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The Worst 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. 5.8/10(6 votes)

    #1 - 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?

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  2. 6.3/10(7 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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  3. 6.5/10(7 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. 6.8/10(744 votes)

    #4 - Frank's Girl

    S3:E5

    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.

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  5. 7.0/10(5 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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  6. 7.0/10(5 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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  8. 7.0/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Inside Probe (2)

    S4:E26

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

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  9. 7.1/10(562 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. 7.2/10(5 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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  11. 7.2/10(7 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  12. 7.3/10(604 votes)

    #11 - No Heads and a Duffel Bag

    S3:E14

    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.

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  13. 7.3/10(595 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
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  14. 7.3/10(566 votes)

    #13 - Love Octagon

    S3:E16

    When Earl finally wakes up from his coma, he believes in Karma again and considers Billie his soul mate.

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  15. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. 7.4/10(616 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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  17. 7.4/10(560 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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    Director:Gail Mancuso
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  18. 7.4/10(570 votes)

    #17 - Early Release

    S3:E10

    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.

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    Director:Jason Ensler
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  19. 7.4/10(564 votes)

    #18 - Bad Earl

    S3:E11

    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.

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  20. 7.4/10(583 votes)

    #19 - Stole a Motorcycle

    S3:E13

    While Earl is still in a coma, Randy starts to believe that he can help Earl get better by crossing things off the list.

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  21. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
  22. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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  23. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Gospel

    S4:E24

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

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  25. 7.5/10(837 votes)

    #24 - Barn Burner

    S1:E11

    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. Earl, Randy and Catalina travel to the camp to make amends for the barn burning by building a pen for the camp’s ostrich. Earl learns the real reason behind the barn burning incident and decides that every incident on his list after the fire should be shared by Randy.

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  26. 7.5/10(770 votes)

    #25 - Boogeyman

    S1:E20

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Joy in a Bubble" is the worst rated episode of "My Name Is Earl". It scored 5.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Michael Fresco and written by N/A, it aired on 10/2/2008. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Orphan Earl".