South of the Border, Part Uno

Season 2, Episode 10, Aired
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In the first half of this special one hour episode, Earl and Randy face problems in their quest to take Catalina off Earl's list and bring her home after she was deported because of Earl. Joy's friendly attitude causes the neighbors to get closer and Darnell doesn't like it at all.moreless
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  • Why I liked these two episodes...

    9.5
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    By ice870, Mar 23, 2007 Report Abuse
    I liked the way Randy was displayed in these two episodes, in such an innocent and heart-warming way :D Earl was then again at first quite mean and cold. It was like Randy and Earl had switched places with each other, Randy was now the smart one... I liked the bus scene, it must have been the coolest Randy I've seen so far. Felt sorry for Randy at times but like usually the story ended quite happily :)
    "Darnell: I don't like the new Joy, she's like Finland, and I did not fall in love with Finland."
    What is this all about :D and yes I am from Finland :)moreless

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  • They got back to what made the show great in the first place. Well Done.

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    By Laslo_Piniflex, Dec 31, 2006 Report Abuse
    I want to start off by saying that i litterally fell off of my chair laughing at this episode. When Earl freaks out at the stewardess and they are forced to tie him down i thought that was one of the most well written scenes especially his line \"Um, excuse me, mam, you just said my seat may be used as a flotation device, is that maybe as in can be or maybe like, maybe yours will, or maybe yours won\'t cause I didn\'t ask for a floating seat, I would have but that wasn\'t one of the choices.\" i thought it was tpical Earl in the best way. The episode was funny on so many levels. There was silliness (randy as the dead mexican boy), but i felt that that didn\'t dilute the episode\'s message or it\'s depth of plot. I hope that they keep making more episodes like this one because it\'s such a great show it\'d be a shame for it to get canned.moreless

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  • One of the best episodes ever!

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    By ShadowHawk0393, Dec 30, 2006 Report Abuse
    This was a great episode. It wasn't just one of the episodes you could watch over and over again. This was the episode that proved that My Name Is Earl could be an hour long. It didn't become repetitive like most other special episodes of other shows. This had some of the funniest parts of the whole season. The Spanish versions of Time After Time and Eye of the Tiger were great and so were the bandits breakdancing to Jump Around (Catalina's song). Also it didn't completely solve Randy's feelings for Catalina. They may have got married but he hasn't told her that he loves her. Great episode and best of the season.moreless

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  • Best episode of the season...

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    By dellective, Dec 16, 2006 Report Abuse
    I admit i have been a little disappointed with this season of my name is earl, but the past two or three episodes including this one have been good, finally the writing quality is back to its season 1 quality. you gotta love randy and his determination and the funny things that happen to earl, darnell has the best reactions, the guy is hilarious, they should give h him more scenes like that. all in all if earl continues to have a constant storyline instead of having just one episode with another thing to cross off his list (because we already had that season 1) then it will be fun to watch.moreless

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  • Mexican standoff!

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    By GeorgeJobson, Dec 11, 2006 Report Abuse
    This week's "Ugly Beatty" is a repeat, so I went over to the NBC network to catch a new "My Name is Earl" and behold it's a one hour episode as Earl and Randy go down to Mexico to save Catalina and bring her hjome, and it won't be easy, otherwise there won't be an expanded one hour episoide of the show. I'll break into two parts next summer, when it goes rerun. Meanwhile back home, Joy is undisterbed by noisy new neighbers, because she was drugged. But I'm glad to see the old Joy back before the end of the hour. Randy got his wish too.moreless

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    • The scene where Catalina sees two gangsters (who look like Earl and Randy) tying up an old woman to a chair to make her smoke until she dies is very much reminiscent of a scene in the second episode "Quit Smoking", where Earl ties up Donny's mother to make her quit smoking. Even the dialogue follows the same pattern, with Catalina asking what the gangsters are doing, commenting on why they kidnapped the woman and telling how many kidnappings she has seen in her life. Edit
    • The bandit leader Diego was really into American culture from the 1980's, since he stopped watching American TV in 1988. He is wearing the same kind of jacket that Michael Jackson wore in his video "Beat It" from 1983. Edit
    • Recurring joke: We have seen many pictures of Earl (his wedding picture, the mugshots, various photos with his family and friends), and in all of them his eyes are closed. In this episode, not even the photographer can take a picture of him with his eyes open (essential for a passport), thus Earl is forced to cut out a picture of two eyes from a magazine and paste it on his closed eyelids. Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Výprava do Mexika (Tour to Mexico) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Czech Republic: November 3, 2009 on Prima COOL Edit
    • The hour-long episode was rebroadcast on NBC on March 22, 2007, but the broadcast included additional outtakes before the commercial breaks. Edit

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    • (After the first fight between Randy and Earl because Earl wants a taco) Randy: Aaaah! You've bitten me. Earl: Sorry Randy, it had to be done. Randy: Fine! I give up, you can have your stupid taco... (Randy grabs a wooden box and smashes it against the back of Earl) Randy: ...when we get to Catalina's village. (Takes Earl's body on his shoulders, Earl grabs Randy's underwear and yanks it towards him) Randy: Aaah, you splittin' me. Earl: Put me down! Randy: No! (Earl yanks again, Randy lets him fall to the ground) Earl: Randy...I'm gettin' a TACO! (Randy throws dust into Earl's face) Earl: Ouw! Damn it Randy! Now I'm hungry and blind! Randy: You're being such a baby. You've been complaining the whole trip. Waaah waaah waaah! I'm afraid to fly. I don't like needles. I'm hungry and blind! (A blind, old Latino man with a can begging for money/food is shown) Randy: Sorry, señor. Edit
    • Randy: Hey wait...if there's a pill that can make Joy not mean, I bet there's a pill that can make you not a sissy. Maybe I can break it up and make it in your apricot...Shoot! Why did I tell you that? I know I just switch it in your banana...Damn it! I did it again. Now I'm running out of fruits. Earl: Randy, I can swallow a pill whole. Randy: No, I wanna sneak it to you in something. I hope the pill is small because I know how you love blueberries … (thinks about it) crap! Edit
    • Neighbor: Hey, Tina, how much you bet that I can get this cupcake in the trash can from here. Tina: Five bucks says you miss. (cupcake lands in Darnell's cereal bowl) Joy: I'll split that cupcake with you cupcake. Edit

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