# "My Name is Earl" returns Thurs. April 3!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686 "2008-03-17T20:02:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 4, 2008, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/21 "2008-04-04T12:07:43Z")
[QUOTE=Ichbin Dubist] “Take me instead, Lord! Or my weight in squirrels!” [/QUOTE] I love how Randy’s brain works. Shooting a comatose person in the ass with a shotgun should **never** be done in real life. But it is funny. ---
**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 4, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/22 "2008-04-04T12:10:50Z")
Meant to add – I don’t know much about Paris Hilton, but does she have an actual talent of some kind? As far as I can tell, she’s a “celebrity” because she exists in the overlap of the sets Heiress and Skank. Why do people keep putting her on tv? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/23 "2008-04-04T12:34:12Z")
Did they show whether the Alysa Milano character will make it or not, and I missed it? ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/24 "2008-04-04T12:43:55Z")
[QUOTE=Revtim] Did they show whether the Alysa Milano character will make it or not, and I missed it? [/QUOTE] I kept missing parts - can anyone tell me how Earl seemed to get to the hospital early enough that he was already in a bed when they wheeled Billie in? -Joe ---
**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 4, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/25 "2008-04-04T12:54:28Z")
No explanation given, but since there seemed to be only one ambulance (since they needed it back to transport her), they probably had to wait until Randy gave it back before going to pick her up. “How did the radio DJ know I stole an ambulance?” ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/26 "2008-04-04T12:58:30Z")
Terrible episode. The opening with the exec was awful and went downhill from there. The Hilton stuff: I have no idea what they were thinking. The old sitcom segments just sat there. Have they actually watched any old good sitcoms? A disappointing season gets worse. ---
**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 4, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/27 "2008-04-04T13:10:34Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] No explanation given, but since there seemed to be only one ambulance (since they needed it back to transport her), they probably had to wait until Randy gave it back before going to pick her up. “How did the radio DJ know I stole an ambulance?” [/QUOTE] The EMTs had to walk all the way to the hospital with Billie on the gurney, while the gang used the ambulance to take Earl to the hospital. Even with the detours, the ambulance got there first (at one point they showed the ambulance speeding past the EMTs with the gurney). I thought the episode was okay. At least it seems to have gotten everybody back to where they need to be. I enjoyed Catalina’s superstitious ramblings about having dead people mad at her. ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/28 "2008-04-04T15:40:51Z")
It had its moments. Randy’s conversations with God. The Indian doctor. Earl ready to show his “limp”. But the misadventures getting Earl to the hospital were just far too contrived, and it’s pretty tiresome when a 1-camera sitcom dresses itself as a 3-camera sitcom for yucks. We know, we know. There’s a lot of cliches! But man, check out where coma-Bettie is doing aerobics. Milano’s built! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/29 "2008-04-04T16:09:30Z")
The quote to Earl was “let me see you limp,” not “show me your limp.” I thought the Paris Hilton cameo was funny, not because it was funny in itself but because it was Earl’s idea of what would be funny. He _would_ think “that’s hot” was funny every single time. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/30 "2008-04-04T16:21:56Z")
Who was the psycho trucker lady? Have we seen her on the show before? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/31 "2008-04-04T16:28:48Z")
Anybody think Randy’s “Take me or take my weight in squirrels” was a nod to _Pushing Daisies_? Earl’s sit-coma-house reminded me of Roseanne’s house – the living room setup was just like the Connors’. And the kitchen was set up like the Bunker kitchen. Nicer furniture, but the same layout. Probably accidental – there’s not a whole lot can be done with sets, I suppose. I missed a lot of dialogue from Catalina and Joy – they both talk too damn fast! ---
**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 4, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/32 "2008-04-04T16:48:05Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] I missed a lot of dialogue from Catalina and Joy – they both talk too damn fast! [/QUOTE] I had to rewind and use Closed Caption. Man – those particular two actresses (Jaime Pressly and Nadine Velazquez) have a combination of hot and funny you just don’t see enough of. And that was Jane Lynch as Sissy, the crazy truck driver lady who made Earl have an involuntary orgasm while comatose and then shot him in the ass. Always thought Jane looked like she could take a punch. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/33 "2008-04-04T17:30:55Z")
[QUOTE=middleman] Who was the psycho trucker lady? Have we seen her on the show before? [/QUOTE] That is Jane Lynch, a very talented comedic actress. She also has a semi-regular/occasional role as a psychotherapist on “Two and a Half Men.” (She has only been in a few episodes, but she is very funny!) ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/34 "2008-04-04T17:45:05Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] I thought the Paris Hilton cameo was funny, not because it was funny in itself but because it was Earl’s idea of what would be funny. He _would_ think “that’s hot” was funny every single time. [/QUOTE] Very perceptive. I think you’re absolutely right. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/35 "2008-04-04T18:07:37Z")
[QUOTE=gytalf2000] That is Jane Lynch, a very talented comedic actress. She also has a semi-regular/occasional role as a psychotherapist on “Two and a Half Men.” (She has only been in a few episodes, but she is very funny!) [/QUOTE] Also the manager of the tech store in ‘Forty Year Old Virgin’. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/36 "2008-04-04T18:08:07Z")
[QUOTE=gytalf2000] That is Jane Lynch, a very talented comedic actress. She also has a semi-regular/occasional role as a psychotherapist on “Two and a Half Men.” (She has only been in a few episodes, but she is very funny!) [/QUOTE] Mebbe better known for _A Mighty Wind_ and _Best in Show_. She cleans up pretty damned good. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/37 "2008-04-04T19:12:08Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Crabman: “You know I don’t think ‘above the waist’ is cheating.” Ha! [/QUOTE] Followed by Joy’s line when Earl doesn’t respond to her boobs: “Damn it, you’re a vegetable not a fruit!” Favorite lines were Joy in Church: “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Friendly Ghost!” and Catalina: “A faith healer cured my grandmother of restless leg syndrome just before she died of cancer. In retrospect I guess we should have targeted the cancer.” ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/38 "2008-04-04T19:38:34Z")
Wasn’t the guy who came to the door to take Earl away Josh from season 2? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/39 "2008-04-04T19:40:32Z")
I thought the show was hilarious except for the retro/meta/50s stuff, which was filler (so Jason Lee had something to do) and not funny at all. But since that’ll be (one assumes) a one-ep conceit, I’m looking forward to seeing the story continue from here (and here’s hoping the lovebirds both wake up soon). ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686/40 "2008-04-04T21:58:28Z")
Hopefully Earl believes in karma once more. Coming back from near death due to Randy having crossed a couple of items off his list should help to convince him and get the show back on track. I liked when Joy and Darnell were standing next to the Brat with the hood open on the side of the road. Darnell: Didn’t you put any oil in it, Joy? Joy: Well, we were out of car oil, so I sprayed a couple cans of Pam into it. Oh, snap, one of those cans was butter-flavored and the other one was regular. Do you think that had something to do with it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-returns-thurs-april-3/441686.md?page=3)