"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:

Karma | Ne'er Do Well | Beer | Claim In Title | Narrated By Title Character

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 46 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Dec. 15	7:00 PM	TBS	Stole an RV	#4.4
Tue. Dec. 15	7:30 PM	TBS	Sweet Johnny	#4.5

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 (some episodes) | 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) | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:M18 (season 3) | Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

After helping Kenny James and crossing out his name out of his list in the first episode, Earl says he has 258 lines left.

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:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

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.