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Orphan Earl

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Orphan Earl
4x13
Season
Episode

13
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Airdate
11 December 2008
Written by
Michael Shipley
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Orphan Earl is the 13th episode of Season 4 of My Name Is Earl, and the 82nd episode overall. Earl wants to make up for a scam he did before he found Karma, but he soon finds out that Joy is still running the scam he started.

Episode guide[]

Joy was about to go in to the Crab Shack when a scruffy guy approaches her asking for her $20 as he and his wife had run out of gas and his wife had to sell her hair for baby formula, Joy tells him it’s a sad story and if he came inside everyone would love to hear it but she tells his story so everyone would laugh at him this remained Earl of someone he conned.

A couple of weeks before Earl discovered Karma he and Joy saw a commercial asking people to donate money to people in Africa. Joy saw an opportunity to make some quick cash by scamming people so she, Earl and Randy went door-to-door asking people for donations supposedly going to starving children.  Alas, they only managed to fool one elderly man, Arthur Hill, who handed over a cheque for $100.

Earl and Randy head to Arthur's house to apologise and give him his money back. On the way, Randy talks to Earl about writing a book about how non-food things taste.  When Earl talks to Mr. Hill he discovers that Joy is still carrying on with the scam years later, having sent pictures of Earl Jr. to Arthur who has continued to send a $100 cheque every month. At the trailer park Randy asks Darnell if he could taste his hair for his new book while Earl tells Joy it’s cruel to keep conning the old man but Joy tells him if he told Arthur the truth he’ll ruin Christmas for the trailer park. Turns out that not only did Joy not stop the con but expanded it to include her friends Tammy and Sylvia who made up their own sob stories to get more money from Arthur. Earl tells Joy that it’s wrong but she doesn’t listen. Earl vows to put a stop to the whole thing.

Earl talks to Randy wondering what to do about Mr. Hill’s money when Randy notices in the newspaper that Arthur died of a stroke, Earl shows the paper to Joy who sees that Arthur left all his money to the three fake charities. Joy is excited but Earl tells her that he is going to cross Arthur off his list by making sure she and her friends didn’t get the money.

Earl and Randy break in to Arthur’s house to get his will to prove the charities were fake but Joy, Tammy and Sylvia were following them, Earl hears them when their van’s radio goes off and gives the will to Randy so he could walk to the office while the van follows Earl thinking he has it. Randy gets out of the car while Earl drives off but Joy jumps out and tells him to give her the will, then she and her friends went to Mr. Hill’s lawyer, Mr. Fischer, for the money but Earl who knew Joy would follow Randy had told Mr. Fischer everything. Mr. Fischer thanks Earl and after he leaves Mr. Fischer told Joy, Tammy and Sylvia that he could make their charities legal if he could have sex with Tammy and $5000, after getting the money Mr. Fischer gives them fake cheques and calls Earl to say he got the money.

It turns out Earl had pulled a scam and Arthur didn't die. In fact Earl had just arranged for him to go on a vacation to National Rodeo Championships for a few days, the best way for Joy to think in was really was to make Randy think it was real so she would believe him and get greedy. Earl had planted a fake will in Mr. Hill’s house and Joy would get the will of Randy if he gave it to him. Mr. Fischer was actually the scruffy guy Joy made fun of and Earl would give the money back to Arthur when he came back then told Randy that it was a scam.

When Arthur returns from his vacation Earl tells him the whole story and gives him all his money back. Arthur is upset that he wasn't really helping anyone, so Earl takes him to the trailer park saying he'll feel better after laughing at the people there. When they get there they find the park now looks like a third world country; Tammy lost her pluming and her water heater busted, Sylvia lost her heating and her curtains caught fire while warming herself by the oven and Joy lost her refrigerator and flies started to fill her house causing her family to sleep outside. Upon seeing this Arthur gives Joy, Tammy and Sylvia cheques to repair the damage, Earl doesn’t understand why he’s helping the people that conned him for years but Arthur tells Earl that when helping those fake charities he thought he was helping people and that made him feel good, now he was helping people for real.

Arthur’s generosity has an effect on Tammy and Sylvia as they gave their money to charities on the street. Even Earl is filled with charitable spirit and gives Randy a book with all his taste notes in it. He also gets Joy’s refrigerator back allowing the family to have a happy Christmas.

Notes[]

Flashbacks[]

List[]

  • Introduced and crossed off in this episode -
    • -#201: Conned An Old Man Out Of $100.

Featured music[]

  • "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" by Dwight Yoakam
  • "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" by Gene Autry (played on Mr. Hill's radio)
  • "Up Around the Bend" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Earl explains the scam)
  • "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones (the consequences of the scam are explained)
  • "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" by Gene Autry (closing scenes)

Memorable quotes[]

Mr. Hill: Knowing I make a difference in Bungo's life, it makes me feel... 

Earl sees Joy in one of the pictures

Earl: Joy!

Mr. Hill: Exactly, joy. 

Cast[]

Starring[]

Recurring[]

Guest starring[]

  • Nathan Barilka as Young Mr. Hill
  • Hal Landon Jr. as Arthur Hill
  • Eric Lange as Scruffy Guy / Mr. Fischer
  • ? as Tammy
  • ? as Sylvia
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