If You Were a Tree

Season 3, Episode 19, Aired
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In this fairy tale episode, Ethyl tells Baby a story about Earl, who has his soul switched with a tree after being struck by lightning. The Spirit of the Tree tries to convince everyone to save the tree that Earl is in, but no one wants to listen.moreless
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      • This episdoe was awarded in 1993 in the EMA Awards for Tv Comedy. Edit
      • This episode is also known as "If I Were a Tree" Edit

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      • Baby: Wait a minute! Lightning striked in the same place twice? Ethel: It's a fable! Baby: Ok, just checking. Edit

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      • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: When Fran asks "Earl" how he got out of the asylum, he says he threw a sink through a window and escaped. This is a reference to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Edit

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