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!
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Awards:
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 10 wins & 74 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Jason Lee | ... |
Earl Hickey
(96 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Ethan Suplee | ... |
Randy Hickey
(96 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Jaime Pressly | ... |
Joy Turner
(96 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Nadine Velazquez | ... |
Catalina
(96 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Eddie Steeples | ... |
Darnell Turner
(96 episodes, 2005-2009)
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Louis T. Moyle | ... |
Dodge
(33 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Trey Carlisle | ... |
Earl Jr.
(33 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Noah Crawford | ... |
Young Earl
(21 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Dale Dickey | ... |
Patty
(19 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Gregg Binkley | ... |
Kenny James
(18 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Timothy Stack | ... |
TV's Tim Stack
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(18 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Abdoulaye NGom | ... |
Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop
(16 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Bill Suplee | ... |
Willie the One-Eyed Mailman
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(14 episodes, 2005-2009)
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Abdul Goznobi | ... |
Iqball
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(14 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Mike O'Malley | ... |
Stuart Daniels
(13 episodes, 2006-2009)
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| Billy Gardell | ... |
Officer Hoyne
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(12 episodes, 2007-2009)
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Tracy Ashton | ... |
Didi
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(11 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Samantha Larsen | ... |
Waitress
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(11 episodes, 2007-2009)
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| Alyssa Milano | ... |
Billie Cunningham
(10 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| Nancy Lenehan | ... |
Kay Hickey
(10 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Juan Pope | ... |
Jasper
(10 episodes, 2006-2009)
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Josh Wolf | ... |
Josh
(9 episodes, 2006-2009)
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Ryan Armstrong | ... |
Young Randy
(9 episodes, 2006-2009)
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| Jack Axelrod | ... |
Electrolarynx Guy
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(8 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Beau Bridges | ... |
Carl Hickey
(7 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Michael Rapaport | ... |
Frank Stump
(6 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| John Henson | ... |
Reporter
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(6 episodes, 2008-2009)
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| Gabriel Pimentel | ... |
William
(6 episodes, 2006-2008)
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George Frangides | ... |
Officer Smiley
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(6 episodes, 2005-2007)
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Anthony De Marco | ... |
Five Year Old Earl
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(6 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Giovanni Ribisi | ... |
Ralph Mariano
(6 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Silas Weir Mitchell | ... |
Donny Jones
(6 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Frank Collison | ... |
Kenny's Dad
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(6 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Laura Gardner | ... |
Kenny's Mom
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(6 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Jonathan Slavin | ... |
Doug
(5 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Raymond Cruz | ... |
Paco
(5 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| Gigi Goff | ... |
Young Joy
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(5 episodes, 2005-2009)
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| Doug Wax | ... |
Guard
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(5 episodes, 2006-2009)
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| Brandon Ficara | ... |
Kevin the Unicorn Man
(5 episodes, 2006-2008)
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| Dan Coscino | ... |
Dan Coscino
(5 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Jeremy Kilpatrick | ... |
Jimmy Barton
(5 episodes, 2005)
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| Craig T. Nelson | ... |
Warden Jerry Hazelwood
(4 episodes, 2007)
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| Leo Fitzpatrick | ... |
Sonny
(4 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Michael Bailey Smith | ... |
Skinhead #1
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(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Joey Diaz | ... |
Jhoey
(4 episodes, 2007)
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| Charles Howerton | ... |
FBI Instructor
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(4 episodes, 2006-2009)
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| Andy Pessoa | ... |
Young Kenny
(4 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Marlee Matlin | ... |
Ruby Whitlow
(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Tamala Jones | ... |
Liberty Washington
(3 episodes, 2007)
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| Dee Wallace | ... |
Governor Katherine Hazelwood
(3 episodes, 2007)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2009) (United States) (tv)
- CNBC-e (2009) (Turkey) (tv)
- CanWest Global Television Network (2009) (Canada) (tv)
- TV3 Sverige (Sweden) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD) (season 1)
- 7 Network (2009) (Australia) (tv)
- Channel 4 Television Corporation (2006) (United Kingdom) (tv) (season 1)
- Fox (Japan) (tv)
- M-Net (South Africa) (tv)
- Paris Première (2006) (France) (tv) (season 1)
- RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL5)
- TV3 (New Zealand) (tv)
- Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) (Switzerland) (tv) (French speaking region)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (season 2)
- E4 (2009) (United Kingdom) (tv) (seasons 2-4)
- FS Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) (Switzerland) (tv) (SF2)
- TV3 (Estonia) (tv)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (2011) (Austria) (tv) (ORF1)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (season 2)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD) (season 3)
- Comedy Central (Hungary) (tv)
- M6 (2011) (France) (tv) (seasons 2-4)
- RTL (2011) (Germany) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD) (season 2)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (season 4)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD) (season 4)
- Comedy Central (Netherlands) (tv) (repeats)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 2)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 3 and 4)
- Disney+ (2021) (Australia) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- Disney+ (2021) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- Disney+ (2021) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- ION Television (2010) (United States) (tv)
- Walt Disney Television (2019) (United States)
Special Effects
- Animal Makers (animatronics)
- W.M. Creations (special make-up effects and prosthetics)
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and remote camera systems)
- Encore (telecine and electronic assembly)
- Filmtools (expendables)
- Inter Video (24 frame video services)
- LCW Props (set equipment)
- MFX (visual effects)
- Micdi Productions (music editorial)
- Micdi Productions (post-production sound services)
- Pacific Studios II (chromatrans background)
- Panavision (camera and lenses)
- RH Factor (post-production sound editorial)
- RH Factor (post-production sound services)
- RH Factor (sound post-production)
- Shout! Factory (soundtrack)
- ShowBiz Enterprises (draperies)
- Star Waggons (cast trailers)
- Transition Music (music provided by)
- Transportation Resources (transportation equipment)
- Wexler Video (camera equipment provided by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by B&M |
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| Taglines | Karma is a funny thing. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | When Joy is shown counterfeiting 20's in 1996, they are the bills that were redesigned in 2004. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006). See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Quotes |
[repeated line]
Darnell Turner: Hey, Earl! Earl: Hey, Crabman! See more » |