In case you haven’t heard of Sons Of Anarchy, the series revolves around the eponymous motorcycle club that rules the small town of Charming, California. It soon becomes clear that the motorcyclists (not only) earn their money from the affiliated workshop, but are also involved in the arms and drug trade and sometimes also in human trafficking. At the center of the action is Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam), who increasingly rebels against the president of the club and his stepfather, Clay (Ron Perlman).
If there’s one thing the series isn’t, it’s designed for humor. Instead, creator Kurt Sutter started his own “Hamlet” version here, which centers on violence. In any case, as a viewer you are sent on a considerable roller coaster of emotions, because the characters that the series offers are as sweet as they are hateful. And that leads to one of the great strengths that characterizes “Sons Of Anarchy” from the first episode: the ambivalence.
“Sons Of Anarchy” Is Related To 2 Sitcoms Of All Things?!
But hold on! With all its heaviness and brutality, can it really be that “Sons Of Anarchy” really takes place in the same universe as two sitcoms (!)? Apparently so. The first hint is in the episode “Merciless” (Season 7, Episode 2). In it, the Sons enlist Jury White’s son, Gib O’Leary, to attack the Chinese (led by Henry Lin). Later, trying to frame someone for the attack, they kill Gib, unaware of his connection to Jury.
When Jury is asked how he knew Gib in the first place, he casually replies that his mother, played by Dale Dickey, used to hang out quite a bit. It just has to be a reference to Dickey’s character Patty on the show.”My name is Earltraded. Because that is characterized, to say the least, by hanging around.
But beware, it can be even more specific: the connection with “Sons Of Anarchy” gets even more bizarre when we bring the series “Raising Hope” into play. There’s a scene here where we see Sons Of Anarchy character Filthy Phil (Christopher Douglas Reed) make a rather surprising cameo appearance. You can watch the scene here:
So if “Sons Of Anarchy,” “My Name Is Earl,” and “Raising Hope” really did take place in the same universe, that would be pretty bizarre, but also pretty damn funny. But it can’t be a coincidence as the two sitcoms were both created by Greg Garcia produced.