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"My Name Is Earl" (2005)Original Air Date:
15 February 2007 (Season 2, Episode 17)Plot:
Earl tries to celebrate his good deeds at his birthday party, but his friends' reactions only makes him realize that he still has a long way to go to on his list. | add synopsisUser Comments:
#178--Tried to Do An Episode without a Story more (2 total)Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Jason Lee | ... | Earl Hickey |
 | Ethan Suplee | ... | Randy Hickey |
 | Jaime Pressly | ... | Joy Turner |
 | Nadine Velazquez | ... | Catalina |
 | Eddie Steeples | ... | Darnell Turner |
 | Beau Bridges | ... | Carl Hickey |
 | Silas Weir Mitchell | ... | Donny Jones |
 | Nancy Lenehan | ... | Kay Hickey |
 | Bob Clendenin | ... | Slow Roger (as Robert Clendenin) |
 | Melody Thomas Scott | ... | Pill Popping Mom |
 | Noah Crawford | ... | Young Earl |
| Trey Carlisle | ... | Earl Jr. |
 | Louis T. Moyle | ... | Dodge |
 | Bill Suplee | ... | Willie the One-Eyed Mailman |
 | J. Lamont Pope | ... | Jasper (as Juan Pope) |
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This is an uncharacteristically weak episode that's mostly devoid of story and constructed mostly of comedy vignettes as Earl celebrates his birthday at the Crabshack.
Proud of a year of doing good, Earl is constantly reminded of all the bad things he's done in the past--the practical jokes he's played on Randy, the way he made fun of Joy when she was pregnant, the way he mixed up the Crabman's pot brownies and his regular ones, the time he peed in the middle of his parents' living room, etc. etc. We do get to see Beau Bridges back as his dad, Earl Hickey Sr. and the return of many favorites such as the one legged girl, Donnie Jones, the guys from Earl's "english as a second language" class and more, but the construction of this episode is pretty much one joke after another at the sacrifice of story and character. And once again Catalina is left with nothing to do.
In the end, the results are disappointing, especially for a "sweeps" show. Some of the jokes are funny, but in the end this episode points out how important story and character are to the success of "My name is Earl".