No Hugging, No Learning

"In the Season Five finale, Larry is changed by a trip to Arizona." -Original Air Date: 12/4/2005-

This week we're talking about The End, subtitles ruining jokes, Kelley Blue Book values of cars and …

"Larry suspects his Korean bookie of kidnapping Jeff's dog." -Original Air Date: 11/27/2005-

This week we're talking about The Korean Bookie, Bobby Lee and other MadTV alumni, making blind sports bet…

"Larry and Jeff befriend the head of a kidney-transplant consortium." -Original Air Date: 11/20/2005-

This week we're talking about The Ski Lift, Larry not understanding what all men talk about, an i…

"Larry ruffles feathers by inviting a sex offender to a seder." -Original Air Date: 11/13/2005-

This week we're talking about The Seder, a confusing hand gesture, how to not help your elderly neighb…

"Larry is blackmailed into making two wishes come true, and swaps smoking jackets with an icon." -Original Air Date: 11/6/2005-

This week we're talking about The Smoking Jacket, an inconceivable thin…

"Larry and Jeff debate how far they're willing to go to help out a friend in need." -Original Air Date: 10/30/2005-

This week we're talking about Lewis Needs a Kidney, relating to Larry in the Jack i…

"Larry dishonors an art dealer at a Japanese restaurant and accuses a nursing-home resident of a Bingo fix." -Original Air Date: 10/16/2005-

This week we're talking about Kamikaze Bingo, insufferable…

"Larry buys his housekeeper a bra, and is saved from the wrath of her vengeful husband by orthotics and a special nail." -Original Air Date: 10/9/2005-

This week we're talking about The Christ Nail, …

"Larry hires a private investigator to uncover a personal secret and adopt a 'racist' dog." -Original Air Date: 10/2/2005-

This week we're talking about The Bowtie, ANOTHER new house for the David's,…

"In the Season Five premiere, Larry is changed by a near-death experience, a revelation and a sandwich." -Original Air Date: 9/25/2005-

This week we're talking about The Larry David Sandwich, Ted's e…

"In the Season Four finale, Larry opens in 'The Producers' on Broadway." -Original Air Date: 3/14/2004-

This week we're talking about Opening Night, lying about having OCD, an imperceptible cameo (ex…

"Larry contemplates a tempting offer from his Hasidic dry cleaner." -Original Air Date: 3/7/2004-

This week we're talking about The Survivor, aftermath of being an early reality television celebrity,…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Another year of No Hugging, No Learning has come and gone, and along with it another year of our lives!

This Christmas, we sat down with The Downvoter Aaron Mook t…

"A surreptitious video purchase endangers Larry's relationship with his assistant, Antoinette." -Original Air Date: 2/29/2004-

This week we're talking about Wandering Bear, a follow up about the term…

"Larry's decision to buy a surrogate mother a baby-shower gift backfires...as do his efforts to pass a routine physical." -Original Air Date: 2/22/2004-

This week we're talking about The Surrogate, p…

"Larry finds an innovative way to use the HOV lane to get to a Dodgers game." -Original Air Date: 2/8/2004-

This week we're talking about The Car Pool Lane, Similarities between a scene and a Whitest…

"Larry's working relationship with David Schwimmer and his golf-club membership are threatened." -Original Air Date: 2/1/2004-

This week we're talking about The 5 Wood, the Broken Lizard filmography,…

"Larry inadvertently traumatizes the Greenes' daughter and has a problem with the local weatherman." -Original Air Date: 1/25/2004-

This week we're talking about The Weatherman, Ted's million-dollar …

"Larry mends fences with Michael by setting him up on a blind date." -Original Air Date: 1/18/2004-

This week we're talking about The Blind Date, things being played for laughs that shouldn't be, the…

"Larry reconnects with Michael, his blind tormentor, with bad results." -Original Air Date: 1/11/2004-

This week we're talking about Ben's Birthday Party, Spanish-language pronunciations, a meta reas…