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 | 21th century | karma | list | low life | 

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Taglines:

In my past life, I'd have stolen this magazine. Now I'm in it. Must be Karma...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The intended ending of this show, as stated by series creator Gregory Thomas Garcia, would have been that Earl was going to get stuck on a difficult list item, and then quit. A few months would pass until one day, he runs into somebody who also has a list, with Earl on it. Earl realizes that his list has given other people the same idea. He then concludes that he has made the world a better place, and puts his list away for good, before walking into the sunset.

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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

Joy: [to Darnell] When the bar closes let's do it on the pool table like Jodie Foster did in that porno.

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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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Connections

Referenced in The Guest Book: Killer Party (2018)

User Reviews

Finally something original

I loved the show........but what I loved most was finally seeing something that showed some semblance of an original thought. Time will tell how good or bad this show is but I think it is off to a great start..Almost every show that debuts today is simply the repackaging of a previous idea or concept.My name is Earl is an obvious attempt to provide something different and hopefully far better than todays traditional boiler-plate sitcom model.Expect that this show will break new ground in television and someday will be mentioned with other shows like "Married with Children " or" All in the Family" that stretched the limits while showcasing the dysfunctional direction of family life in todays America.