Great episode.
When he said “My Name Is Randy” I had to pause it.
I’m just a big enough geek to be bothered by the fact that last week’s COPS CAMDEN episode had Darnell/Crabman/Charles Monroe’s grandmother when it’s been established twice now that he’s in the witness protection program. I loved the virtuoso cellist revelation, though, and my favorite line not yet quoted: “You know the kind of girl who was destined to become the next Faith Hill but somewhere along the way discovered peach daiquiris… … …raising two kids in trailer park hell. My name is Joy” spiel.
Another great episode. The staggering 10 paces reminded my daughter of Pirates of the Caribbean.
I might have missed the last minute, was there anything after the “Sigh, that’s not me. My Name is Dotty”?
Jim
It’s just so cluelessly sweet Crabmanish for him to be in the witness protection program but still be in such complete contact with his family that he lived with his Gramma and everybody showed up for his wedding. “Unclear on the concept–ANY concept” can be used to describe most people on that show.
Unfortunately not, just the credits.
Thank you.
PS- I still subscribe to a listserv from the grad school where I got my Masters in Library Science (MLS). A lot of librarians are extremely easily offended about stereotypes. (“HEY! We’re not just a bunch of old women with hairbuns and no fashion sense! We’re also middle aged women with hairbuns and no fashion sense, and gay men!”) There’s of course a message today from one of the “MLS-holders Offended About Nearly Everything Remotely Sensitive” (MOANERS) with NBC’s address asking us to protest this.
Sigh… GET A LIFE PEOPLE! And actually a couple of the coolest people I’ve known in the profession have been Dotty-like. They may be old and frumpy but they can surf the net with the best of 'em, refer patrons to books on anything from Satanic ritual to anal eroticism without getting even the lightest pink tinge of embarassment or judgmental, and they often have ribald senses of humor when you know 'em in private.
I thought Dotty was funny. She seems like the type of person who would work in a library (and I don’t mean that in a bad way). And I liked the fact that the show poked fun at the old “boring, stuffy old librarian becomes sexy without her glasses and letting her hair down” stereotype- I think librarians would be happy that this was being satirized more than anything else.
One other memorable moment: Joy’s beatific expression as Earl stumbles his way through saying Grace before dinner.
Og I love this show!!!
Out of curiosity, a poll for straight male (or gay female) Dopers: Joy or Catalina?
If I were straight I’m pretty sure it’d be Joy for me.
Catalina for me.
Apologies for the hijack, but on New Year’s Eve I was in, oddly enough, a bowling alley at midnight. The first song played after Auld Lang Syne was House of Pain’s JUMP AROUND and I and at least two dozen other drunks immediately started doing Catalina’s “dance” from Club Chubby. (Warning: don’t do that for very long when drunk and holding a 14 pound ball- you’ll regret it the next morning.)
The characters or the actresses?
Both characters are great looking and both have some major flaws. I find Catalina better looking than Joy and she has a nicer personality. So Catalina.
I read that last line as “often have ribald senses of humor when you show 'em your privates”.
I’ve said before that I was losing enthusiasm for this show. But they reeled me back in by featuring Social D as background music! Can’t recall ever hearing them on commercial TV before. Snap!
Yes, please!
Suggested replies for Sampiro’s MOANERS:
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I’d really like to, but I already wrote them about the Circus People one.
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I’d really like to, but I admire their research on trailer park denizens too much.
Catalina, hands down. Better looking, and a MUCH better personality.
Actually what made that quote even funnier was that he called the silverware “famous” (like Webster) not a “big item.”
Good call, tho!
The “C for silverware” one…I laughed out loud and said “HA! C for silverware!” to my dog. She didn’t get it.
Coin flip. Whoever would do me first.