The BEST episodes of My Name Is Earl season 4

Every episode of My Name Is Earl season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of My Name Is Earl season 4!

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: 11/27/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Dodge's Dad
star
7.96
1057 votes

#1 - Dodge's Dad

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/14/2009

When Dodge tells Joy he doesn't want Darnell to speak at career day, she enlists Earl to pretend to be his father. Things don't go well and Earl realizes Dodge needs to know his real dad. Despite Joy's protests, Earl enlists Randy and Catalina to help him hunt down the deadbeat dad, but what they discover is worse than they could have imagined.

Directors: Chris Koch
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Sweet Johnny
star
7.95
1014 votes

#2 - Sweet Johnny

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2008

Earl wants to make up for sleeping with local stuntman Sweet Johnny's girlfriend, while Joy feels the need to buy a gun.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Pinky
star
7.86
1153 votes

#3 - Pinky

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/2009

Earl helps Randy find his first love, Pinky.

Directors: Greg Garcia
Writer: Greg Garcia
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Orphan Earl
star
7.84
974 votes

#4 - Orphan Earl

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/2008

Earl discovers that Joy has continued a holiday scam they started years before, and has expanded the scam to include her friends.

Directors: Mike Mariano
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My Name is Alias
star
7.78
1043 votes

#5 - My Name is Alias

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/2009

Danny Glover guest stars as Darnell's father who comes looking for him in Camden only to raise Earl and Randy's suspicions. However, a family reunion leads to father and son partaking in one last undercover mission.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Gospel
star
7.76
1151 votes

#6 - Gospel

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/23/2009

Earl tests the faith of a former gangbanger-turned-born-again reverend, whom he's wronged many, many times.

Directors: Ken Whittingham
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Got the Babysitter Pregnant
star
7.75
1102 votes

#7 - Got the Babysitter Pregnant

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/2009

A young Earl gets his heart broken by the babysitter and swears revenge on her and her boyfriend. Now, Earl is older and wiser, so he decides to cross them off his list, but it may have terrible repercussions for Randy. Meanwhile, Joy loses Darnell's pet turtle

Directors: Mike Mariano
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Witch Lady
star
7.75
1097 votes

#8 - Witch Lady

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/19/2009

Earl works on a list item that deals with a crazy witch lady. Meanwhile, Joy wants to show Darnell her good side.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Stole an RV
star
7.71
997 votes

#9 - Stole an RV

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2008

To cross Jerry (guest star Jerry Van Dyke) off of his list, Earl can't just return the RV he stole, mostly because Randy blew it up. Earl and Randy set out to find what might make this grumpy war hero happy, and accidentally turn him into a 75-year-old killing machine. Elsewhere, Joy and Darnell attempt to turn the legend of a giant pig that lives near the trailer park into a one-of-a-kind, money making sideshow.

Directors: Chris Koch
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Darnell Outed (2)
star
7.71
1167 votes

#10 - Darnell Outed (2)

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/2009

In the aftermath of having his cover blown, Darnell must pack up and leave Camden. Meanwhile, Earl, Randy and Catalina discover a devastating truth within the post office.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Bullies
star
7.69
1169 votes

#11 - Bullies

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/16/2009

Randy busts into the motel room, demanding that Earl drive to Joy's and punch her in the face. Over time, Randy has invested lots of time and money in the Crab Shack's claw machine, but every time he wins a cute stuffed animal, Joy bullies him into giving it to her. This last time he won a fancy bird dressed up for a wedding and the loss has put Randy over the edge. Earl points out that Randy is 32 years old, and it's time he learned to stick up for himself - Earl's not going to protect him anymore.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Nature's Game Show
star
7.65
1084 votes

#12 - Nature's Game Show

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/2008

Earl loses his list while tornado's hit Camden County. Meanwhile, Randy thinks he's invincible after a wild boat ride and contemplates how he should use his new found power. Elsewhere, who's the smartest , Joy or Darnell? that's what this weeks argument is about and Catalina and Patty have a religious awakening.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Friends with Benefits
star
7.61
1049 votes

#13 - Friends with Benefits

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/2009

When Mr. Turtle returns back to Earl, he wants to bring him back to Darnell. Meanwhile, Joy and Darnell have to adapt to a new lifestyle of their cover identities.

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Inside Probe (2)
star
7.61
1090 votes

#14 - Inside Probe (2)

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/7/2009

The mystery of the disappearance of the former Crab Shack owner is finally resolved.

Directors: Greg Garcia
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Joy in a Bubble
star
7.60
1151 votes

#15 - Joy in a Bubble

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2008

Earl's attempt to give Joy the hot tub she's always wanted backfires and she is forced to stay in a makeshift bubble because of a flesh eating toe infection. While she is out of commission, Earl must fill in as the new Joy. Between gossiping with the ladies at the salon and shopping for meat out of some guy's trunk, Earl learns about the Turner family. This includes the fact that Dodge and Earl Jr. might have a social disorder that causes them to have no friends. Can Earl fix this problem too?

Directors: Michael Fresco
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Darnell Outed (1)
star
7.60
1062 votes

#16 - Darnell Outed (1)

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/2009

Joy steals Randy's audition for Erik Estrada's reality show "Estrada or Nada", but her public appearance has consequences for Darnell.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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The Magic Hour
star
7.59
1327 votes

#17 - The Magic Hour

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2008

When Joy cons Make-A-Wish to send a celebrity to her trailer, Earl remembers a wish he stole from a dying child and decides it's time to cross him off the list. When he returns to the kid's home, he finds that little Buddy (guest star Seth Green) has exceeded all of the doctors' expectations and is still alive. Buddy asks Earl to produce his movie and suddenly all of Camden County find themselves starring in a high-octane action film. Randy surprises everyone when his acting skills get rave reviews.

Directors: Eyal Gordin
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Earl and Joy's Anniversary
star
7.57
1108 votes

#18 - Earl and Joy's Anniversary

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/2008

Earl remembers his first wedding anniversary and the events that finally lead to their break up, involving Earl's cousin Blake and an invasion of killer bees.

Directors: Michael Fresco
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Little Bad Voodoo Brother
star
7.55
1019 votes

#19 - Little Bad Voodoo Brother

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2008

Earl plans a Halloween party for Dodge and Earl Jr, while Catalina's nephew Oscar visits. This poses an opportunity for Randy to become the big brother he always wanted to be.

Directors: Chris Koch
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Monkeys Take a Bath
star
7.55
840 votes

#20 - Monkeys Take a Bath

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2008

Earl and Randy decide it's time to make amends with their childhood neighbors, the Clarks. But when they discover more skeletons in the closet than they had expected, the brothers find themselves needing to sort out some family issues between their mom and dad (Guest Star Beau Bridges). Meanwhile, Joy has duped one-eyed Willy out of his glass eye, and despite Darnell's efforts Willy may never "see" that eye again.

Directors: Greg Garcia
Writer: Greg Garcia
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Chaz Dalton's Space Academy
star
7.52
1055 votes

#21 - Chaz Dalton's Space Academy

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/5/2009

Earl works on a list item that has to do with Chaz Dalton, his childhood hero. Meanwhile, Darnell tries to help Joy make friends using the internet.

Directors: Marc Buckland
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Quit Your Snitchin'
star
7.52
966 votes

#22 - Quit Your Snitchin'

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2008

When Randy's birthday is coming up, Earl gets him a new car, but it is stolen before he can present it to Randy. Apparently, Earl no longer falls under the code of criminals, that no criminal steals from another one. Now that he is treated as a "civilian", he needs to decide whether to take the matter to the police and become a snitch.

Directors: Chris Koch
Writer: Matt Ward
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Randy's List Item
star
7.50
1104 votes

#23 - Randy's List Item

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/2009

When Randy loses his winning lottery ticket, he assumes the event to be a message from Karma, so he starts a list of his own. Meanwhile, Joy is not happy with her cover identity of the witness protection program.

Writer: Bobby Bowman
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Inside Probe (1)
star
7.50
1032 votes

#24 - Inside Probe (1)

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/30/2009

News show "Inside Probe" investigates the disappearance of the Crab Shack owner. After eight years the show airs on TV, and several Camden residents become murder suspects.

Directors: Greg Garcia
Writer: Greg Garcia
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Sold a Guy a Lemon Car
star
7.45
1053 votes

#25 - Sold a Guy a Lemon Car

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/2008

Suddenly at the top of Earl's list a life-or-death item appears right after a new mysterious man moves in next door. Meanwhile, a science fair has Joy all worked up to the point of obsession. She' so fixated on winning the fair so she can buy something special with the prize money.

Directors: John Putch
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