Earl過去的生活中做了許錯(cuò)誤的事情，是一件事情卻他的生活發(fā)生不小的變化，他有了重新開的機(jī)會，Earl中了彩票。在知道這一畢方后他做了一個(gè)重決定，要用這財(cái)富來改變他生活方式，盡彌補(bǔ)他在過去犯的錯(cuò)誤，他望這是他新生的開始?？上?在他實(shí)施這一施以前，不幸已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了。獎(jiǎng)前幾秒鐘，被汽車撞倒了而且失去了記，彩票也被風(fēng)走了。在醫(yī)院，Earl看了《Last Call with Carson Daly》的節(jié)目，Carson在采訪時(shí)說，他之所以功是好心有好的結(jié)果，就在時(shí)，Earl發(fā)現(xiàn)真的有因果應(yīng)這回事。他要自己的生活得美好，所以始彌補(bǔ)自己以的錯(cuò)誤。最后他選擇了Kenny，一個(gè)小學(xué)里做滑稽表演人。幫助Earl尋求改變命運(yùn)，洗刷罪惡的他的一群朋友，盡管他們的腦有些不靈光總是比較倒霉兄弟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Earl的前妻Joy卻不想幫助他，除非她從中得到什么處。盡管Earl的頭腦有些遲鈍，但是他異地努力，所以間也發(fā)生了不的趣事。Earl這個(gè)人物非常有自己的特色有獨(dú)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(jì)福克斯電視臺拍攝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.