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 [United Kingdom] Channel 7 Network [Australia]

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

When Joy is shown counterfeiting 20's in 1996, they are the bills that were redesigned in 2004.

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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

Referenced in Raising Hope: Pilot (2010)

User Reviews

FINALLY! Been hungering for something fresh and new like this!

I haven't gotten into anything new as far as a live action series since Seinfeld went off the air. Most comedy series are lame, not funny and predictable with laugh tracks.. Its like, "Oh, I was supposed to laugh at that?". Finally with "Earl" there is something new to get into watching again with an original idea. This show is very funny, has great characters, scenes, directing and doesn't prompt you to laugh with a laugh track. Jason Lee was on Leno a week or so ago pluggin his show and is really funny, and talks much the same as his character. Guess thats how he delves into it so easy. I hope this show sticks around for a while. After years of Reality TV and a bunch of played out stupid comedy series this is a welcome treat!