- 6.8/10722 votesLoading...
#1 - 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
- 7.0/10498 votesLoading...
#2 - Little Bad Voodoo Brother
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2008
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
- 7.1/10549 votesLoading...
#3 - 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
- 7.2/10505 votesLoading...
#4 - Reading Is a Fundamental Case
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/2008
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: N/A
- 7.3/10605 votesLoading...
#5 - Foreign Exchange Student
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/1/2007
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.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10579 votesLoading...
#6 - 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
- 7.3/10552 votesLoading...
#7 - 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
- 7.3/10542 votesLoading...
#8 - 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
- 7.4/10604 votesLoading...
#9 - 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
- 7.4/10597 votesLoading...
#10 - 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
- 7.4/10542 votesLoading...
#11 - 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
- 7.4/10546 votesLoading...
#12 - 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
- 7.4/10568 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.4/10586 votesLoading...
#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
- 7.4/10553 votesLoading...
#15 - 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
- 7.4/10511 votesLoading...
#16 - Stole an RV
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2008
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
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg
- 7.4/10546 votesLoading...
#17 - We've Got Spirit
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2008
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
- 7.4/10479 votesLoading...
#18 - Chaz Dalton's Space Academy
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/5/2009
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
- 7.5/10814 votesLoading...
#19 - Barn Burner
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2006
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. 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.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10743 votesLoading...
#20 - Boogeyman
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/30/2006
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.
Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Vali Chandrasekaran
- 7.5/10716 votesLoading...
#21 - BB
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/2006
Earl attempts to cross out number 147 on his list "Shot Gwen Waters with a BB Gun." To make things right he must reunite Gwen with her estranged father which Earl finds increasingly difficult.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg
- 7.5/10609 votesLoading...
#22 - Blow
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/2007
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.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: J.B. Cook
- 7.5/10583 votesLoading...
#23 - Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/2007
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Greg Garcia
- 7.5/10574 votesLoading...
#24 - 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
- 7.5/10550 votesLoading...
#25 - 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
The Worst Episodes of My Name Is Earl
Every episode of My Name Is Earl ranked from worst to best. Explore 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.
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Worst Episodes Summary
"Creative Writing" is the worst rated episode of "My Name Is Earl". It scored 6.8/10 based on 722 votes. Directed by Chris Koch and written by Bobby Bowman, it aired on 10/18/2007. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Little Bad Voodoo Brother".