"My Name Is Earl" Pilot (2005)

Director:

Marc Buckland

Writers:

Gregory Thomas Garcia (creator)
Gregory Thomas Garcia (written by)

TV Series:

"My Name Is Earl" (2005)

Original Air Date:

20 September 2005 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Earl wins the lottery, but loses the ticket. He discovers that it could be because he has bad karma...

Plot Keywords:

Turtle | Epiphany | Karma | Ne'er Do Well | Beer

Awards:

2 wins

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 1

7:00 PM

TBS

Pilot

#1.1

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Earl Hickey
Ethan Suplee	...	Randy Hickey
Jaime Pressly	...	Joy Turner
Nadine Velazquez	...	Catalina
Eddie Steeples	...	Darnell Turner
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	Sonny
Gregg Binkley	...	Kenny James
Dale Dickey	...	Patty
Carson Daly	...	Himself
Trace Adkins	...	Himself
Laura Gardner	...	Mrs. James
Frank Collison	...	Mr. James
Noah Crawford	...	Young Earl
Andy Pessoa	...	Young Kenny
Patrick McCarthy	...	Teacher

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Beaumont, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Earl's list is introduced and he completes two of the items from it, they are: #136: "I've been a litterbug" and #64: "Picked on Kenny James".

Quotes:

Earl: [introducing himself] You know that guy you see going into the convenience store when you stop off at that little town on the way to grandma's house? A sort of shifty looking fella who buys a pack of smokes, a couple of lotto scratchers and a tall boy at ten in the morning...

Movie Connections:

References "Total Request Live" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Been Caught Stealing

great series, a crackup from the beginning

"you know that guy you see going to the convenience store when you stop off in a little town on your way to your grandma's house? the kinda guy you wait to come out before you and your family go in?" well, that guy is... Earl

Like he says, he's exactly who you think he is. A thoughtless, rude and stupid guy who's always been a bully. But what the series is about is his change: by watching TV, he gets enlightened and learns about karma.

He then tries to make up for all the bad things he's done. But doing good isn't easy, there's always a lot of repercussions you don't expect.

The gags are great, and the system of flashbacks is very effective.