# My Name is Earl 4/19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882 "2007-04-20T02:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/1 "2007-04-20T02:10:46Z")
There we go. That’s the Earl I know. Sheet genius again. So…one more Crabman nugget…he used to be crazy rich??? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/2 "2007-04-20T02:28:36Z")
I thought it a weak episode. Not really all that funny (though the Burt Reynolds imitation was amusing). Darnell had a few good lines about his past, but the whole situation was obvious and predictable. The show has been in a slump since Randy’s night with Catalina (who really has had nothing to do since then). ---
**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:** [April 20, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/3 "2007-04-20T03:00:11Z")
I think the Doctor was Charles Robinson of Night Court. Who was little Chubby, was it Norm MacDonald? ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/4 "2007-04-20T03:02:01Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I think the Doctor was Charles Robinson of Night Court. Who was little Chubby, was it Norm MacDonald? [/QUOTE] Yes and yes. And that’s what made it genius - we got to see the Norm MacDonald Burt Reynolds again. And **RealityChuck** , I just don’t know who you are anymore. 😃 ---
**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:** [April 20, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/5 "2007-04-20T03:04:34Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Yes and yes. And that’s what made it genius - we got to see the Norm MacDonald Burt Reynolds again. [/QUOTE] Thanks, I enjoyed the episode. I enjoyed Catalina jumping, Randy not accepting phone numbers, the Aboriginal jokes, Joy being a lady of quality :rolleyes: ,it was a funny episode. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/6 "2007-04-20T05:27:03Z")
Randy sliding down the pole upside down in the background, Randy asking if the truckers giving each other lap dances were phoning it in… ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/7 "2007-04-20T07:29:32Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Yes and yes. And that’s what made it genius - we got to see the Norm MacDonald Burt Reynolds again. [/QUOTE] Thanks, I couldn’t figure out who it was and I turn to the dope for the reveal! My Cox Tivo thing faked me out. I thought I missed Earl and The Office because it wasn’t highlighted, but as it turns out, both are recorded! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/8 "2007-04-20T13:14:07Z")
Norm nailed Burt Reynolds, but the moustache was obviously fake. Or was it supposed to be obvious? Joy wanting to eat the mango after they get done comparing it to LC’s goodies was :eek: 😃 Ivylad was over by the computer, and he kept missing Catalina in her stripper outfit. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/9 "2007-04-20T13:17:26Z")
I knew from the cable guide description that Norm MacDonald would be playing Little Chubby on this episode, so I was totally prepared to see him get out of that limo, but when he did that little laugh thing, just like on the “Celebrity Jeopardy” sketches, it cracked me right up. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/10 "2007-04-20T13:19:10Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Yes and yes. And that’s what made it genius - we got to see the Norm MacDonald Burt Reynolds again. And **RealityChuck** , I just don’t know who you are anymore. 😃 [/QUOTE] Rule number 1: Getting hit in the balls stopped being funny after the 4th episode of **American’s Funniest Home Videos**. It’s the bad comedy writers crutch (along with fart jokes, which seem to be required in any comedy these days). And when you drag out a bad joke for a half hour, it’s not good comedy. I will revise in that there were a couple of good episodes after Catalina and Randy (I thought that was the last before the break), but the show is completely ignoring that issue and the last two new ones just haven’t been impressive. I used to prefer **Earl** to **The Office** , and skip **The Office** if I had work to do, but now it’s the other way around. **The Office** keeps getting better, while **Earl** seems stuck in a rut. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/11 "2007-04-20T13:25:44Z")
I thought that the hit in the balls gag this time was kind of sweet. I like the saccharin that comes with Earl. Best DVR moment ever: My wife couldn’t figure out what Catalina said about her cavities and I had to rewind a few times. Her in that blue bikini was HOT! ---
**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:** [April 20, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/12 "2007-04-20T13:34:42Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] Rule number 1: Getting hit in the balls stopped being funny after the 4th episode of **American’s Funniest Home Videos**. [/QUOTE] You admit to watching American’s Funniest Home Videos and you expect us to take your opinion seriously? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/13 "2007-04-20T13:45:59Z")
There should have been one “Turd Ferguson” reference. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/14 "2007-04-20T15:35:23Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] Rule number 1: Getting hit in the balls stopped being funny after the 4th episode of **American’s Funniest Home Videos**. It’s the bad comedy writers crutch (along with fart jokes, which seem to be required in any comedy these days). And when you drag out a bad joke for a half hour, it’s not good comedy. [/QUOTE] True, while the main plot was obvious, there were still little gems around, such as Catalina walking around the mansion grounds casually littering with Little Chubby’s maid following her around picking stuff up. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/15 "2007-04-20T15:47:12Z")
Getting hit in the balls for its own sake isn’t funny, but in this case it was merely a vehicle to advance the plot. It wasn’t the ball-hitting that was funny, and I don’t think it was supposed to be. I thought it was a pretty good episide. The only reservations I had was the scene with Little Chubby shooting at the kids, which was supposed to be funny as it added nothing to the plot and was done simply for the sake of humor- firing a gun at kids just isn’t funny. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/16 "2007-04-20T16:54:33Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] Catalina (who really has had nothing to do since then). [/QUOTE] Nothing… except give ME a chubby! schWING! When the episode showed Burt Reynolds as Chubby sr. and announced that his son had come back to town, I figured Reynolds himself would play the role. When I saw MacDonald, I cracked right up. I also liked the aborigine running gag. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/17 "2007-04-20T17:01:44Z")
[QUOTE=zamboniracer] True, while the main plot was obvious, there were still little gems around, such as Catalina walking around the mansion grounds casually littering with Little Chubby’s maid following her around picking stuff up. [/QUOTE] Little Chubby’s WHITE maid. That had to be part of the joke. The fake mustache was a joke - it was all over the place. They obviously weren’t aiming for _cinema verite_ here. Shooting at the kids was also a joke - to show how incredibly over-the-top Little Chubby’s meanness was. It was also another example of the world these people live in - shooting at kids like that was bad, but nobody found it particularly out of the ordinary or was about to report it to the police or anything. Joy, their mother, noted it and was upset about it, but it wasn’t too far out of the norm (no pun intended) even for her. My husband and I could barely breathe from laughing so hard at this episode. If (generic) you don’t get the humour in the show, sure, stop watching it. Just because you don’t get the humour doesn’t mean it wasn’t there. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/18 "2007-04-20T18:05:21Z")
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] Nothing… except give ME a chubby! schWING! When the episode showed Burt Reynolds as Chubby sr. and announced that his son had come back to town, I figured Reynolds himself would play the role. When I saw MacDonald, I cracked right up. I also liked the aborigine running gag. [/QUOTE] What did Chubby say to Crabman when the Aboriginal ran by and stagged his arrow? ---
**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:** [April 20, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/19 "2007-04-20T22:37:20Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] Rule number 1: Getting hit in the balls stopped being funny after the 4th episode of **American’s Funniest Home Videos**. [/QUOTE] Personally, I never miss an episode of “Ow! My Balls!” We also found out that Darnell is an expert archer. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882/20 "2007-04-20T23:32:32Z")
Count me in with the people who thought this was a weak episode. We DID get to see Catalina in a bikini - any episode with Catalina in a bikini isn’t all bad! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-4-19/400882.md?page=2)