Ms. Baerly became the new ethics teacher after Mr. Daniels had a stroke. Beth loves Saddam Hussein, but isn’t quite ready for children.
Ms. Baerly: Don’t worry, George Michael’s not in there. Those are the dumb kids.
Michael: Right. Here’s an ethical question. Can a parent take a teacher out for a drink or...?
Ms. Baerly: I don’t know. Do you have a wife?
Michael: Yeah. But she’s dead.
Ms. Baerly: Oh.
Ms. Baerly: Have you ever been married?
Michael: Yeah. She died.
Ms. Baerly: Oh, God. Why are we laughing?
Michael: I don’t... Well, the Mr. Daniels stroke thing all over again.
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#1 The O.P. wrote on November 27, 2007:
This thread was automatically created to discuss Beth Baerly.
#2 SHCHartley wrote on November 27, 2007:
Anybody have a good idea of the significance of "Baerly"?
#3 Frightened Inmate #2 wrote on November 27, 2007:
Well, her episode is filled with foreshadowing of what is revealed in "Let Them Eat Cake."
And she’s hot.
#4 vcalzone wrote on November 27, 2007:
What DOES that mean? Never really paid it much attention.
#5 Frightened Inmate #2 wrote on November 27, 2007:
In "Let Them Eat Cake," GOB then refers to George Sr. as "Big Bear." Maybe there’s some connection there?
Most likely, it’s just a funny Bond Beauty-ish sounding name.
#6 OceanWalker32 wrote on November 27, 2007:
I always thought that Baerly was just a play on words, like Maeby = Maybe and Surely = Shirley = Surely. You could say that Ms. Baerly was almost Michael’s new wife and almost George-Michael’s new mother, but just barely. Knowing the brilliance of the AD writers, though, I wouldn’t doubt that there’s a deeper and much more subtle meaning behind the name - an obscure pop-culture reference, maeby?
