Donny and Earl used to be good friends, but Earl later avoided him because he believed Donny to be crazy. One time after a paper boy threw his paper at Donny's beer, Donny tackled him to the ground. Earl robbed a donut store with a water pistol, hiding his face under a pair of women's tights. Earl failed in his attempt to rob the store and fled. However, Earl was wearing Donny's shirt while he robbed the store and caught his cold, causing the clerk in the store identified the thief as being Donny. Donny was sent to prison and served two years. In his time in jail, he found religion.("Quit Smoking")