Earl過去的生活中做許多錯誤的情，但是一?事情卻使他生活發(fā)生了小的變化，他有了重新始的機會，Earl中了彩票。在知道一切后，他了一個重大定，要用這財富來改變的生活方式盡力彌補他過去所犯的誤，他希望是他新生活開始。可惜在他實施這措施以前，幸就已經(jīng)出了。兌獎前秒鐘，他被車撞倒了，且失去了記，彩票也被吹走了。在院里，Earl看了《Last Call with Carson Daly》的節(jié)目，Carson在采訪時說，之所以成功好心有好報結果，就在時，Earl發(fā)現(xiàn)真的有果報應這回。他想要自的生活變得好，所以開彌補自己以的錯誤。最，他選擇了Kenny，一個小學里做稽表演的人幫助Earl尋求改變命，洗刷罪惡是他的一群友們，盡管們的頭腦有不靈光：總比較倒霉的弟Randy、非常性感Catalina 、還有Darnell，Earl喜歡去的酒Crab Shack的老板，他們都了Earl很多的幫助和持。但是Earl的前妻Joy卻不想幫助他，除非能從中得到么好處。盡Earl的頭腦有些遲鈍但是他異常努力，所以間也發(fā)生了少的趣事。Earl這個人物非常有自的特色，有特的聲音和型。他是Greg Garcia筆下所創(chuàng)造的人物《My Name is Earl》是Garcia和Marc Buckland一起寫的故事，由20世紀?？怂?視臺拍攝。Earl’s life has been full of poor choices and mistakes, but after winning a small lottery jackpot he has an epiphany and vows to change his ways. Upon discovering that he is the holder of a winning ticket, Earl is hit by a car and the ticket blows out of his limp 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 off in Earl’s dim head and he sets out to right every wrong he has done starting with a grade school geek.