Did Big Earl and Little Earl serve any purpose? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

seventies_sitcoms · 10-29-2005, 10:37 PM

The only thing they did for the viewers were irritate them. They didn't bother me when I was a little kid (I was probably Little Earl's age), but as an adult I have to think "Who the h*ll thought they would make interesting characters?" Little Earl is especially irritating. Big Earl is so dumb. Are we supposed to believe he is really a detective? I know it is a comedy and everything, but these guys were lame. Did they help destroy the popularity of the show?

Brian Damage · 10-29-2005, 10:43 PM

They were just a part of the problem during season 3, but they were a problem none the less.

robby76 · 10-29-2005, 11:23 PM

Anyone have a pic or screencap of these two? I've trawled the internet and found nothing. They're so infamous, I need to see them!

seventies_sitcoms · 10-30-2005, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by robby76

Anyone have a pic or screencap of these two? I've trawled the internet and found nothing. They're so infamous, I need to see them!

You've never seen any Season 3 episodes of this show before? I know little Earl was played by David Hollander. Try a search on him. I'll have to go back and see who plays Big Earl.

robby76 · 10-30-2005, 12:47 AM

I did my Google and IMBD searches but nothing came up really.

And no I've not seen any season 3 episodes. I don't live in the US, so get zero re-runs... literally! I only remembered "What's Happening" as a very young boy in the very late 70's/early 80's. But buying the dvds brought back all the memories. I was reluctant to buy Season 3 on dvd from all the negative comments.

seventies_sitcoms · 10-30-2005, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by robby76

I did my Google and IMBD searches but nothing came up really.

And no I've not seen any season 3 episodes. I don't live in the US, so get zero re-runs... literally! I only remembered "What's Happening" as a very young boy in the very late 70's/early 80's. But buying the dvds brought back all the memories. I was reluctant to buy Season 3 on dvd from all the negative comments.

I did a search and came up pretty much empty handed too. Wow, they must be hated so much that nobody wants to scan their picture for the net!

There has to be something somewhere on these dudes.

duckie · 12-29-2011, 05:22 PM

Little Earl in love with Dee was just stupid. IMO Big Earl wasnt a bad character.

TVFactFan · 12-29-2011, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by duckie

Little Earl in love with Dee was just stupid. IMO Big Earl wasnt a bad character.

What made Big Earl a bad character?

EccentricGenius · 01-25-2016, 04:07 PM

Hell no!

Torgo · 01-31-2016, 11:45 AM

They were indeed useless characters, I tend to skip their episodes now.

TVFactFan · 01-31-2016, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

They were indeed useless characters, I tend to skip their episodes now.

Big Earl served some purpose being a cop

His son...........NO PURPOSE

Torgo · 01-31-2016, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

His son...........NO PURPOSE

Other than to be an annoying little brat, but we already had Dee for that.

TVFactFan · 01-31-2016, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

Other than to be an annoying little brat, but we already had Dee for that.

And he was too damm young to be around them at the soda shop

BestTVever · 03-29-2021, 06:22 AM

The entire show was shaken up in season 3. Mama was gone and she was the character to put Raj and Dee in their place. Most scenes were no longer at the house so they needed a stable apartment character to add to the show. But they were annoying for sure but when you cut out a major character, you need balance with new ones. Dee was older too so they tried to bring a cuter and younger character to chase Dee.

TVFactFan · 03-29-2021, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BestTVever

The entire show was shaken up in season 3. Mama was gone and she was the character to put Raj and Dee in their place. Most scenes were no longer at the house so they needed a stable apartment character to add to the show. But they were annoying for sure but when you cut out a major character, you need balance with new ones. Dee was older too so they tried to bring a cuter and younger character to chase Dee.

I was able to tolerate earl and his son more than Snake. That goofy basketball player who always looked like he had no idea where he was

10-29-2005, 10:37 PM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	Did Big Earl and Little Earl serve any purpose? The only thing they did for the viewers were irritate them. They didn't bother me when I was a little kid (I was probably Little Earl's age), but as an adult I have to think "Who the h*ll thought they would make interesting characters?" Little Earl is especially irritating. Big Earl is so dumb. Are we supposed to believe he is really a detective? I know it is a comedy and everything, but these guys were lame. Did they help destroy the popularity of the show?

10-29-2005, 10:43 PM	#2
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10-29-2005, 11:23 PM	#3
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10-30-2005, 12:47 AM	#5
robby76 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 949	I did my Google and IMBD searches but nothing came up really. And no I've not seen any season 3 episodes. I don't live in the US, so get zero re-runs... literally! I only remembered "What's Happening" as a very young boy in the very late 70's/early 80's. But buying the dvds brought back all the memories. I was reluctant to buy Season 3 on dvd from all the negative comments.

12-29-2011, 05:22 PM	#7
duckie Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 13, 2011 Location: south Posts: 1,784	Little Earl in love with Dee was just stupid. IMO Big Earl wasnt a bad character.

01-25-2016, 04:07 PM	#9
EccentricGenius Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 772	Hell no!

03-29-2021, 06:22 AM	#14
BestTVever Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2021 Location: Miami Posts: 1,954	The entire show was shaken up in season 3. Mama was gone and she was the character to put Raj and Dee in their place. Most scenes were no longer at the house so they needed a stable apartment character to add to the show. But they were annoying for sure but when you cut out a major character, you need balance with new ones. Dee was older too so they tried to bring a cuter and younger character to chase Dee.