My Name Is Earl
Teacher Earl
Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 2005-10-18
Synopsis
Earl takes Catalina's advice to teach English as a second language in order to cross "Made fun of people with accents" off his karma list. When an old friend Ralph is released from prison, Earl tries to teach him about karma, but Ralph kidnaps Randy to try to get his hands on Earl's lottery winnings.
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