Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Larry David | ... | Larry David | |
Jeff Garlin | ... | Jeff Greene | |
Cheryl Hines | ... | Cheryl David | |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | ... | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | |
Susie Essman | ... | Susie Greene | |
Rita Wilson | ... | Anne Michaelson | |
Jane Carr | ... | Fran Metzger | |
Una Damon | ... | ABC Executive | |
Merrin Dungey | ... | Amy | |
Zach Grenier | ... | Lane Michaelson | |
Ashly Holloway | ... | Sammi Greene | |
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Jonas Lagunoff | ... | Locksmith |
Ator Tamras | ... | Waitress | |
Bailey Thompson | ... | Tara Michaelson |
As part of a deal with ABC, Larry agrees to attend a screening of a new miniseries. At the after-party, Larry finds that the bathroom doors have no locks, so he goes to use the upstairs bathroom, and the network exec's daughter asks him to cut the hair off her doll's head. He does, incurring the wrath of the exec's wife, a theater-goer, and Susie, Written by halo1k
"The Doll" is an extremely entertaining and well scripted episode of the second series, directed by "Curb" regular Robert B. Weide. With Larry causing mayhem in the most cringe-worthy fashion, this mid-season episode deserved to be the season finale.
There's more than a little of Larry David in me and I can't help but empathise with his plight in some episodes. In "The Doll", his inability to see the possible consequences of his actions is both amusing and painful (in a good way).
The cast are as excellent as ever and they make even the most far-fetched scenes seem believable. The "fly on the wall" experience of watching "Curb" is comedy heaven.
10 out of 10. Without a doubt, "Curb" is the best comedy show in production today. Long may it continue.