The cast of My Name is Earl Season 1
Season 1 of My Name is Earl began in September 2005 on NBC. Creator Greg Garcia wrote the pilot while working on another sitcom. He initially pitched the series to Fox, which passed on the series. He then approached NBC, which optioned the pilot on a cast-contingent basis, meaning they would order the pilot provided a suitable cast could be assembled.
Jason Lee was approached for the lead role, but was uninterested in working in television and passed on the series twice before finally agreeing to read the pilot script. Though he liked the pilot, he was hesitant to commit until after meeting with Garcia. The series premiere on September 20, 2005, drew in 14.9 million viewers in the United States, earning a 6.6 rating. By the airing of the third episode it was apparent that My Name Is Earl was the most popular of NBC's new fall offerings, and a full season (22 episodes) was ordered. The season concluded on May 11 2006, and 24 episodes were made.
Season overview[]
The first season revolves around Earl Hickey and his discovery of the concept of karma. After winning $100,000 on a scratch card then losing it after being run down by a car, Earl sees an episode of "Last Call with Carson Daly", in which he learns about karma. After putting it into practice Earl finds his scratch card again, and so creates a List of everything wrong he has done in his life and decides to make up for them all.
An alternate pilot was made, which is included in the Season 1 DVD, that shows Earl making a List of everyone who has ever screwed him over, and his pursuit to get them all back for doing him wrong.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jason Lee as Earl Hickey (24/24)
- Ethan Suplee as Randy Hickey (24/24)
- Nadine Velazquez as Catalina (23/24)
- Jaime Pressly as Joy Turner (21/24)
- Eddie Steeples as Darnell Turner (21/24)
Recurring cast[]
- Louis T. Moyle as Dodge (8/24)
- Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr. (8/24)
- Abdoulaye N'Gom as Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop (4/24)
- Bill Suplee as Willie the One-Eyed Mailman (4/24)
- Tracy Ashton as Didi (4/24)
- Gregg Binkley as Kenny James (3/24)
- Dale Dickey as Patty (3/24)
- George Frangides as Officer Bob Smiley (3/24)
- Silas Weir Mitchell as Donny Jones (2/24)
- Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey (2/24)
- Nancy Lenehan as Kay Hickey (2/24)
- Jack Axelrod as Electrolarynx Guy (2/24)
- Tim DeKay as Hank Lange (2/24)
- Leo Fitzpatrick as Sonny (1/24)
- J. Lamont Pope as Jasper (1/24)
Episodes[]
| # | Image | Title | List Number | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  |
Pilot | 23, 41, 64, 86, 102, 136 | September 20, 2005 |
| After Earl Hickey, a small-time thief with a messed-up life, is immediately hit by a car after winning the lottery, he is introduced to the concept of karma and decides to try to make up for all the bad things he has done. | ||||
| 02 |  |
Quit Smoking | 49, 73, 86, 102, 112 | September 27, 2005 |
| Donny, an intimidating thug, spent two years in jail for a robbery Earl committed. Oddly enough, the only way Earl can make it up to him is by helping Donny's mom quit smoking. Meanwhile, Joy discovers she's the beneficiary of Earl's will and decides to kill him. | ||||
| 03 |  |
Randy's Touchdown | 58 | October 4, 2005 |
| Back in their high school days, Earl ruined Randy's chance to score a touchdown during a key football game. He decides to make up for it by helping Randy get the touchdown he always wanted. | ||||
| 04 |  |
Faked My Own Death | 84, 203 | October 11, 2005 |
| When Earl met a tough biker chick at a Halloween party, it looked like a match made in heaven – but when the costumes came off, the mismatch became apparent and Earl took drastic measures to get out of the relationship. So how does he tell her he's still alive? | ||||
| 05 |  |
Teacher Earl | 27 | October 18, 2005 |
| Earl decides to teach English as a Second language to cross "Made fun of people with accents" off his karma list. Meanwhile Ralph, an old friend and partner in crime, is released from prison; Earl tries to teach him about karma, but things don't go as planned. | ||||
| 06 |  |
Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine | 153 | November 1, 2005 |
| To replace a fancy figurine that he broke, Earl lends a hand to help Joy's former adversary and her daughter win a mother/daughter beauty pageant. | ||||
| 07 |  |
Stole Beer from a Golfer | 139, 260 | November 8, 2005 |
| Earl attempts to help Scott get over his preoccupation with golf – an obsession caused when he and Randy started fixing Scott’s golf game to get free beer. But soon Earl realizes that he may be the one with the obsession. | ||||
| 08 |  |
Joy's Wedding | 261, 262 | November 15, 2005 |
| Earl's ex-wife marries Darnell the crab man; Randy is invited but Earl is not. Doubling the insult, Joy schedules the wedding on Earl’s birthday so that all of their friends will be unable to celebrate with him. | ||||
| 09 |  |
Cost Dad the Election | 4, 86, Unnumbered list item 1 | November 22, 2005 |
| Earl remembers #4, how he cost his father the last mayoral election, and against his father's wishes Earl signs him up to run again. His father is at first angry at Earl for doing this, but after hearing the public's response, decides to go ahead with it. | ||||
| 10 |  |
White Lie Christmas | 98, Unnumbered list item 2 | December 6, 2005 |
| Earl has wrecked every Christmas he's spent with Joy, so he, Randy and Catalina try to win a Dodge Neon in a contest wherein they had to keep their hands on said car, in an attempt to get Joy the car for a Christmas present. | ||||
| 11 |  |
Barn Burner | 98, 164, 188, Unnumbered list items - 3, 4, 5 | January 5, 2006 |
| When trying to enroll her children into the Right Choice Ranch for troubled youth, Joy is denied enrollment because of a barn burning incident at the hands of a younger Earl. | ||||
| 12 |  |
O Karma, Where Art Thou? | 202 | January 12, 2006 |
| When Earl and Randy try to return a stolen wallet, they find out taking the money had cost two newlyweds their honeymoon. In an attempt to make things right, Earl takes over for the groom at his fast food restaurant. | ||||
| 13 |  |
Stole P's HD Cart | 159 | January 19, 2006 |
| Earl crosses another number off the list when he returns Pop's Wiener Hot Dog cart he and Ralph stole in their youth. The good deed does not last long as Ralph, who works for a competing franchise sets fire to Pop's cart. | ||||
| 14 |  |
Monkeys in Space | 18 | January 26, 2006 |
| Earl tackles number 18 on his list when one of his old friends is arrested. Remembering that he told an inappropriate story at his birthday party, he must give him one great day to make up the terrible one before he was sent to prison. | ||||
| 15 |  |
Something to Live For | 62 | February 2, 2006 |
| Earl takes his car troubles as a sign that it is time for him to redeem himself for a long run of stealing gas out of a complete stranger's car. | ||||
| 16 |  |
The Professor | 37, 264, 265 | February 9, 2006 |
| Earl is nervous about returning a laptop computer he stole from a college professor, mostly because he is uncomfortable around smart people. When the professor turns out to be a beautiful woman, he feels even more ill at ease. | ||||
| 17 |  |
Didn't Pay Taxes | 266 | March 2, 2006 |
| Earl attempts to cross off another deed of his list. This time it is trying to repay the government after failing to pay his taxes in the past. | ||||
| 18 |  |
Dad's Car | 42, 67, 108, 267, 268 | March 16, 2006 |
| It's Mother's Day again when Earl remembers that he has never given his mother a Mother's Day gift. Just as he and Randy are about to finish carrying out his long overdue gift, his mother decides her repayment should include Earl doing something for his father. | ||||
| 19 |  |
Y2K | 24, Unnumbered list item 6 | March 23, 2006 |
| When Earl is attempting to cross number something off his list, Randy tries to get Earl to back down by trying to make him remember how they got the machine around New Year's Eve 1999. | ||||
| 20 |  |
Boogeyman | 239 | March 30, 2006 |
| Earl decides to cross off "made a kid scared of the Boogeyman" from his list. Earl soon discovers just what kind of lasting affect he had on the little boy. | ||||
| 21 |  |
The Bounty Hunter | 145 | April 6, 2006 |
| Number 145, "Ditched Jessie to Marry Joy" is next on the list when Jessie, Earl's ex-girlfriend, returns to town seeking revenge. Earl must protect Joy in a lakeside retreat while Randy fights not to reveal their location to Jessie. | ||||
| 22 |  |
Stole a Badge | 127 | April 27, 2006 |
| Earl tackles no. 127 on his list by making amends for pilfering a police officer's badge. When he discovers that the theft resulted in the cop's demotion, he tries to get the officer reinstated. | ||||
| 23 |  |
BB | 147 | May 4, 2006 |
| Earl attempts to cross out number 147 on his list, "shot Gwen Waters in the ass with a BB Gun". To make things right he must reunite Gwen with her estranged father, which Earl finds increasingly difficult. | ||||
| 24 |  |
Number One | 1, 57, 119 | May 11, 2006 |
| Earl decides to cross off the first number on his Karma list, "stole ten dollars from a guy at the Camden Market". Earl to his dismay finds out that he owes much more than ten dollars, in fact he must surrender all his lotto winnings. | ||||
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