Our 'Cops' is On

Season 2, Episode 12, Aired
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It's a trip down memory lane for Earl, Randy, Joy, Darnell and the Crab Shack regulars when they remember their 15 minutes of fame watching a 2003 repeat of the TV show "Cops", which was filmed in Camden County.
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  • I hope the rest of the series is Not like this

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    By screemferme, Feb 16, 2011 Report Abuse
    Earl has followed a pretty straight (and very funny and entertaining) storyline in all of season 1. This is the first season 2 episode i've seen, and i was not impressed at all. I was actually embarressed to be trying to show a new viewer how 'good the show is' with this episode. I was really hoping for the cops theme to feel real, at least slightly, but it was rediculously silly. Cops are not that fat, or that scrawny; the acting was very lazy or overdone.

    I still think My Name is Earl is one of the best shows running, but i didnt even finish watching this episode.

    By the way, giving a show 10 means it's perfect, which means it cannot be improved by any possible angle in any possible way. How much value can someone's opinion be if they think something cant possibly be improved at all?moreless

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  • Earl on 'Cops'

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    By viaccess, Oct 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was an exceptionally disappointing episode. It's almost as if the writers had run out of ideas and had to find something to fill a gap in the schedule. The episode was contrived, silly and simply not funny. Even a comedy series needs to be slightly believable and this one fell well short.

    As others have said, Earl is a brilliant concept and the writing to date has been excellent - that's what makes this episode such a disappointment to me. I sincerely hope that this particular episode was an aberration and that the rest of the series lives up to the high standards that the writers have set for it.moreless

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  • Superb.

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    By MehmetAli, Jan 20, 2009 Report Abuse
    We see what Earl was doing before he got hit by karma.I like the scene most which Earl and Joy chasing a car and pulling it over suprisingly Earl's ex girl friend comes out of the car to whom Earl faked his own death to get rid of her.Well we actually see other's characters past, too.Darnell staying with her mother and raising weed in his room and his mother call cops because loud music coming from the next door darnell's mother's taking the cops to darnell's room and they see he is raising weed adn darnell jumps his room's windows..moreless

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  • A standard worth aspiring to!!!

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    By DBisMyAngel, Dec 14, 2007 Report Abuse
    This is without doubt the best put together of all the Earl shows to date, with story lines that thread together flawlessly.

    It does seem to be one of the episodes that need to be watched a few times because so much happens in the background, which really does add another dimension to each and every recurring character in the show.

    There are so many subtle looks and glances that again get missed unless you watch the episode several times over.

    It seems they are more than happy to poke fun at themselves without it being self depricating, which I personally find refreshing.

    Pass the tissues, I cry with laughter everytime I watch it!!

    My absolute favourite episode of all the series to date. I would love to see more of this type.moreless

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  • See what Earl was like before the list.

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    By linez, Nov 20, 2007 Report Abuse
    My favorite Episode so far. In this episode we can see, how much fun they have breaking the law (like when Randy asks the camera guy, if he got him kicking the cop). Of course that was before Earl's list, so we won't see anymore of that, unless it's another flashback. And I like, how Stuart is showing off and trying to be tough, probably only because he wants to be accepted by his mom as we saw in that other episode. Didn't he actually want to become a pro bowler? I think, I have to watch that again. Oh, and I loved that bicycle-stunt that Earl did. I was pretty stoked, and it almost looked, like he would make it. But only almost...moreless

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    • Randy is scared of heights (but not of flying, as shown in the previous two-part episode). Edit
    • Mailman loses an eye. In this flashback episode we see how the mailman loses his eye and why he is now seen wearing an eyepatch. Edit
    • This episode marks the first time the show had to bleeped or censored. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Hráli jsme v seriálu (We Starred in a Series) Edit
    • Although credited, Nadine Velazquez (Catalina) does not appear in this episode. Edit
    • Mike O'Malley (Officer Daniels) and Gregg Binkley (Kenny) also worked together in the season 1 episode "Doctor, Doctor", and, the season 5 episode "Broken By The Mold", both from Yes, Dear. Edit

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    • Joy: (running naked) Stop chasing me, Kevin. C'mon man, be cool! I'm not messin' around, Kevin. (throws a brick at Kevin's head, knocking him unconscious) You made me do it, Kevin! Edit
    • Randy: (to cameraman) Hey, can you chase me? 'Cause the chases always make it on Cops. Don't chase me too hard, 'cause I'm loaded down with this TV. 'Course, you probably can't run too fast, carrying that camera, either. Want to just put our stuff down and chase each other? Edit
    • Earl: Oh no, uh...th-th-this isn't a robbery. I'm just cleaning my garage. 'Cause this is my home. Randy: (appearing from the interior of the house) Man, I love stealing. (sees the police officer and cameraman) Oops. Edit

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    • Shooting Randy out of the tree: They are alluding to the time a bear was shot out of a tree and hits the trampoline and flies off just like Randy did. Edit
    • Joy: Damn it, more Cops. If you'll don't quit picking on me I swear I'm gonna go Ruby Ridge. This is in reference to the 1992 stand-off between ATF, FBI agents and the Weaver family in Idaho. The stand-off lasted for ten days, and in the end Vicki Weaver, her son, their family dog and an FBI agent were dead. Edit
    • Timothy Stack talks about his entries on IMDb.com IMDb.com is a popular website on the internet where the appearances by actors are listed, under their profiles. Edit

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