No Hugging, No Learning

"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...

"In the Season Six premier, Cheryl talks Larry into adopting the Blacks, a family displaced by a hurricane." -Original Air Date: 9/9/2007- This week we're talking about Meet The Blacks, What South Park got right, Larry being the only one playing the game correctly and theories of why penis-shaped cake is the most delicious. We've also got our final check-in with THE BOOK and maybe our final episod...

"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 how little effort Tim could have possibly put into getting to the beach at his old house. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. W...

"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 bets and Larry's out-of-nowhere racism. 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 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 incredible breakdown in logic and the return of "Two WASPy Guys Try To Understand The Intricacies Of Judaism: Orthodox Edition"! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb...

"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 neighbors and an unnecessarily convoluted ending. 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...

"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 thing for your cousin to think, the unexplained fleeing of naked women at the sight of Larry David and comparisons between this episode and Fight Club. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one t...

"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 in the Box drive-thru, nostalgia through Sonic and how you should always clarify the specifics of Rock, Paper, Scissors. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your En...

"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 inconsistencies in Larry David's behavior, iPhones vs. iPhone Killers and the most explicit Curb bit yet. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for...

"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, fake sponsor reads, Tim doing whatever he can to not ruin the Tooth Fairy for his daughter and having a real Passion for fashion. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Cu...

"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, a line that Wanda should have said but didn't and another societal rule that somehow everyone knows. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the f...

"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 explosive New Year's Eve, cops with kids as bosses and whether or not it's appropriate to answer the phone during sex. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enth...

"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 (except to Ted) and a possible lack of closure on a season-long storyline. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Nex...

"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, a time when anti-Semites weren't saying the quiet part out loud and the phrase "Let's Roll" following 9/11. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm fo...