My Name Is Earl (DVD) Review

One of the best new shows of the past several years- My Name Is Earl follows the life of Earl Hickey (Jason Lee)- a man who discovers karma while lying in a hospital bed. Celebrating a $100- 000 scratch-off lottery ticket- Earl gets hit by a car and knocked unconscious. His lottery ticket escapes in the wind- and Earl is hurried to the hospital where a revelation from Carson Daly hits him like a ton of bricks. Convinced that his bad luck is the result of bad karma- Earl compiles a list of everything he’s done wrong from grade school to the present- and he’s intent on fixing every bullet point on his list… Nominated for two Golden Globes in its first season- My Name Is Earl won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy. Created by Gregory Thomas Garcia- creator of the popular Yes- Dear- the series is certain to be a favorite for years to come with its eccentric characters- brilliant writing- and infinite episode possibilities (no doubt the list will grow as Earl tackles each thing on it)…

Joining Earl on his quest are his dim- yet innocent brother Randy (Ethan Suplee)- friend and illegal alien hotel maid Catalina (Nadine Velazquez)- Earl’s trailer trash ex-wife Joy (Jaime Pressly)- and Joy’s new husband Darnell “Crabman” Turner (Eddie Staples). Also along for the ride is $100- 000 in lottery winnings. Even though Earl lost the lottery ticket when he got hit by the car- his newfound dedication to the principles of karma pays immediate dividends when a gust of wind places the missing ticket right in front of his feet. With the money at their disposal- Earl and Randy dedicate themselves full-time to the task of crossing things off Earl’s list. It’s a quest that makes for some of the most interesting and comedic moments in television history…

The My Name Is Earl DVD features twenty-four hilarious episodes including the season premiere in which Earl sets out to help a former grade school classmate he used to pick on relentlessly- Kenny James (Gregg Binkley). Learning that Kenny is gay and lonely- Earl works overtime to find Kenny a partner… Other notable episodes from season one include “Stole Beer From A Golfer” in which Earl and Randy must pay back a golfer (Johnny Galecki) who they cheated out of free beer (a difficult task once they realize their actions have ruined his life)- and the season finale- “Number One- ” in which Earl sets out to rectify the number one thing on his list: “stole ten dollars from a guy in the convenience store”. But #1 becomes the most difficult item on Earl’s list when he realizes the guy he stole the ten dollars from would have used it to buy the $100- 000 lottery ticket. In order to placate karma- Earl must not only give back the $10- but the entire $100- 000…

Below is a list of episodes included on the My Name Is Earl (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 09-20-2005

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Episode 2 (Quit Smoking) Air Date: 09-27-2005
Episode 3 (Randy’s Touchdown) Air Date: 10-04-2005
Episode 4 (Faked His Own Death) Air Date: 10-11-2005
Episode 5 (Teacher Earl) Air Date: 10-18-2005
Episode 6 (Broke Joy’s Fancy Figurine) Air Date: 11-01-2005
Episode 7 (Stole Beer From A Golfer) Air Date: 11-08-2005
Episode 8 (Joy’s Wedding) Air Date: 11-15-2005
Episode 9 (Cost Dad The Election) Air Date: 11-22-2005

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