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Season 1 |
| 1 :01x01 - Pilot (Sep/20/2005) | | Earl Hickey was never one to care much about what consequences his actions had unto others, though after being hit by a car shortly after he won the lottery, he finds himself hospitalized while his lottery ticket is lost to the wind. While recovering in the hospital, he watches the Carson Daly show, and upon hearing Carson express that his good luck comes from Karma, in how he’s always treated others nicely, Earl decides that he must right his wrongs if he ever wishes to turn his life around. He creates a list of everything wrong he’s ever done and plans on making amends for all of them. He first decides to speak with a man named Kenny, whom he terrorized during their childhood. | | Special Guest Stars: Carson Daly as Himself, Trace Adkins as Himself, | Guest Stars: Dale Dickey as Patty, Leo Fitzpatrick as Sonny, Gregg Binkley as Kenny James, | Co-Guest Stars: Willam Belli as DJ, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Patrick McCarthy as Teacher, Andy Pessoa as Young Kenny, Noah Crawford as Young Earl, Laura Gardner as Kenny's Mom, Frank Collison as Kenny's Dad, Deborah Cresswell as Wanda | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Greg Garcia | | Songs: Nena -- 99 Luftballons, Jane's Addiction -- Been Caught Stealing, Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock -- It Takes Two, Erasure -- Make Me Smile, The Wiggles -- The Monkey Dance, Santana -- Winning | | | |
| 2 :01x02 - Quit Smoking (Sep/27/2005) | | Having already succeeded at righting one of the wrongs on his list, Earl must now decide what it is that he wishes to do next. However, he finds it difficult to actually tackle some of the issues head on, as he is afraid of what some people may say to him when they figure out he was responsible for their misfortunes. He decides that he wishes to take the easy way out, and tries to stop smoking in order to make amends for ruining the quality of air with his smoke, though Randy and Catalina have different plans in store for him. Meanwhile, Joy has just discovered that Earl confessed on a video camera that if he were to die, all of his possessions would go to her, so she decides to formulate a plan to kill him so that she can obtain his lottery winnings. | | Guest Stars: Silas Weir Mitchell as Donny, Kathryn Joosten as Donny's Mother, | Co-Guest Stars: Andrew Cooper Wasser as Prisoner, Tracy Ashton as One Legged Girl, Jack Axelrod (1) as Old Man, Roy Lee Jones (1) as Policeman, Joshua Levine as Donut Store Clerk, Scott Lincoln as Gun Store Owner | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg | | Songs: Wes Cunningham -- La Grange, ELO -- Livin' Thing, Sol 'Tex' Williams -- Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette | | | |
| 3 :01x03 - Randy's Touchdown (Oct/04/2005) | | Earl decides he wants to use some of his lotto money to pay back the winnings he earned from a football game that he had Randy fix for him back in high school, as Randy used to play high school football and purposely lost the game. However, upon doing such, he realizes that he needs to put Randy on his list, since his greed had caused Randy to lose his one chance at scoring a touchdown, a feeling that Randy had always wanted to experience. In order to try to make amends for his actions, he gets Randy a fake birth certificate and a false father to enroll him back into high school, though Randy soon starts to enjoy going back to school more than Earl had intended. Meanwhile, Joy has gotten Earl’s car towed, though when she discovers that his lottery money was in the car’s glove compartment, Earl and Joy race against one another in order to try to get the cash before the other does. | | Guest Stars: Dennis Burkley as Impound Owner, Gregg Binkley as Kenny James, | Co-Guest Stars: Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Jeanette Miller (1) as Woman With Purse, Kendall Clement as Loan Officer, Kevin Olson as Skinny Kid, Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Kevin Farrell as Bruce, Jack Axelrod (1) as Fake Father, Cheryl Hawker as Rosie, Bob Rumnock (2) as Principal, | Uncredited: Jake Galasso as Impound Buddy | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: J. B. Cook | | Songs: Ram Jam -- Black Betty, Barrett Strong -- Money (That's What I Want), AC/DC -- Thunderstruck, Lynyrd Skynyrd -- Tuesday's Gone, George Thorogood -- Who Do You Love? | | | |
| 4 :01x04 - Faked His Own Death (Oct/11/2005) | | In order to get out of a relationship he wasn’t happy with in the past, Earl had once faked his own death, as in doing such he could easily leave the woman without having to deal with a break-up directly. However, it’s time for Earl to face his actions and he must do everything he can in order to make up for what he once did, though he finds this problem to be different, as he can’t take away the grief that he had caused this woman to have. However, his attempts to make amends with her soon blossoms into yet another unwanted relationship, leaving him in yet another odd predicament to resolve; though this time, he’ll need to be more tactful so that he can try to get her taken off his list. | | Special Guest Stars: Dax Shepard as Dirk, Montel Williams as Himself, | Guest Stars: Beth Riesgraf as Natalie, | Co-Guest Stars: Frances Callier as Barbie, Darcy Shean as Natalie's Mom | Director: Tamra Davis (1)
Writer: Hilary Winston | | Songs: George Thorogood -- Bad to the Bone, Steppenwolf -- Born to be Wild, The Turtles -- Happy Together, The Cardigans -- Lovefool, Chicago -- Saturday in the Park, Nancy Sinatra -- These Boots Are Made for Walking | | | |
| 5 :01x05 - Teacher Earl (Oct/18/2005) | Earl teaches English as a Second Language so that he can cross "made fun of people with accents" off his list. When an old friend, Ralph, gets out of prison Earl convinces him to try karma, which works... for a while. Ralph ends up kidnapping Randy and demands he tell him where Earl is keeping his lotto winnings.
Meanwhile, Joy tries to sabotage the business of one of Earl's students because she's afraid of the competitive edge she is gaining by learning English. | | Special Guest Stars: Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano, | Guest Stars: Sunkrish Bala as Doctor, Patty Maloney as woman with chimney, | Co-Guest Stars: Tanner Maguire (1) as Young Ralph, Abdoulaye N'Gom as Nescobar A Lop Lop, Wahn Lee as Kim, Noah Crawford as Young Earl, Phoenix Smith as Young Randy, Pramod Kumar as Indian Storekeeper, David Aranovich as Busboy | Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Victor Fresco | | Songs: Bob Marley -- One Love/People Get Ready | | | |
| 6 :01x06 - Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine (Nov/01/2005) | Continuing down his list, Earl must help Joy's former nemesis and her daughter win a beauty pageant in order to replace her figurine that he broke. The rare and prestigious princess figurine is awarded to the mother/daughter pageant winners, which Joy and her mother won one year when Joy was a child.
Meanwhile, Joy enters the pageant on her own with her "dead" mother to win the figurine herself to stay on Earl's list. She wants him to still owe her so that he'll buy her the hot tub she's been eying as compensation. | | Special Guest Stars: Ellen Albertini Dow as Gertrude Balboa, | Guest Stars: Missi Pyle as Shelly, Timothy Stack as Himself, Gigi Goff as Young Joy, Chloe Moretz as Candy, | Co-Guest Stars: Kay Benjamin as Woman, Suzanna B. Sanchez as Counselor, Cami Raich as Cute Girl, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Louis T. Moyle as Dodge | Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | | Songs: Vic Damone -- Little Girl, Stevie Ray Vaughan -- Pride and Joy, Salt-N-Pepa -- Push It | | | |
| 7 :01x07 - Stole Beer From A Golfer (Nov/08/2005) | | This time Earl decides to pick something simple from his list - stole beer from a golfer - so that he and Randy can attend the county fair like they do every year. Seven months prior, Earl and Randy began fixing golf games in order to keep scoring free beer from Scott, who would purchase drinks for everyone whenever he hit a hole-in-one. To atone for this sin, Earl buys Scott cases upon cases of beer. He soon discovers, however, that in order to fully cross Scott off of his list, Earl must help Scott regain the life that he had before he became obsessed with the sport. | | Guest Stars: Raymond Ma as Scott's Boss, David Reivers as Tess's Neighbor, Kristina Hayes (1) as Tess, Johnny Galecki as Scott, | Co-Guest Stars: Jill Benjamin as Nurse, Art Frankel as Old Man | Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Michael Pennie | | Songs: Marshall Tucker band -- Can't You See, Jerry Reed -- East Bound and Down, Harry Nilsson -- Everybody's Talkin', Journey -- Open Arms | | | |
| 8 :01x08 - Joy's Wedding (Nov/15/2005) | | Earl learns that Joy has neglected to invite him to her and Darnell’s wedding from Randy's invitation, which instructs him to bring "anyone but Earl." Randy of course invites Catalina to be his date since he's excited about the opportunity to dance with her. Joy has also conveniently scheduled the wedding on Earl’s birthday so that all of their friends will be unable to celebrate with him. Consequently, Earl drunkenly crashes the ceremony and accidentally breaks Joy's nose in the process, now forced to add "ruined Joy's wedding" to his list. In an effort to right this wrong, Earl helps Joy plan her perfect wedding and the two finally start to get along - maybe a little too well. | | Guest Stars: Sam Rubin as TV Anchor, Dale Dickey as Patty, Bill Suplee as Willie, | Co-Guest Stars: Johnny Hoops as DJ Dave, Toya A. Brown (1) as Darnell's Mom, Pam Trotter as Daneesha, Rakefet Abergel as Wife, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Lindsay Taylor as Carla | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Greg Garcia | | Songs: Young MC -- Bust A Move, Warrant -- Cherry Pie, Lynyrd Skynyrd -- Gimme Three Steps, Bob Marley -- Is this Love, Three Dog Night -- The Show Must Go On, Billy Idol -- White Wedding | | | |
| 9 :01x09 - Cost Dad An Election (Nov/22/2005) | Earl sets out to mend his relationship with his father Carl by trying to cross number four off of his list: "blew dad's chance to be elected mayor." Four years prior, Carl ran for mayor to oppose the other candidate's plan to redirect airplane traffic away from the affluent part of town and towards Carl's neighborhood. His campaign was going very well, until a misunderstanding between Earl and a police officer was caught on tape and broadcast as the opposing candidate's campaign commercial.
Now Earl submits his father's name to run again, even though Carl is adamant that he does not want to be mayor. Earl, Randy, and Catalina recruit unregistered voters to boost Carl's numbers, hoping to win not only the election for Carl, but also a relationship with his father for Earl. | | Guest Stars: Cameron Clapp as Didi's Boyfriend, Niecy Nash as Ronda, Bill Suplee as Willie, Nancy Lenehan as Kay Hickey, Kipp Shiotani as Marty Park, Beau Bridges as Carl, | Co-Guest Stars: Anthony De Marco as 4 Year Old Earl, George Frangides as Cop, Jack Axelrod (1) as Electrolarynx Guy, Tracy Ashton as Didi, Phoenix Smith as Young Randy, Vernard "Bone" Hampton as Guard, Todd Holland (1) as Ex-Con, Frank Collison as Male Guest, Laura Gardner as Female Guest, Noah Crawford as Young Earl | Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Bobby Bowman (2) | | Songs: Eddy Grant (1) -- Electric Avenue, Creedence Clearwater Revival -- Fortunate Son, Stevie Wonder -- Higher Ground, Wall of Voodoo -- Mexican Radio, Nick Drake -- Time Has Told Me | | | |
| 10 :01x10 - White Lie Christmas (Dec/06/2005) | | As the holiday season comes under way a few secrets are exposed when Earl attempts to cross number seventy-four off of his list: "always ruined Joy's Christmas." Earl, Randy, and Catalina enter a radio contest to win a brand new car for Joy to make up for all of the thoughtless Christmas presents Earl gave her while they were married. While Randy and Catalina vie over the car, Earl finds out that Joy's parents believe that he's still their son-in-law and that he's just returned from the war in Iraq. Joy is afraid to tell her father, an alleged racist, that she is now married to Darnell, so Earl plays the part, afraid of ruining another one of her Christmases. | | Guest Stars: Harland Williams as Radio Contest Announcer, Blake Clark as Buzz Darville, Brett Butler (2) as Connie Darville, | Co-Guest Stars: Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Gil Christner as Contestant, Charles Noland as Guy, Saginaw Grant as Dakota | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Timothy Stack | | | |
| 11 :01x11 - Barn Burner (Jan/05/2006) | When Joy's kids are denied enrollment into the camp for troubled youth at the Right Choice Ranch, Earl realizes his reputation for burning down the Ranch's barn when he was a youngster has had a lasting effect. Earl, Randy and Catalina all travel to the Ranch to make amends for the barn burning by building a pen for the camp's new ostrich.
When Earl adds Randy to his list for getting him kicked out of the Right Choice Ranch as a kid and consequently ruining his chances at succeeding in life, the truth comes out about how the barn really got destroyed. Earl then decides he and Randy should share responsibility for everything on his list that occurred after the barn incident and forces Randy to right a lot of his wrongs. | | Guest Stars: John Ducey as Unknown, | Co-Guest Stars: Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Jeremy Slate as Bud, Josh Phillips as Man in Apartment, Abdoulaye N'Gom as Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop, Cesar Flores as Hector, Ryan Armstrong as Young Randy, Christopher Grey (1) as Married Man, Noah Crawford as Young Earl | Directors: Ken Whittingham, Marc Buckland
Writer: Brad Copeland | | Songs: Red Hot Chili Peppers -- Give It Away, AC/DC -- Highway to Hell | | | |
| 12 :01x12 - O Karma, Where Art Thou? (Jan/12/2006) | Earl and Randy try to return a stolen wallet when they find out that taking the money cost two newlyweds their honeymoon. Not satisfied enough to cross this off his list, Earl decides that he must take over for the groom at his fast food restaurant job, which will allow the newlyweds to go on a proper vacation.
Earl discovers that his new boss is a complete jerk, so Randy and Catalina advise him not to put up with his bullying, but Earl can't jeopardize another man's job. When Earl sees the boss' opulent house and beautiful wife, he wonder why karma has been so good to the man despite his horrible personality. | | Special Guest Stars: Jon Favreau (1) as Mr. Patrick, | Guest Stars: Jessica Cauffiel as Tatiana, Adria Dawn as Jesse Muskin, Juan Pope as Jasper, Lindsay Hollister as Xena, Tyler Kain as Charmaine, Jeremy Howard as Jeff Muskin, | Co-Guest Stars: Scott Freeburg as Co-Worker, Nate! as Kid | Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Barbie Feldman Adler | | Songs: Free (2) -- All Right Now, Nazareth -- Hair Of The Dog, Johnny Paycheck -- Take This Job and Shove It, Bachman-Turner Overdrive -- Takin' Care of Business, Linda Ronstadt -- You're No Good | | | |
| 13 :01x13 - Stole P's Hd Cart (Jan/19/2006) | | Earl does right when he returns a Pops' Old Fashioned Wiener hot dog cart, which he and Ralph had stolen years prior. His good deed is undone, however, when Ralph, working for the competition, sets fire to the cart just as business is picking up again. Earl demands that the competing franchise owner pay the ten thousand dollars to replace the cart, but he refuses, sending Earl and Randy over his head to the corporate headquarters. Earl tricks his way into a job at the company and proceeds to steal office supplies in an effort to make up the ten thousand dollars. When he realizes that it would take the rest of his life to steal enough supplies, he recruits Randy, Joy, Catalina, and Ralph to get jobs at the company as well to help him. | | Special Guest Stars: Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano, | Guest Stars: Mark Christopher Lawrence (1) as Jack Knox, Gregg Binkley as Kenny, Lou Wagner as Mr. Covington, Patricia Belcher as Receptionist, Terence Bernie Hines (1) as Fred, | Co-Guest Stars: Mary K. Devault as HR Woman, Ramon Chavez (1) as Pops, Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Joe Howard as Guy | Director: Chris Koch
Writer: J. B. Cook | | Songs: Tomoyasu Hotei -- Battle Without Honor or Humanity, Canned Heat -- Let's work together, Billy Preston -- Outa-Space | | | |
| 14 :01x14 - Monkeys In Space (Jan/26/2006) | When one of Earl's old friends is arrested, he decides to make amends for number eighteen on his list - "told an inappropriate story at Hank Lange's birthday party". Hank requests that Earl give him one good day to make up for that one bad one before he is sent away to the state prison. Hank requests a visit from his grandmother, a copy of his hometown newspaper, and donuts from his favorite shop. But providing all of these things before visiting hours end at noon proves to be more work than Earl anticipated.
Meanwhile, Randy decides that he needs to find his purpose in life and begins looking for a job. After a series of disastrous first days, including taking a job as a busboy for Darnell at the Crab Shack, the brothers decide that Randy is destined to be perpetually unemployed. | | Guest Stars: Tim DeKay as Hank Lange, E. J. Callahan as Uncle Charlie, Donna Hardy as Hank's Grandma, George Sharperson as Inmate, Booth Colman as Scientist, | Co-Guest Stars: Michael Hagiwara as Orderly, Daniele O’Loughlin as Nurse, Tracy Ashton as Didi | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Greg Garcia | | Songs: Jet -- Are You Gonna Be My Girl, Joe Jackson (1) -- Got the Time, The Doors -- Peace Frog, The Band -- The Weight | | | |
| 15 :01x15 - Something To Live For (Feb/02/2006) | Earl takes his car troubles as a sign that it is time for him to redeem himself for a long run of stealing gas out of a complete stranger's car. A few months back, Earl and Randy siphoned gasoline for about a month from an unlock car in the trailer park.
When Earl goes back to the trailer park to return the gasoline, he discovers that the owner Philo is an annoying and suicidal man who is more determined than ever to succeed with his suicide attempts.
Unable to just walk away, Earl makes it his duty to give Philo a reason to live and it seems that setting him up on a date with Joy is the only way of doing this. Earl and Randy however, find that something else they provide is what will ultimately save Philo. | | Special Guest Stars: Adam Goldberg (1) as Philo, | Guest Stars: Peter Spruyt as Salesman | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: John Hoberg, Kat Likkel | | Songs: Edwin Starr -- 25 Miles, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -- Ain't No Easy Way, Harry Nilsson -- Joy, Queen -- You're My Best Friend | | | |
| 16 :01x16 - The Professor (Feb/09/2006) | On their way to return a stolen laptop, Earl and Randy knock over a bus stop sign. Earl promises an elderly woman that he'll fix the sign after returning the laptop, but he is sidetracked by the computer's owner, the beautiful college professor Alex Meyers.
When Alex takes a keen interest in Earl and his list, the two begin dating, but Earl can't help but notice that he is constantly the target of bad accidents and random acts of violence. At first he chalks it up to plain old bad luck. Then Earl remembers that he has yet to fix the bus stop sign and decides that karma is punishing him for causing people to miss the bus every day.
Meanwhile, Randy embraces collegiate life and begins pledging a fraternity. | | Special Guest Stars: Christine Taylor (1) as Alex Meyers, | Guest Stars: Cameron Bender as Unknown, Samm Levine (1) as Tom, Kasan Butcher as Frat Guy, Jeanette Miller (1) as Woman With Purse, | Co-Guest Stars: Anthony De Marco as 5 Year Old Earl, Kevin Michael Walsh as Greg, Artesia Bentley as Girl, Eric Larkin as Manager, Patrick McCarthy as Teacher, Noah Crawford as Young Earl, Jacob Newman as Boy, George Frangides as Policeman, Michael Taylor Gray (1) as Waiter, | Uncredited: Alan Conn as Psychology Student | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | | | |
| 17 :01x17 - Didn't Pay Taxes (Mar/02/2006) | | Earl realizes that he had been cheating the government by failing to pay his taxes in the past. After adding, "cheating the government" to his list, Earl becomes determined to pay the government what he owes, but apparently they don't want his money. Earl's attempts to settle his debt leads him to conjuring up unconventional payback methods. | | Guest Stars: Thomas Crawford as Tim, Michael Bailey Smith as Skinhead Prisoner, Yvette Cruise as Inez, Bill Suplee as Willie, Tim DeKay as Hank Lange, | Co-Guest Stars: George Frangides as Officer Smiley, Countrified Wedman as Guard, Seth Sultan as Prisoner, Patrick Gorman as Boss | Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Michael Pennie | | Songs: Humble Pie -- 30 Days In the Hole, Foghat -- Slowride | | | |
| 18 :01x18 - Dad's Car (Mar/16/2006) | | When Mother's Day rolls around, Earl remembers that he has never given his mother a good 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 entail Earl doing something nice for his father Carl. In order to fulfill his promise to his mother, Earl sets out to reclaim his father's classic Mustang, which he lost in a bet as a kid. Meanwhile, Joy's Mother's Day present - a week away from her kids - leaves her missing them all the more. | | Guest Stars: Dale Dickey as Patty, Nancy Lenehan as Kay Hickey, Timothy Olyphant as Billy Reed, Ben Falcone as Ed, Beau Bridges as Carl, | Co-Guest Stars: Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Ryan Armstrong as Young Randy, Andy Pessoa as Young Kenny, Noah Crawford as Young Earl | Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Barbie Feldman Adler, Brad Copeland | | Songs: Marvin Gaye -- How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, Wilson Pickett -- Mustang Sally, Golden Earring -- Radar Love | | | |
| 19 :01x19 - Y2K (Mar/23/2006) | | When Earl decides to cross number twenty-four off his list, "stole a red take-a-number machine," he finds that he has to first convince Randy it's the right thing to do. Randy's fondness of the machine is revealed in a flashback to New Year's Eve 1999 when the gang confuses Y2K with the apocalypse leading them to believe they are the last surviving people on the Earth. | | Guest Stars: Silas Weir Mitchell as Donny, | Co-Guest Stars: Pattie Tierce as Store Worker, Rob Elk as Security Guard, Charles Howerton as Fed #1, William Charlton as Dad, Alejandro Patino as Man, Tatum McCann as Cindy, Doug Wax as Border Guard, Timothy Stack as Tim Stack | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Hilary Winston | | Songs: R.E.M. -- It's the End of the World As We Know It, Dire Straits -- Money For Nothing | | | |
| 20 :01x20 - Boogeyman (Mar/30/2006) | | A few years ago Earl succeeded in affirming a child's fear of the boogieman when he broke into the Tollhurst household and hid under their six-year-old's bed to escape getting caught robbing the house. When Earl decides to cross off "made a kid scared of the boogieman" from his list, he discovers just what kind of lasting affect he had on the little boy. Ever since Earl's surprising visit, the kid has been afraid of the dark. But when Earl begins to take the time and energy to resolve his fear, the boy grows attached to Earl and decides he'd rather live with him than with his indifferent father. The boy soon realizes however, just how much his father actually cares about him and how much he would fight Earl to get him back. | | Guest Stars: Andrea DeOliveira as George's wife, Leonard Earl Howze as George Tollhurst, Khamani Griffin as Albie in 2000, Tucker Smallwood as Police Officer, Malcolm David Kelley as Albie in 2006, | Co-Guest Stars: Anne Johnson as Guest #2, Warren Watkins as Guest #1, Cece Tsou as Tiffani Lopez-Chang, Louis T. Moyle as Dodge | Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Vali Chandrasekaran | | Songs: Bob Marley -- I Shot The Sheriff, The Spinners -- I'll Be Around | | | |
| 21 :01x21 - Bounty Hunter (Apr/06/2006) | | In order to protect Joy, Earl finds himself in desperate need to take care of number forty-five on his list, "ditched Jessie to marry Joy." When Jessie, Earl's ex-girlfriend, returns to town hell bent on seeking revenge against Joy for causing Earl to leave her and knocking out her front teeth, Earl and Joy seek refuge in a lakeside retreat. Jessie, however, cleverly weasels the secret location out of Randy enabling her to continue her pursuit. | | Special Guest Stars: Juliette Lewis as Jessie, | Guest Stars: Don Swayze as Bail Bonds Man, | Co-Guest Stars: Joon Lee as Instructor, Dana Cuomo as Bobbi, Jackson Bond as Man, Tiffany Haddish as Robin, Maxie J. Santillan Jr. as Sparky | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Hunter Covington | | Songs: Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock -- It Takes Two, Carl Douglas -- Kung Fu Fighting | | | |
| 22 :01x22 - Stole a Badge (Apr/27/2006) | | While hanging out next to a storm drain, Earl and Randy come across an object from their past--a police badge. Several years earlier, Earl, Randy and Joy engaged in a scam in which they stole people's shoes, including the contents inside, at a bowling alley. One item this scam yielded was a police badge. With the reemergence of this badge, Earl tracks down the police officer it belonged to in order to take care of number 127 on his list, "stole a badge from a police officer." Earl finds that the cop suffered a demotion as a result of having his badge stolen. Earl devises a tactic to get the officer's job back. | | Guest Stars: Abdoulaye N'Gom as Nescobar A Lop Lop, Helen Siff as Waitress, William Stanford Davis (5) as Neighbor, Kerry O'Malley as Sergeant Nancy, Laura Johnson (1) as Captain Daniels, Steve Seagren as Security Guard, Joan M. Blair as Woman, Joe Kay as Truck Driver, Clint Howard as Rodney, Mike O'Malley as Stewart, Alan Conn as Trailer Park Partier, Max Perlich as Paul | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Victor Fresco | | Songs: Creedence Clearwater Revival -- I Put A Spell On You, House Of Pain -- Jump Around, The Beastie Boys -- Sabotage | | | |
| 23 :01x23 - BB (May/04/2006) | | Earl sets out to make up for number 147 on his list, "shot Gwen Waters with a BB gun." To do so, Earl must reunite Gwen with her estranged father. Getting the father to cooperate proves incredibly difficult, but Earl refuses to give up, in part, because Earl remembers why he used to have a crush on Gwen Waters. He always liked to see her smile. | | Guest Stars: Jack Betts as Prosecutor, Geoffrey Lewis (1) as Gwen's Dad, Dale Dickey as Patty, Shailene Woodley as Young Gwen, Miriam Shor as Gwen Waters, | Co-Guest Stars: Jen Relyea as Sara, Sam Scarber as Deputy, David Raibon as Patty's Lawyer, Noah Crawford as Young Earl, John DiMaggio as Officer Ross, Tom Carey (1) as Judge, Grace Bustos as Claretta | Director: Victor Nelli, Jr.
Writer: John Hoberg, Kat Likkel | | Songs: The Guess Who -- American Woman | | | |
| 24 :01x24 - Number One (May/11/2006) | | In the super-sized season finale, Darnell suggests that Earl cross off number-one from his list -- "stole $10 from a guy at the Camden Market" -- but Earl soon discovers that he owes the guy all of his lotto winnings. Now penniless, Earl wonders when his karma is going kick in and turn his misfortunes around for the better. | | Guest Stars: Max Perlich as Paul, Lin Shaye as Paul's Mother, Dale Dickey as Patty | Director: Greg Garcia
Writer: Greg Garcia | | Songs: Electric Light Orchestra -- Hold On Tight, The Doors -- Peace Frog, Lynyrd Skynyrd -- Simple Man, Thin Lizzy -- The Boys Are Back In Town | | | |
Season 2 |
| 25 :02x01 - Very Bad Things (Sep/21/2006) | | When Joy and Darnell get into an argument over her surprise birthday party, Earl jumps at the opportunity to do number 183 on his list -- "never took Joy's side." Joy, on the other hand, runs into bigger problems when the purchase of a television set doesn't turn out the way she anticipated. After her frustration of not being able to return the television, Joy ends up in a predicament with a stolen truck and a hostage in the middle of the woods. Going against his established good nature, Earl decides to take Joy's side and help cover up her criminal activities. | | Guest Stars: Juan Pope as Jasper, Jessica Cauffiel as Tatiana, Josh Wolf (1) as Kidnapped Guy, Harry Karp as Store Clerk | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Michael Pennie | | Songs: Deep Purple -- Hush, Steve Miller Band -- Take The Money And Run | | | |
| 26 :02x02 - Jump For Joy (Sep/28/2006) | | Earl needs to raise a lot of money to help a friend in need and goes to the one person he knows with that kind of money, local entrepreneur Richard Chubby, owner of, among other places, the Camden County strip joint Club Chubby. He agrees to loan Earl the money if he can convince Chubby's most popular dancer, Catalina, to return to work. | | Guest Stars: Don Perry as Judge, Carla Jimenez as Receptionist, Brad Grunberg as Announcer, Gregg Binkley as Kenny James, Burt Reynolds as Richard Chubby, | Co-Guest Stars: Jack Harding (1) as Police Officer, Lisa K. Wyatt as Prison Inmate, Dominic Flores as unknown, Herschel Sparber as unknown | Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Vali Chandrasekaran | | Songs: AC/DC -- Highway to Hell, House of Pain -- Jump Around | | | |
| 27 :02x03 - Sticks & Stones (Oct/05/2006) | | When Earl watches Catalina give the motel maid a facial wax, he decides to make amends for number ninety-one on his list - "made fun of Maggie Lester" for having a moustache. Earl and Randy pay Maggie a visit and find out she is working in the Witzel Traveling Carnival as "The Amazing Bearded Woman" but has dreams to work in another "normal" field. Joy and Darnell, meanwhile, deal with the repercussions of Joy's breaking the law. | | Guest Stars: Marlee Matlin as Ruby Whitlow, Judy Greer as Maggie Lester, Carel Struycken (1) as Paul, Brandon Haas as Tommy, Catherine A. Hayes (1) as Jean, Wendy Worthington as Wilma, Brandon Ficara as Kevin, Gabriel Pimentel as William, Noah Crawford as Young Earl, Jonathan Slavin as Doug, Paul Ben-Victor as Coach Lou, | Co-Guest Stars: Patrick McCarthy as Teacher, Jack Axelrod (1) as Old Man | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | | | | | | |
| 29 :02x05 - Van Hickey (Oct/19/2006) | | Ralph learns something quite upsetting about his mom, which threatens to end his friendship with Earl. This occurs after Earl gets his old rock-and-roll band back together at the request of former lead singer Tom, a senior citizen who got kicked out of the group before they played their first---and only---gig. | | Special Guest Stars: Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano, | Guest Stars: Larry Hankin as Tom Sparks, Beth Grant as Lorraine Mariano, Nancy Lenehan as Kay Hickey, Bill Erwin as Old Man, | Co-Guest Stars: Caitie Uhlmann as Chick #2, Natalia Reagan as Chick #3, Amy Amerson as Chick | Director: Craig Zisk
Story: Marc Singer (2), J. B. Cook | Teleplay: J. B. Cook | | Songs: Styx -- Mr. Roboto, Willie Nelson (3) -- Whiskey River | | | |
| 30 :02x06 - Made A Lady Think I Was God (Nov/02/2006) | | When Joy needs a restraining order lifted in order to improve her image for an upcoming trial, Earl decides to confront number 12 on his list - "Made a Lady Think I was God." In a mean-spirited attempt to have the manager of their trailer park, Millie Banks, stop harassing them, Earl disguises himself as the voice of God and fools Millie into obeying his absurd commands. As Earl tries to erase Millie off his list, he finds that the once shrewd trailer park manager is gone and has transformed for the better. | | Guest Stars: Roseanne as Millie Banks, Lily Jackson as Celeste, Carol Mansell as Nun #1, Marcia Ann Burrs as Nun #2, Marcy Goldman as Nun #3 | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Bobby Bowman (2) | | Songs: Crosby, Stills & Nash -- Southern Cross | | | |
| 31 :02x07 - Mailbox (Nov/09/2006) | | Bored with her life, Catalina offers to help Earl take care of number 75 on his list by cleaning out a mailbox that he once used as a trash can. Catalina discovers an undelivered letter stuck at the bottom, and Earl is determined to find its rightful owner. Turns out it's a long lost love letter from trailer park resident Will to his former gym co-worker Wendy. Earl agrees to keep an eye on Wendy while Will gets back into shape for her. Meanwhile, Joy kicks Darnell out after discovering he's in the witness protection program. | | Guest Stars: Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Johnny Sneed as Will, Jenny McCarthy as Wendy, | Co-Guest Stars: Jack Axelrod (1) as Electrolarynx Guy, David Ringwald as Singer #1, Hayden Lee as Singer #2 | Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg | | | |
| 32 :02x08 - Robbed a Stoner Blind (Nov/16/2006) | | Earl and Randy repay a debt to a nonmaterialistic hippie by spending a week at the totally self-sufficient, environmentally friendly commune where he lives, an experience that opens Earl's eyes to global warming, which he decides to stop. | | Special Guest Stars: Christian Slater as Woody Maruzak, | Guest Stars: Sandy Brown (1) as Newswoman, Michael Patrick McGill as "Chandler", Eve Sigall as Naked Nora, | Co-Guest Stars: James Martin Kelly (1) as Workman, Steven Huey as Hippy Guy, Jennifer Kenyon as Hippy Girl | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg | | Songs: Joni Mitchell -- Big Yellow Taxi, Oliver -- Good Morning Starshine, Donovan -- Mellow Yellow | | | |
| 33 :02x09 - Born a Gamblin' Man (Nov/30/2006) | | At Christmastime, Earl shows Kenny how to act more manly, and in the process they both develop compulsive gambling habits. Meanwhile, Randy prepares to declare his love for Catalina and Joy enters anger-management therapy. | | Special Guest Stars: Marlee Matlin as Ruby Whitlow, | Guest Stars: Gregg Binkley as Kenny James, Abdoulaye N'Gom as Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop, Jonathan Slavin as Doug, Sandy Brown (1) as Newswoman, Nat Faxon as unknown, Kadeem Hardison as Bookie, | Co-Guest Stars: Cheryl Hawker as Rosie, Bonnie Hellman as Moderator | Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Victor Fresco | | | |
| 34 :02x10 - South Of The Border, Part Uno (Dec/07/2006) | | After Earl accidentally gets Catalina deported, Earl and Randy go on a full-fledged mission to get Catalina back. Earl's fear of flying stalls the process but nothing can stop Randy, a love-struck man, from getting to Catalina. As Earl and Randy get deeper into their plan to save Catalina, the obstacles they face make their mission more and more difficult. Meanwhile, the meds Joy takes calm her temper but the new pleasant Joy frustrates Darnell. | | Guest Stars: Oleg Zatsepin as Hispanic Randy, Susan Foley as Female Neighbor, Ray Santiago as Mario, Emilio Rivera as Victor, Benjamin Benitez as Hispanic Earl, Tangie Ambrose as Ticket Counter Clerk, Penny Balfour as Flight Attendant #1, Jimmi Simpson as Male neighbor, William Schallert as Dr. Rudin, | Co-Guest Stars: Lauren Glenn as Flight Attendant #2, Destiny Ramirez as Hispanic Girl, Phil Abrams as Man in Line, Kim Delgado as Man Across Aisle, Gil Glasgow (1) as Security Agent | Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Michael Pennie | | | |
| 35 :02x11 - South Of The Border, Part Dos (Dec/07/2006) | | At the end of the first half of Earl and Randy's adventure to bring Catalina back to America, gunmen had kidnapped Earl. While Earl befriends Diego, the fashion challenged criminal who takes him hostage, Randy encounters a married couple that use him to fill a void in their life. Despite whatever hurdles they encounter, nothing can keep Earl from scratching Catalina off his list or Randy from getting the love of his life back. Meanwhile, Darnell finds it difficult to cope with Joy's new happy attitude as their neighbors become more and more invasive. | | Special Guest Stars: John Leguizamo as Diego, | Guest Stars: Shelley Morrison as Maria, Susan Foley as Female Neighbor, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Ray Santiago as Mario, Emilio Rivera as Victor, Winston J. Rocha as Maria's Husband, Jimmi Simpson as Male Neighbor, | Co-Guest Stars: Jesus "Chuy" Perez as Pedro, Joaquin F. C. Garrido (1) as Elderly Man | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | | Songs: Cyndi Lauper -- Time After Time | | | |
| 36 :02x12 - Our 'Cops' Is On (Jan/04/2007) | | Earl, Randy, Joy, Darnell and the other Crab Shack regulars spend a boring Sunday afternoon watching a 2003 repeat of the TV show "Cops," which was filmed in Camden County and features their unlawful escapades. | | Guest Stars: Abdoulaye N'Gom as Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop, Timothy Stack as Himself, Bill Suplee as Willie, Silas Weir Mitchell as Donny Jones, Gregg Binkley as Kenny James, Dale Dickey as Patty, Kathy Kinney (1) as Officer Bobbi Bowman, | Co-Guest Stars: Tracy Ashton as Didi, Maxie J. Santillan Jr. as Sparky, Jack Axelrod (1) as Electrolarynx Guy, Mike O'Malley as Officer Stuart Daniels, George Frangides as Bob Smiley, Pramod Kumar as Vali | | Writer: Timothy Stack | | Songs: Starland Vocal Band -- Afternoon Delight, Dr. John -- Right Place Wrong Time | | | |
| 37 :02x13 - Buried Treasure (Jan/11/2007) | | Earl doesn't know what happened to his missing buried treasure, but Joy, Darnell and Randy have differing accounts of what they think happened to it. | | Guest Stars: Peggy Stewart as Dotty Lake, Juan Pope as Jasper, Jessica Cauffiel as Tatiana, Victor Raider-Wexler as Russian mobster, | Co-Guest Stars: Kevin Farrell as Bruce, Helen Slayton-Hughes as Mrs. Abernathy, Doug Wax as Undercover Detective #2 | Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Erika Kaestle, Patrick McCarthy | | Songs: Social Distortion -- Ball and Chain, Faith Hill -- Breathe, Joe Walsh -- Rocky Mountain Way | | | |
| 38 :02x14 - Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck (Jan/18/2007) | | After Karma gives Earl signs about something he needs to take care of, he decides he needs to fix the time he kept a guy locked in the back of a truck, that Joy stole. However when he finds the guy has died, Earl has to figure out how to make it right and cross it off his list. | | Special Guest Stars: John Waters as Walter Hamerick, | Guest Stars: Windell Middlebrooks as Landlord, Robert Clendenin as Slow Roger, Josh Wolf (1) as Josh Martin, | Co-Guest Stars: Claudia Choi as Tammy, Hamilton Mitchell as Guy, Rasika Mathur as Female Indian Friend, Christopher Gehrman as Man, Seth J. Cohen as Neighbor, Lacy Baxter as Stripper, Jermaine Jackson (3) as Poker Buddy | Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg | | | |
| 39 :02x15 - Foreign Exchange Student (Feb/01/2007) | As a young kid, Earl tortured Pierre, a French foreign-exchange student, and scared him back to France. In order to scratch # 44 off his list, Earl decides to fly Pierre back to America and show him all the great things the country has to offer. Meanwhile, things heat up between Randy and Catalina and their marriage is redefined -- but not in the way anyone would have ever guessed. Everyone learns more about the power of love and the mysterious ways in which it works.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Adam Rancho as Young Pierre, Noah Crawford as Young Earl, Ernie Grunwald as Pierre, | Co-Guest Stars: Stacy Reed as Teacher, Jasmine Jessica Anthony as Young Girl | Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Mike Mariano | | Songs: War -- Why Can't We Be Friends? | | | |
| 40 :02x16 - Blow (Feb/08/2007) | In preparation for the trial, Joy learns that she has a half-sister whom she could possibly use to invoke sympathy from the jury -- but her half-sister turns out to be her lifelong mortal enemy, Liberty Washington. Coincidentally, Liberty is also #101 on Earl's list -- "stole a girl's identity." As Earl tries to right his wrong and Joy deals with the shock of having a new half sister, Liberty works to get herself into a wrestling league. The two women deal with their differences by wrestling them out of each other.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Dale Dickey as Patty, Tamala Jones as Liberty Washington, Marnie Crossen as Teacher, Jonathan Slavin as Doug, Gigi Goff as Young Joy, D. J. Qualls as Ray Ray, | Co-Guest Stars: Arreale Davis as Liberty Age 13, Kelli Goss as Joy Age 13, Brooklin Yearwood as 5 Year Old Liberty, Jon Hughes (1) as Man, Sam Menning as Homeless Guy, M. Darnell Suttles as Mr. Saticoy, Bess Fanning as Karen | Director: Victor Nelli, Jr.
Writer: J. B. Cook | | | |
| 41 :02x17 - The Birthday Party (Feb/15/2007) | It's a special episode as Earl celebrates his birthday -- but the day not only marks another exciting year in his life, but more importantly, a time for Earl to reflect on all the items he's crossed off his list during the past year. When Randy throws Earl a birthday party at the Crab Shack, however, Earl finds it hard to remember the good things he's done when everybody at the party keeps reminding him of how he's screwed up in the past. Right when Earl thinks his day can't get any worse, everybody has a special birthday surprise in store for him.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Thomas Lumberg, Jr. as unknown, Casey Strand as Karen, Carla Renata as Gossiping Woman, Juan Pope as Jasper, Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Trey Carlisle as Earl, Jr., Noah Crawford as Young Earl, Melody Thomas Scott as Eric's Mom, Robert Clendenin as Slow Roger, Nancy Lenehan as Kay Hickey, Silas Weir Mitchell as Donny Jones, Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey, Bill Suplee as Willie, | Co-Guest Stars: Samantha Larsen as Screaming Woman, Susan Isaacs (1) as Bar Woman, Cody Klop as Eric, Johnny Hoops as DJ Dave, Abdoulaye N'Gom as Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop, Jack Axelrod (1) as Electrolarynx Guy, Tracy Ashton as Didi | Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Hilary Winston | | Songs: Queen -- Fat Bottomed Girls, Tone Loc -- Funky Cold Medina | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 :02x20 - Two Balls, Two Strikes (Apr/19/2007) | | Local businessman Richard Chubby passes away, and his son arrives back in town to manage the family business. This reminds Earl of the time he kicked Little Chubby in the balls, and when Earl tries to make things right, he ends up making them worse. | | Guest Stars: Norm MacDonald (1) as Little Chubby, Charles Robinson (1) as Doctor, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, | Co-Guest Stars: Norman Johnson, Jr. as Aborigine Man | Director: Victor Nelli, Jr.
Writer: Bobby Bowman (2) | | Songs: George Thorogood -- Bad to the Bone, Fine Young Cannibals -- She Drives Me Crazy | | | |
| 45 :02x21 - G.E.D. (Apr/26/2007) | | When Earl is declined a credit card for being unemployed, homeless, and uneducated, he decides he cheated himself out of becoming an adult. Earning his G.E.D. would be that first step to adulthood, but he doesn't know enough to pass the test. Earl asks his old teachers for help, but finds they've been beaten down by students just like him - so he inspires them to fight back and reclaim their school. | | Guest Stars: Kurt Fuller as Mr. Baldwin, Jeanette Brox as Summer, Arjay Smith as Student #2, Andrew Caldwell as Student #1, Jesse Head as Nick Daley, Alex Morris as Mr. Romack, Sharon Sachs as Natalie, Vicki Juditz as Mrs. McCullum, Mary-Pat Green (1) as Mrs. Harding | Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Hunter Covington | | Songs: The Rolling Stones -- 19th Nervous Breakdown, Queen -- Another One Bites the Dust, Bill Withers -- Lean on Me, War -- Low Rider, Sam Cooke -- Wonderful World | | | |
| 46 :02x22 - Get A Real Job (May/03/2007) | | Earl takes a job working as an appliance salesman, but finds having a "real job" with real co-workers isn't so easy. As Joy's trial approaches, she panics and makes some typical bad choices that affect those around her. | | Special Guest Stars: Sean Astin as Rick, Charles S. Dutton as Reggie, | Guest Stars: Billy Gardell as Billy, Chelcie Ross as Mr. Waadts, MacKenzie Astin as Salesman, Fred Stoller as Dock Worker, Jonathan Slavin as Doug, | Co-Guest Stars: Paul E. Short as Blue Homeless Man, Cristina Maria as Mexican Worker, Jennie Fahn as Woman #2, Polly Humphreys as Woman #1, Pamela Kosh as Mrs. O'Leary | Director: Ken Whittingham
Story: Ralph Greene (1), Erika Kaestle, Patrick McCarthy | Teleplay: Erika Kaestle, Patrick McCarthy | | Songs: Gregg Allman -- Midnight Rider, Norman Greenbaum -- Spirit In The Sky, Rush -- Working Man | | | |
| 47 :02x23 - The Trial (May/10/2007) | In the season finale, Joy's future lays in the hands of the law as her trial finally arrives, and it leads Earl to do something bigger than anything on his list.
Source: NBC.com | | Special Guest Stars: Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano, Marlee Matlin as Ruby Whitlow, | Guest Stars: Larry Clarke (1) as Prosecutor, Don Perry as Judge, Harry Karp as Store Clerk, Trey Carlisle as Earl Jr., Louis T. Moyle as Dodge, Timothy Stack as Himself, Chelcie Ross as Mr. Waadts, Jonathan Slavin as Doug, Duane "Dog" Chapman as Himself, | Co-Guest Stars: Mio Takada as Asian Father, Nancy Yee as Chinese Woman, Irene White as Lulu, Rob McCabe as Bailiff, Yvans Jourdain as Joy's Minister, Lisa K. Wyatt as Doris, Abdoulaye N'Gom as Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop, | Uncredited: Christine Taylor (1) as Alex Meyers | Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Timothy Stack, Vali Chandrasekaran, Mike Mariano | | Songs: The Who -- Baba O'Riley, The Rolling Stones -- Can't You Hear Me Knocking, The Animals -- House of the Rising Sun, Night Ranger -- Sister Christian | | | |
Season 3 | | | |
| 49 :03x02 - My Name Is Inmate 28301-016, Part 2 (Sep/27/2007) | As Earl continues to cope with his new life behind bars, Joy, after several failed attempts, finally finds a way to pay Earl back -- she decides to take care of Randy for him. Meanwhile, Randy has difficulty adjusting to life without Earl and Earl is sought out by a prison bully.
Source: NBC | Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Kat Likkel, John Hoberg | | Songs: REO Speedwagon -- Roll With the Changes, Sympathy For The Devil -- Rolling Stones | | | |
| 50 :03x03 - The Gangs of Camden County (Oct/04/2007) | With karma back on his side, Earl is approached by the jail warden to help resolve one of the biggest problems going on in the jail yard. There are feuding gangs constantly breaking out into fights, and Earl is asked to resolve these gangs' differences. If he is able to settle this conflict, he will receive a lesser sentence. Earl accepts the task and finds out a lot more than he bargained for. Meanwhile, Randy is still suffering from Earl withdrawals and continues to search for ways to be reunited with his brother.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Page Kennedy as Jamal, Craig T. Nelson (1) as Warden | Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Victor Fresco | | Songs: Jerry Lee Lewis -- Great Balls of Fire | | | |
| 51 :03x04 - The Frank Factor (Oct/11/2007) | Earl is visited by Joy and is surprised that another prisoner also in visitation happens to be someone both Joy and Earl know. Frank, an old friend of Earl and an old coworker of Joy, describes how he ended up in prison. The story takes place right before Joy and Earl met, and helps explain how many of them grew to become a part of each other's life.
Source: NBC | | Special Guest Stars: Michael Rapaport as Frank, Howie Mandel as Himself, | Guest Stars: Dale Dickey as Patty, Raymond Cruz as Paco, Julia Vera as Catalina's mother, | Co-Guest Stars: Timothy Stack as TV's Tim Stack, Duane R. Shepard, Sr. as Exterminator, Alejandro Patino as Coyote, Charles Howerton as FBI Instructor, Ken Takemoto as Yoshimitsu | Director: Greg Garcia
Writer: Greg Garcia | | | |
| 52 :03x05 - Creative Writing (Oct/18/2007) | Earl attends a class in prison that focuses on creative writing. After the teacher gave them an assignment to write a story, Earl realized that writing was a lot harder than he expected. Earl informs Randy about the assignment and Randy loves the idea of creating his own make-believe world. Catalina, whos two jobs usually prevent her from writing, lives out her soap opera story, that she wrote on dollar bills, about falling in love with a man named Javier. Soon enough, the whole gang is able to write his or her own creative story and Earl is stuck with a blank piece of paper. In the end, Earl discovers that sometimes the best story does not require the most imagination.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Miguel Varoni as Javier | Director: Chris Koch
Writer: Bobby Bowman (2) | | Songs: Grateful Dead -- Ripple | | | |
| 53 :03x06 - Frank's Girl (Oct/25/2007) | It is conjugal visiting day at the Camden prison. Since Earl has no one to visit him, Frank asks if he will explain to his girlfriend why he cannot be there. Frank's girlfriend breaks up with Frank because of Earl, and Earl feels it is his job to get her back. Meanwhile, Joy gets herself into a messy situation with Catalina.
Source: NBC | | Special Guest Stars: Alyssa Milano as Billie, Michael Rapaport as Frank | Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | | Songs: Percy Sledge -- When a Man Loves a Woman | | | |
| 54 :03x07 - Our Other Cops is On! Part 1 (Nov/01/2007) | While enjoying TV time in prison, Earl and Randy are excited when they see that the show "Cops" is filming in Camden County. The episode features different types of altercations that are all somehow related to Earl. Kenny is featured in the episode as a raffle winner who gets to ride along with a cop. Since the "Cops" episode was taped prior to Kenny and Earl's reconciliation, Kenny shows resentment towards Earl.
Source: NBC | Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Timothy Stack | | | |
| 55 :03x08 - Our Other Cops is On! Part 2 (Nov/01/2007) | While enjoying TV time in prison, Earl and Randy are excited when they see that the show "Cops" is filming in Camden County. The episode features different types of altercations that are all somehow related to Earl. Kenny is featured in the episode as a raffle winner who gets to ride along with a cop. Since the "Cops" episode was taped prior to Kenny and Earl's reconciliation, Kenny shows resentment towards Earl.
Source: NBC | Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Vali Chandrasekaran | | | |
| 56 :03x09 - Randy In Charge (...Of Our Days and Our Nights) (Nov/08/2007) | The Warden asks Earl to take on a task of forming a skit called, "Scared Straight" that will scare kids from committing crimes and stay out of jail. The Warden asks Earl to incorporate environmental friendly "green" messages into his presentation, based off a request from his wife, the governor. Meanwhile, Randy gets into a fight with Earl about who is in charge between the two of them, and uses his guard privileges to make Earl's life difficult.
Source: NBC | Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Mike Mariano | | Songs: Chicago -- 25 or 6 to 4, J. Geils Band -- Freeze Frame, Steppenwolf -- Magic Carpet Ride, Dr. John -- Right Place Wrong Time | | | |
| 57 :03x10 - Midnight Bun (Nov/15/2007) | | Joy demands Darnell do something to help speed up the birth of the baby. Meanwhile, escapee Frank is determined to collect his hidden money, and Catalina is left in charge of Joy's children. | Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Hilary Winston | | | |
| 58 :03x11 - Burn Victim (Nov/29/2007) | After helping the Warden out with numerous tasks, Earl has discovered that his sentence has been deducted to six months left in jail. However, the Warden is now faced in a major dilemma and needs Earl's help. He promises Earl six months off his sentence if he will help him start a program that will mediate a situation between an inmate and their victim. Earl decides on an inmate who was in for running a meth lab that eventually burned his parent's house down. The inmate agreed to comply if Earl would throw a prison prom, because he missed his in high school. Earl turns to Joy to help plan the prom and soon discovers it will cost him the rest of the money he had left from his lottery winnings. Will Earl solve the problem and earn his freedom?
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Craig T. Nelson (1) as Warden | | Songs: Arthur Brown -- Fire, Will Smith -- Jiggy With It, Johnny Cash -- Ring of Fire | | | | | | |
| 60 :03x13 - Bad Earl (Jan/10/2008) | Earl’s lifestyle in prison seems to be transitioning to his regular life outside of bars. He is having a hard time adjusting back to normal life and continues to hold a grudge with karma. With no job, no home and no money, Earl decides that his good deeds are not getting him anywhere, so he reverts back to his old bad ways. Earl's path to trouble starts when he sees that Ralph is living a lavish life after conning an elderly woman. Randy can not handle Earl’s changed lifestyle, so he turns to Joy and many others to partake in an intervention on Christmas morning. Earl rejects his friends and tries to run from karma, but karma catches up to him in the shape of a car and Billie.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Alyssa Milano as Billie, Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano | | | |
| 61 :03x14 - I Won't Die With a Little Help From My Friends: Part 1 (Apr/03/2008) | Earl is still lying in the middle of the road next to Billie, both of whom are unconscious after being hit by a car. The accident puts Earl in a coma and takes him to an alternate world in the form of a sitcom. Meanwhile, Randy, Darnell, Joy and Catalina begin doing whatever they can to ensure Earl lives. After several attempts, Earl continues to be stuck in a fevered state and is visited by Paris Hilton in his dream. The group realizes they are all out ideas and turn to their last option, a little boy that can cure everything with his finger. The boy refuses to help because he thinks Joy has the devil on her side, so Darnell and Randy try to prove to him that she does not. Has Earl's bad karma gotten the best of him? Will he find the strength to survive his coma?
Source: Fox | | Guest Stars: Alyssa Milano as Billie | | | |
| 62 :03x15 - I Won't Die With a Little Help From My Friends: Part 2 (Apr/03/2008) | Earl is still lying in the middle of the road next to Billie, both of whom are unconscious after being hit by a car. The accident puts Earl in a coma and takes him to an alternate world in the form of a sitcom. Meanwhile, Randy, Darnell, Joy and Catalina begin doing whatever they can to ensure Earl lives. After several attempts, Earl continues to be stuck in a fevered state and is visited by Paris Hilton in his dream. The group realizes they are all out ideas and turn to their last option, a little boy that can cure everything with his finger. The boy refuses to help because he thinks Joy has the devil on her side, so Darnell and Randy try to prove to him that she does not. Has Earl's bad karma gotten the best of him? Will he find the strength to survive his coma?
Source: Fox | | Guest Stars: John Henson (1) as ..., Paris Hilton as Herself | | Songs: Blue Öyster Cult -- Burnin' For You | | | |
| 63 :03x16 - Stole a Motorcycle (Apr/10/2008) | Earl is still in a coma, but Randy realizes that each item he completes off Earl's list helps Earl get better. After letting fate pick his next task, Randy gathers Joy and Darnell to help him solve the mystery of the stolen motorcycle from the Teutul family. Randy cannot remember anything about that day because both Earl and him were drunk. He must retrace his steps, with the help of Joy and Darnell, and try to fix the problem before Earl's condition gets worse. Meanwhile, Earl's life in a coma is still in sitcom form and his wife, Billie, is pregnant. Earl and Billie have a baby boy and are very happy. Is this alternate life in Earl's mind, his ideal life?
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Mike Tetley as Himself, Paul Teutul, Jr. (2) as Himself, Paul Teutul, Sr. (1) as Himself | | | |
| 64 :03x17 - No Heads and a Duffel Bag (Apr/17/2008) | With Earl still in a coma, Randy and Joy decide to continue crossing items off Earls list to improve his recovery. Earls parents went on a vacation and left the house to Earl and Randy. Upon returning early from the airport due to a flight delay they found a duffel bag full of marijuana in the house. Carl, Earls dad, is very mad and destroys all of it. Only to find Earl, Joy and Randy return home with an angry drug dealer holding a gun demanding his entire duffel bag full of weed back. Carl, reluctantly, was left with no other decision than to buy back all the marijuana from the local drug dealer, Circus. What will Randy do to amend this situation? Or is this a task that Earl can resolve just by listening to his father?
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey, Nancy Lenehan as Kay Hickey, Michael Pena as Circus, Kevin Sussman as Dwayne, Abdul Goznobi as Iqball, | Co-Guest Stars: Ed Brigadier as Joe, Jeffrey G. Barnett (1) as Clayton | Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Hunter Covington | | | |
| 65 :03x18 - Killerball (Apr/24/2008) | Randy decides that putting Earl in long-term care is not the best decision, so he decides to take care of Earl himself. Joy and Darnell do not approve of Randy's newly adopted responsibility of taking care of his brother, but decide to let it play out for a bit. Randy feels that if they work together to complete tasks off the list, then Earl might recover even faster. Together they tackle the next task off Earl's list.
Source: NBC | | | |
| 66 :03x19 - Love Octagon (May/01/2008) | | Now that Earl has awaken from his coma, he sets out to find the most important thing in his life...Billie. Meanwhile, since their trailer has been deemed unlivable, Joy and Darnell move into The Crab Shack. | | | |
| 67 :03x20 - Girl Earl (May/08/2008) | | Now that Billie and Earl are romantically involved, Earl convinces her to create her own karma list, which includes a grocery bagger in which is now down and out due to her thieving ways. | | Guest Stars: John Henson (1) as ..., Jon Heder as Joel | | | |
| 68 :03x21 - Camdenites: Part 1 (May/15/2008) | | Earl seeks out romantic counseling from his friends as troubles ensues in Earl's karma-driven relationship with Billie. Earl's way of dealing with the situation is to spend all his time working on his list, which irks Billie even more since he no longer has time for her. | | Guest Stars: Alyssa Milano as Billie | | | | | | |
Season 4 |
| 70 :04x01 - The Magic Hour (Sep/25/2008) | 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.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Seth Green as Buddy | Director: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Timothy Stack | | | |
| 71 :04x02 - Monkeys Take a Bath (Sep/25/2008) | Earl and Randy decide it's time to make amends with their childhood neighbors, the Clarks. But when they discover more skeletons in the closet than they had expected, the brothers find themselves needing to sort out some family issues between their mom and dad.
Meanwhile, Joy has duped one-eyed Willy out of his glass eye, and despite Darnell's efforts Willy may never "see" that eye again.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Beau Bridges as Carl | Director: Greg Garcia
Writer: Greg Garcia | | | |
| 72 :04x03 - Joy In A Bubble (Oct/02/2008) | 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 a lot 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.
Source: NBC | | | |
| 73 :04x04 - Stole an RV (Oct/02/2008) | To cross Jerry off 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.
Source: NBC | | Special Guest Stars: Jerry Van Dyke as Jerry | | Songs: Blue Öyster Cult -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper | | | |
| 74 :04x05 - Sweet Johnny (Oct/09/2008) | | Earl decides it's time to make it up to local stunt man, Sweet Johnny (guest-star David Arquette) for sleeping with his girlfriend. When Earl finds Sweet Johnny, he discovers his friend has a permanent injury that makes a regular list item seem impossible. Elsewhere, Joy buys a gun after someone carjacks the Brat, but Darnell does not approve of owning the firearm. | | Guest Stars: David Arquette as Sweet Johnny | | | |
| 75 :04x06 - We've Got Spirit (Oct/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 the result of a badger accident she 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.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Jenna Elfman as Kimmi Himmler | | | |
| 76 :04x07 - Quit Your Snitchin' (Oct/23/2008) | | While Earl is busy planning a Halloween party for Dodge and Earl Jr., Randy befriends Catalina's visiting nephew and tries to be a good older brother example to him. When he is caught stealing tips however, Randy tries his best to confront him and tells him to return the money. The boy then appears to go into some sort of trance, which Randy takes to be voodoo. Earl tries to convince Randy that it isn't voodoo, despite seeing voodoo dolls of each other made. After the nephew steals some of Joy's hair, Joy leads the locals in a mob intent on getting their hands on him. Randy and Earl have no choice but to defend the boy from the clutches of the mob. | | | |
| 77 :04x08 - Little Bad Voodoo Brother (Oct/30/2008) | | While Earl is busy planning a Halloween party for Dodge and Earl Jr., Randy befriends Catalina's visiting nephew and tries to be a good older brother example to him. When he is caught stealing tips however, Randy tries his best to confront him and tells him to return the money. The boy then appears to go into some sort of trance, which Randy takes to be voodoo. Earl tries to convince Randy that it isn't voodoo, despite seeing voodoo dolls of each other made. After the nephew steals some of Joy's hair, Joy leads the locals in a mob intent on getting their hands on him. Randy and Earl have no choice but to defend the boy from the clutches of the mob. | | | |
| 78 :04x09 - Sold a Guy a Lemon Car (Nov/06/2008) | Suddenly at the top of Earl's list a life-or-death item appears right after a new mysterious man moves in next door.
Meanwhile, a science fair has Joy all worked up to the point of obsession. She' so fixated on winning the fair so she can buy something special with the prize money.
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| 79 :04x11 - Nature's Game Show (Nov/20/2008) | Earl loses his list while tornado's hit Camden County.
Meanwhile, Randy thinks he's invincible after a wild boat ride and contemplates how he should use his new found power. Elsewhere, who's the smartest , Joy or Darnell? that's what this weeks argument is about and Catalina and Patty have a religious awakening. | | | |
| 81 :04x12 - Reading Is a Fundamental Case (Dec/04/2008) | 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.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Ewen Bremner as Raynard | | | |
| 82 :04x13 - Orphan Earl (Dec/11/2008) | Earl crosses a conned man off his list for a scam he and Joy started many years ago. Then he finds out that Joy has been continuing the scam behind his back along with some of her friend's.
Source: NBC | | | |
| 83 :04x14 - Got the Babysitter Pregnant (Jan/08/2009) | | A young Earl gets his heart broken by the babysitter and swears revenge on her and her boyfriend. Now, Earl is older and wiser, so he decides to cross them off his list, but it may have terrible repercussions for Randy. Meanwhile, Joy loses Darnell's pet turtle. | | | |
| 84 :04x15 - Darnell Outed (Jan/15/2009) | Erik Estrada guest stars as a game show host for "Estrada or Nada" and when Joy auditions, things get complicated for her and Darnell.
Source: NBC | | Guest Stars: Erik Estrada (1) as Himself | | | |
| 85 :04x16 - Darnell Outed, Part 2 (Jan/22/2009) | Joy steals Randy's audition for Erik Estrada's reality show "Estrada or Nada", but her public appearance has consequences for Darnell.
Source: NBC | | | |
| 86 :04x17 - Randy's List Item (Feb/05/2009) | In the aftermath of having his cover blown, Darnell must pack up and leave Camden. Meanwhile, Earl, Randy and Catalina discover a devastating truth within the post office
Source: NBC | | | |
| 87 :04x18 - Friends with Benefits (Feb/12/2009) | When Mr. Turtle returns back to Earl, he wants to bring him back to Darnell.
Meanwhile, Joy and Darnell have to adapt to a new lifestyle of their cover identities.
Source: NBC | | | |
| 88 :04x19 - My Name Is Alias (Feb/19/2009) | | Darnell's father Thomas comes looking for him in Camden only to raise Earl and Randy's suspicions, as it turns out that he is the reason for Darnell being in the Witness Protection Program | | | |
| 89 :04x20 - Chaz Dalton's Space Academy (Mar/05/2009) | Earl works on a list item that has to do with Chaz Dalton, his childhood hero. However, Chaz turns out to be somebody else.
Meanwhile, Darnell tries to help Joy make friends using the internet and a site called "Buddybook"
Source: NBC | | | |
| 90 :04x21 - Witch Lady (Mar/19/2009) | When Camden's crazy witch lady locks everyone who treated her badly in her basement, Earl realizes that karma wants them to change their name calling ways. Betty White guest stars.
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