Jump for Joy (My Name Is Earl)

"Jump for Joy (My Name Is Earl)"

"Jump for Joy" is an episode of the American sitcom My Name Is Earl.

Synopsis

Joy was facing a tough sentence for stealing the Bargain Bag delivery truck. It turns out that this was her third strike with the law, so her bail was set at one million dollars. Earl felt helpless because he didn’t have that kind of cash. But, he thought of the richest man in Camden County, Richard Chubby (Burt Reynolds).

Earl and Randy approached Chubby wanting money for Joy’s bail. He said he would loan them the money under one condition: they help get the best dancer at his strip club back on the job. That dancer was Catalina. Randy and Earl tried to come up with a way to get Catalina to return to dancing.

Catalina had left her dancing career behind because an old man died of a heart attack while watching her perform. All she wanted was closure and to pay the man’s son a visit at the small business he owned. Turns out the people who worked for the old man, Mr. Tucker, called him El Diablo. They all thought Catalina was a saint for killing him.

Randy helped get Catalina ready for her big comeback at Chubby’s strip club by stretching her legs and making sure she was flexible. Meanwhile, Earl confirmed that Chubby wouldn’t tell Catalina she was stripping to bail Joy out of jail. It was too late, though, because Catalina found out through Darnell that she was inadvertently helping to get Joy out of jail.

Earl tried to persuade Joy to be kind to Catalina in order to get her to dance again. The two began the conversation in prison on friendly terms, but it quickly turned ugly. After a few choice insults, Catalina stormed out of the jail. Joy decided she could strip for her own bail money.

Chubby agreed to let Joy dance for him, thinking she would bring money into the club. The only problem was that Joy drank too much tequila beforehand and threw up on the front row of the audience. Chubby fired her on the spot.

Earl passed out at the bar and when he awoke, Catalina was being cheered on stage for her dancing. He later asked Catalina why she decided to dance for Joy. Catalina said she did it for Earl because he cared so much about helping a friend and that made her want to help, as well. Joy made bail and Earl realized what a good friend Catalina was to him.

The List

Main article: The List (My Name Is Earl)

This episode, Earl does not complete, cross off, or try to attempt a single item on his list.

Item	Number	Source	Status

Songs

#	Song Title	Artist	Notes
1	Jump Around	House of Pain	Catalina's dance song
2	Highway to Hell	AC/DC
3	Centerfold	J. Geils Band	Joy's dance song
4	I Fought the Law	Hank Williams Jr.	When Joy is copying money

Trivia

• This is the second episode were Earl does not complete a single item on his list, the first being Bounty Hunter. However, this is the first in which he does not at least attempt one, partially due in fact that this is the continuation of the first episode of season two.

• In Monkeys in Space, when questioned by Earl about working at Club Chubby, Catalina demonstrated that she is quite proficient in pole dancing. From here on, she jumped.