Plot summary
Earl's attempt to give Joy the hot tub she's always wanted backfires as Joy contracts a rare flesh-eating infection on her big toe, and is forced to stay quarantined in a make-shift bubble part of the trailer. While she is out of commission, Earl must take care of Joy's everyday activities such as learning the gossip from the ladies at the hair salon, shopping for meat out of a guy's trunk, and protesting the ice cream cart vendor's sales. Earl is concerned the kids were having problems making friends when he sees they were not invited to a birthday party, but later discovers that it's because of Joy's bad behavior and not the kids.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, My Name Is Earl season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.