"My Name Is Earl" Born a Gamblin Man (2006)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Chris Koch

Writers:

Gregory Thomas Garcia (creator) and
Victor Fresco (writer)

TV Series:

"My Name Is Earl" (2005)

Original Air Date:

30 November 2006 (Season 2, Episode 9)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Earl tries to make Kenny more masculine at his request, but he just winds up getting them addicted to gambling. His addiction causes Catalina to be deported, right before Randy was going to declare his love for her.

Plot Keywords:

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

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Earl Hickey
Ethan Suplee	...	Randy Hickey
Jaime Pressly	...	Joy Turner
Nadine Velazquez	...	Catalina
Eddie Steeples	...	Darnell Turner
Marlee Matlin	...	Ruby Whitlow
Gregg Binkley	...	Kenny James
Nat Faxon
Abdoulaye NGom	...	Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop (as Abdoulaye N'Gom)
Jonathan Slavin	...	Doug
Sandy Brown	...	Anchorwoman
Kadeem Hardison	...	Owner
Cheryl Hawker	...	Rosie
Bonnie Hellman	...	Moderator

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

Earl Hickey: You want me to teach you how to be less gay so you can sleep with more men?
[Kenny nods]
Earl Hickey: Okay.

Movie Connections:

References X-Men (2000)

Soundtrack:

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Part One of Three

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Trying to make up to Kenny (Gregg Binkley) for stealing his lunches when they were growing up, Earl discovers Kenny has broken up with his boyfriend. Kenny complains since "Brokeback Mountain" guys want more macho guys and asks Earl to help him be more masculine. He learns to dress like Earl, act like Earl, and unfortunately in the process becomes a compulsive gambler and loses everything he owns. Strangely enough, this scenario leads to Catalina being deported and begins a three episode run in which Earl and Randy try and get her back.

Another very funny episode about the people in Camden. Earl and Randy are very funny trying to understand Kenny's life; Randy has some great moments as he tries to prepare for a date with Catalina and Joy has another hilarious meeting with her deaf lawyer and her assistant. Jason Lee has some great moments where he actually gets to drive the action (instead of just observing other people's odd antics) as he finds weirder and weirder things to bet on.

This show continues to be the most solid comedy on television.