7.9/10681 votes#1 - My Name Is Inmate #28301-016 (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2007
Earl begins his prison sentence. Meanwhile, Joy tries to repay Earl by taking care of Randy (who is struggling to adjust) and a prison bully is looking for Earl.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Michael Pennie
7.9/10550 votes#2 - My Name Is Inmate #28301-016 (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2007
Earl begins his prison sentence. Meanwhile, Joy tries to repay Earl by taking care of Randy (who is struggling to adjust) and a prison bully is looking for Earl.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10636 votes#3 - The Gangs of Camden County
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2007
Earl is offered a deal to receive a lesser sentence if he can resolve problems between rival gangs. But, he finds the task harder than he expected. Meanwhile, Randy looks for ways to join Earl in prison.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: N/A
7.7/10599 votes#4 - The Frank Factor
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2007
Joy visits Earl in prison and they are surprised to meet an old friend who is also in prison. The three reminisce about their past and how they met.
Director: Greg Garcia
Writer: N/A
6.8/10725 votes#5 - Creative Writing
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2007
Earl is given an assignment after attending a prison class which focuses on creative writing: to write a story. Soon Earl realises that writing is harder than he thought.
Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Bobby Bowman
7.5/10576 votes#6 - Frank's Girl
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2007
It's conjugal visiting day at the prison and since no one is visiting Earl, Frank wants Earl to explain to his girlfriend why he cannot see her today. Things don't go as planned and Frank's girlfriend dumps him because of Earl. Earl is blames himself and vows to get them back together.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel
7.4/10606 votes#7 - Our Other Cops is On! (1)
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2007
Earl and Randy watch the filming of Cops in Camden County where the different situations are slightly related to Earl. Meanwhile, Kenny's hatred for Earl is caught on camera.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: N/A
7.4/10599 votes#8 - Our Other Cops is On! (2)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/2007
Earl and Randy watch the filming of Cops in Camden County where the different situations are slightly related to Earl. Meanwhile, Kenny's hatred for Earl is caught on camera.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: N/A
7.4/10544 votes#9 - Randy In Charge (...Of Our Days and Our Nights)
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/2007
The Warden ask Earl to make a skit called 'scared straight' that will stop kids from committing crimes and stay out of jail. Meanwhile, Randy uses his authority to make Earl's life difficult in prison.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: N/A
7.5/10553 votes#10 - Midnight Bun
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/2007
Joy enlists the help of Darnell to expediate the baby's birth. Meanwhile, Frank escapes from prison when Randy takes the convicts out for ice cream. Elsewhere, Catalina baby-sits Dodge and Earl Jr.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Hilary Winston
7.4/10547 votes#11 - Burn Victim
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/2007
Earl helps the Warden solve another jail house problem between an inmate and his victims. Later Earl realizes that planning a prom for the inmates might deplete his lottery winnings.
Director: Gail Mancuso
Writer: N/A
7.8/10560 votes#12 - Early Release
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/2007
When Earl finds out that the Warden has destroyed all the certificates that would grant him early release from prison, he seeks the help of his friends to escape.
Director: Jason Ensler
Writer: N/A
7.4/10570 votes#13 - Bad Earl
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2008
Earl is having difficulty re-adjusting to life on the outside. He returns to his old ways after he encounters Ralph. Randy plans an intervention for Earl on Christmas morning.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum
7.4/10588 votes#14 - I Won't Die With a Little Help From My Friends (1)
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/2008
After a car accident Earl is put in a coma and finds himself in an alternate world shown as a sitcom, while his friends try to keep him alive.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Greg Garcia
7.3/10581 votes#15 - I Won't Die with a Little Help from My Friends (2)
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/3/2008
Nothing can get Earl out of his coma, so Randy turns to a young faith healer from their past. However, the boy says that he no longer heals people because he discovered how Earl lived his life after he "healed" him the first time.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Bobby Bowman
7.3/10553 votes#16 - Stole a Motorcycle
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/10/2008
While Earl is still in a coma, Randy starts to believe that he can help Earl get better by crossing things off the list.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg
7.6/10568 votes#17 - No Heads and a Duffel Bag
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/17/2008
When Randy visits his parents to make up for their ruined vacation, he realizes that he forgot to tell them about Earl's prison sentence and the following coma at all.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: N/A
7.1/10551 votes#18 - Killerball
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/2008
When the hospital wants to get rid of Earl, Randy decides to take care of his brother by himself. But instead of working on the list for Earl, he uses Earl's help to cross things off in order to help him get better.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: N/A
7.3/10543 votes#19 - Love Octagon
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/2008
When Earl finally wakes up from his coma, he believes in Karma again and considers Billie his soul mate.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel
7.4/10554 votes#20 - Girl Earl
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2008
Inspired by Earl, Billie starts a list of her own and when Earl is getting annoyed by Billie's little habits, he decides to focus on working on the list instead. He picks a task that is on both of their lists, atones for the injury of a champion grocery-bagger and discovers a unique talent of his own. But Earl soon finds out that they have different ways of interpreting Karma.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Ralph Greene
7.5/10565 votes#21 - Camdenites (1)
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/2008
Earl discovers that helping the women he wronged on his list causes karma to improve his marriage to Billie.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Michael Pennie, Hilary Winston
7.6/10521 votes#22 - Camdenites (2)
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2008
When Earl finds out that making up for all the bad things he did to women changes Billie's behavior to the good, he picks the worst thing he ever did to women on his list. Billie wants him to choose between her and his list. When he picks the list, she steals it and starts un-doing the items he has already accomplished.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of My Name Is Earl Season 3
Every episode of My Name Is Earl Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My Name Is Earl Season 3!
When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"My Name Is Inmate #28301-016 (1)" is the best rated episode of "My Name Is Earl" season 3. It scored 7.9/10 based on 681 votes. Directed by Michael Fresco and written by Michael Pennie, it aired on 9/27/2007. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "My Name Is Inmate #28301-016 (2)".