"My Name Is Earl" (2005)TV series 2005-????

Creator:

Gregory Thomas Garcia

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

20 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Karma is a funny thing.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Mustache | Narrated By Title Character | Divorced | Interracial Relationship | Small Town

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 38 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	10:00 PM	TBS	Harassed a Reporter	#2.19
Mon. July 28	10:30 PM	TBS	Two Balls, Two Strikes	#2.20

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Earl Hickey (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ethan Suplee	...	Randy Hickey (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jaime Pressly	...	Joy Turner / ... (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Nadine Velazquez	...	Catalina (68 episodes, 2005-2008)
Eddie Steeples	...	Darnell Turner / ... (68 episodes, 2005-2008)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG (season 2) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2007) | Ireland:12 | Australia:PG | UK:12 (Season 1 DVD) | Malaysia:U | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

City Studios, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The items in Earl's list shown during the opening sequence read as follows:

• 56: Stole Liquor from Liquor store
• 57: Told Joy Dan Dodd messed himself on the (rest cut out of frame)
• 58: Fixed a high school football game
• 59: Everything I did to Dad
• 60: Pulled fire alarm
• 61: Stole Mom's car (but I gave it back)
• 62: Faked death to break up with a girl
• 63: Wasted electricity
• 64: Spray Painted The bridge
• 65: Cost Dad the election
• 66: Let mice out at school play
• 67: Stole beer from a golfer
• 68: Blew up mailboxes
• 69: Cheated on School tests a lot

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jaime Pressly/Corinne Bailey Rae (#32.2)" (2006)

Jason Lee is perfect in this show and it was great!

My husband and I are great fans of Jason Lee's movie roles. We were really looking forward to this show and it totally delivered. You know a show is good if the funniest jokes aren't wasted in the trailer. Funny, well-written with great timing and direction. I instantly set my DVR to record all episodes to make sure I don't miss a single one. I thought the premise was very unique and while Earl appears to be a stereotype, there are unplumbed depths. The peripheral characters are a hoot, the choice of music also elicited quite a few laughs.

I am hoping the rest of the season holds up to the extremely well-done pilot. I think this really could be a classic, besides we have the promise of 258 possible episodes!

12/27 Footnote: The show has exceeded all my expectations and I am happy to see Earl adding to his list - so we could have inifinite episodes - yippeee.