" Alligator Man " is the first episode of the second season of the American comedy-drama television series Atlanta , and the eleventh episode of the series overall. It was originally broadcast on FX in the United States on March 1, 2018. The episode follows series protagonist Earn as he tries to break up a domestic disturbance involving his uncle, played by guest star Katt Williams .
8-461: The episode was praised by critics and received 0.851 million viewers in its initial airing. The episode opens with a robbery of a Mrs. Winner's committed by two teenagers. Later, sometime before Christmas, Earn is "evicted" from his storage facility space. He visits Alfred (who is under house arrest) and Darius (who is mutually at odds with Alfred). After Earn reviews the terms of his probation, Earn and Darius then visit Earn's uncle Willy to defuse
16-497: A domestic disturbance. Willy is antagonistic even when the police arrive but eventually simmers down and flees the house after talking to Earn about not repeating his history of professional and personal mistakes, but not before giving Earn a gold-plated handgun. Earn and Darius then return to Alfred's house, but Earn chooses not to ask to stay with them after Tracy, one of Alfred's friends and an ex-con, beats him to it, making him officially homeless. The episode prominently references
24-513: A new chapter opened for Mrs. Winner’s. Afterwards, Mr. Buttolph served as the Chairman/CEO of Mrs. Winner’s Holding Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Mrs. Winner’s Brand Management, LLC, Mrs. Winner’s Franchising Group, LLC and Mrs. Winner’s Operations for many years, and along with co-owner and COO, Alton Shields, rebuilt the brand. Buttolph and Shields sold Mrs. Winner's and all franchising/licensing rights to A La Carte Menu Services, Inc.,
32-556: A nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series . Mrs. Winner%27s Chicken %26 Biscuits Mrs. Winner's Chicken and Biscuits is a regional fast food restaurant in the U.S. Southeast which specializes in fried chicken . Mrs. Winner's is mostly known for their fried chicken and given away biscuits. Mrs. Winner's was founded in 1970 by Jack C. Massey . Massey's operating company, Volunteer Capital, bought
40-585: The Lee's Famous Recipe franchise, acquired Mrs. Winners. As of August 2007, there were 113 locations in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Kentucky. Mrs. Winner's filed for bankruptcy in 2011 after several years of subpar financial performance. In October, 2012 the “Mrs. Winner’s” trade name, registered trademarks, franchising rights and all related intellectual property rights were purchased by John Buttolph, its former attorney, and
48-515: The Florida Man meme. "Alligator Man" received positive reviews from critics. Vulture praised the opening gunfight sequence of the episode and "when the blood and screams flip the vibe from slapstick to horror". The publication did, however, criticize the role of women in the show as people that "things simply happen to", rather than agents of change. The episode received 0.851 million viewers in its initial airing, described as "steady" with
56-609: The Granny's of Atlanta chain of 21 restaurants from L.S. Hartzog and renamed them Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits. In 1982, Volunteer Capital was renamed Winners Corp. and by December there were 64 restaurants under the Mrs. Winner's umbrella. In 1984 the chain boasted a total of 184 stores but by 1989 after four years of losses, the company decided to sell the franchise to RTM Inc., Arby's largest franchisee, for about $ 30 million. In 2006, Famous Recipe Company Operations, Inc., owner of
64-400: The ratings from the first season's finale, "The Jacket". "Alligator Man" scored a 0.4 rating in the 18–49 demographic. Donald Glover received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for this episode. Katt Williams won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in this episode. It additionally received
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