"Curb Your Enthusiasm" 6x3

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM 6x3 "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial"

Okay, Little Orphan Funkhouser

Just from the title of this one I felt like I'd love this episode. The mere mention of Bob Einstein's imminent appearance makes me smile. I will go on a limb and say that Marty Funkhouser is the best invented character on this show. He's that friend that thinks he's really close to you but you sort of tolerate and use him. The sort of sick relationship you never see explored on TV, but is just right at home here.

The whole "shoe money" thing made me think of Aaron Sorkin's production company he used for "Studio 60" (which in turn came from a line from "Sports Night") See how my TV addled mind works? I must also say I barely recognized Ken Hudson Campbell, he looks a bit like Kubrick here. You may remember him from "Herman's Head" or as the guy that greets Bill Murray on the stairs in 'Groundhog Day'

I debated the quote for the top of this post, I suppose the traditional reviewer would have used "She abused the sampling privilege!" but that's about the plot, and I don't want to just talk what happened on the show. The other contender was "I don't particularly like children, but I like being called 'Daddy'" I had to go with the one I picked because I've thought about the fact that I'm going to be an orphan when my mom dies, but then I think it's silly to think of myself as an orphan at this point. The fact that something so odd that I've actually thought about appears nearly verbatim in this show, just proves to me why I love it so dearly.

This episode is yet another sublime example of the idiosyncracies of Larry David's mind making for classic TV. I have to start finding other things to write about or I'll end up just talking about his Prius. But who cares, I love this show.

And don't forget, we've learned a great truth here: even though nobody wants shoe money, you never know when it might come in handy.

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