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Season 3, Episode 6, Aired Oct 20, 2002

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Returning from filming a movie, Larry is stunned over not being told of his mother's death until after the funeral. He still finds a way to use her death to his benefit, but a secret from his mother's past forces Larry to take some unusual steps.moreless

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Adrian Sparks

Gravedigger
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Gino Santangelo

Gangster #1
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Charley Rossman

Cop #1

Larry David

Himself
Jeff Garlin

Jeff Greene
Cheryl Hines

Cheryl David

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Going a bit too far ...?

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By francklloyd, Feb 26, 2011

This was definitely not my favourite storyline. It starts with a completely unrealistic situation: a son, who can afford to travel, is not told of his mother's death and funeral? Stretching the typical parent reaction of "we don't want to trouble our children" a bit, can raise a smile, but the death of a parent may be just too much. From that point onwards the episode goes wrong. When Larry starts to use his mother's passing to get out of awkward situations, he turns into the "worst of George", that other Larry incarnation from Seinfeld. I have always felt that Larry is not a bad person, just someone who occasionally says the wrong thing or has (perfectly normal) moments of selfish behaviour. You can identify with some of his faux pas. Not here. Here we get a thoroughly unpleasant person ... and not very funny.moreless
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- While rebuffing Larry's advances in bed, Cheryl claims to have just showered, so why does she still have on her earrings?
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QUOTES (4)
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- Larry: I changed my mind. I'd like to get it back. Richard Lewis: You can't be an East Indian-giver.
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- Larry: (reading from condolence book) "Beautiful service. Sorry about your loss. Where's Larry?"
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- Andy: You missed a good one. This was a really nice... Larry: I'm sorry I missed it. Perhaps had I been notified, I may have been able to attend my mother's funeral.
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- Larry: My mother had a tattoo on her ass?
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- The French episode title is "Une place spéciale", meaning "A Special Place".
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- Larry David submitted this episode to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 2003 as his official tape and was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy.
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