My Name Is Earl 

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.

Creator:

Gregory Thomas Garcia

Stars:

Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 15 wins & 70 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jason Lee	...	Earl Hickey 96 episodes, 2005-2009
Ethan Suplee	...	Randy Hickey 96 episodes, 2005-2009
Jaime Pressly	...	Joy Turner 96 episodes, 2005-2009
Nadine Velazquez	...	Catalina 96 episodes, 2005-2009
Eddie Steeples	...	Darnell Turner 96 episodes, 2005-2009

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

heavy metal | crab | karma | list | low life | 

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Taglines:

Karma is a funny thing!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Earl and Randy are returning the items they stole from the convenience store, Earl refers to it as the Quick Stop, the store made famous in Clerks (1994), and referenced in the other movies, in which Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee appeared.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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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.

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Alternate Versions

The streaming versions of the show restore the original soundtrack (the DVD releases had a bunch of music changed) but three episodes are edited that were uncut on DVD. Pilot and Number One from season 1 originally aired as super-sized episodes that ran 24 minutes and 27 minutes respectively. South of the Border from season 2 aired as an hour long episode split into two parts for syndication. All of these episodes use their syndication edits for streaming meaning Pilot and Number One are cut down to 21 minutes and South of the Border is presented in two parts. South of the Border didn't have as much footage cut as Pilot and Number One, but the second half of the episode had about a minute of footage removed in the two part edit.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 TV Shows That Lost Steam After a Great First Season (2016)

User Reviews

One of this seasons Best new shows

I am a Jason Lee fan and when I saw the advertisements for his show, I was a little skeptical. I thought it was going to be all hype and not funny. But,I watched the premiere last night and I couldn't stop laughing. You have to understand the humor to get the jokes, but it is so worth it. I think this is going to be a huge hit for NBC and Lee. The cast was awesome and a great combination. It is nice to see Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee on the screen together again.If you get the chance watch this show. You won't be sorry. It is also followed by another great show The Office. I think they work well together. Tuesday nights are better than they used to be.I hope that NBC keeps this show around for several seasons.

Details

Official Sites:

NBC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

20 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Name Is Earl

Filming Locations:

Beaumont, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Amigos de Garcia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1