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My Name is Earl Fodder

My Name Is Earl: The Magic Hour

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Haven't changed, haven't much to say
But man, I still think those cats are great.

Wistful words of wisdom from Thin Lizzy. I really liked this episode as it got back to what this show is all about. I enjoyed Earl's prison tenure, and Allyssa Milano is always a welcome treat. But this show is all about characters and righting wrongs. Welcome Back, Earl. Now let's have at it!

Welcome back to Camden County. It's been a long summer. Earl and Randy make their triumphant return to the Pimmit Hills Trailer park. Randy's become intrigued by a blow dryer, and Earl is jealous of a young virtuoso's ability with a xylophone. Earl squandered his gift as a lad, and he'd hate to see it happen to another.

Joy's prepping Dodge and Earl Jr. for their trip to Mystery Fun Land. The Make-A-Wish foundation is in town and doggonit those boys are gonna score big. One way or another.

That reminds Earl that he once did a very bad thing to a Make-A-Wish kid. After a night of drunken New Year's Eve merry-making, he espied a very large dog with hooves and a mane. One short ill-considered decision later, and had it been the Old West, Earl would have found himself swinging. And not in a good way. Turns out the pony that Earl "borrowed" was intended to be the mount for a dying Make-A-Wish kid in the New Year's Day parade. Karma couldn't have been smiling on that one.

So Earl's going to make it up to the kid. Well, at least he would if the kid hadn't slipped his mortal coil a decade before. So it's off to the kid's parent's house. Knock knock on the door and there's the kid's mom, played by Mindy Sterling (of Austin Powers and Robot Chicken fame - both coincidentally also starring Seth Green). Earl explains why he's knocking on her door and she tells him hold on a sec. She goes away and Holy Gorgonzola, Batman! It's Buddy(played by Seth Green)! And for a dead guy he's looking pretty ambulatory. He greets Earl with a snappy, "What's up, Bro. You stole my pony?"

Buddy's a huge movie buff, and he tells Earl that to set things to right Earl has to help Buddy make his dream movie about a CIA agent named Max Patrick and a giant mutant zombie squid. Randy says that sounds familiar...is that the one with Renee Zellwegger? (Possibly he's referring to Cold Mountain, which featured a much younger and much larger Ethan Suplee). But the die has been cast. They're going to make Buddy's movie and Earl's going to be the producer.

Buddy's ranging around Camden County casting his movie. He needs to find someone to play Max's wife...someone who's hot but edgy. Who in CC could possibly fill that bill? Hmmmm...perhaps Earl's felonious cuckolding ex-wife Joy. And the panicky scientist? No one but Gay Kenny will do. The ruthless terrorist? Must be the lovely Catalina. And the President? Who could possibly pull off that tour de force? Other tha nCharlton Heston of course. It could only be Randy, in a freshly de-kittened suit.

So Buddy's shooting his movie in the Crab Shack. Patty the Daytime Hooker is the Vice President when off-screen the squid attacks New York. Cloverfield should've been so dramatic. Joy and Patty are predictably lousy (quite a challenge for multiple Emmy winner Jaime Pressly), but it's Randy who is actually good. Earl's first assignment as producer is to fix Joy and Patty's acting, but it's Randy to the rescue as he montages through a litany of movie giants (ET, Malcolm X, The Fugitive, Silence of the Lambs and even a Jif commercial) showcasing his natural acting chops.

Next scene stars the lovely Catalina as the Terrorist. She's dressed like any good terrorista in silk Jeannie pants and a crop top. She flings a knife at Max, and it ends up impaling One-Eyed Willie's eye patch. "I'm gonna need to take five," says Willie.

The movie shoot goes on until finally Buddy's "perfectionalism" gets the better of cast and crew. The final scene features a helicopter, explosions, lasers, the giant squid, and a big kiss between Joy and Buddy. But Joy ain't having it. She quits as does everyone else.

The next day and it's only Earl and Buddy. Earl's willing to do anything to help Buddy finish his movie, but all Buddy wants is two weeks to edit his film. And for Earl to throw a gala movie premiere.

Two weeks later, and everybody who's anybody in Camden County is at the premiere. Even Mr. Tim Stack is proud to attend. We find out that Mr. Stack not only missed his opportunity to play Indiana Jones, but he also missed out on his chance to bang Penny Marshall. Now that's a bad day.

Joy and Darnell appear on the red carpet. An interviewer ask Joy who she's wearing. Joy's response? "These are mine, Bitch." Darnell is ever so dapper in his (environmentally hazardous) purple tux.

Everybody is seated at the premiere except for Buddy, who's a no-show. But Buddy's mom shows up. She explains to Earl that Buddy is finally taking that long last dit nap, but that Earl shouldn't feel bad. Buddy got to do everything he ever wanted. In the course of making his movie, he got to meet the president, be a spy in the CIA, save someone's life, and thanks to special effects he even got to ride his pony in the 1999 New Year's Day parade.

As the final credits roll, Buddy's movie is a big hit. And Buddy inspires everyone to follow their dreams. Darnell picks up his brushes and canvas, Catalina does some improve at Club Chubby, Randy takes up woodburning, and Earl re-discovers his love of the xylophone.


Posted by Randy Welk on September 26, 2008 10:21 PM
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