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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 13 - Orphan Earl
    5.9/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Orphan Earl

    S4:E13

    Earl discovers that Joy has continued a holiday scam they started years before, and has expanded the scam to include her friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Erika Kaestle, Vali Chandrasekaran, Patrick McCarthy

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  2. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 2 - The Gangs of Camden County
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    #2 - The Gangs of Camden County

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown

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  3. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 3 - Joy in a Bubble
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Joy in a Bubble

    S4:E3

    Earl's attempt to give Joy the hot tub she's always wanted backfires and she is forced to stay in a makeshift bubble because of a flesh eating toe infection. While she is out of commission, Earl must fill in as the new Joy. Between gossiping with the ladies at the salon and shopping for meat out of some guy's trunk, Earl learns about the Turner family. This includes the fact that Dodge and Earl Jr. might have a social disorder that causes them to have no friends. Can Earl fix this problem too?

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 27 - Dodge's Dad
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Dodge's Dad

    S4:E27

    When Dodge tells Joy he doesn't want Darnell to speak at career day, she enlists Earl to pretend to be his father. Things don't go well and Earl realizes Dodge needs to know his real dad. Despite Joy's protests, Earl enlists Randy and Catalina to help him hunt down the deadbeat dad, but what they discover is worse than they could have imagined.

    Director:Chris Koch
    Writers:Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Alan Kirschenbaum

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  5. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 17 - Girl Earl
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Girl Earl

    S3:E17

    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

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  6. My Name Is Earl Season 1 Episode 12 - O Karma, Where Art Thou?
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Marc Buckland
    Writer:Greg Garcia

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  7. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 16 - Love Octagon
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Love Octagon

    S3:E16

    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

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  8. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 12 - Reading Is a Fundamental Case
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Reading Is a Fundamental Case

    S4:E12

    Earl remembers a list item he crossed off while reading to the children of Camden County. While going down memory lane, Earl recalls that his old friend Raynard kept company with a raccoon while living in the great outdoors.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 25 - Inside Probe (1)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Inside Probe (1)

    S4:E25

    News show "Inside Probe" investigates the disappearance of the Crab Shack owner. After eight years the show airs on TV, and several Camden residents become murder suspects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 26 - Inside Probe (2)
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Inside Probe (2)

    S4:E26

    The mystery of the disappearance of the former Crab Shack owner is finally resolved.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Timothy Stack, Michael Pennie

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  11. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 6 - Our Other Cops is On!
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Our Other Cops is On!

    S3:E6

    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:Unknown

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  12. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 7 - Randy In Charge (...Of Our Days and Our Nights)
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Randy In Charge (...Of Our Days and Our Nights)

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown

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  13. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 9 - Burn Victim
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Burn Victim

    S3:E9

    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:Unknown

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  14. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 4 - Stole an RV
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Stole an RV

    S4:E4

    To cross Jerry off of his list, Earl can't just return the RV he stole, mostly because Randy blew it up. Earl and Randy set out to find what might make this grumpy war hero happy, and accidentally turn him into a 75-year-old killing machine. Elsewhere, Joy and Darnell attempt to turn the legend of a giant pig that lives near the trailer park into a one-of-a-kind, money making sideshow.

    Director:Chris Koch
    Writers:John Hoberg, Kat Likkel

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  15. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 8 - Little Bad Voodoo Brother
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Little Bad Voodoo Brother

    S4:E8

    Earl plans a Halloween party for Dodge and Earl Jr, while Catalina's nephew Oscar visits. This poses an opportunity for Randy to become the big brother he always wanted to be.

    Director:Chris Koch
    Writer:Alan Kirschenbaum

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  16. My Name Is Earl Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Marc Buckland
    Writer:Greg Garcia

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  17. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 18 - Camdenites
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Camdenites

    S3:E18

    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 undoing the items he has already accomplished.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writers:Hilary Winston, Michael Pennie

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  18. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 6 - We've Got Spirit
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #18 - We've Got Spirit

    S4:E6

    To cross Randy off his list, Earl takes his brother to cheerleading camp. Once there, the tight cheer pants and their lack of flexibility are not their only problem. They also have to deal with Kimmi Himmler, the camp owner with a deeply scarred face and milky eye - both a result of a badger accident suffered while cheering in high school. When Himmler wants the brothers out of her camp, Earl goes to drastic measure to make sure that Randy's cheerleading dreams will come true. Elsewhere, Joy is hurt when her son Dodge indicates that Catalina is the most beautiful woman in Camden.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Hilary Winston

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  19. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 8 - Midnight Bun
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Midnight Bun

    S3:E8

    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

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  20. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 15 - Killerball
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Killerball

    S3:E15

    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:Unknown

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  21. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 1 - The Magic Hour
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - The Magic Hour

    S4:E1

    When Joy cons Make-A-Wish to send a celebrity to her trailer, Earl remembers a wish he stole from a dying child and decides it's time to cross him off the list. When he returns to the kid's home, he finds that little Buddy has exceeded all of the doctors' expectations and is still alive. Buddy asks Earl to produce his movie and suddenly all of Camden County find themselves starring in a high-octane action film. Randy surprises everyone when his acting skills get rave reviews.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Timothy Stack

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  22. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 17 - Randy's List Item
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Randy's List Item

    S4:E17

    When Randy loses his winning lottery ticket, he assumes the event to be a message from Karma, so he starts a list of his own. Meanwhile, Joy is not happy with her cover identity of the witness protection program.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bobby Bowman

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  23. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 20 - Chaz Dalton's Space Academy
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Chaz Dalton's Space Academy

    S4:E20

    Earl works on a list item that has to do with Chaz Dalton, his childhood hero. Meanwhile, Darnell tries to help Joy make friends using the internet.

    Director:Marc Buckland
    Writer:Hilary Winston

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  24. My Name Is Earl Season 4 Episode 24 - Gospel
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Gospel

    S4:E24

    Earl tests the faith of a former gangbanger-turned-born-again reverend, whom he's wronged many, many times.

    Director:Ken Whittingham
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episode 4 - Creative Writing
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Creative Writing

    S3:E4

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Orphan Earl" is the worst rated episode of "My Name Is Earl". It scored 5.9/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Erika Kaestle, Vali Chandrasekaran, Patrick McCarthy, it aired on 12/11/2008. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Gangs of Camden County".