In The Neighborhood episode “Welcome to the Big Payback”, when Gemma (Beth Behrs) has her car repaired at her neighbor Calvin’s (Cedric the Entertainer) shop, Calvin’s wife Tina (Tichina Arnold) insists she doesn’t need to pay for the work. Calvin disagrees. It was a $300 bill! So Calvin convinces Gemma’s husband Dave (Max Greenfield) to pay him and not tell Gemma. Dave does it but he’s not really good at lying. Meanwhile, Calvin and Tina’s sons, Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) and Marty (Marcel Spears), go to the bar, pull out their phones and use a dating app to find single women. When approached by two live women, the brothers barely acknowledge their presence because their eyes are glued to their phones. Bartender Ernie scolds them and delivers a great line: “You’re online shopping when you’re already in the mall.”
[Gemma wears this cute knit dot sweatshirt]
Bartender Ernie on The Neighborhood is portrayed by Gary Anthony Williams. He’s known for his roles on Showtime’s SMILF (Phillip), I’m Sorry (Brian), Man with a Plan (Bob), The Soul Man (Lester), Raising Hope (Dave Davidson), Weeds (Ed Watson), Boston Legal (cross-dressing part-time lawyer Clarence Bell), and Malcolm in the Middle (Stevie’s dad Abe Kenarban), among others. Williams is also a well known voice actor (Bebop on Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles, Uncle Ruckus on The Boondocks, to name two). The Neighborhood airs Mondays at 8 pm on CBS. [Watch It Again? Stream all CBS shows through Amazon Prime or CBS ALL-ACCESS. Both options offer free trials.]
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— Phil LaMarr (@phillamarr) February 8, 2019
