"My Name Is Earl" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creator:

Gregory Thomas Garcia

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

20 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Karma is a funny thing.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Karma | Ne'er Do Well | Beer | Lottery Winner | Divorced

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 46 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	7:30 AM	MyNetwork	Robbed a Stoner Blind	#2.8
Mon. Nov. 9	8:00 AM	MyNetwork	Darnell Outed	#4.15

Cast

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)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | UK:12 (Season 1 DVD) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Ireland:12 | Malaysia:U | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2007) | Singapore:PG (season 2) | New Zealand:M (seasons 1-2) | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:M18 (season 3) | Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

City Studios, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

When Earl and Randy are returning the items they stole from the convenience store Earl refers to it as the Quick Stop, the store made famous in 'Kevin Smith' 's _Clerks (1994)_ and referenced in his other movies in which both Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee starred.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Quotes:

Joy: Is his sister getting married? Is she? Cause if she didn't ask me to be a bridesmaid I swear to God, I will march down to that Club Chubby and wrap her neck around that pole!

Movie Connections:

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

Finally, funny TV!

I'm not much of a TV watcher anymore, as most stuff these days doesn't appeal to me, especially the whole "reality TV" trend. It's not often that a show comes along that is original in concept (or, at least in presentation!), and that makes me laugh all the way through.

Having said this, we caught this show on the TiVo, and it's just plain funny. It's more for mature audiences, and if you grew up in redneck USA (like I did) in the 80's, it'll leave you in stitches. Plus, there is a bit of a message presented as well. "Do good deeds to others, and good things will happen to you." In a sort of bizarre, twisted way, you could call this the "Kung Fu" of the 00's.

Lee does an excellent job of narration and acting, and the rest of the cast is pretty much perfect at their roles, even in the first episode. I had never really heard of him until his (quite good) performance in "The Incredibles", but his acting is really impressive.

It's funny. Best stuff I've seen in years. Watch it and see for yourself.