6. The Special Section

Complete story — includes the ending

Larry's mother, Adele, dies, but he does not learn about it until after her funeral because he was busy working in New York City on a mafia movie directed by Martin Scorsese. Larry is upset that he was not told before he returned home, to which his father, Nat ( Shelley Berman ), reveals that he was told by Adele not to tell Larry, on the grounds that she did not want him bothered. Larry uses her death as an excuse to get out of several situations, telling people "my mom died" when he gets into a debacle with someone. Larry is angered when Adele's remains are put in a "special section" of the cemetery due to her having a tattoo, which prohibits her from being buried on the normal premises. He sneaks into the cemetery at night with Nat, Larry's cousin Andy ( Richard Kind ), and Jeff to put it right, after bribing a landscaper. Concurrently, Larry lets Richard use his meditation mantra, who finds that it has brought peace into his life. However, Larry requests it back, starting a back and forth between the two that is ended when Larry uses his mother's death to make Richard feel bad, who gives it back.