# My Name is Earl 10-5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495 "2006-10-06T13:53:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/1 "2006-10-06T13:53:58Z")
Excellent episode, in spite of no Catalina (again!?). Kitty from Arrested Development as the Bearded Lady. The giant from Twin Peaks as the Tall Man, who didn’t look down on Earl and Randy because they were different, just because he was so tall. The guy with the horn on his head who can’t travel by plane since 9/11. Loved Joy’s interaction with her public defender, and Marlee Matlin’s reaction to Joy. One thing confused me, though. When Randy blurted out something about never finding someone to love him. Sad and surprising, and they never went back to it. I thought at first that he would get a crush on the bearded lady, but he just stroked her beard for a minute. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/2 "2006-10-06T14:08:26Z")
And that was the guy from “Andy Richter Controls the Universe” as Marlee Matlin’s translator. ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/3 "2006-10-06T14:11:44Z")
This episode really had me smiling at the end. It was really good. Catalina was in the very beginning (doing the waxing) and at the very end – she was standing around the table at the bar with everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/4 "2006-10-06T14:26:30Z")
This was definitely a “feel-good” episode of the series (or as “feel-good” as “My Name is Earl” can get). That said, we felt very, very bad for laughing so very, very hard at Joy’s reaction when Marlee Maitlin spoke to her. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/5 "2006-10-06T15:22:12Z")
I thought the episode was written just for Randy. Lots of great lines. “Rasta nipples? I thought they were saying pasta nipples. I wondered how they knew what your nipples taste like.” ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/6 "2006-10-06T15:26:10Z")
[QUOTE=h.sapiens] The guy with the horn on his head who can’t travel by plane since 9/11. [/QUOTE] “Well, we all make sacrifices.” I’m betting that Randy’s lack of someone to love will be adddressed in a future episode. A Randy-centric episode-I don’t think it could get any better (or funnier) than that. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/7 "2006-10-06T15:34:23Z")
[QUOTE=Gordon Urquhart] …we felt very, very bad for laughing so very, very hard at Joy’s reaction when Marlee Maitlin spoke to her. [/QUOTE] Me too. But it followed one of Joy’s rare honest moments, and had perfect timing. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/8 "2006-10-06T15:37:19Z")
Judy Greer will always be hot, even with a full beard and mustache. Growl. ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/9 "2006-10-06T15:54:44Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] Judy Greer will always be hot, even with a full beard and mustache. Growl. [/QUOTE] Amen! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/10 "2006-10-06T16:00:15Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] Judy Greer will always be hot, even with a full beard and mustache. Growl. [/QUOTE] And that sundress! Yikes! And oddly enough, the beard hurt her looks less than the randomly pointing nipples did on Arrested Development. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/11 "2006-10-06T16:03:02Z")
One thing confused me, though. When Randy blurted out something about never finding someone to love him. Sad and surprising, and they never went back to it. I thought at first that he would get a crush on the bearded lady, but he just stroked her beard for a minute. [/QUOTE] That was odd! I thought that Randy and Catalina were at least semi-romantically involved! Or are they just friends? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/12 "2006-10-06T16:03:37Z")
The characters are not always written coherently, though . . . Darnell is way too intelligent to leave Marlee Matlin a quarter and take her pencil–especially after he’s explained to Joy how smart some women can be. It was just a cheap gag at the expense of Darnell’s whole character; didn’t make sense. I adore Jaimee Pressley; but Ethan Supplee and Randy are starting to annoy me . . . ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/13 "2006-10-06T16:05:35Z")
[QUOTE=Gordon Urquhart] That said, we felt very, very bad for laughing so very, very hard at Joy’s reaction when Marlee Maitlin spoke to her. [/QUOTE] Jaysus but that was hilarious. Entire episode was definately a keeper… butt it did need some more Catalina. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/14 "2006-10-06T16:06:23Z")
[QUOTE=Eve] The characters are not always written coherently, though . . . Darnell is way too intelligent to leave Marlee Matlin a quarter and take her pencil–especially after he’s explained to Joy how smart some women can be. It was just a cheap gag at the expense of Darnell’s whole character; didn’t make sense. I adore Jaimee Pressley; but Ethan Supplee and Randy are starting to annoy me . . . [/QUOTE] On the other hand, wasn’t there someone named “Cletus?” I harken back to your less-than-sophisticated neighbors… ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/15 "2006-10-06T16:09:45Z")
“Them’s mighty strong words comin’ from someone that can’t even hear 'em!” Gave me bouncy jaw. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/16 "2006-10-06T16:17:26Z")
[QUOTE=Gordon Urquhart] This was definitely a “feel-good” episode of the series (or as “feel-good” as “My Name is Earl” can get). [/QUOTE] Actually, one of the things I like about _Earl_ is that almost all the episodes are “feel-good” in the sense that they have a real generosity of spirit and a real openness to understanding and relating to others without ever getting shmaltzy. It’s a show that understands that you can have humor that’s racy, edgy, or non-"p.c. " (like Joy’s priceless reaction) without needing to compromise the standard of holding people in genuine respect. A dumber show could easily wallow in the easy stereotypes this show invites, but _Earl_ manages to transcend that regularly. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/17 "2006-10-06T16:24:30Z")
I like how Earl hasn’t been obsessively focused on his list, but instead “just trying to be a better person.” I, personally, have no problems with Darnell’s and Randy’s savant tendancies. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/18 "2006-10-06T16:54:23Z")
[QUOTE=gytalf2000] That was odd! I thought that Randy and Catalina were at least semi-romantically involved! Or are they just friends? [/QUOTE] Randy called dibs, but he worships her from afar. I don’t know that Randy would ever have the guts to go after a woman he likes. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/19 "2006-10-06T17:53:16Z")
[QUOTE=lieu] Jaysus but that was hilarious. Entire episode was definately a keeper… \*\*butt \*\* it did need some more Catalina. [/QUOTE] Bolding for emphasis: Now that had to be a Freudian slip and not a misspelling. I thought it was a good episode but not as funny as most. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495/20 "2006-10-06T18:06:01Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] Judy Greer will always be hot, even with a full beard and mustache. Growl. [/QUOTE] I’d like to add that I think Marilee Matlin is as smoking hot as ever. Humina Humina Humina [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-5/375495.md?page=2)