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

User Rating:

8.8/10   

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:

Sitcom | Beer | Interracial Relationship | Narrated By Title Character | Maid

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 41 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Oct. 13	11:30 PM	TBS	Faked His Own Death	#1.4
Thur. Oct. 16	8:00 PM	NBC	We've Got Spirit	#4.5

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Earl Hickey (71 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ethan Suplee	...	Randy Hickey (71 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jaime Pressly	...	Joy Turner / ... (71 episodes, 2005-2008)
Nadine Velazquez	...	Catalina (71 episodes, 2005-2008)
Eddie Steeples	...	Darnell Turner / ... (71 episodes, 2005-2008)

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:

Every time Earl's picture (or otherwise graven image) is taken, his eyes are closed. This is considered to be a nod to the movie Forrest Gump in which every photograph of Forrest shows him with his eyes closed.

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:

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (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.