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For those who missed my disclaimer yesterday I am proctoring exams at a local college over the next few work days so I might not be around as often as usual and my blogs might be a little shorter. That just means I need you all to help me remember all the great moments that I forgot or didn't have time to mention! Here are my brief highlights, blog away:
My Name is Earl
--Wow! Earl is married again. Well, what woman can resist this line: "Even though most of those words were written by Bret Michaels in the '80s, they're coming straight from the heart"? Hopefully this one sticks for awhile and he Billie can figure out karma together...with Randy along for the ride, of course.
--Catalina's awkward lesbian small talk with Billie before licking her neck.
--Kenny's not-so-secret crush on Stuart the cop.
--There were lots of funny things about Joy and the kids living in the Crab Shack now, like when the guy at the bar was teaching one of the kids to carry numbers...on his spelling homework, the pool table "bunk beds", and when the phone rang and Joy said, "Who calls a bar after 7:00?! We have kids sleeping."
Scrubs
--JD and Turk shopping for a testicular implant at "Ball Mart".
--Dr. Cox insisting on being called "Chief Dr. Cox," even by the announcer guy, who apparently just follows him around these days.
--A brief cameo from Kelso who laughed hysterically when Dr. Cox had Carla call him to ask him to help with some work that was left over from his regime.
--JD and Elliott becoming friends again by pranking a local drive-thru with a "Speaker Broken: Talk Loudly" sign that accidentally got the manager kidnapped. By the end of the episode they were laughing and chatting and playing with Sam like a family, and Turk and Carla aren't the only ones who noticed.
--Whoever came up with the idea of making a "braintrust" out of my favorite supporting characters, The Janitor, Todd, Doug, and Ted, is a genius. They make me laugh out loud every week.
The Office
--Just when I was feeling a little sorry for Ryan last week he goes and threatens Jim's job...and Toby backs him up because he's jealous of Jim and Pam! I guess that awkward fence jumping incident last week taught him nothing. Not cool, Toby.
--I was actually a little proud of Michael this week. First, he proved to be smarter than Andy by not allowing himself to be suckered into surrendering power to Dwight, and then he actually acted like a real boss. Michael Scott, they guy who wants everyone (except Toby) to love him, told Stanley that even if he didn't really respect him, he still had to pretend to respect him because he was still the boss. Okay, he "fake fired" Stanley first, but we take moments of maturity when we can get them from Micheal. 
--Speaking of Andy and Dwight, did you catch the admiring look on Angela's face when she overheard how Dwight had tricked Andy? I believe someone is still smitten with his evil genius.
--One of the gangs that Darryl has belonged to: The Newsies. I also enjoyed his explanation of "fluffy fingers".
30 Rock
--Floyd's involuntary reaction to seeing Liz at her door after his airline was "canceled.": "Crone!!"
--"Floor 12" complete with blinking florescent lights, a one-eyed receptionist, and elevator doors that don't open again.
--I knew something was up when Jack was giving Liz a (mostly) comforting mentor-like speech about her life, but I never dreamed he'd leave NBC to go to that "sinking ship," the Bush administration. Blurg.
--Kenneth realizing that alcohol is the "Hillbilly Milk" that he has been drinking since he was a baby. I knew that not even the Teamsters could beat the TGS crew in a drinking contest, especially when the batteries are dead in Tracy's ankle monitor.
ER
--I continue to be amazed at the path that Morris has gone on from his early days on the show until now. Tonight he proved to be smart, compassionate, and an extremely capable leader under horrific conditions. Scott Grimes has taken the worst goofy screwup in ER history and made him into a man without ever losing that original, slightly goofy, quality. Bravo!
--Another character who had a rough road becoming a man is Pratt, but in this episode, under circumstances where anyone might be expected to bail (especially on someone who isn't even their girlfriend anymore), he stood by Bettina and told her that he loved her and wanted to spend his life with her.
--We all know that County General is the unluckiest hospital in the world (How do people keep getting weapons in?!), but tonight's scenes were especially harrowing because the shooter really seemed like a guy who'd just lost everything and couldn't bare to lose anything else. He did terrible things, but like Morris, I felt a pang of sadness when he was shot by the sniper.
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May 2, 2008 7:47 AM
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Hi Megan, I'm so happy that ER is still turning out quality storylines after so many years. I was very impressed with last night episode. You are dead on with Morris. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would really like his character, but I do. The path they've taken into maturing him was well done and believable, and like you said, they didn't take away his quirky personality by doing it. I think that's what makes it so believable too. I was so upset when they shot the guy at the end. He had turned over the gun and was ready to face the consequences in a peaceful manner, it was so sad. Pratt is really stepping up to the plate, but will it be enough for Bettina or not? I think he is being genuine, but can he really handle it in the long run? I guess we'll find out. ER keeps amazing me that it keeps going strong despite all of the cast changes. I know that I'll be watching until the very end and loving it.
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May 2, 2008 8:04 AM
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No tv for us here in oklahoma last night.  Stupid bad weather. I missed 30 Rock.
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May 2, 2008 10:19 AM
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Hi Megan,
Good luck with your exams--doesn't sound like much fun.
I loved Scrubs last night, and you pretty much hit all of my highlights. "Ball Mart" just about killed me.
I also loved Ted standing up for himself with Janitor. Nice ending to that plot line.
Kenneth realizing that alcohol is the "Hillbilly Milk" that he has been drinking since he was a baby. I knew that not even the Teamsters could beat the TGS crew in a drinking contest, especially when the batteries are dead in Tracy's ankle monitor.
This was my favorite moment in 30 Rock. Who but Kenneth would think moonshine was "Hillbilly Milk." And seeing Brian Dennehy as the head of the Teamsters drinking crew in the contest was a treat.
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May 2, 2008 10:39 AM
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Aww, I'm sorry, Leah, but I'm glad you are okay. Hopefully you can catch 30 Rock online.
I've been really impressed with the way they've handled Morris over the years, Trish. I NEVER would have guessed when they introduced the character that he would turn out to be so good, or even that he would still be on the show now! I think he had one of the longest progressions to being a "grown-up" in the history of the show, but it was done very well, and worth the wait.
Marci--I didn't even recognize Brian Dennehy until about the third time he was onscreen! The drinking contest was very funny.
I think out of all the stuff I watched last night the one joke that still makes me giggle just thinking about it is the Ball Mart fantasy.
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May 2, 2008 12:12 PM
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JD and Turk shopping for a testicular implant at "Ball Mart".
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May 2, 2008 12:51 PM
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Leah, don't feel too bad; I haven't been able to watch either. (And neither was Cindy, apparently.) Although, my situation wasn't weather-related--I just was too busy! I fell asleep while recording Supernatural, so I'm hoping it and Lost recorded okay. Otherwise, I'll be coaxing my poor WiFi connection to help me watch a lot of shows on Sunday!
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May 2, 2008 1:00 PM
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Marci--I didn't even recognize Brian Dennehy until about the third time he was onscreen! The drinking contest was very funny.
I didn't either, Megan. And I had to look him up on imdb to make sure it was him. He's lost a lot of weight since his early days and the beard didn't help either. That whole plotline was hilarious.
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May 2, 2008 1:46 PM
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I can't read anything yet, Megan. I saw half of Earl before the tornadoes came and then half of 30 Rock before they came back. Geesh. I will catch up and post later.
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May 2, 2008 2:16 PM
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Great.
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May 3, 2008 3:18 PM
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Aww, thanks for stopping by, Cindy. I hope things are going better for you now and that the damage is being repaired. I'm glad you are safe!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought he looked different, Marci!
I understand, Famin; it is Saturday night and I'm still not finished catching up with Thursday night TV shows!
It must be funny; I don't even think John watched the episode, but it made him roll on the floor, too.
Thanks, nascarbobbarker!
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May 4, 2008 12:34 AM
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Hi Meg! You came up in the conversation when I met up with Pixie, Mary, and Kath on Saturday. I kept getting the Megans mixed up, since Kath's daughter's name is Megan also. And since you're going to be her daughter-in-law and all, it was just confusing! (Plus, I was operating on only four hours of sleep and a bit of a sugar overdose. Ask Kath to tell you about how she felt about Buffy the Vampire Slayer before her son got her to watch it. I thought I was going to burst a blood vessel from all the laughing!)
I did finally watch Scrubs online. I felt a little bad for the poor drive-thru guy, but then I felt bad for JD because they'd almost got away with it until Elliot squealed.  And Ball-Mart was hilarious. Did you notice that in most of the scenes that we saw, the "balls" were brightly colored so as to be mistaken for other things? I figured that was a FCC thing. Although there were one or two that were clearly testicular prosthetics.
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May 5, 2008 10:16 AM
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Aww, I'm so glad that you all had such a good time at brunch! I wish I could have been there, but I'm honored that I was a topic of discussion.
I'm still laughing about the Ball Mart joke days later. I didn't notice the brightly colored ones when I was watching it; probably because I was giggling so much. I felt bad for JD when Elliot squealed on them, too; she just doesn't have this prank thing down yet.
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May 5, 2008 12:22 PM
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