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Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Grand Opening

Season 3, Episode 10, Aired Nov 17, 2002

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With the restaurant's opening at hand, Larry decides now is the time to fire the chef and aggrieve a popular restaurant critic. As Susie and Cheryl clash over misunderstandings and missed lunch dates, Larry finds a replacement chef with a colorful vocabulary.moreless

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Michael York

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Paul Sand

Guy Bernier
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Andy Portico

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Jeff Garlin

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Classic episode, and has an ending that you can watch over and over again.

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By JaCkKbAuEr2424, Oct 14, 2009

Looking back on some old Curb episodes, it's funny how this is one of the episodes that stays in my head the most. And it's mostly all due to the end scene, which is one of the best pieces of comedy I've ever seen.

Larry and co. prepare to open the restaurant for business, but find that the chef referred to them as Tourettes.. and they can't fire him because he appears to be a Holocaust survivor. Meanwhile, Cheryl and Susie struggle to find the time to hang out with one another. Two simple plots like this build up until the final three minutes, where the chef bursts right in the middle of the busiest hours.. and what happens next is something you have to see for yourself.

Unlike most Curb episodes, this one allowed Larry to redeem himself in the end instead of being made out to be a fool or a jerk. He actually did some good, even if it was filthy, dirty good. By far one of the best episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm.moreless
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By enthusiasm, Jul 23, 2006

This is without a doubt one of my favorite episodes of the series. The humor is classic Larry David, whether it be just tearing that chef to shreds because he wears a toupee, or being publically embarrassed while buying "Colon Cleanser".

One of the problems with the series is that, because Larry manages to make anything and everything go wrong possible, the conflicts get predictable. But with this episode, I didn't see any of that, especially during the ending, which made me laugh so hard I literally fell off the couch and had to pause the television (I tivo'd the episode.)

Bravo larry, for an excellent finish to your third season!moreless
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- In the scene where Larry chases the bald chef out the store, he is carrying the container of colon cleanse while standing in line at the register. The next moment he runs out the store and the container is gone from his hand.
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- Jeff: You have far more bald professionals than the average person.
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- Cheryl: (to no one in particular) You Goddamn fucking son of a bitch! Susie: (thinking she's being addressed) Fuck you, you car wash cunt. I had a dental appointment!
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- Larry: You know how bookstores make you feel stupid? Jeff: Yeah. Larry: Well health food stores make me feel really unhealthy.
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- Cheryl: (seeking outfit approval) Is it too 'Knot's Landing'?
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- The French episode title is "L'Inauguration".
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