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

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:

Mustache | Narrated By Title Character | Divorced | Interracial Relationship | Small Town

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 38 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	10:00 PM	TBS	Harassed a Reporter	#2.19
Mon. July 28	10:30 PM	TBS	Two Balls, Two Strikes	#2.20

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Earl Hickey (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ethan Suplee	...	Randy Hickey (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jaime Pressly	...	Joy Turner / ... (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Nadine Velazquez	...	Catalina (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Eddie Steeples	...	Darnell Turner / ... (68 episodes, 2005-2008)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG (season 2) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2007) | Ireland:12 | Australia:PG | UK:12 (Season 1 DVD) | Malaysia:U | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The items in Earl's list shown during the opening sequence read as follows:

• 56: Stole Liquor from Liquor store
• 57: Told Joy Dan Dodd messed himself on the (rest cut out of frame)
• 58: Fixed a high school football game
• 59: Everything I did to Dad
• 60: Pulled fire alarm
• 61: Stole Mom's car (but I gave it back)
• 62: Faked death to break up with a girl
• 63: Wasted electricity
• 64: Spray Painted The bridge
• 65: Cost Dad the election
• 66: Let mice out at school play
• 67: Stole beer from a golfer
• 68: Blew up mailboxes
• 69: Cheated on School tests a lot

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:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jaime Pressly/Corinne Bailey Rae (#32.2)" (2006)

pilot was fantastic, can it continue...

OK, it was only one episode, but it was very funny. Jason Lee, best known to me, from Mumford and most Kevin Smith movies, was perfect. His dumb brother, Randy, played by Kevin Smith alum, Ethan Suplee was fun as well. Jaime Pressly oddly was the best cast. ALthough I believed the brothers were redneck bums, down on there luck, house breaking into losers...Jaime was the best suited to her character. She was picture perfect as the just a little too old, old time beauty queen tramp. She was a blast. In fact all the characters had features of them that stood out. I'm marking Tuesday night at 8 pm on my calender. This show (if one show is any indication...) is a keeper.

9 out of 10 or better.

update...

Season One is just ending, and yes, the show chugged along nicely throughout the season. Too bad it's already changed nights (to Thursday opposite CSI) but that's a small price to pay for a funny show like this one. Here's to a great second season, cheers.