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

Creator:

Gregory Thomas Garcia
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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:

Ne'er Do Well | Brother Brother Relationship | Small Town | Interracial Relationship | Redneck

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)

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Series Directed by
Marc Buckland		(19 episodes, 2005-2008)
Michael Fresco		(11 episodes, 2006-2008)
Eyal Gordin		(11 episodes, 2006-2008)
Chris Koch		(9 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ken Whittingham		(4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Victor Nelli Jr.		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gregory Thomas Garcia		(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Craig Zisk		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Gregory Thomas Garcia		(64 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Hoberg		(8 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kat Likkel		(8 episodes, 2005-2008)
Michael Pennie		(6 episodes, 2005-2008)
Danielle Sanchez		(6 episodes, 2005-2008)
Bobby Bowman		(5 episodes, 2005-2008)
Hilary Winston		(5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Timothy Stack		(4 episodes, 2005-2008)
J.B. Cook		(4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Victor Fresco		(4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Vali Chandrasekaran		(4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Hunter Covington		(3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Brad Copeland		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Barbara Feldman		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mike Mariano		(3 episodes, 2007)
Ralph Greene		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Erika Kaestle		(2 episodes, 2007)
Patrick McCarthy		(2 episodes, 2007)
Zack Friedman		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Bobby Bowman	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (50 episodes, 2005-2008)
Gregory Thomas Garcia	....	executive producer (50 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jason Lee	....	producer (47 episodes, 2005-2008)
Marc Buckland	....	executive producer (47 episodes, 2005-2007)
Victor Fresco	....	consulting producer (42 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kim Hamberg	....	associate producer / co-producer (42 episodes, 2005-2008)
Henry J. Lange Jr.	....	producer (42 episodes, 2005-2008)
Kat Likkel	....	producer / co-producer / ... (42 episodes, 2005-2008)
Danielle Sanchez	....	producer / co-producer / ... (42 episodes, 2005-2008)
Timothy Stack	....	consulting producer (42 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brad Copeland	....	supervising producer / consulting producer (42 episodes, 2005-2007)
Barbara Feldman	....	co-executive producer / consulting producer (42 episodes, 2005-2007)
John Hoberg	....	producer / co-producer / ... (41 episodes, 2005-2008)
Michael Pennie	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (41 episodes, 2005-2008)
J.B. Cook	....	consulting producer / supervising producer (35 episodes, 2005-2007)
Aaron Greenberg	....	associate producer (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Shipley	....	consulting producer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mike Mariano	....	producer (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Patrick McCarthy	....	supervising producer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matt Simon	....	production associate producer / associate producer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Erika Kaestle	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alan Kirschenbaum	....	consulting producer (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jessica Goldstein	....	co-producer (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chrissy Pietrosh	....	co-producer (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Hilary Winston	....	co-producer (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kevin Abbott	....	consulting producer (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Danny Lux		(36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mark Leggett		(32 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Cinematography by
Eyal Gordin		(36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Goi		(22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Victor Hammer		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
William Marrinson		(23 episodes, 2005-2007)
Lance Luckey		(17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Pat Magee		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting by
Dava Waite		(54 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Production Design by
Randy Ser		(47 episodes, 2006-2008)
Gregory Melton		(18 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Art Direction by
John Zachary		(40 episodes, 2006-2008)
Anthony Parillo		(11 episodes, 2006)

Series Set Decoration by
Natalie Pope		(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Julie Kaye Fanton		(14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Debra Combs		(8 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Costume Design by
Giovanna Ottobre-Melton		(23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Robin Kennedy		(12 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Makeup Department
Peggy Teague	....	head makeup artist (36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Patricia Gundlach	....	head hair stylist (35 episodes, 2005-2007)
Victoria Doering	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Robert Maverick	....	special makeup effects artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Tyler Ely	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Hitomi Golba	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Rich Knight	....	makeup lab technician: W.M. Creations / prop maker: W.M. Creations (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Henry J. Lange Jr.	....	unit production manager (38 episodes, 2005-2007)
Aaron Greenberg	....	post-production supervisor (23 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rick Kelly	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (49 episodes, 2006-2008)
Stacy Schrader	....	second second assistant director / second assistant director / ... (26 episodes, 2005-2008)
Paul B. Pedreira	....	first assistant director / assistant director (23 episodes, 2005-2007)
John Riley	....	second second assistant director (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Joan Cunningham	....	first assistant director (19 episodes, 2005-2007)
Susan J. Hellmann	....	second assistant director (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Stephanie Kinch	....	dga trainee (8 episodes, 2008)
Aaron Critchlow	....	second second assistant director (2 episodes, 2007)
Yor-El Francis	....	additional second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Monica Fedrick	....	graphic designer (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
Douglas Berkeley	....	set designer (45 episodes, 2006-2008)
Greg Hamlin	....	construction coordinator (37 episodes, 2005-2007)
Nino Candido	....	property master (36 episodes, 2005-2007)
John Holliday	....	construction foreman (36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Susie Thompson	....	set dresser (31 episodes, 2006-2008)
Gary Isbell	....	leadman (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Raymard Camp	....	set dressing gangboss (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Cynthia Kershaw	....	art department coordinator (18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lynn Christopher	....	set designer (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
John R. Boucher	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 2006)
Michael O'Luasaigh	....	propmaker (3 episodes, 2006)
Jennifer Carpenter	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)
Frederick Jackson	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Emily Lawless	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Carisa Rosenthal	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Michele Tedlis	....	art department coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Guy Tsujimoto	....	sound effects editor (67 episodes, 2005-2008)
David Rawlinson	....	supervising sound editor / sound re-recording mixer (59 episodes, 2005-2008)
Peter Kelsey	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (51 episodes, 2005-2007)
Craig Hunter	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (41 episodes, 2005-2007)
C. Darin Knight	....	production sound mixer (38 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Special Effects by
Brian Bero	....	special effects / special effects supervisor / ... (36 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ronald W. Mathews	....	special effects supervisor / special effects coordinator (33 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jonathan Kombrinck	....	special effects supervisor (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jake Valdez	....	special effects technician (3 episodes, 2006)
Eric Coon	....	special effects technician (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Visual Effects by
Bob Minshall	....	visual effects (25 episodes, 2006-2008)
Melissa Parent	....	post production assistant (22 episodes, 2008)
Tom Kendall	....	visual effects producer (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Daniel Carrington	....	Flame artist / flame artist (10 episodes, 2005-2008)
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects (4 episodes, 2006)
Michael Roderick	....	digital compositor (3 episodes, 2006)
Rick Cortes	....	visual effects: MFX (unknown episodes)
Scott Milne	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Bryan Whitaker	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Thom Williams	....	stunt double: Ethan Suplee (18 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brett A. Jones	....	utility stunts (10 episodes, 2005-2007)
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunt double / stunt double: Jaime Pressly (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
J. Armin Garza II	....	stunt driver: ATV (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kelly Bellini	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
Doug Wax	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
April Weeden-Washington	....	stunt double: Tamala Jones (2 episodes, 2007)
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	stunt double: Jaime Pressly / stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ken Clark	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Steve Schriver	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Paul E. Short	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
L. Andrew Sigler	....	best boy grip / grip (66 episodes, 2006-2008)
Nathan Crum	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (43 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sean Prichard	....	grip (27 episodes, 2006-2008)
Christopher Jones	....	film loader / assistant camera / ... (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chris Lewis	....	best boy electric (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andy Sydney	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Shunil Borpujari	....	key grip (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Cranston Gobbo	....	dolly grip (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Vojislav Mikulic	....	chief lighting technician (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Heather Lea	....	first assistant camera (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Norman G. Langley	....	camera operator: "a" camera (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Geoff Shotz	....	camera operator: "b" camera (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Emily L.G. Goodwin	....	camera production assistant / film loader / ... (17 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Pizzuto	....	first company grip / key grip (14 episodes, 2005-2007)
Paul Horn	....	camera operator: "a" camera / camera operator: "b" camera (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Peter Stone	....	still photographer (13 episodes, 2005-2008)
Scott Guthrie	....	chief lighting technician (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andre Ramirez	....	grip (12 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chad Persons	....	steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera / ... (11 episodes, 2007)
Ron Baldwin	....	camera operator: "b" camera (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Grg Magidow	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (8 episodes, 2008)
Michael Stumpf	....	camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator (7 episodes, 2008)
Michael S. Beckman	....	rigging electrician (6 episodes)
Amos James	....	grip (5 episodes, 2006)
Joey Maloney	....	camera production assistant (4 episodes, 2007)
Michelle Pizanis	....	second assistant camera / second assistant camera: "b" camera (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Morgan Jenkins	....	key camera utility (3 episodes, 2006)
Randy Nolen	....	camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2006)
Anna Ferrarie	....	film loader (2 episodes, 2007)
Gerardo Merino	....	grip (2 episodes, 2007)
Walter Byrnes	....	rigging key grip (unknown episodes)
Ryan Huston	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Alexandra Lucka	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
Andrea Miraglia	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Ron Veto	....	steadicam operator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Christopher Rabilwongse	....	character designer/puppet fabricator (1 episode, 2006)

Series Casting Department
Kari Kurto	....	casting associate (65 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jayme Singer	....	casting assistant (43 episodes, 2006-2008)
Nick Anderson	....	casting associate (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Elizabeth Campbell	....	casting assistant (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jill Scott	....	extras casting (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michelle Levy	....	casting associate (9 episodes, 2005)
Cara Strausbaugh	....	casting assistant / casting associate (3 episodes, 2005)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alison Stein	....	key set costumer (39 episodes, 2005-2007)
Kim Myer	....	costumer (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nancy Au	....	costume department supervisor (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Unchin Lee	....	set costumer (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Zoë Larrabure	....	costume supervisor (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Samantha E. White	....	costumer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ciara Duncan	....	set costumer (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Hannah Libby	....	costume assistant (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Laura E. Little	....	set costumer (6 episodes, 2006)
Charlotte Jelinski	....	costume supervisor (5 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Dan Riddle	....	assistant editor (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Patrick Magee	....	assistant editor (15 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Music Department
Dillon O'Brian	....	composer: main title theme (36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jeff Silbar	....	composer: main title theme (36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Kevin J. Edelman	....	music supervisor (35 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jon Ernst	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Andrew Gowan	....	music coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Michael McDuffee	....	transportation coordinator / transportation captain (36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Hugh Kelly	....	transportation (4 episodes, 2005)
Amy L. Lyddy	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Vicki Sousa	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Brady Hazelwood	....	set production assistant / executive assistant (54 episodes, 2005-2008)
Sean Conaway	....	production assistant (47 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jennifer S. Jackson	....	script supervisor (46 episodes, 2005-2007)
Shel Gilbert	....	payroll accountant (43 episodes, 2005-2007)
Maggi Solso	....	assistant location manager (43 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sara Huffman	....	assistant to writer / assistant: Greg Garcia / ... (40 episodes, 2005-2007)
Hunter Covington	....	script coordinator / assistant to writer (38 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sarah Werner	....	production coordinator (38 episodes, 2005-2007)
Hilary Winston	....	story editor / executive story editor (35 episodes, 2005-2007)
Wendall Hinkle	....	key assistant location manager / location manager (32 episodes, 2005-2007)
Christina Lewis	....	production accountant (31 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ashley Korman	....	production assistant / post supervisor (27 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ron Recio	....	production assistant (24 episodes, 2005-2007)
Elif Erginer	....	assistant: Marc Buckland (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ivan E. Schwarz	....	location manager (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Matt Simon	....	assistant: Greg Garcia (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
Clete Francis	....	utility stand-in (23 episodes, 2006-2007)
Darren Willner	....	assistant production coordinator (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dominique Porter	....	assistant: M. Buckland (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matt Wolpert	....	assistant: G. Garcia / assistant to writer (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Courtney Boches	....	network publicity intern (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Marvin J. Bernstein	....	location manager (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Vali Chandrasekaran	....	story editor / executive story editor (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jennifer Poirier	....	assistant production coordinator (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Melissa Parent	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rob Hoffman	....	set production assistant (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Liam Harty	....	production assistant (8 episodes, 2008)
Ritchie Steven Filippi	....	set production assistant (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Scott Cohn	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2007)
Daniel Rosenthal	....	assistant location manager (3 episodes, 2006)
Debbie Cleaver	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2007)
Mike Tsucalas	....	set production assistant (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Stephen Bracken	....	stand-in (2 episodes, 2006)
Matt Ward	....	executive story editor (2 episodes, 2007)
Nicholas Carpenter	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
J.J. Dalton	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Elan Dassani	....	computer/video operator (unknown episodes)
Jamie French	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Shilo Frontierro	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
David G. Harrington	....	video/cgi playback (unknown episodes)
Apryl Hill	....	set medic (unknown episodes)
Phill Kane	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Gregg Kawecki	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Linda Larmon	....	set medic (unknown episodes)
Kym Stys	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)
John Trujillo	....	layout board (unknown episodes)
Stephanie Tull	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Brad Wilder	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Oorala J. Yamada	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Amigos de Garcia Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2005) (USA) (TV)
• CanWest Global Television Network (2005-) (Canada) (TV)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2006-) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• E4 (2006-) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• 7 Network (2006-) (Australia) (TV)
• TV6 (2008-) (Hungary) (TV)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD) (season 2)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Fox (2006-) (Japan) (TV)
• M-Net (2006-) (South Africa) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2006-) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• TV3 Sverige (2005-) (Sweden) (TV)
• TV3 (2007-) (Estonia) (TV)
• TV3 (2006-) (New Zealand) (TV)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and remote camera systems
• Encore Hollywood  telecine and electronic assembly
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• Micdi Productions  music editorial
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• R/H Factor Inc.  post-production sound editorial
• Shout! Factory  soundtrack
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Transition Music  music provided by

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Part of the show's ad campaign before the series aired included billboard ads with Earl's picture and one of the items from his list printed on the billboard (i.e. "Cheated my way through the seventh grade...twice", "Stole a car from a one-legged girl", "Faked my death to break up with a girl" etc.), with the tag line "...I'm sorry".

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:

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

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!