Earl過去的生活中做了許多錯誤的事情，但一件事情卻使他的生活生了不小的變化，讓他了重新開始的機會，Earl中了彩票。在知道這一切后，他酸與了一個重決定，要用這筆財富來變他的生活方式，盡力補他在過去所犯的錯誤他希望這是他新生活的始?？上В谒麑嵤┻@措施以前，不幸就已經(jīng)現(xiàn)了。兌獎前幾秒鐘，被汽車撞倒了，而且失了記憶，彩票也被風吹了。在醫(yī)院里，Earl看了《Last Call with Carson Daly》的節(jié)目，Carson在采訪時說，他之所以成功延好有好報的結(jié)果，就在這，Earl發(fā)現(xiàn)真的有因果報應這回事。他想要己的生活變得美好，所開始彌補自己以前的錯。最后，他選擇了Kenny，一個小學里做滑稽表演的人荀子幫助Earl尋求改變命運，洗刷罪的是他的一群朋友們，管他們的頭腦有些不靈：總是比較倒霉的兄弟Randy、非常性感的Catalina 、還有Darnell，Earl喜歡去的酒吧Crab Shack的老板，他們都給了Earl很多的幫助和支持。但是Earl的前妻Joy卻不想幫助他，除非她能從中得什么好處。盡管Earl的頭腦有些遲鈍，但是異常地努力，所以中間發(fā)生了不少的趣事。Earl這個人物非常有自己的特色，有獨特的聲音造型。他是Greg Garcia筆下所創(chuàng)造的人物?！禡y Name is Earl》是Garcia和Marc Buckland一起寫的故事，由20世紀?？怂闺娨暸_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.