The week's episode of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D list brings Kathy's obsessive jealousy of Oprah Winfrey to the forefront, and it results in a trip to Mexico and the tragic abuse of of a Kathy pinata.

We begin with Kathy trying to figure out some way to become "the red-headed Oprah," and she hatches a plan to open a school for girls in Mexico, the same way Oprah did in Africa. Of course, she doesn't have Oprah's power or millions of dollars, so she settles on remodeling the library of an existing school (but still insists in renaming the whole school "The Kathy Griffin Leadership Academy").

Comedian Michael McDonald (from MadTV) shows up to lend moral support, but I'm too distracted to pay attention, because everytime I see him, I can't help but play this classic scene in my mind.

Team Griffin (Jessica, Tiffany, and Tom), Kathy, Steve Wozniak's assistant Julie, and a cute Apple computer guy named Patricio head off to Mexico to take a look at the school, but soon, a tragic incident will bring the festivities to a standstill:

Kathy does her impression of a blood blister

Kathy falls asleep under the sun, and her face ends up looking like chicken cacciatore, but I guess she can look on the bright side and think of it as a natural chemical peel. They head off to the school, which in all seriousness reminded me of Jonestown (or the Jackson family compound).

Kathy is shocked to discover that the students of the school (who are about twelve years old) have never used computers, which leads to my favorite line of the night, which Kathy expertly deadpans:

"They don't even know what the Internet is. I don't think they've even seen Internet porn ... what kind of country is this?"

They take a look at the library building they'll be remodeling, and it's a disaster. There are scorpions crawling all over the place, windows busted, and the entire building reeks of dead rodents and oppression (aah ... that takes me back to my summers at Vacation Bible School). There's only one solution: it's time to hit El Cosco!.

Find out if Kathy is able to "make a difference" after the break.

We came across an open NYC casting call on Craigslist for a new reality show looking for straight girls and their “gay best friends.”

Here’s the pitch:

Are your friends constantly calling you Will and Grace? Jack and Karen? Kathy and her best gay? A NEW GAME SHOW celebrating the fascinating, complex, and hilarious relationship between gay men and their straight girlfriends is now casting! So if you're fun, outrageous, and know a lot of pop culture and mindless trivia, then we want you as a CONTESTANT! We are looking for BFF couples of all ages, who have a great dynamic together to take part in this new game show for a major cable network. If you think that you and your BFF would be fabulous, please e-mail your names, contact info, how long you have known each other, a brief description of your relationship, and a picture of both of you together or separate to newtvgameshow@gmail.com. You must be available May 20 and 21. Hurry spaces are filling fast!

This could be a bit of a train wreck. No doubt there’s a special “twist” that they’re not telling the applicants during the casting process. You sign on thinking you’re gonna be competing against other gay boys/straight girls in fun team challenges a la Amazing Race or Fear Factor, and instead they have each of you strapped to a lie detector answering embarrassing questions like, “Do you ever wish she had a penis?" or “Do you sometimes fantasize about converting him?”

Still, if I were in the New York area and available May 20^th and 21st I’d be tempted to apply.

The press release says this reality show is for a “major cable network.” That covers a lot of territory but who knows, maybe the network is Bravo and they’re secretly casting for a new season of Boy meets Boy. Wouldn’t that be fun? Anybody remember James & Andra? I loved Andra — and loved Michael McDonald’s impression of her even more. After the break the classic “Boy Meets Goy” sketch from Mad TV. Enjoy!