# My Name is Earl - 11/15/05 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297 "2005-11-16T12:16:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/21 "2005-11-16T16:38:09Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > No, he most definitely works at the crab shack, hence his name. Earl explains this in the pilot, and Crab-Man is seen several times working in the kitchen and delivering them food. And one episode featured Crabman looking for an alternative to “here’s your food.” My favorite was “time to get yo’ grub on.” ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/22 "2005-11-16T16:45:21Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > And one episode featured Crabman looking for an alternative to “here’s your food.” My favorite was “time to get yo’ grub on.” Randy: I like ‘here;s your food’, cause that’s what’s happening. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/23 "2005-11-16T16:53:46Z")
> [@William V.](#): > > I liked Earl trying to explain to Crabman why the groom-to-be shouldn’t be upset that Earl slept with Crabman’s mom. Ooops, no, it was Joy! > > Earl repeatedly having to push the bowl of nuts into place for the one-eyed guy at the bar was funny, too. That “he thinks Earl is talking about his mom” routine is probably older than vaudeville, but they did it perfectly. It might say more about my type of humor than it did about the show, but I literally couldn’t catch my breath from laughing so hard. The thing about the one-eyed guy and the bowl of nuts: I didn’t catch that at all. NOW I see why it was funny. One thing I liked about this episode is that it seems to be showing a few more dimensions to the characters (laid-back Crabman getting angry, Joy truly loving Crabman) while keeping the characters true to themselves. This is now officially my favorite show. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/24 "2005-11-16T16:56:26Z")
I loved that Joy pulled DJ Dave away from Earl’s birthday bash by giving him a coupon for the discount hooker. Then, in the park restroom, Joy dries her hair with the hand drier and says, “I’m sweatin’ like a whore in church. No offense, (discount hooker.)” Discount hooker comes out of a stall in a leopardskin skirt, saying, “No offense taken. I don’t go to church.” Darnell decking Earl when he thinks Earl slept with Darnell’s mom was priceless. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/25 "2005-11-16T17:09:48Z")
> [@](#): > > I loved that Joy pulled DJ Dave away from Earl’s birthday bash by giving him a coupon for the discount hooker. Then, in the park restroom, Joy dries her hair with the hand drier and says, “I’m sweatin’ like a whore in church. No offense, (discount hooker.)” Discount hooker comes out of a stall in a leopardskin skirt, saying, “No offense taken. I don’t go to church.” That was Patty the daytime hooker (she was in the first episode). And that scene also had my favorite line, “Okay, now you’re getting boob glitter all over my face.” Funny funny episode. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/26 "2005-11-16T17:12:44Z")
“You’re getting boob glitter on my face.” ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/27 "2005-11-16T17:37:33Z")
This show is hilarious, Randy rules. “Should I get my chicken grilled or McNuggetted?” ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/28 "2005-11-16T17:39:19Z")
Just when you think this show has hit the line it continues to sail on over. Joy taping the radio for her mix tape Darnell at the crack of dawn shooing away folks from the picnic table Joy getting dressed in the park PUBLIC RESTROOM! I lost it at that point. At first, I felt sorry for Darnell, until I remembered that he had slept with Joy while she was still married to Earl. Tit for tat, although “I didn’t sleep with your moms!” was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/29 "2005-11-16T17:41:53Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Darnell at the crack of dawn shooing away folks from the picnic table. and the people he shoo’ed away, “See, I tole you we should got us a clown” ---
**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:** [November 16, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/30 "2005-11-16T17:57:36Z")
Another very funny episode. It is so nice to have a sitcom I like again, it has been awhile. Next weeks should be good. Jim ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/31 "2005-11-16T18:03:57Z")
At first, I felt sorry for Darnell, until I remembered that he had slept with Joy while she was still married to Earl. Tit for tat, although “I didn’t sleep with your moms!” was hilarious. [/QUOTE] Has it ever been explained why Earl is not angry with Darnell for sleeping with Joy? He just seems to accept it in an easygoing way that, while amusing, is inexplicable – I mean, shouldn’t there be at least some animosity? (Or maybe he is grateful to Crabman for getting him out of a bad marriage!) It may have been explained in this episode for all I know – due to other things going on around me , I was unable to pay too much attention to it last night! (I have it on videotape, but I have not had time to re-watch it!) ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/32 "2005-11-16T18:06:24Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > the rehearsal dinner at a Chuck E Cheese Rehearsal _lunch_ that is, since some attendees had court ordered curfews. Loved the “small” cups that Joy sprung for. “It’s just like a large, only with a little more walking.” “Tequila. Need 10, got 10.” ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/33 "2005-11-16T18:07:41Z")
I liked how the dress at the irregular dress store was guaranteed to have been worn less than eight times. Eight! Does anybody else still watch _The Office_ after Earl? I know it gets mentioned sometimes in these threads, but not much. It’s a completely different kind of show, but it’s also very funny. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/34 "2005-11-16T18:08:58Z")
> [@August West](#): > > This show is hilarious, Randy rules. > > “Should I get my chicken grilled or McNuggetted?” “If I get McNuggets,do you think they’ll let me have two sauces? I like dipping a little bitin the mustard, and then a little bit in the honery. It’s like having a small meal followed by a small dessert every time.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/35 "2005-11-16T18:11:39Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > Has it ever been explained why Earl is not angry with Darnell for sleeping with Joy? Darnell explained in the play-tube that he can’t be too angry since he had sex with Joy while Earl was still married to her. Once he found out that Earl didn’t sleep with his “Moms” his anger turned to Joy, not Earl. Also, I loved Earl remembering all his “moments” with Crab-Man, which consisted solely with him saying “Hi Crab-Man!”. I remember people on this board remarking in earlier threads that Earl & Darnell don’t interact much except to say a friendly “Hi” to each other. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/36 "2005-11-16T18:16:59Z")
I liked how they had Twinkies and Ding-Dongs at an interracial wedding. I didn’t notice until they did the “shoving cake in each others’ face” scene. I forget who was holding which, but one had a Twinkie and one had a Ding-Dong. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/37 "2005-11-16T18:18:10Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > I liked how the dress at the irregular dress store was guaranteed to have been worn less than eight times. Eight! > > Does anybody else still watch _The Office_ after Earl? I know it gets mentioned sometimes in these threads, but not much. It’s a completely different kind of show, but it’s also very funny. I am glad you like it, but my wife and I cannot stand it. The humor is predictable and the actors bland and boring. Just another sitcom to me. Jim ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/38 "2005-11-16T18:22:35Z")
I tried to watch The Office, but I did not get the humor. The boss is a royal incompetent ass, and I was horrified at how he treated his employees. Not my idea of a funny show. I’d rather watch Earl. As fo Earl not being upset with Darnell sleeping with Joy, he married her during a drunken binge when she was six months pregnant. I honestly don’t think he cared. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/39 "2005-11-16T18:24:18Z")
Randy: “Hey Earl, wanna go write ‘wash me’ on dirty cars? I already did ours…!” * * * I introduced a friend to this show last night. We were chatting online, and I’d been telling her she needs to watch it, for the last few weeks. I figured she would particularly appreciate Joy’s character. Why? Because if she had just a little more of a mean streak, she would BE Joy. (Yeah, I told her that, too). She doesn’t live in a trailer, but she lives in a rural town south of here (where I’m sure she knows people just like Joy) and has that same sort of accent. Less than 10 minutes into the show, she IMs back, “I LOVE her!” ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297/40 "2005-11-16T18:33:45Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > Does anybody else still watch _The Office_ after Earl? I know it gets mentioned sometimes in these threads, but not much. It’s a completely different kind of show, but it’s also very funny. Eh, I’ve never been a huge fan of _The Office_, I just don’t enjoy awkward comedy. It can be a little amusing in a 5 minute SNL skit, but over a half hour it gets grating. I think them running it after _Earl_ is the worst thing they could do. The shows are _so_ different that it really makes _The Office_ look bad, and they likely have quite different audiences. Ideally they’d be able to pair _The Office_ with _Arrested Development_, which for many obvious reasons will never happen, but that combo would probably saved both shows. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-11-15-05/331297.md?page=3)