Episode Commentary: Larry Miller Hair System

If you consider yourself a decent pop culture guru, you should know who Larry Miller is. Appearing on tons of television shows and in a myriad of films over the past 25 years, the dude is hilarious.

Little known fact: he was also pretty close to being cast as George Costanza on “Seinfeld” before a dude with the name of Jason Alexander came along.

Nevertheless, his appearance on this episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force is entertaining, but this week is all about Carl.

Getting an opportunity to look in the mirror for once and come to some type of conclusion about the way he’s wasted away his life- on bad food, television, music, prostitutes and drugs, Carl sticks to his guns and ends up destroying a part of himself in the process.

That kind of faith Carl has, to be so unshakingly content with his situation in life, in spite of not having a damn thing to be happy about, is a rare commodity today. It proves, if nothing else, that Carl is either the coolest character in the Adult Swim Universe or one the most insane.

Either way, you’ll be laughing throughout the entire episode.

Charmingly disgusting and vile, yet remarkably witty and endearing, Carl pulls off the impossible here and manages to sink himself even lower, and laugh about it the entire time.

The first episode in quite some time to be all about the Aqua Teen’s favorite neighbor, it was well worth the wait this season is easily one of the best of its kind. A testament to the writing ability of Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, “Larry Miller Hair System” proves that this duo can do things in 13 minutes that other writers could only dream of.

Nonetheless, with the conclusion of this episode, the same question that has been on the mind of thousands of the shows’ fans manages to pop up once again.

When will Carl get his own show?

Related posts:

1. Curb Your Enthusiasm Coverage: Down Car Periscope Episode Commentary: Car Periscope It’s pretty tough to top Rosie O’Donnell, but this episode nearly does it thanks to a racist former TV judge, a one-armed scrabble player and a...
2. Curb Your Enthusiasm Coverage: Larry vs. Rosie Episode Commentary: The Bisexual Larry David vs. Rosie O’Donnell just works. Every time she’s been on the show, regardless of the situation, O’Donnell has delivered. This time out, Larry and...
3. Curb Your Enthusiasm Coverage: Dead Dogs and Ice Cream Episode Commentary: “Vow of Silence” This isn’t a bad episode of Curb, it just once again fails to pack the same punch as the magical episode two weeks ago. With...
4. Curb Your Enthusiasm Season Eight Commentary: When Leon Met Larry Episode Commentary: “The Safe House” Even though the work of both Richard Lewis and Larry David induce several moments that make this episode memorable, the antics of Leon [J.B. Smoove]...