The BEST episodes of My Name Is Earl season 3

Every episode of My Name Is Earl season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of My Name Is Earl season 3!

Earl Hickey's life has been full of poor choices and mistakes, and upon discovering that he is the holder of a winning lottery ticket, Earl is hit by a car and the ticket blows out of his hand as he lies unconscious in the street. While recovering in the hospital and watching television, Earl has a karmic epiphany, thanks to Carson Daly, who attributes his success to doing good for others. A light bulb goes on in Earl's dim head, and he sets out to right every wrong he has done. He will turn his good fortune into a life changing event, as he sets out to right all the wrongs from his past. Despite his seemingly limited intelligence, he is oddly effective and has a voice and style of his own.

Last Updated: 2/28/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Love Octagon
star
8.07
940 votes

#1 - Love Octagon

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/2008

When Earl finally wakes up from his coma, he believes in Karma again and considers Billie his soul mate.

Directors: Michael Fresco
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Camdenites (1)
star
7.75
888 votes

#2 - Camdenites (1)

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/2008

Directors: Michael Fresco
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Camdenites (2)
star
7.65
493 votes

#3 - Camdenites (2)

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2008

Directors: Michael Fresco
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Midnight Bun
star
7.63
1102 votes

#4 - Midnight Bun

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/2007

Joy enlists the help of Darnell to expediate the baby's birth. Meanwhile, Frank escapes from prison when Randy takes the convicts out for ice cream. Elsewhere, Catalina baby-sits Dodge and Earl Jr.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Early Release
star
7.62
1169 votes

#5 - Early Release

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/2007

When Earl finds out that the Warden has destroyed all the certificates that would grant him early release from prison, he seeks the help of his friends to escape.

Directors: Jason Ensler
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Killerball
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7.61
1031 votes

#6 - Killerball

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/2008

When the hospital wants to get rid of Earl, Randy decides to take care of his brother by himself. But instead of working on the list for Earl, he uses Earl's help to cross things off in order to help him get better.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Matt Ward
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My Name Is Inmate 28301-016 (1)
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7.60
1079 votes

#7 - My Name Is Inmate 28301-016 (1)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2007

Directors: Michael Fresco
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I Won't Die With a Little Help from My Friends (1)
star
7.54
1016 votes

#8 - I Won't Die With a Little Help from My Friends (1)

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/2008

Directors: Marc Buckland
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No Heads And A Duffel Bag
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7.53
1069 votes

#9 - No Heads And A Duffel Bag

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/17/2008

When Randy visits his parents to make up for their ruined vacation, he realizes that he forgot to tell them about Earl's prison sentence and the following coma at all. A flashback takes us back to when Earl and Randy ruined their parents vacation due to a stolen duffel bag full of weed.

Directors: Michael Fresco
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Our Other Cops is On! (2)
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7.48
399 votes

#10 - Our Other Cops is On! (2)

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/2007

Directors: Ken Whittingham
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Randy in Charge (...Of Our Days and Our Nights)
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7.46
1086 votes

#11 - Randy in Charge (...Of Our Days and Our Nights)

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/2007

The Warden ask Earl to make a skit called 'scared straight' that will stop kids from committing crimes and stay out of jail. Meanwhile, Randy uses his authority to make Earl's life difficult in prison.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Mike Mariano
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Stole a Motorcycle
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7.45
994 votes

#12 - Stole a Motorcycle

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/10/2008

While Earl is still in a coma, Randy starts to believe that he can help Earl get better by crossing things off the list.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Bad Earl
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7.45
1020 votes

#13 - Bad Earl

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2008

Earl is having difficulty re-adjusting to life on the outside. He returns to his old ways after he encounters Ralph. Randy plans an intervention for Earl on Christmas morning.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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The Frank Factor
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7.44
1218 votes

#14 - The Frank Factor

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2007

Joy visits Earl in prison and they are surprised to meet an old friend who is also in prison. The three reminisce about their past and how they met.

Directors: Greg Garcia
Writer: Greg Garcia
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Frank's Girl
star
7.39
1015 votes

#15 - Frank's Girl

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2007

It's conjugal visiting day at the prison and since no one is visiting Earl, Frank wants Earl to explain to his girlfriend why he cannot see her today. Things don't go as planned and Frank's girlfriend dumps him because of Earl. Earl is blames himself and vows to get them back together.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Burn Victim
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7.39
1146 votes

#16 - Burn Victim

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/2007

Earl helps the Warden solve another jail house problem between an inmate and his victims. Later Earl realizes that planning a prom for the inmates might deplete his lottery winnings.

Directors: Gail Mancuso
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Our Other Cops is On! (1)
star
7.36
1106 votes

#17 - Our Other Cops is On! (1)

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2007

Directors: Ken Whittingham
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My Name Is Inmate 28301-016 (2)
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7.34
546 votes

#18 - My Name Is Inmate 28301-016 (2)

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2007

Directors: Michael Fresco
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Girl Earl
star
7.34
823 votes

#19 - Girl Earl

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2008

Inspired by Earl, Billie starts a list of her own and when Earl is getting annoyed by Billie's little habits, he decides to focus on working on the list instead. He picks a task that is on both of their lists, atones for the injury of a champion grocery-bagger and discovers a unique talent of his own. But Earl soon finds out that they have different ways of interpreting Karma.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
Writer: Ralph Greene
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The Gangs Of Camden County
star
7.31
1161 votes

#20 - The Gangs Of Camden County

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2007

Earl is offered a deal to receive a lesser sentence if he can resolve problems between rival gangs. But, he finds the task harder than he expected. Meanwhile, Randy looks for ways to join Earl in prison.

Directors: Michael Fresco
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I Won't Die With a Little Help from My Friends (2)
star
7.11
437 votes

#21 - I Won't Die With a Little Help from My Friends (2)

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/3/2008

Directors: Marc Buckland
Writer: Bobby Bowman
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Creative Writing
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6.77
1060 votes

#22 - Creative Writing

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2007

Earl is given an assignment after attending a prison class which focuses on creative writing: to write a story. Soon Earl realises that writing is harder than he thought.

Directors: Chris Koch
Writer: Bobby Bowman
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