# My Name is Earl Feb 9, 2006 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793 "2006-02-10T02:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [February 10, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/21 "2006-02-10T14:17:00Z")
When Earl asked if Frostburg was the college that Bullwinkle attended, of course Randy knew immediately that it was Wassamatta U., and that he lived in Frostbite Falls. ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/22 "2006-02-10T14:55:50Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > “This is like when that Hobbit Rudy first got on campus” That’s one of my favorite things about Randy. He does that alot, mixing up movies in a funny way. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/23 "2006-02-10T16:07:16Z")
My big complaint about this ep? NOT ENOUGH CATALINA!!! But then, MOST episodes actually have that quality, but this one seemed particulary Catalina-less. No Catalina makes me a sad panda. ☹ Christine Taylor is certainyl very easy on the eyes, but Catalina is easier, especially when dancing at Joy’s wedding or doing a mock strip tease with a pool cue (and how about a flashback to when she worked at Club Chubby, huh? Is that so much to ask?!) ---
**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:** [February 10, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/24 "2006-02-10T16:11:35Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > My big complaint about this ep? > > NOT ENOUGH CATALINA!!! > > But then, MOST episodes actually have that quality, but this one seemed particulary Catalina-less. No Catalina makes me a sad panda. ☹ > > Christine Taylor is certainyl very easy on the eyes, but Catalina is easier, especially when dancing at Joy’s wedding or doing a mock strip tease with a pool cue (and how about a flashback to when she worked at Club Chubby, huh? Is that so much to ask?!) I think the Flashback is a very excellent idea. ---
**Author:** ![rpinrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@rpinrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rpinrd)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/25 "2006-02-10T16:17:31Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Joy-shmoy. Christine Taylor was on, and it appears she will be again. > > I especially liked the way her shoes made her calves pop out a little. I especially liked the way her shoes made her shirt more low cut and gave her significant cleavage. I really liked the episode. It really hit me how much deaper this show is than most sitcoms. Especially towards the end where Earl was narrating and talking (I think) about how crossing things off the list isn’t the most important thing, that being a better person in general was. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/26 "2006-02-10T16:39:20Z")
This show keeps pumping out great episodes! Last night’s may have been my favorite of the entire season. “Bees? So that’s how we’re playing now?” It is funny how he looks up like he is talking to God when he speaks of Karma. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/27 "2006-02-10T18:54:50Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > It’s hard to believe he’s the same guy who played the obese nazi skinhead in _American History X_. Holy Jesus! I never, never would’ve made that connection. I saw the movie a few years ago, but I can still picture the guy. Crap, that’s weird. This episode just didn’t have as many laughs for me as usual. I was really annoyed that he didn’t take an hour to go fix the bus stop, and _then_ join his proto-girlfriend at the party. I mean, it didn’t start 'til 2 pm, that leaves him plenty of time. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/28 "2006-02-10T18:58:31Z")
Well, with your logic or mine, **The Weird One** , it might be possible to fix the sign and still get to the party. But we know from past episodes that for Earl, getting up early means getting up before noon. 😉 ---
**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:** [February 10, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/29 "2006-02-10T19:03:40Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > Holy Jesus! I never, never would’ve made that connection. I saw the movie a few years ago, but I can still picture the guy. Crap, that’s weird. > > This episode just didn’t have as many laughs for me as usual. I was really annoyed that he didn’t take an hour to go fix the bus stop, and _then_ join his proto-girlfriend at the party. I mean, it didn’t start 'til 2 pm, that leaves him plenty of time. He was also one of the 2 stupid Brothers in [Evolution](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251075/). Jim ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/30 "2006-02-10T19:16:11Z")
> [@rpinrd](#): > > I really liked the episode. It really hit me how much deaper this show is than most sitcoms. Especially towards the end where Earl was narrating and talking (I think) about how crossing things off the list isn’t the most important thing, that being a better person in general was. I’m just so happy that this show is popular. Most shows with a “good message” are godawful tripe like _7th Heaven_ that anyone with half a brain can only watch ironically. Think about it: it’s a show that promotes goodness, personal responsibility and acceptance of all kinds of people, but it’s also funny and has likable, relatable characters and doesn’t suck at all. Amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/31 "2006-02-10T19:21:17Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > This episode just didn’t have as many laughs for me as usual. I was really annoyed that he didn’t take an hour to go fix the bus stop, and _then_ join his proto-girlfriend at the party. I mean, it didn’t start 'til 2 pm, that leaves him plenty of time. Didn’t Earl say it was going to take him all night to drive there? If that was the case I guess he didn’t want to be up all night driving back and forth. I also just found out, because of my cable problems, that the were walking to Dunkle Hall, I think 75% of my classes were there. He was also in Diehl Hall, my best friend from College lived there the first year. Now I can’t wait until it’s either repeated or it comes out on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![rpinrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@rpinrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rpinrd)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/32 "2006-02-10T20:45:57Z")
I don’t know if it was all night, but it was definitely a significant drive; at least a few hours each way. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/33 "2006-02-10T21:47:27Z")
This was the first episode that I really noticed that Earl is telling the story in past tense. And they way he refered to the professor in the narration seemed like he either did end up with her or atleast they are close friends. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/34 "2006-02-10T22:07:34Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > When Earl asked if Frostburg was the college that Bullwinkle attended, of course Randy knew immediately that it was Wassamatta U., and that he lived in Frostbite Falls. Heh - I liked that. I also liked the beginning, where Randy puts on the dead guy’s hat and then pulls out a tube and reads “lice cream”, and throws it away because he doesn’t need it. Went sailing right over The Mister’s head. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/35 "2006-02-10T22:14:27Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > Think about it: it’s a show that promotes goodness, personal responsibility and acceptance of all kinds of people, but it’s also funny and has likable, relatable characters and doesn’t suck at all. Amazing. It is quite an achievement. I think the little cynical or subversive touches go a long way towards making the show work – sort of how like candy floss’s ridiculous sweetness is repellent to anyone with a bit of taste, while the way that the sweetness of good chocolate is mitigated by the bitterness of cocoa gives it some appeal for people with a more refined palate. 😃 Ha! I just remembered my favourite bit: When the student that Earl punched asked how he’d know when the hash brownies were kicking in. “Believe me, you’ll know.” --and then the knock at the door and that _fantastic_ prosthetic make-up job. “I think it’s kicking in!” “Cool.” “No! _Not_ cool!” Bwahahaha. “It wants me to punch him!” ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/36 "2006-02-10T22:24:58Z")
Earl quick! The fishes are back again! ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/37 "2006-02-10T22:41:26Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Earl quick! The fishes are back again! That laptop had one hell of a battery, considering it spent a year in the hands of people who knew so little they didn’t understand what the screensaver was. They didn’t seem to have a way to charge it up, and probably didn’t know they needed to. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/38 "2006-02-10T22:54:12Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > I also liked the beginning, where Randy puts on the dead guy’s hat and then pulls out a tube and reads “lice cream”, and throws it away because he doesn’t need it. Went sailing right over The Mister’s head. 😛 And they didn’t need beat the joke to death. That’s what I like best about this show. He just put on the hat, read the label on the tube, “Huh, lice cream. I don’t need that.” And Cataline pocketed it because she knew he would be needing it later. End of joke. I like when stuff is subtle. Oh, and the screen saver thing was a riot, even though that wasn’t as subtle. “The fishes are back!” “Where’s the little blue one?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/39 "2006-02-11T03:40:55Z")
I’m so glad I have DVR. I missed Randy’s funniest line of the night, after eating a Jell-O shot “They’re so smart, they figured out how to put booze in food, but you can’t eat too much or else you’ll pass out and they’ll write ‘balls’ on your forehead with permanent marker.” ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793/40 "2006-02-11T13:36:15Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > Heh - I liked that. > > I also liked the beginning, where Randy puts on the dead guy’s hat and then pulls out a tube and reads “lice cream”, and throws it away because he doesn’t need it. Went sailing right over The Mister’s head. 😛 I am so embarrassed. I missed it too. And I thought about it for a second! I wasn’t focusing on the hat! I was focusing on Catalina’s expression. Slinking away in shame here, because it wasn’t that sly… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-feb-9-2006/343793.md?page=1)