Larry who has been dating Jennifer, is seen at her place. She begs for a little extra time to get ready. To entertain himself, he draws a Hitler's mustache and a swastika on a picture he finds in a magazine. A young boy enters the room, announcing he is Greg, Jennifer's son. The boy likes what Larry has done to the picture, especially the swastika, which he finds so neat. Larry notices the boy has feminine tendencies by the way he expresses himself.
Jennifer, a pianist at a cocktail lounge, is seen playing. Larry, who has come to hear her play, is clearly annoyed by the people he finds rude by not letting him enjoy the music. Michael J. Fox enters with friends. Spotting Larry, he goes to say hello, but Larry asks him to lower his voice because he feels Jennifer must be mortified. Michael and his friends at their table are seen talking, and Larry shushes them, something that does not sit well with Michael, who as he is departing shakes his head, as though disapproving Larry's warnings.
Going up to his apartment, Larry is seen in the elevator with another man. He has pressed his floor, but he decides to go one more floor to confront Michael, who as it happens, lives on the apartment above. The man in the elevator does not mince his words, telling Larry off. At Michael's apartment, Larry wants to find out what was that all about the parting gesture. Asking to wait, Larry picks a magazine where he proceeds to give the man on the cover a Hitler's mustache. What he does not know the man is Michael's father-in-law!. Michael, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, explains his shake has to do with his condition. Offering Larry something to drink, he takes a bottle from the refrigerator which spills all over his shirt.
Talking with Susie and Jeff, Larry offers his views on little Greg. Larry gives Greg a sewing machine, which becomes a hit with the boy, but it is clear his mother did not like the present. Later on, Jennifer and Susie are sitting on a bench in Central Park. Larry who has arrived with Jeff sees Greg who comes to give Susie a present he has made for her. It is a pillow sham with a Swastika on it! Susie goes crazy. A bicyclist comes to the area where the group is standing and knocks Jeff to the ground.
Leon and Larry are annoyed at the constant noise from Michael J. Fox's apartment. Larry cannot sleep. Leon thinks that would not happen on a black building. Larry goes to talk to Michael, but nothing is settled. One day, coming home, Larry is greeted by the doorman, who wants to thank him for the Yankees ticket he got. Michael is seen in the back and Larry complains about the noise to the doorman, who becomes irate hearing Larry talk about Michael, who is well loved in the building.
Larry, trying to make amends with Jennifer and Greg, has bought a violin for the boy. There is an event in the building, a fund raiser for the Michael J. Fox's foundation. Larry and Jeff attend. Mayor Bloomberg is also in attendance. As Michael is speaking, Larry is telling Jeff about the violin, but as he is shushed from the dais, he begins to gesture a violin player, something that does not sit well with the crowd.
In the end, Larry tries to do the right thing with Michael, who suggests Larry to come to another event where a contribution of ten thousand dollars will be expected. Larry tries to beg out because he will not be in town. Michael asks where does he plans to be. Well, the next scene is in Paris, where Leon and Larry are strolling. Larry observing a man parking his car over the dividing lines, begins ranting to the offender in French.
The episode could be perceived as offensive because of the way Larry deals with a beloved figure like Michael J. Fox who has been suffering from one of the most cruel afflictions a human being must endure. But then, Mr. Fox himself is on hand to play a dignified role about his condition. The other issue that might be offensive has to do with Greg, a boy that is clearly effeminate, the way he is presented. For whatever reasons, that could be taken as an unkind gesture from the creators of the show, but is is all played with subtlety.
Directed by Alan Berg with a screenplay by Larry David, Alan Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, it marks the end of the 2011 season. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is one of the most original HBO comedies. The creating genius of Mr. David shines right through in the way he sees life and the things that contribute to annoy him.
Jennifer, a pianist at a cocktail lounge, is seen playing. Larry, who has come to hear her play, is clearly annoyed by the people he finds rude by not letting him enjoy the music. Michael J. Fox enters with friends. Spotting Larry, he goes to say hello, but Larry asks him to lower his voice because he feels Jennifer must be mortified. Michael and his friends at their table are seen talking, and Larry shushes them, something that does not sit well with Michael, who as he is departing shakes his head, as though disapproving Larry's warnings.
Going up to his apartment, Larry is seen in the elevator with another man. He has pressed his floor, but he decides to go one more floor to confront Michael, who as it happens, lives on the apartment above. The man in the elevator does not mince his words, telling Larry off. At Michael's apartment, Larry wants to find out what was that all about the parting gesture. Asking to wait, Larry picks a magazine where he proceeds to give the man on the cover a Hitler's mustache. What he does not know the man is Michael's father-in-law!. Michael, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, explains his shake has to do with his condition. Offering Larry something to drink, he takes a bottle from the refrigerator which spills all over his shirt.
Talking with Susie and Jeff, Larry offers his views on little Greg. Larry gives Greg a sewing machine, which becomes a hit with the boy, but it is clear his mother did not like the present. Later on, Jennifer and Susie are sitting on a bench in Central Park. Larry who has arrived with Jeff sees Greg who comes to give Susie a present he has made for her. It is a pillow sham with a Swastika on it! Susie goes crazy. A bicyclist comes to the area where the group is standing and knocks Jeff to the ground.
Leon and Larry are annoyed at the constant noise from Michael J. Fox's apartment. Larry cannot sleep. Leon thinks that would not happen on a black building. Larry goes to talk to Michael, but nothing is settled. One day, coming home, Larry is greeted by the doorman, who wants to thank him for the Yankees ticket he got. Michael is seen in the back and Larry complains about the noise to the doorman, who becomes irate hearing Larry talk about Michael, who is well loved in the building.
Larry, trying to make amends with Jennifer and Greg, has bought a violin for the boy. There is an event in the building, a fund raiser for the Michael J. Fox's foundation. Larry and Jeff attend. Mayor Bloomberg is also in attendance. As Michael is speaking, Larry is telling Jeff about the violin, but as he is shushed from the dais, he begins to gesture a violin player, something that does not sit well with the crowd.
In the end, Larry tries to do the right thing with Michael, who suggests Larry to come to another event where a contribution of ten thousand dollars will be expected. Larry tries to beg out because he will not be in town. Michael asks where does he plans to be. Well, the next scene is in Paris, where Leon and Larry are strolling. Larry observing a man parking his car over the dividing lines, begins ranting to the offender in French.
The episode could be perceived as offensive because of the way Larry deals with a beloved figure like Michael J. Fox who has been suffering from one of the most cruel afflictions a human being must endure. But then, Mr. Fox himself is on hand to play a dignified role about his condition. The other issue that might be offensive has to do with Greg, a boy that is clearly effeminate, the way he is presented. For whatever reasons, that could be taken as an unkind gesture from the creators of the show, but is is all played with subtlety.
Directed by Alan Berg with a screenplay by Larry David, Alan Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, it marks the end of the 2011 season. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is one of the most original HBO comedies. The creating genius of Mr. David shines right through in the way he sees life and the things that contribute to annoy him.