Ep 7. The Doll
- TVMA
- November 4, 2001
- 29 min
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9.2 (3,025)
In Curb Your Enthusiasm season 2 episode 7 titled "The Doll," Larry's wife Cheryl loses a doll that she had promised to give to her friend's daughter. Cheryl asks Larry to help her find the doll, but he initially shows little interest. However, Larry then discovers that the doll was left at Jeff's house during a party and decides to retrieve it for Cheryl.
Larry's quest to retrieve the doll leads to several awkward and uncomfortable encounters. First, he tries to sneak into Jeff's house but gets caught by Jeff's wife Susie, who demands an explanation for his presence. Larry lies and says that he is there to use the bathroom, but Susie doesn't believe him and throws him out of the house.
Undeterred, Larry decides to break into Jeff's house to retrieve the doll. He climbs over a fence and accidentally lands in the pool, causing a commotion and attracting the attention of Jeff's neighbors. Larry tries to play it cool and act like he belongs there, but the neighbors quickly catch on and start calling the police.
As Larry is dragged away by the police, he spots a man who looks like Jeff walking down the street. He assumes that Jeff has changed his appearance to avoid being recognized by the police and starts chasing him, causing chaos in the street.
Eventually, Larry gets the doll back and returns it to Cheryl. However, she discovers that the doll is not the same one that she had promised to give to her friend's daughter. Larry insists that it is the right doll and that the other one must have been a knockoff, but Cheryl doesn't believe him and accuses him of being careless and irresponsible.
The episode ends with Larry and Cheryl arguing over the doll, with Larry insisting that he did everything he could to retrieve it and Cheryl insisting that he should have been more careful. The argument encapsulates the show's central theme of the misunderstandings and miscommunications that arise from social interactions, as well as the absurd and exaggerated lengths that Larry will go to in order to rectify a seemingly minor mistake.
