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

User Rating:

8.7/10   

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:

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

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 44 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	10:00 PM	TBS	Creative Writing	#3.5
Mon. July 6	10:30 PM	TBS	Frank's Girl	#3.6

Cast

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)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

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

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:

[Randy opens the door]
Earl: Randy?
Randy: No.
[Closes the door again]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jason Lee/Foo Fighters (#31.5)" (2005)

FINALLY! Been hungering for something fresh and new like this!

I haven't gotten into anything new as far as a live action series since Seinfeld went off the air. Most comedy series are lame, not funny and predictable with laugh tracks.. Its like, "Oh, I was supposed to laugh at that?". Finally with "Earl" there is something new to get into watching again with an original idea. This show is very funny, has great characters, scenes, directing and doesn't prompt you to laugh with a laugh track. Jason Lee was on Leno a week or so ago pluggin his show and is really funny, and talks much the same as his character. Guess thats how he delves into it so easy. I hope this show sticks around for a while. After years of Reality TV and a bunch of played out stupid comedy series this is a welcome treat!