Kept a Guy Locked In a Truck

Season 2, Episode 14, Aired
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Earl attempts to figure out how to make amends to a dead guy that he once locked in a truck. Meanwhile, newlyweds Randy and Catalina go hunting for an apartment.
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  • The man whom Earl once locked in a truck dies; Randy and Catalina look for an apartment together.

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    By orallukeaplacia, Jun 15, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode celebrates the lives of the net denizens who make their lives and friendships there as opposed to traditional human contact. In fact, Josh is even a contributer to a TV opinion website. I was going to make fun of him, but then I realized the irony in that. I've never found Earl laugh out loud funny, it's just entertaining. This episode has the very funny eulogy scene where Earl is practicing in the mirror and then it actually moves over into a kind of sentimental tone where we remember Josh as an all around good guy. His death serves to bring people closer together as the episode closes.moreless

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  • Ding Dong the witness is dead!

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    By jimbo_001, Jan 24, 2007 Report Abuse
    My Name is Earl has a very god way of making plots complicated, in this case, Earl having to make something up to a dead guy who also happens to be the key witness from Joy's trial from the season premiere, which also begins to show Joy possibly winning the case.

    For a plot that doesn't sound funny, this was certainly an entertaining episode, my favourite bits being Randy bragging about his new wife, Earl's knowledge of computers and the disrespectful funeral, the biggest highlight being Earl thinking of a eulogy.

    Overall, Joy, Earl and Crabman were all terrific in this episode and it is revealed that Joy does have a conscience, she just chooses to ignore it.moreless

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  • One word... Funny!

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    By WendolaPM, Jan 23, 2007 Report Abuse
    After watching the episode previous to this one I have to admit that I was a little dissapointed about this show. The episode wasn't very funny to me and I thought the show had finally ran out of funny material. But boy was I wrong or what!!! This episode reminded me how funny this show is. I loved the whole thing. Randy cracked me up every single time he opened his mouth. And Catalina's fake and annoying spanish accent wasn't really that annoying in this episode. To see Joy trying to make something right for a change, in itself, was hillarious. Great episode, I recomend!moreless

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  • I loveee this episode.

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    By _Live_, Jan 22, 2007 Report Abuse
    I love how this episode, in some ways, shows that the internet community is friendly and reliant upon other people. The way it deals with the death of someone in a comedical way that lets the viewer not feel let down by the death of someone, but lifted up by the way that Earl tries increasingly hard to give the guy a great funeral. This episode does not dissapoint like so many other shows have recently, and gives the viewer a sense that everything will be all right, no matter whats going on. I also liked the sub plot with Catalina and Randy, humorous but it also gave me the impression that Catalina would break Randy's heart seeing as she's just in it so she can stay in America, while he loves her...moreless

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  • The guy that Earl once locked in a trunk is killed in a freak accident and Earl feels obligated to do something to make sure hes remembered.After a disasterous attempt at a funeral,he makes a discovery that makes sure that the dead man is remembered.moreless

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    By drwoowoocl, Jan 20, 2007 Report Abuse
    Another terrific episode which deals with death in a humorous and suprisingly manner.There is also a B plot dealing with Randy and Catalina getting an apartment,which is actually tied in to the A plot.I love how Earl tries to think of a eulogy.And a major breakthrough as Joy performs her first act of unselfishness,thanks to a nightmare.Of course,Im sure Joy will be back to being her old nasty self by next week,but its interesting to see how Jaime Pressley has made this character likeable in spite of her meanness.Once again,although these people are not the smartest or the most worldly,their humanity shows through.I still find it hard to believe that this show is produced by the same people that did the unextraordinary and mundane sit-com "Yes Dear".moreless

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    • The acronyms in Josh's eulogy stand for the following: LOL - Laugh Out Loud ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off BRB - Be Right Back AFK - Away From Keyboard Edit
    • Introduced and crossed off in this episode #270 (new) Kept a guy locked in a truck. Edit
    • The screen names IMing for Josh are chen82934, fire82334, wartime90284, smileyface2u199, newfish3923, talker57, girlychat16, rockstoeat01, and pokerplr839. Notice how none of the letters, even the first ones, are capitalized and each name has between two and five numbers. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Chlápek v náklaďáku (Guy in a Truck) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Czech Republic: November 10, 2009 on Prima COOL Edit

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    • Earl: (to the guy on the lazy boy watching football) Mr. Hamerick? Mr. Hamerick: He's a heavy sleeper let me try and wake him up. (blows air horn) I'm just pulling your leg, he's dead. I'm Mr.Hamerick. Earl: What's a dead guy doing watching a football game? Mr. Hamerick: Well, that's what we do here at Hamerick's. We don't do any of those stiff-in-the-box-viewings like those Nathanville hacks. Noo... here we specialize in what I call "The Living Tableau." We show them doing what they love in life. Last week I had a gang banger tagging a dumpster. It looked so real, the rival gang came in and shot him again. Edit
    • Randy: I never had a legal massage. What's the point? It's like drinking non-alcoholic beer. Edit
    • Joy: I swear to God Earl, that dream just about made me pee up my bed. I never do that sober. Earl: I know. It's scary, isn't it? Joy: Freaky. Left me feeling all, I don't know how to explain it. I mean it's not mad cause I don't wanna hurt anybody; and it's not sad, because I don't wanna hurt anybody. Earl, I think I might be feeling guilty for what I did to him. Earl: Really? Well, this may sound weird, but I'm kinda glad to hear that. I'm proud of you, Joy. (puts his hand on her shoulder) Joy: Take it easy there, cupcake. We're not girlfriends here. Let's just find a way to get him remembered so he can get outta my sleep. Edit

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    • Forest Gump / Philadelphia Slow Roger: ...popcorn shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup. My fifth favorite Tom Hanks movie is Philadelphia. He had scabs on his arms, scabs on his legs... The part about shrimp is a reference to the character Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue (Forest Gump's friend and shrimp expert) in the 1994 Tom Hanks movie, Forrest Gump. In Philadelphia Tom Hanks plays a homosexual man who contracts AIDS and is fired from his law firm. His "scabs" are caused by Kaposi's Sarcoma. Edit
    • Lethal Weapon Mr Hamerick: So, any thoughts on what you want for the retractable bed kid? Cause I think, with the proper make-up, I can turn him into a young Mel Gibson. I'm only mentioning this because we got a dead black guy coming in later, and I thought I could whip up a whole Lethal Weapon kind of thing. This is in reference to the 1987 action/comedy movie Lethal Weapon and its sequels starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Edit
    • Joy: My deaf lawyer said it was a lucky break. Well, actually she said, 'wha ke back'. (laughs) You gotta met her. She's funnier than that little insurance lizard that talks. Oh my God! I would marry that thing. This is in reference to the computer-animated talking gecko that appears in advertisements for the auto insurance company Geico. Edit

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