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The Best Episodes of My Name Is Earl

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The Best Episodes of My Name Is Earl

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.

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  1. Background image for Our 'Cops' is On!
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Our 'Cops' is On!

    S2:E12

    It's a trip down memory lane for Earl, Randy, Joy, Darnell and the Crab Shack regulars when they remember their fifteen minutes of fame watching a 2003 repeat of the TV show "Cops," which was filmed in Camden County.

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    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #2 - The Trial

    S2:E23

    Things are finally looking up for Earl with a GED, a job, a new apartment and love interest however it may all come crashing down during Joy's trial date. Earl's shocking testimony could help Joy but at what cost?

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  3. Background image for Jump For Joy
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Jump For Joy

    S2:E2

    In order to help a friend Earl has to raise a lot of money. He goes to Richard Chubby (Burt Reynolds), owner of Club Chubby a local strip club. He agrees to loan Earl the money if Earl can convince his most popular dancer to come back and work for him.

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  4. Background image for Get a Real Job
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Get a Real Job

    S2:E22

    When Earl decides to get his first real job at an appliance store, he experiences 'growing pains'. Meanwhile, Joy makes another irrational decision when the forthcoming trial continues to get to her.

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    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Buried Treasure

    S2:E13

    In classic whodunit fashion, Earl must determine who took his stolen "treasure" so he can cross it off his list. Joy, Darnell and Randy all give their own version of what happened to the buried treasure.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Pilot
    8.3/10(1.4k votes)

    #6 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Today is the first day of the rest of Earl Hickey's life. After coming into a $100,000 scratch-off lottery ticket and losing it just as fast upon being hit by a car, Earl has an epiphany in the hospital--to make up for all the terrible things he's done in the past. With his brother Randy and a motel maid named Catalina, Earl writes up a list of every misdeed he was a part of. Earl sets out to do just that, starting with #64--Kenny James, a boy he picked on in elementary school.

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    Director:Marc Buckland
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  8. Background image for Y2K
    8.3/10(902 votes)

    #7 - Y2K

    S1:E19

    When Earl is attempting to cross number 24 ("Stole a red 'Take-a-number' machine” ) off his list, Randy tries to get Earl to back down by trying to make him remember, through a flashback, how they got the machine around New Year’s Eve 1999. Darnell convinces the gang to believe that Y2K will signal the end of the world and they, happily, will be the last people on Earth.

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    8.3/10(837 votes)

    #8 - Number One

    S1:E24

    In the season finale, 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. Earl now ponders when karma is going to help him with his misfortunes.

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    Director:Greg Garcia
  10. Background image for Robbed a Stoner Blind
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Robbed a Stoner Blind

    S2:E8

    In the middle of a heat wave, Earl decides to cross number 26 off his list "Robbed a Stoner Blind." To accomplish this task Earl and Randy find Woody the stoner and must live an environmentally conscious life in the commune with Woody for a week.

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    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #10 - South of the Border (1)

    S2:E10

    In the first half of this special one hour episode, Earl and Randy face problems in their quest to take Catalina off Earl's list and bring her home after she was deported because of Earl. Joy's friendly attitude causes the neighbors to get closer and Darnell doesn't like it at all.

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  12. Background image for Joy's Wedding
    8.2/10(935 votes)

    #11 - Joy's Wedding

    S1:E8

    Darnell and Joy decided to tie the knot while Earl learns thru Randy’s invitation that he is not invited. To make things worse Joy has scheduled the wedding on Earl’s birthday so that all of their friends will be unable to celebrate with him. A drunken Earl crashes the party accidentally breaking Joy’s nose and now is forced to add “ruined Joy’s wedding” to his list.

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    Director:Marc Buckland
  13. Background image for The Professor
    8.2/10(864 votes)

    #12 - The Professor

    S1:E16

    Earl's nervous about returning a laptop computer he stole from a college professor, mostly because he's uncomfortable around smart people. When the professor turns out to be a beautiful woman, he feels even more ill at ease, until she flatters him and asks him to speak about his list in front of her class. Meanwhile, Randy experiences fraternity life---and absolutely loves it.

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  14. Background image for Dad's Car
    8.2/10(878 votes)

    #13 - Dad's Car

    S1:E18

    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.

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    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #14 - South of the Border (2)

    S2:E11

    In the second half of this special one hour episode, Earl and Randy face problems in their quest to take Catalina off Earl's list and bring her home after she was deported because of Earl. Joy's friendly attitude causes the neighbors to get closer and Darnell doesn't like it at all.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Foreign Exchange Student
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Foreign Exchange Student

    S2:E15

    Earl goes for #44 on his list trying to help Pierre, a French foreign exchange student, he made fun of when they went to school together. Earl flies him back to the US and he tries to hook Pierre up with a girl he had a crush on as a child. Meanwhile, newlyweds Randy and Catalina find their marriage changes in ways they would never imagine.

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    Director:Marc Buckland
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Blow
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Blow

    S2:E16

    Earl takes on number 101 on his list, "Stole a girl's identity." The girl turns out to be Joy's half-sister that she never knew about and the one person that could possibly help her get sympathy from the jury. The problem, Joy and Liberty are enemies.

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  18. Background image for G.E.D.
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #17 - G.E.D.

    S2:E21

    Earl tries to apply for a credit card but is declined because he doesn't have a job or a proper place to live, so he goes back to school to receive a diploma, where he realizes how hard it is for teachers to put up with badly behaved kids - just like the one he used to be.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Darnell Outed (1)
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Darnell Outed (1)

    S4:E15

    Joy steals Randy's audition for Erik Estrada's reality show "Estrada or Nada", but her public appearance has consequences for Darnell.

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    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #19 - My Name Is Alias

    S4:E19

    Danny Glover guest stars as Darnell's father who comes looking for him in Camden only to raise Earl and Randy's suspicions. However, a family reunion leads to father and son partaking in one last undercover mission.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Faked My Own Death
    8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #20 - Faked My Own Death

    S1:E4

    When Earl meets a tough biker chick at a Halloween party, it looks like a match made in heaven--but when the costumes come off, the mismatch becomes apparent and Earl takes drastic measures to get out of the relationship. Now, years later, Earl must find a way to make amends for deceiving the girl.

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  22. Background image for O Karma, Where Art Thou?
    8.1/10(894 votes)

    #21 - O Karma, Where Art Thou?

    S1:E12

    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. After time Earl finds out the boss is a jerk and Earl wonders how such a man with a luxurious house and beautiful wife could not be affected by the only thing he believes in, Karma.

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    Director:Marc Buckland
  23. Background image for Made a Lady Think I Was God
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Made a Lady Think I Was God

    S2:E6

    Earl takes on Number 12 on his list "Made a lady think I was God." Millie Banks, she was the manager of Earl's trailer park, he pretended to be the voice of God to get her to stop bothering them.

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  24. Background image for Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck

    S2:E14

    Earl attempts to figure out how to make amends to a dead guy that he once locked in a truck. Meanwhile, newlyweds Randy and Catalina go hunting for an apartment.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy

    S2:E18

    With Joy now pregnant again, Earl looks back on her pregnancy during their marriage, and how his father was responsible for one of his first truly good deeds.

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    Director:Unknown
  26. Background image for Stole Beer From a Golfer
    8.0/10(953 votes)

    #25 - Stole Beer From a Golfer

    S1:E7

    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 after becoming so thoroughly entangled in Scott’s personal life that he drives Randy away, Earl realizes that he may be the one with the obsession.

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    Director:Chris Koch

Best Episodes Summary

"Our 'Cops' is On!" is the best rated episode of "My Name Is Earl". It scored 9/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Ken Whittingham and written by Timothy Stack, it aired on 1/4/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Trial".