# My Name Is Earl- 1/4/07 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 5, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769 "2007-01-05T01:28:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/21 "2007-01-05T07:21:41Z")
For some reason, this part really tickled me– naked Joy: Stop following me with that camera, Kevin. I don’t want to hurt you. [throws big rock and camera guy goes down] naked Joy (running away): You made me do it, Kevin. Also, the scene when the cop walks up as Earl is raiding someone’s garage, and Earl starts to make up an excuse. Then Randy walks out of the house into the garage holding a television and says, “I love stealing.” And Randy getting tranqued had me giggling with anticipation as soon as they put the trampoline down under him. I’ve seen that video of a bear getting the same treatment, so I knew exactly what was going to happen, and it was hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/22 "2007-01-05T07:39:50Z")
So, what does everyone think Patty’s masters degree is in? Something makes me want to say it’s something in business or social work. ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/23 "2007-01-05T10:20:29Z")
**Miss Purl McKnittington** , we know that she [speaks Bengali](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_characters_on_My_Name_Is_Earl). So, my guess is that it’s something to do with the [Kama Sutra](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamasutra) (admittedly not originally written in Bengali, but by the time it makes it to Camden County, who knows what translations it may have gone through?). Or, it’s a Masters in Daytime Hookerin’. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/24 "2007-01-05T12:34:44Z")
I missed the line “Please don’t take her,” probably because I was laughing so much. What was it in reference to? ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/25 "2007-01-05T12:43:44Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] I missed the line “Please don’t take her,” probably because I was laughing so much. What was it in reference to? [/QUOTE] When the cop found nekkid Joy hiding in a Dumpster, the homeless man already occupying the Dumpster pleaded, “Please don’t take her!” It occurs to me that this show, a so-so episode of “My Name is Earl”, was far funnier than the Comedy Central show “Reno 911”. How that show has stayed on the air, and even gotten a movie, is beyond me. My favorite dialogue might have been this: Joy: You stoled a police car for me? Oh, Baby, I’m gonna _bleep_ your _bleep bleep bleep_ with my _bleep_ loving _bleep bleep bleep . . . bleep_ Earl _tenderly laying a finger on her lips_: You had me at “balls”. (Do “reality” shows like “Cops” actually _blur somebody’s mouth_ as well as bleeping the audio when the person is cursing? What the fuck?) ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/26 "2007-01-05T13:02:44Z")
Nice concept. I didn’t think it was super funny. But the whole show was worth it when they pulled out the trampoline. That bear video gets funnier every time you see it. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/27 "2007-01-05T14:19:10Z")
[QUOTE=zamboniracer] I’m still laughing at the drunk driving field sobriety test: “Hop on one leg while on the line and while touching your nose with your finger.” [/QUOTE] Is this the same girlfriend who ends up with only one leg later? ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/28 "2007-01-05T14:23:57Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Is this the same girlfriend who ends up with only one leg later? [/QUOTE] No, this is the one that Earl faked his death to break up with. She has an episode in season 1. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/29 "2007-01-05T14:34:21Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Is this the same girlfriend who ends up with only one leg later? [/QUOTE] Besides, the one-legged girl was in this same episode. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/30 "2007-01-05T16:31:57Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Besides, the one-legged girl was in this same episode. [/QUOTE] D’oh! I forgot they had her pointing out the guy with the snake pants. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/31 "2007-01-05T16:33:15Z")
And I thought they wouldn’t have passed up the chance to foreshadow her _permanently_ standing on one leg. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/32 "2007-01-05T17:00:48Z")
I thought this was one of the funniest episodes they’ve ever done. They really hat a lot of fun with the show’s minor characters. Kenny breaking his own window so he could flirt with a cop he thinks is gay was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/33 "2007-01-05T17:12:00Z")
[QUOTE=LavenderBlue] I thought this was one of the funniest episodes they’ve ever done. They really hat a lot of fun with the show’s minor characters. Kenny breaking his own window so he could flirt with a cop he thinks is gay was hilarious. [/QUOTE] I’m an idiot. I couldn’t figure out why he broke his own window. This was possibly my favorite episode. The tranq gun, the skinned pecker and my favorite line, “Shh…you had me at balls”. I’m giggling now just thinking about it. Earl won the night, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/34 "2007-01-05T17:27:39Z")
I enjoyed a lot of this episode but it did feel too much like Reno 911. I feel like that show has already done to death the running away and blurred nudity jokes to death. Earl’s getting on the bike and doing the jump over the fence was pretty good though. I did love the guy with the snake pants. I forget the characters name… Haywire from Prison Break. Overall this was my second favorite episode of the night. The Office was great. 30 Rock was pretty good. Scrubs was what it was…boring. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/35 "2007-01-05T19:50:03Z")
Did anyone else notice at the end, Earl was sitting at the table at the Crabshack with his list. I have a feeling the Cops ep brought back a few items to be added to the list. The Tranq moment was my favorite. StG ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/36 "2007-01-05T20:14:00Z")
[QUOTE=StGermain] Did anyone else notice at the end, Earl was sitting at the table at the Crabshack with his list. I have a feeling the Cops ep brought back a few items to be added to the list. [/QUOTE] I especially noticed that when Earl specifically pointed it out in the voice-over. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/37 "2007-01-06T00:01:28Z")
[QUOTE=Nutty Bunny] I’m an idiot. I couldn’t figure out why he broke his own window. [/QUOTE] “I may have to stake out all weekend.” “I’ll rent a movie!” ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/38 "2007-01-06T00:05:16Z")
**cbawlmer** - Darn you! Now I’m going to have to rewatch it. And IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT!! StG ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/39 "2007-01-06T04:45:40Z")
I laughed just a few times as I was watching it, but reading this thread has given me a renewed appreciation of the episode. Thank God for the Dope! My favorite line (paraphrased): Earl said the cameraman in the back of the squad car would film Joy and him having sex: “But none of that artsy stuff. He’ll stay focused on business!” ::waggles his eyebrows at the terrified camerman:: ---
**Author:** ![Clark\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@Clark\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_K)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769/40 "2007-01-06T04:55:04Z")
Best “Earl” ever. I nearly fell off the couch with “You had me at balls.” It really connected for two reasons: 1) tons and tons of quotable lines and 2) we got to see the characters being anti-social misfits and not goody-goodies. It was a nice change of pace. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-1-4-07/386769.md?page=3)