My Name Is Earl season 1
| My Name Is Earl Season 1 | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 20, 2005 – May 11, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of My Name Is Earl, an American television series created by Greg Garcia, that aired its pilot episode on September 20, 2005 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT, on NBC, a U.S. broadcast television network. The DVD set was released on Region 2 on September 25, 2006 and on Region 1 on September 19, 2006.[1] Its bonus material included: commentary for each episode, bloopers and deleted scenes.[2] The show is broadcast in English, however in other countries it will be in other languages, there are also English subtitles. Season 1 of My Name Is Earl runs for about 526 minutes and about 20 minutes for each episode.[3] The season 1 DVD is produced by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.[2]
Most episodes from the first season begin with Earl presenting the premise of the series:
You know the kind of guy who does nothing but bad things and then wonders why his life sucks? Well, that was me. Every time something good happened to me, something bad was always waiting round the corner: karma. That's when I realized that I had to change, so I made a list of everything bad I've ever done and one by one I'm gonna make up for all my mistakes. I'm just trying to be a better person. My name is Earl.
Ratings
The series premiered on September 20, 2005, drew in 14.9 million viewers in the United States, earning a 6.6 rating. By the airing of the third episode it was apparent that My Name Is Earl was the highest rated of NBC's new fall offerings, and a full season (22 episodes) was ordered. In its first month, it was also the highest rated new sitcom of the season to air on any network and was the highest rated sitcom on any network in the 18–49-year-old demographic. Metacritic.com gave season 1 a 77 of 100.[4] Other reviews were mainly good.
Television rating
- In the United States, it is rated TV-14-DL, although some other subratings will be used.
- In Canada, it is rated TV-PG.
- In the United Kingdom it is rated TV-PG and TV-14.
Cast
Main
- Jason Lee as Earl Jehoshaphat Hickey
- Ethan Suplee as Randall "Randy" Dew Hickey
- Jaime Pressly as Joy Farrah Darville Hickey Turner (21 episodes)
- Eddie Steeples as Darnell 'Crabman' Turner (21 episodes)
- Nadine Velazquez as Catalina Rana Aruca (23 episodes)
Awards and nomination
Jason Lee was nominated for the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild award both for best actor in a comedy television series. The series was nominated for the 2006 Golden Globes for best comedy television series. Gregory Thomas Garcia won the 2005/06 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.[5][6]
List of episodes
- Eddie Steeples and Jaime Pressly are absent in three episodes.
- Nadine Valezquez was absent in one episode.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Marc Buckland | Greg Garcia | September 20, 2005 | 1ALJ79 |
| 2 | 2 | "Quit Smoking" | Marc Buckland | Kat Likkel & John Hoberg | September 27, 2005 | 1ALJ01 |
| 3 | 3 | "Randy's Touchdown" | Marc Buckland | J.B. Cook | October 4, 2005 | 1ALJ02 |
| 4 | 4 | "Faked My Own Death" | Tamra Davis | Hilary Winston | October 11, 2005 | 1ALJ05 |
| 5 | 5 | "Teacher Earl" | Chris Koch | Victor Fresco | October 18, 2005 | 1ALJ04 |
| 6 | 6 | "Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine" | Lev L. Spiro | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | November 1, 2005 | 1ALJ03 |
| 7 | 7 | "Stole Beer from a Golfer" | Chris Koch | Michael Pennie | November 8, 2005 | 1ALJ06 |
| 8 | 8 | "Joy's Wedding" | Marc Buckland | Greg Garcia | November 15, 2005 | 1ALJ07 |
| 9 | 9 | "Cost Dad the Election" | Chris Koch | Bobby Bowman | November 22, 2005 | 1ALJ08 |
| 10 | 10 | "White Lie Christmas" | Marc Buckland | Timothy Stack | December 6, 2005 | 1ALJ09 |
| 11 | 11 | "Barn Burner" | Ken Whittingham | Brad Copeland | January 5, 2006 | 1ALJ10 |
| 12 | 12 | "O Karma, Where Art Thou?" | Michael Fresco | Barbie Adler | January 12, 2006 | 1ALJ12 |
| 13 | 13 | "Stole P's HD Cart" | Chris Koch | J.B. Cook | January 19, 2006 | 1ALJ14 |
| 14 | 14 | "Monkeys in Space" | Marc Buckland | Greg Garcia | January 26, 2006 | 1ALJ13 |
| 15 | 15 | "Something to Live For" | Marc Buckland | Kat Likkel & John Hoberg | February 2, 2006 | 1ALJ15 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Professor" | Marc Buckland | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | February 9, 2006 | 1ALJ11 |
| 17 | 17 | "Didn't Pay Taxes" | Craig Zisk | Michael Pennie | March 2, 2006 | 1ALJ16 |
| 18 | 18 | "Dad's Car" | Chris Koch | Brad Copeland & Barbara Feldman | March 16, 2006 | 1ALJ18 |
| 19 | 19 | "Y2K" | Marc Buckland | Hilary Winston | March 23, 2006 | 1ALJ19 |
| 20 | 20 | "Boogeyman" | Eyal Gordin | Vali Chandrasekaran | March 30, 2006 | 1ALJ20 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Bounty Hunter" | Marc Buckland | Hunter Covington | April 6, 2006 | 1ALJ17 |
| 22 | 22 | "Stole a Badge" | Marc Buckland | Victor Fresco | April 27, 2006 | 1ALJ22 |
| 23 | 23 | "BB" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Kat Likkel & John Hoberg | May 4, 2006 | 1ALJ21 |
| 24 | 24 | "Number One" | Greg Garcia | Greg Garcia | May 11, 2006 | 1ALJ23 |
References
- ^ My Name Is Earl#Season releases overview
- ^ a b http://www.currentfilm.com/dvdreviews7/mynameisearls1dvd.html
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000G6BL88/aguidetocurrefilA
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/tv/my-name-is-earl/season-1/critic-reviews
- ^ My Name Is Earl#Awards and nominations
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460091/awards