Fran forces Earl to drive Ethyl to her 60th year high-school reunion, while Fran and the kids hire a photographer to take a family photo.
Tropes:
- Character Development: The bonding Earl and Ethyl experience make them no longer obnoxious towards each other.
- Class Reunion: Ethyl's high-school reunion.
- Continuity Nod: Back in "Hurling Day", Ethyl reached the age of being hurled to death but refused to go through. That explains why she's the only one still alive from her class. Whether from forgetfulness or Negative Continuity, this fact is never brought up.
- Earl's sister Pearl is mentioned, though her episode had not yet aired (
but was produced first). In fact, she's mentioned by Charlene, who would not even know about Pearl until that episode.
- Earl's sister Pearl is mentioned, though her episode had not yet aired (
- Last of Her Kind: Ethyl discovers she is the last surviving member of her high school graduating class.
- Overly Narrow Superlative: Being the only one still alive from her class, Ethyl wins prizes for longest trip and shortest trip.
- The Reveal: Ethyl's maiden name is revealed to be "Hinkleman".
- "Shaggy Dog" Story: Throughout the episode, Earl and Ethyl spend the whole trip over arguing, and Ethyl tells Earl that once she meets up with her friends, they will finalize their plans to move in together so she won't have to put up with Earl anymore. At the reunion, however, Ethyl learns that she's the last surviving member of her graduate class.
- Shout-Out:
- The title is a reference to Driving Miss Daisy.
- The Names of Ethyl’s friends are Dorothy, Blanche and Rose.
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: While it’s not unheard of for there to still be people around that long, 60 years out from a high school graduation means that life will inevitably have claimed some of the graduates. Ethyl herself lives in a society that traditionally disposes of their elderly when they reach a certain age she’s already passed.
