My Name Is Earl
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2005-09-20
Synopsis
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 number 64--Kenny James, a boy he picked on in elementary school.
In the series
This episode is part of My Name Is Earl (2005–2009) on NBC.
Karma list as sitcom engine — trailer-park moral philosophy.
Key cast
- Jason Lee as Earl Hickey
- Ethan Suplee as Randy Hickey
- Jaime Pressly as Joy Turner
- Eddie Steeples as Darnell Turner
- Nadine Velazquez as Catalina