My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)

A ne'er do well wins $100,000 in the lottery and decides to right all the wrongs from his past with his newfound realization.

Creator:

Gregory Thomas Garcia

Stars:

Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 53 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jason Lee	...	Earl Hickey (96 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ethan Suplee	...	Randy Hickey (96 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jaime Pressly	...	Joy Turner (96 episodes, 2005-2009)
Nadine Velazquez	...	Catalina (96 episodes, 2005-2009)
Eddie Steeples	...	Darnell Turner (96 episodes, 2005-2009)

Storyline

Earl is a low-life who buys a winning lottery ticket, only to get hit by a car, losing the ticket in the process. He then realizes in the hospital that his bad luck is the result of karma in which fate punishes him for all the rotten things he's ever done in his life; therefore, he then decides to dedicate his life to making amends to all the people he has hurt in his life.

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Plot Keywords:

karma | list | ne'er do well | beer | low life | 

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Taglines:

Karma is a funny thing.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 [uk] Channel 7 Network [au]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

A nevem Earl

Filming Locations:

Beaumont, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Amigos de Garcia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Earl moved out of his parents' house on 03/14/89, according to his father in "Dad's Car" - dad uses those numbers as the combination for his gun safe.

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Goofs

In the scenes where pregnant "Joy" is in the shower, the body double is wearing flesh colored panties, just barely visible at the bottom of the screen. This goof is likely not visible on CRT televisions that over-scan.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Darnell Turner: Hey, Earl!
Earl: Hey, Crabman!

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Crazy Credits

The "Amigos de Garcia" production company card in the closing credits features a different friend of Executive Producer 'Gregory Thomas Garcia' every week.

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Connections

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007)

User Reviews

This Show is So Good That I Expect It To Be Cancelled

I rarely watch sitcoms any more because they are normally both inane and indistinguishable from one another. This show may actually induce me to watch it on a regular basis. If you liked "Raising Arizona", you just might like "My Name Is Earl". After I watched the first episode I did an online search to find out who the creative forces were behind it. In doing so I stumbled into a review that described Earl as the illegitimate son of Nicholas Cage in "Raising Arizona". That just about nails the character. In In fact, while recounting the season opener to a friend who had missed it, I nearly called Earl, Hi. Catch it before it's gone. If you didn't think the first episode was brilliant, then this show is just not for you.