Damn you, Sheryl Crow! “Everything Man,” the song from the guest star’s jam session with Grayson at the end of last night’s episode with the same title, is stuck in my head — particularly one of Crow’s solo lines, “Pleeeeeease beeee miiiiiiiiiine…” Eh. A bit desperado for my taste. Two great parts about that final scene: Travis capturing his mom Jules for another unstaged photo op (she looks hot when she’s depressed) and Laurie offering her frank and dreamy-eyed review of Grayson and Sarah’s duet: ”Wow. She is way, way better than you.” Oh, Laurie.
Busy Philipps has become my Personal Jesus — her reaction shots of disgust/condescension/cluelessness (a lofty mix) are the main reasons I watch Cougar Town on Wednesdays instead of on Saturday afternoons along with my favorite television shows about models. Like Jules and Grayson’s relationship, Laurie and Ellie’s bond has always been fraught with a certain strain of friendsion, but sometimes they share a moment — like the one pictured — in which their spirits mesh together in a cackling blob of silliness, indulgence, and total bitch. Here, they were ganging up on Travis because sweet teenage delusion has him believing he and girlfriend Kylie will stay together after going to separate colleges. Both actresses were truly cracking up for about five seconds. I love when that happens because I loooooove to laugh, like Mary Poppins’ Uncle Albert.
My favorite moments:
- The international sign for Lady Turnoff (punctuated by whiplash sound effect)
- Jules on Sheryl Crow’s hair: “It’s like you hit your head on a rock and honey came pouring out.”
- Laurie: “What kind of skank…wears a watch?” / “If I wanted to be a bathroom attendant, I would have stayed a bathroom attendant.” / “There is nothing less sexy than a dude who respects a restraining order.”
- Bobby and Andy’s “apology hugs,” complete with ass-slap
- Andy to Ellie: “I thought your buckethead would be filled with fish guts, but then it was filled with SEX.”
I’m dying to party in that Special Bathroom, but only if Jules isn’t there to yell at me for touching, like, the air. What were your favorite lines from last night — and has “Everything Man” trumped “Confident in My Sexualité” for you in Grayson’s extensive Neighbor Buddy Songbook? And should Sheryl Crow have to sing all her lines from now on? That might be better for everyone.
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Jules looks kind of like Steven Tyler
My mom and I both could not stop laughing when Travis was taking pictures of Jules, Laurie, and Ellie and they thought they were being sexy but the actual picture was anything but and Jules shouted “Devil camera!” and Ellie exclaimed “I look like a seal!”
I love Travis!
“Whenever there’s a camera around, we bring the sexy. That’s how we do.”
Pursy-whipped – outstanding.
I loved Pursy-whipped too.
Too many laugh-out-loud lines last night.
Just used it like three times today and just got crazy stares and then laughter when explained
“There’s no shame in making shower babies if you’re doing it for love.” LOL
ROTFLOL!Dude that is like straight out of real life…
Yes! Shower babies was the moment of the show.
I’m already trying to figure out who I’m going to use the shower babies line on.
That was the strongest episode in quite some time. I love this show!
Busy Philipps is amazing.
I agree — strongest in a while. It all just clicked, particularly after that horrible ad for the IPad that preceded it.
It was a good episode but you can’t compare this show to modern family even if they do have an advertisement as the plot it’s still funnier. And that hurts me to say because bill Lawrence is a big man crush for me but it’s true.
sheryl crow just does not fit in this show.
Great singer, not even adequate actress.
as much as I liked Everything Man, it hasn’t stuck in my head like Confident in my Sexualite.
but how could you leave out Travis’ photo of naked Ellie?
I totally agree on the Laurie front. it takes a talented actress to play that kind of charming clueless and stupidity.
Agreed – Confident in my Sexualite is timeless.
“Confident in My Sexualité” will always be #1, because its on my Bookface and it rhymes Marisha Hargitay!!!
I have always had a bit of a girl crush on Busy from the first ep of Freaks and Geeks. It is now full blown love. She makes this show for me.
I gotta agree with the I look like a seal comment! Hysterical! Also, the “No” button!
Showerbabies! I almost forgot about that one! I laughed my ass off at that line!
It is sincerely frightening how closely my marriage resembles Ellie & Andy’s…..they could’ve taken that story line right from us! It is comforting to know other couples whether fictional or real deal with the same real issues the rest of us do.
I am so glad that someone else saw a bit of themselves in Ellie and Andy’s “situation”… My husband and I just gave each other a look and started laughing! We have played out some of Andy and Ellie’s scenes NUMEROUS times in our real lives!
Great Shirt Alert!!!
I actually didn’t care for last night’s episode. Sheryl Crow is a terrible actress and the song annoyed me because the lyrics were so stupid. It also felt like they were trying very hard to be clever/funny, when a lot of the episode was just silly and a bit lame. It felt very off to me. Maybe it was the addition of Sheryl Crow. They should’ve found someone who could act and be funny, rather than one of Courtney Cox’s famous friends.
whew, i thought i was the only one who thought this ep wasn’t very good..have sheryl crow sing and play guitar so we don’t forget that she sings and plays..totally takes you out of the show. lots of funny lines but i thought the show was just off. if they keep bringing in celebrity guest it will become too much of a distraction
I may be alone but sex with your ex was my fave!
Agreed