Entertainment Weekly, 09/15/2006, p.60, "Creator Greg Garcia's notion give unusual depth and elasticity to the storylines, and Lee's wonderfully loose performance is complemented by Ethan Suplee's inspired denseness as brother Randy..." -- Grade: A
Total Film, 10/01/2006, p.128, 4 stars out of 5 -- "[U]ndoubtedly one of the best shows on TV at the moment, thanks to its redneck wit, loveable-yet-frustrating slob characters and a genius premise..."
Ultimate DVD, 08/01/2006, p.84, "A premise ripe with possibilities...It's always entertaining..."
Uncut, 02/01/2008, p.113, 5 stars out of 5 -- "[C]reator Greg Garcia has managed to create a show that, like its main character, opts for a likeable goofiness....Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee are superb..."
DVD Features:
4-Disc Set
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono - English, Spanish
Subtitles - Spanish, French - Optional
Disc 1: "Pilot," "Quit Smoking," "Randy's Touchdown," "Faked My Own Death," "Teacher Earl," "Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine," "Stole Beer From a Golfer"
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary - 1. Greg Garcia - Creator; Marc Buckland - Executive Producer/Director; Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee - Stars ("Pilot")
2. Greg Garcia - Creator; Jason Lee, Giovanni Ribisi, Ethan Suplee - Stars ("Teacher Earl")
Disc 2: "Joy's Wedding," "Cost Dad the Election," "White Lie Christmas," "Barn Burner," "O Karma, Where Art Thou?," "Stole P's Hd Cart," "Monkeys In Space"
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary - 1. Greg Garcia - Creator; Marc Buckland, Jason Lee, Eddie Steeples - Stars ("Joy's Wedding")
2. Greg Garcia - Creator; Jason Lee, Jon Favreau, Ethan Suplee - Stars ("O Karma, Where Art Thou?")
Disc 3: "Something To Live For," "The Professor," "Didn't Pay Taxes," "Dad's Car," "Y2K," "Boogeyman," "Bounty Hunter"
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Mother of Greg Garcia - Creator; Mothers of Marc Buckland, Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee - Stars ("Dad's Car")
2. Greg Garcia - Creator; Marc Buckland, Jaime Pressley, Juliette Lewis - Stars ("Bounty Hunter")
Disc 4: "BB," "Stole A Badge," "Number One"
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scene
Audio Commentary - 1. Greg Garcia - Creator; Marc Buckland, Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee - Stars ("Number One")
2. Greg Garcia- Creator; Marc Buckland, Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee - Stars ("Bad Karma")
Behind the Scenes - "Making Things Right: Behind The Scenes of 'My Name Is Earl'"
Bonus Shorts - DVD Exclusive Episode: "Bad Karma"
Outtakes - "Karma Is A Funny Thing" Blooper Reel
Trailers - 1. Product Trailers - Mobizzo.com
2. Product Trailers - Soundtrack Promo
NBC's enormously popular and critically acclaimed sitcom MY NAME IS EARL stars Jason Lee as a reformed criminal who sees the light when he loses a winning lottery ticket after getting hit by a car. He decides his bad luck can be chalked up to bad karma, and sets about making amends with everyone he has ever wronged. This very long list includes a former victim of Earl's schoolyard bullying, whom he helps to come out of the closet, and a one-legged girl from whom Earl once stole a car. Ethan Suplee (MALLRATS) plays Earl's slow but good-hearted brother and sidekick, Randy, and Jaime Pressly (NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE) plays Earl's ex-wife, Joy. Guest stars on the show include Beau Bridges as Earl's father, as well as Giovanni Ribisi (LOST IN TRANSLATION). Playing out like a small-screen version of a Coen brothers film, MY NAME IS EARL is funny, creative, clever, full of heart--and one of the best television series to come down the pike in quite a while. This collection presents the debut season in its entirety.