My Name Is Earl
Cost Dad the Election
Season 1, Episode 9 · Aired 2005-11-22
Synopsis
Earl tries to cross off number four on his list, "blew dad's chance to be elected mayor". Four years earlier, Carl Hickey ran for mayor to redirect a proposed airplane traffic route over his house and away from the wealthy part of town. Earl unfortunately ruined any chance of his father winning when caught on tape assaulting a police officer. Earl must now help his father get elected and mend his relationship with his father.
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