Episodes
S1 E1 - Pilot
September 19, 200522minEarl has taken one too many wrong turns on the highway of life. However, a twist of fate turns his life into a tailspin of life-renewing events.Available to buyS1 E2 - Quit Smoking
September 26, 200522minWhile continuing on his karmic quest Earl is faced with the dilemma as to what bad deed he should tackle next. To quite smoking is one option, but this turns out to be a bigger challenge than Earl originally anticipates.Available to buyS1 E3 - Randy's Touchdown
October 3, 200522minTo cross yet another injustice off his list, Earl vows to get his brother Randy the football touchdown denied to him in high school.Available to buyS1 E4 - Faked His Own Death
October 10, 200522minWhile atoning for stealing from a convenience store, Earl spots Natalie (guest star Beth Riesgraf), a very needy, clingy girl whom he broke up with by faking his own death.Available to buyS1 E5 - Teacher Earl
October 17, 200522minEarl is teaching English as a Second Language to cross "made fun of people with accents" off his list. When an old friend, Ralph (guest star Giovanni Ribisi), gets out of prison Earl convinces him to try karma, which works... for a while.Available to buyS1 E6 - Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine
October 31, 200522minContinuing 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.Available to buyS1 E7 - Stole Beer From A Golfer
November 7, 200522minThis 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.Available to buyS1 E8 - Joy's Wedding
November 14, 200522minEarl 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."Available to buyS1 E9 - Cost Dad the Election
November 21, 200522minEarl sets out to mend his relationship with his father Carl (guest star Beau Bridges) by trying to cross number four off of his list: "blew dad's chance to be elected mayor."Available to buyS1 E10 - White Lie Christmas
December 5, 200522minAs 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."Available to buyS1 E11 - Barn Burner
January 4, 200622minWhen 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.Available to buyS1 E12 - O Karma, Where Art Thou?
January 11, 200622minEarl and Randy try to return a stolen wallet when they find out that taking the money cost two newlyweds their honeymoon.Available to buyS1 E13 - Stole P's HD Cart
January 18, 200622minEarl does right when he returns a Pops' Old Fashioned Weiner hot dog cart, which he and Ralph (guest star Giovanni Ribisi) had stolen years prior.Available to buyS1 E14 - Monkey's In Space
January 25, 200622minWhen 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 (guest star Tim Dekay) birthday party."Available to buyS1 E15 - Something To Live For
February 1, 200621minEarl 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.Available to buyS1 E16 - The Professor
February 8, 200622minOn 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 (guest star Christine Taylor).Available to buyS1 E17 - Didn't Pay Taxes
March 1, 200621minEarl realizes that he had been cheating the government by failing to pay his taxes in the past.Available to buyS1 E18 - Dad's Car
March 15, 200622minWhen Mother's Day rolls around, Earl remembers that he has never given his mother a good Mother's Day gift.Available to buyS1 E19 - Y2K
March 22, 200622minWhen 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.Available to buyS1 E20 - Boogeyman
March 29, 200621minWhen Earl decides to cross off "made a kid scared of the boogeyman" from his list, he discovers just what kind of lasting affect he had on the little boy.Available to buyS1 E21 - The Bounty Hunter
April 5, 200622minIn order to protect Joy, Earl finds himself in desperate need to take care of number forty-five on his list, "ditched Jessie (guest star Juliette Lewis, "Cape Fear") to marry Joy."Available to buyS1 E22 - Stole A Badge
April 26, 200621minWhile hanging out next to a storm drain, Earl and Randy come across an object from their past--a police badge.Available to buyS1 E23 - BB
May 3, 200621minEarl sets out to make up for number 147 on his list, "shot Gwen Waters (guest star Miriam Shor) with a BB gun."Available to buyS1 E24 - Number One
May 10, 200622minSeason Finale - On the suggestion of Darnell, Earl decides to cross off number one from his list, "stole ten dollars from a guy at the Camden Market."Available to buy
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Content advisory
- Violence substance use alcohol use smoking foul language sexual content
Subtitles
- None available
Directors
- Marc BucklandEyal GordinMichael FrescoChris KochGregory Thomas GarciaKen WhittinghamVictor Nelli Jr.Craig ZiskTamra DavisLev L. Spiro
Cast
- Jason LeeEthan SupleeJaime PresslyNadine VelazquezEddie SteeplesLouis T. MoyleTrey CarlisleNoah CrawfordDale DickeyGregg Binkley
Studio
- NBC
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