My Name Is Earl aired for four seasons on NBC before it was cancelled, and the creator has revealed how he would have ended the series if it had continued on to a natural end. The series ended with a bit of a cliffhanger, but Greg Garcia did have a plan in mind for how to wrap things up.
In a Reddit AMA, he revealed how he would have ended the comedy series if he had been able to close it out. He said:
“I had always had an ending to Earl and I’m sorry I didn’t get the chance to see it happen. You’ve got a show about a guy with a list so not seeing him finish it is a bummer. But the truth is, he wasn’t ever going to finish the list. The basic idea of the ending was that while he was stuck on a really hard list item he was going to start to get frustrated that he was never going to finish it. Then he runs into someone who had a list of their own and Earl was on it. They needed to make up for something bad they had done to Earl. He asks them where they got the idea of making a list and they tell him that someone came to them with a list and that person got the idea from someone else. Earl eventually realizes that his list started a chain reaction of people with list and that he’s finally put more good into the world than bad. So at that point he was going to tear up his list and go live his life. Walk into the sunset a free man. With good karma.”
Garcia also revealed that he had asked the network if it was okay for him to end the season on a cliffhanger. The network told him to go ahead, and it was only after that NBC decided to cancel the series. Garcia might have written a different season four finale if he had known the network was going to cancel the series.
In addition, Garcia also planned to reveal who Earl Jr’s father was before the show ended. The writers were thinking that it would be someone famous who’d been in town for just one night. The writers didn’t get to decide who that would be, but the baby daddy was intended to be revealed before the series ended.
Were you a fan of My Name is Earl? Did Garcia’s reveal give you closure for this series? Tell us what you think.
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Wtf everybody like my name is earl **** NBC and **** all the people that cancelled the show
we as the people want it back i would honestly buy the 5th season from walmart if i had to !!!
Pure disappointment is what I got when I found out season 5 wasn’t going to be made. My name is Earl is a really great show its funny an it goes threw alot of real life situations that people can relate to. And as funny is it may sound show tought me alot life lessons lol and to appreciate the little things in life. This show is great I don’t see why it would get cancelled I know I can’t be the only one that enjoyed it this much. It truly is packed with laughs an puts a smile on… Read more »
Please make a 5th season it ended horrible. Did not get closure
This is crazy make a season 5 please
No the ending was horrible only cause it was the ending. Every body loves this show and y’all cancelled it now we’ll never know who earl jr father is and I would love to see earl walk into the sunset knowing he created a chain reaction to a better world this show had things going for it and it’s over I want more episodes I will even help pay pls bring it back
Garcias reveal didn’t give me closure quite frankly I’m upset i think i am not going to sleep properly until theres a season 5. Hey Garcia have you tried working with netflix for a season 5 for my name is Earl!
We want another year of Earl
The reveal didn’t give me a closure. Because I don’t want to hear it. I want to watch it 🙁
It sucks that this show ended on a cliffhanger like this and once it ended my heart sank.
I would like to see another my name is Earl season too, if you feel the same, just leave feedback on NBC’s website saying you want it to come back!!!
My cousin and I watched the series one summer staying up late to watch it. I hope they bring it back.
Who is earl jr’s dad then???
Who is dodges dad?!?!?!
It turns out to be Earl himself 🙂
Earl Hickey
Watch season 4, it’ll tell you.
Please bring it back I have watch all the episodes multiple times and want more.