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.
#1 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - Pinky
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/2009
Earl helps Randy find his first love, Pinky.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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
#7 - 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.
#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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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?
#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.
#15 - 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.
#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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#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.
#25 - We've Got Spirit
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2008
To cross Randy off his list, Earl takes his brother to cheerleading camp. Once there, the tight cheer pants and their lack of flexibility are not their only problem. They also have to deal with Kimmi Himmler (guest star Jenna Elfman), the camp owner with a deeply scarred face and milky eye - both a result of a badger accident suffered while cheering in high school. When Himmler wants the brothers out of her camp, Earl goes to drastic measure to make sure that Randy's cheerleading dreams will come true. Elsewhere, Joy is hurt when her son Dodge indicates that Catalina is the most beautiful woman in Camden.