No Hugging, No Learning

"A failed alibi has coastal consequences, and the Greenes' dog is denied a last meal. Larry confronts a buffet-line transgressor." -Original Air Date: 8/7/2011- This week we're talking about Vow of Silence, throwing going away parties for yourself, Brett Gelman and whether r not a confirmation of plans is necessary. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Ent...

"Larry vows to topple a sacred dating taboo, and regrets making concessions to his new office neighbor." -Original Air Date: 7/31/2011- This week we're talking about The Smiley Face, Big Dogs Clothing, appropriate reactions when someone has passed away and getting mad at emoticons in an era where people had already moved on to emojis! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...wat...

"Larry plays 'social assassin' to the hilt at a dinner party, on the golf course and at a Palestinian restaurant with chicken to die for." -Original Air Date: 7/24/2011- This week we're talking about Palestinian Chicken, the intricacies of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, redevoting yourself to your faith and Scott Aukerman aka Hot Copperman! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about on...

"Larry becomes an unlikely role model for battered women, and Richard Lewis's relationship with a burlesque performer is put to the test." -Original Air Date: 7/17/2011- This week we're talking about The Safe House, crying adults, a great possibility for a new meme template and SO many guest stars! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the fi...

"Season Eight Premiere. Larry learns his divorce lawyer isn't kosher, and rescinds a cookie order from a girl scout." -Original Air Date: 7/10/2011- This week we're talking about The Divorce, Tim trying to translate a German book that he found in one of the scenes and, an update to Larry's n-word count and a world that doesn't report on major news (like a sports team changing ownership.) This is N...

"In the Season Seven Finale, a returned favor costs Larry quality time with Cheryl." -Original Air Date: 11/22/2009- This week we're talking about Seinfeld...the episode. Not the show. But we do also talk about respecting wood, pamphlet-sized books and as close to we'll ever get to an actual Seinfeld reunion. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm...

"Larry gets frustrated by a nine-year-old's emails, Leon poses as a dead man and Jerry befriends Funkhouser." -Original Air Date: 11/15/2009- This week we're talking about The Table Read, learning about how tv shows are filmed, the right age to get a phone for your kid and Pee Wee Herman. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time....

"Jeff's indiscretion forces Larry to embrace his feminine side, and one of Jeff's clients competes with Cheryl for a 'Seinfeld' role" -Original Air Date: 11/8/2009- This week we're talking about Officer Krupke, Threads being Deads, Schmigadoon and we have a super uncomfy discussion trying to determine if Larry is problematic. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Cur...

"Larry twice encounters bad luck on the same golf hole." -Original Air Date: 10/25/2009- This week we're talking about The Black Swan, dues at private country clubs, leaving a paper trail and our new sponsor, subliminal messages from the dark lord! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops...

"Larry and Jerry Seinfeld consider incorporating Larry's latest real-life experience into the reunion show." -Original Air Date: 10/25/2009- This week we're talking about The Bare Midriff, an inconsistent way for Larry David to go to the bathroom, the banned joke list from "Workaholics" and a supposed incredible feat of athleticism. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watch...

"Larry learns to embrace the upside of disability without actually being disabled, and looks to disprove a rumor." -Original Air Date: 10/18/2009- This week we're talking about Denise Handicap, the disputed actual name of this episode, an odd uncharacteristic moment featuring a very generous Larry David and old trends of names we give people in our contacts. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the sh...

"Larry rats out Christian Slater at Ted and Mary's anniversary party, but later gets his payback at a restaurant rendezvous" -Original Air Date: 10/11/2009- This week we're talking about The Hot Towel, a missed opportunity of not cataloging all of Larry's unwritten rules of society, rules of restaurant visits as gifts and a big mistake with this episode that we immediately make better by thinking...

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"Larry resists Jeff's suggestion to do a Seinfeld reunion special - until he figures out a compelling personal reason to do so." -Original Air Date: 10/4/2009- This week we're talking about The Reunion, Ted's new TV fascination that he thought he'd never get into, men who wear thick, black-framed glasses and a great return to a classic Seinfeld bit. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about...

"Larry deliberately tries to annoy Loretta, against the advice of a renowned doctor, and dooms Richard Lewis' new relationship." -Original Air Date: 9/27/2009- This week we're talking about Vehicular Fellatio, standalone navigation systems that both of us owned that neither of us bought, hack jokes about 9/11 and the most egregious Larry interpretation ever involving the universal sign for somethi...

"In the Season Seven premiere, Larry attempts a preemptive break up with an ailing Loretta and learns a lesson." -Original Air Date: 9/20/2009- This week we're talking about Funkhouser's Crazy Sister, Larry David needing to comment on someone's homosexuality, one trick that doctors DON'T want you to know and planting the seeds for the season to come. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about...

"In the Season Six finale, a Bat Mitzvah provides Larry a chance to clear up his recent domestic travails." -Original Air Date: 11/11/2007- This week we're talking about The Bat Mitzvah, our favorite sketches from Season 3 of I Think You Should Leave, if Tim knows what songs are modern and popular and the worst possible re-watch that we could do for Patreon. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the sh...

"Larry tries to curry favor with Cheryl by influencing her therapists." -Original Air Date: 11/4/2007- This week we're talking about The Therapists, a new side of Larry (?), how to mug someone and our troubles with the new MAX service. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops early on Pat...

"Larry tries to do Auntie Rae a favor, but ends up offending her. Jeff's hospital stay opens a door for Larry." -Original Air Date: 10/28/2007- This week we're talking about The N Word, the vibes being off early with Sheila, an unfortunate guest role for Jake Johnson and a theory on the real-life events that we think led to the writing of this episode. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show abo...

"A malfunctioning TV device puts Larry's marriage with Cheryl into a crisis mode." -Original Air Date: 10/21/2007- This week we're talking about The TiVo Guy, going over the fence vs. through the gate, the total overhaul of a radio station Tim auditioned for and Bluetooth technology circa 2007. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first...

"Larry tests the limits of sick sex; Loretta and Leon's job prospects are burned by a slow toaster." -Original Air Date: 10/14/2007- This week we're talking about The Rat Dog, Star Wars fans being the worst fans, Kevin Farley and Ted's Tim Meadows encounter. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Next week's epi...

"A book about freaks, coupled with a chauffeur's incapacity, sets Larry up for a string of ejections." -Original Air Date: 10/7/2007- This week we're talking about The Freak Book, our plans for death and the afterlife, 2000's game show references and Larry's incredible(ly inconsistent) sense of direction. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for...

"Larry regrets getting Richard Lewis's girlfriend Cha Cha a job near the office bathroom." -Original Air Date: 9/30/2007- This week we're talking about The Lefty Call, toilet paper for dudes, being a little too real to waiters and a VERY large leap in logic (even by Curb standards). This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want m...

"Larry argues with Susie and Richard Lewis over condolences and is accused of pinching flowers by Marty Funkhouser." -Original Air Date: 9/23/2007- This week we're talking about The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial, age cutoffs for being an orphan, unwritten rules of society and the cost of a gold checkmark on Twitter! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your...

"The Davids and the Blacks move into a new house and take in a guest; Larry alters a dry-cleaning rule." -Original Air Date: 9/16/2007- This week we're talking about The Anonymous Donor, not taking credit for things, a long, crusty walk for the audience and Leon Black! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Next...