# My Name Is Earl, 3-16-06 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696 "2006-03-17T03:40:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/1 "2006-03-17T03:40:56Z")
Excellent episode. I teared up when Earl opened the cabinet in dad’s garage. They had me going with Randy and Joy. I wish I would have recorded it, because the maid (brain fart, forgot her name) said something when they were playing pool that I didn’t catch, and I think it was naughty. Loved seeing Tim Olyphant, even if he was bald. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 17, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/2 "2006-03-17T03:47:44Z")
They were talking about Mother’s Day **Catalina** said her mother was dead. Randy said “I’m sorry” **Catalina** said “That’s ok, it was either me or her” Another fun Episode. BTW: worse Bald Wig I ever saw. The “at least I have my dignity” joke followed by the “can we cancel the Toe sucking?” was great. The Joy/Randy part was funny. Did you catch the fact the kid they mugged was Kenny? The gay friend from the print shop. Jim ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/3 "2006-03-17T03:52:28Z")
I caught the line about her mother. Maybe it was something Joy said, or the toe-sucker woman. Or maybe it wasn’t naughty at all, but I just assumed it was. Totally didn’t catch that it was Kenny they mugged. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/4 "2006-03-17T04:13:03Z")
The loser car racer actor is better known as Seth Bullock from Deadwood. I noticed that much. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2006, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/5 "2006-03-17T05:50:38Z")
That was a really geat episode. “Do snakes have fur?” “They do if they’re ferrets.” I loved the stuff with Joy. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2006, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/6 "2006-03-17T07:12:40Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > The loser car racer actor is better known as Seth Bullock from Deadwood. I noticed that much. Took me about 25 minutes through the episodes before I figured out where I knew him from. Nice to see him play a funny character…he’s always so painfully serious on Deadwood. Was “Bullock’s” buddy the guy from the Dodge “It’s got a hemi!/Sweet!” commercials? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/7 "2006-03-17T12:35:08Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > They had me going with Randy and Joy. Me, too. That was funny, building a fort in the living room. Totally something Randy would want to do. I didn’t catch that it was Kenny that they mugged. That was pretty funny that the girl who started the race grew up to be the Daytime Hooker. (I forget her name.) > [@](#): > > Originally posted by **fiddlesticks** > Was “Bullock’s” buddy the guy from the Dodge “It’s got a hemi!/Sweet!” commercials? Now that you say that, yes, I think it was. He seemed vaguely familiar. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/8 "2006-03-17T13:42:35Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > Did you catch the fact the kid they mugged was Kenny? The gay friend from the print shop. Yes. But it just occurred to me that Earl needs to add Kenny’s mom to his list. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/9 "2006-03-17T13:44:29Z")
Maybe it was me, but just watching Jamie Pressly laughing to herself in the Crab Shack was hilarious. “Who threw their drink at me!?” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MrsMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MrsMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/10 "2006-03-17T13:50:44Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > Me, too. That was funny, building a fort in the living room. Totally something Randy would want to do. > > I didn’t catch that it was Kenny that they mugged. > That was pretty funny that the girl who started the race grew up to be the Daytime Hooker. (I forget her name.) > Now that you say that, yes, I think it was. He seemed vaguely familiar. He’s also Joey’s needy friend on Joey (if it’s still on the air) :). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/11 "2006-03-17T13:57:07Z")
Why are the Google ads about\* fart machines \* and _fart ringtones_? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/12 "2006-03-17T14:14:35Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > Maybe it was me, but just watching Jamie Pressly laughing to herself in the Crab Shack was hilarious. > > “Who threw their drink at me!?” 😛 Yeah, she plays a good drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/13 "2006-03-17T14:34:29Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > Maybe it was me, but just watching Jamie Pressly laughing to herself in the Crab Shack was hilarious. > > “Who threw their drink at me!?” 😛 I sat on the couch and laughed hysterically at that for five minutes. ElzaHub was starting to get a little worried. I don’t know WHY that was so funny, but I could NOT stop laughing at HER hysterical laughter. I still swear Jamie Pressly needs an Emmy nomination. I can’t believe I just typed those words. E. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/14 "2006-03-17T15:05:35Z")
Nah, that’s a good call. She’s great with the stuff they hand her. Watching her crack up to herself in the scene with Earl and Randy in the Crab Shack, she totally stole that scene, even though Earl was making the decision to go back and work on the car. That bit with Randy about how she got home safe even though drunk cracked me up: “You were steering a paper plate in the pasenger seat. You steered it the right way a couple of times.” ---
**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:** [March 17, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/15 "2006-03-17T15:22:56Z")
Earl: “Mom even had us do the things that didn’t make sense any more - like take a bath without being asked.” Randy: “Are you sure there’s no room in there for me? I bet if you slide all the way back, I could fit.” ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/16 "2006-03-17T16:11:29Z")
I loved that bit where drunk-ass Joy sits down and says “Hey dummies what you prob’ly sayin’ stupid stuff doin’ stupid stuff heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh…” made me laugh so hard I nearly snarfed my Fresca. I then tried to explain the joke to the lovely **Mrs. Cliffy** who must thought I was nuts. –Cliffy ---
**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:** [March 17, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/17 "2006-03-17T16:47:29Z")
Another good episode. Beau Bridges can appear as the dad whenever he wants to. Favorite lines: Randy: “Hey, this says ‘Ran over Crackers.’ Were they Saltines? I bet they made that crunchy sound.” Seth: “I counted Jane twice, from when I did her with and without her back brace.” Earl’s mom (waiting for breakfast in bed): “Those little snots aren’t coming back, are they?” Earl’s dad: “Nope.” ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/18 "2006-03-17T16:55:05Z")
I’d like to know how I absolutely **KNEW** he was going to say “Four” the first time. How how how? Have I developed the least useful psychic power ever? Is it a reference to something else? I literally said the word right before he said it. Freaky. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/19 "2006-03-17T16:59:50Z")
> [@Elza B](#): > > I sat on the couch and laughed hysterically at that for five minutes. ElzaHub was starting to get a little worried. I don’t know WHY that was so funny, but I could NOT stop laughing at HER hysterical laughter. > > I still swear Jamie Pressly needs an Emmy nomination. > > I can’t believe I just typed those words. > > E. It’s because you’re pregnant. I once laughed so hard while watching George Carlin on TV I actually thought I was going into premature labor. Hormones and all…you can blame ALL sorts of things on them while you’re gestating 😉 ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696/20 "2006-03-17T17:02:17Z")
Love the continuity of Earl’s eyes being closed in all the pictures his dad took of him, Randy and Mom. I think this is my favorite episode yet. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-3-16-06/348696.md?page=2)