Van Hickey

Synopsis

Earl tries to make amends with Tom (Larry Hankin), number 50 on his list. Tom is the older man they let be the lead singer in his band "Fish Tahko", but then kicked out before their first performance. While trying to arrange a reunion show Earl must also deal with Number 51, "Slept with Ralph's mom."

Fish Tahko featured Earl on bass, his brother Randy on drums, their friend Ralph on guitar, and Tom on vocals. They kicked Tom out after deciding he was too old and was "scaring off the chicks".

Fish Tahko played once and disbanded after they sold their instruments for beer. However, Tom was on Earl's list of bad things he'd done. So they decided to get back together and play one show with the old man, but broke up again when Ralph found out that Earl had slept with his mother. After they had apologized and figured things out, they played one more show with Tom on vocals. Fish Tahko did get a huge reaction from everyone in the bar, but they just wanted to play one show and nothing more.

The List

Main article: The List (My Name Is Earl)

Item	Number	Source	Status
I've been wasteful	49	1.2, 1.13*, 2.5, NBC.com	Outstanding Note: Been referenced as number 207 once, but 49 twice
Kicked Tom out of band	50	2.5	Completed when Earl gets the band back together
Slept with Ralph's mom	51	2.5	Completed when Earl hooks Ralph's mom up

Songs

#	Song Title	Artist
1	"Frankenstein"	The Edgar Winter Group
2	"Give a Little Bit"	Supertramp
3	"Whiskey River"	Willie Nelson
4	"No Sugar Tonight"	The Guess Who
5	"Mr. Roboto"	Styx

Trivia

• Earl plays a Fender Jazz Bass as a member of Phish Tahko.
• "Frankenstein", the song that Phish Tahko plays does not have any singing, therefore there would be no need for a lead singer (note that Tom never sings)