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Back in the 2000s three of my favorite sitcoms were Curb Your Enthusiasm, Malcolm in the Middle and The King of Queens.
My favorite CYE episode of all time is 'The Doll', where the bumbling Larry David attends an event at the home of a rich producer and his wife. While Larry's main problem at the house is that in being nice to their young daughter he gets mistaken for a dangerous stranger when the little girl innocently says that 'the bald man came into my room and started playing dolls with me', prior to this he also has a personality clash with an officious employee who tells him what he can and can't do in the most minor situations. Things only get worse when Larry finds out that she is not an employee but rather another guest, a friend of the hosts who has taken it upon herself to be grown up version of a hall monitor.
Likewise with Malcolm in the Middle one of the funniest episodes sees Malcolm's dysfunctional family go out to dinner with his friend Stevie and Stevie's family. While Hal and Stevie's Dad are similar in personality, the authoritarian Lois contrasts greatly with Stevie's meek, mild and non-assertive mother. This contrasts most when Stevie's Mom cannot find the courage to return a dish she was given in error, while Lois goes off her head and creates a massive scene in the restaurant when she finds out the four boys have been misbehaving and playing the forbidden O game.
What I didn't know until recently was that the annoying CYE lady, Stevie's non-assertive mother and Deacon's wife Kelly from King of Queens were all played by the same actress Merrin Dungey.
My favorite CYE episode of all time is 'The Doll', where the bumbling Larry David attends an event at the home of a rich producer and his wife. While Larry's main problem at the house is that in being nice to their young daughter he gets mistaken for a dangerous stranger when the little girl innocently says that 'the bald man came into my room and started playing dolls with me', prior to this he also has a personality clash with an officious employee who tells him what he can and can't do in the most minor situations. Things only get worse when Larry finds out that she is not an employee but rather another guest, a friend of the hosts who has taken it upon herself to be grown up version of a hall monitor.
Likewise with Malcolm in the Middle one of the funniest episodes sees Malcolm's dysfunctional family go out to dinner with his friend Stevie and Stevie's family. While Hal and Stevie's Dad are similar in personality, the authoritarian Lois contrasts greatly with Stevie's meek, mild and non-assertive mother. This contrasts most when Stevie's Mom cannot find the courage to return a dish she was given in error, while Lois goes off her head and creates a massive scene in the restaurant when she finds out the four boys have been misbehaving and playing the forbidden O game.
What I didn't know until recently was that the annoying CYE lady, Stevie's non-assertive mother and Deacon's wife Kelly from King of Queens were all played by the same actress Merrin Dungey.
