"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 20	10:00 PM	TBS	Randy in Charge ( ... of Our Days and Our Nights)	#3.9
Mon. July 20	10:30 PM	TBS	Midnight Bun	#3.10

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) | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Twice when Randy (Ethan Suplee) is woken up he mutters "Poopy trim!". This is a reference to the 'Kevin Smith ' film Mallrats (1995) where Suplee said the same thing when he was brought out a daze.

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: I should be on that show where you have to remember the names of things. What's it called again?

Movie Connections:

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

Finally, funny TV!

I'm not much of a TV watcher anymore, as most stuff these days doesn't appeal to me, especially the whole "reality TV" trend. It's not often that a show comes along that is original in concept (or, at least in presentation!), and that makes me laugh all the way through.

Having said this, we caught this show on the TiVo, and it's just plain funny. It's more for mature audiences, and if you grew up in redneck USA (like I did) in the 80's, it'll leave you in stitches. Plus, there is a bit of a message presented as well. "Do good deeds to others, and good things will happen to you." In a sort of bizarre, twisted way, you could call this the "Kung Fu" of the 00's.

Lee does an excellent job of narration and acting, and the rest of the cast is pretty much perfect at their roles, even in the first episode. I had never really heard of him until his (quite good) performance in "The Incredibles", but his acting is really impressive.

It's funny. Best stuff I've seen in years. Watch it and see for yourself.