My Name Is Earl: Season 2, Episode 5

Van Hickey (19 Oct. 2006)

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Earl has to get his old band back together to take care of an elderly man on his list. But it only brings out a nasty secret which ultimately forces Earl to marry Ralph's mom.

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Earl wants to make up for number 50 on his list, "kicked the lead singer out of my band", by getting his old band back together and play one more gig. Everything goes quite well until the former lead singer of the band finds Earl's list and reads aloud that Earl once had sex with Ralph's mother. Ralph is so mad at Earl he wants to kill him and the only way for Earl not to get killed is to marry Ralph's mother. Written by Marco van Hoof <k_luifje7@hotmail.com>

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When talking about starting a band, Earl references another band that was started by two brothers, "Van Halen". The two list items Earl deals with in this episode are #50 (Kicked Lead Singer out of Band) and #51 (Slept with Ralph's Mom) or "5150", the name of the first Van Halen album with Sammy Hagar (after David Lee Roth was kicked out of the band). See more »

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[voice over, about why he had sex with Ralph's mother]
Earl Hickey: And there she was. She wasn't young, but she was conscious... And besides, she made us Rice Krispy squares.
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"No Sugar Tonight"
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