cilverware.'

[dropzone]

What was the deal with Randy and the parrot? I thought Randy was afraid of birds.On the other hand, Randy has a childlike need to fiddle with everything and has demonstrated an inability to foresee consequences, like that if he fiddles with the bird's door the door will open and the bird will get out. Even his mother admitted that Randy is "simple."

[ZipperJJ]

Is it sweeps week? Having an episode with so much Catalina and so much Billie AND having them perhaps maybe sorta "get together" seems like the stuff that male Earl fans' dreams are made of.

[ivylass]

Plus the fact that now Billie has $100,000, so maybe she and Earl can work on the list together again.

[Bill Door]

I missed most of it, but I caught Catalina wishing she and Billie were pressing breasts and intertwining legs.

Bit racy for the family hour, don't you think? In any event, I hope to catch it online this weekend.

I think the phrase was "Our naked breasts pressed together and our long smooth legs intertwined." I'll be in my bunk.

[Tortuga]

I'll be in my bunk.


For that, and your username, I love you madly. Will you be my unrequited invisible internet friend crush?



We watch the episodes online and they seem so short--21 minutes is not enough Earl-time.

I'm looking forward to hearing more from Randy's notebook--perhaps the fruit in the pocket thing has something to do with conquering his bird fear? Prolly not.

[ivylass]

I think the phrase was "Our naked breasts pressed together and our long smooth legs intertwined." I'll be in my bunk.

Between that and the Catalina Jump and Randy not being able to proceed past Catalina being half naked (I hope it's the front half) it's a wonder hetero guys stick around for The Office. :p

[Ichbin Dubist]

Heh, have you not paid attention the last couple years? ;)
One of Joy's best lines: "Boys, go get momma's stripper shoes out of your Lego box!"


Joy (flashing Randy): You know where babies come from, Randy?
Randy: Yes, out of that fuzzy lighting bolt down there.

[Little Nemo]

I don't know. I just watched it on Hulu and I wasn't all that impressed. I feel that this season, the show has lost its direction. It still has some funny jokes but it feels like they're lurching back and forth.

Earl's in prison - Tell some prison jokes - Earl's out of prison
Earl goes back to being bad - Tell some Earl goes bad jokes - Earl goes back to being good
Earl's in a coma - Tell some coma jokes - Earl wakes up
Catalina's a lesbian - Tell some lesbian jokes - Catalina goes straight

[Oslo Ostragoth]

Between that and the Catalina Jump and Randy not being able to proceed past Catalina being half naked (I hope it's the front half) it's a wonder hetero guys stick around for The Office. :pThat's why there is a 30-minute gap between Earl and The Office - so us guys can take care of business. ;)

[OpalCat]

Between that and the Catalina Jump and Randy not being able to proceed past Catalina being half naked (I hope it's the front half) it's a wonder hetero guys stick around for The Office. :p
Seriously? The jumping up and down thing she does at the strip club? Do guys actually find that erotic?! Seeing someone's boobs bounce from jumping looks absurd to me, just as would seeing some guy's penis waggling around while he jogs. I thought that was just one of the jokes of the show is the absurdity of guys finding that attractive.

[FriarTed]

Seriously? The jumping up and down thing she does at the strip club? Do guys actually find that erotic?! Seeing someone's boobs bounce from jumping looks absurd to me, just as would seeing some guy's penis waggling around while he jogs. I thought that was just one of the jokes of the show is the absurdity of guys finding that attractive.

No, a hot girl bouncing up around like that is not absurd- just hotness in motion!

[Bill Door]

Seriously? The jumping up and down thing she does at the strip club? Do guys actually find that erotic?! Seeing someone's boobs bounce from jumping looks absurd to me, just as would seeing some guy's penis waggling around while he jogs. I thought that was just one of the jokes of the show is the absurdity of guys finding that attractive.

I thought the joke was Catalina was so hot she didn't need to do anything erotic to be attractive. Like an actor skilled enough to attract a crowd by reading a phone book.

[ftg]

Seriously? The jumping up and down thing she does at the strip club? Do guys actually find that erotic?!

I take it as purely as setup for the line "I will not jump for Joy." and then continued as something of a running (?!) gag.

Scenes at Chubby's presents something of a problem. Can't do nudity. Can't even do real stripper clothing. Can't do a lot of bump and grind stuff. So what does that leave? Plus this is Camden. Apparently there are some guys there who are weird enough to pay for Patty the Daytime Hooker. Wouldn't you rather watch Catalina jump than spend time with Patty? It's all relative.

[cochrane]

Seriously? The jumping up and down thing she does at the strip club? Do guys actually find that erotic?! Seeing someone's boobs bounce from jumping looks absurd to me, just as would seeing some guy's penis waggling around while he jogs. I thought that was just one of the jokes of the show is the absurdity of guys finding that attractive.
That was the main appeal of The Man Show. Juggies. On trampolines. (Not waggling penises, I mean.)

Ziggy Socky! Ziggy Socky! Hoy! Hoy! Hoy!

[Saint Cad]

Missed a few episodes
What happened between Catalina & Randy?

[Khadaji]

Missed a few episodes
What happened between Catalina & Randy?
As far as I can tell, they have just let that drop. They haven't furthered the plot too much past where he left her bed in hurry.

[Larry Mudd]

This is as good a place as any to insert a lame joke I made this morning over my coffee. (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=867622&l=cedcf&id=551442651)

[Elendil's Heir]

This is as good a place as any to insert a lame joke I made this morning over my coffee. (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=867622&l=cedcf&id=551442651)

LOVE IT!!!!

I thought this was a terrific episode... this and the April 17 episode (Earl and Randy's dad help them make a marijuana buy to save their mom) were both great. Looks like the show got its mojo back. I laughed more at these two Earl episodes than I have in a long time.

Favorite lines:
"Do I have time to dress?"
"Yes... but no bra or panties."

"I think she's gonna lo...BIRD!"

"I love Jack Russell terriers!"

[Dolores Reborn]

This is as good a place as any to insert a lame joke I made this morning over my coffee. (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=867622&l=cedcf&id=551442651)

Blocked at work. Can you post it?

[Larry Mudd]

Blocked at work. Can you post it?Howzat? (http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4356/nameislegendlgld0.jpg)

I hope that they return to the Randy/Catalina thing soon. Randy makes the show for me.

[gytalf2000]

Howzat? (http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4356/nameislegendlgld0.jpg)

I hope that they return to the Randy/Catalina thing soon. Randy makes the show for me.


I wouldn't mind seeing Randy and Catalina get back together, myself!

[Sigmagirl]

A little Randy goes a long way with me. But having Catalina (or Joy, preferably) to tone him down is acceptable.

I've done a little looking on various sites, but have been unable to come up with a status for Randy and Catalina's marriage.

[control-z]

I liked the episode now that they have Earl out of prison and a coma... :rolleyes:

I guess it's good the show isn't following a formula and is trying to innovate, but I'm starting to get a Lost sort of vibe where the writers are sort of making it up as they go along. The more they add to the story and backstories the more fantastic it becomes.

Still a great show though.