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.
My husband and I watched earl on nbc and now after the kids are tucked in bed at night we watch an episode or two. This show was well written and always makes us laugh after a long day. Netflix please finish another season of the show. Even Jason Lee’s narration on the ihop commercial makes us think of the show and laugh. – stretchy pants! – ha!
This is bull crap man my name is earl is th best show ever can believe NBC canceled it well maybe some body should jus cancel NBC
Why not make season 5 into its always been done i would be willing to write the script
Bring back my name is Earl on Netflix screw nbc
Dle mého názoru by se měl tento seriál obnovit. Mnoho lidí rozzlobilo, že byl zrušen se slovy “pokračování příště” . I kdyby měl být poslední hodinový speciál. Bude to stát za to.
I’m a fan. I still watch the series on Netflix.And laugh like its my first time sewing the show.
I have one question tho.
Is Earl, really Dodge,s father?
It be great if they could bring back this show and finish it the right way and not with leaving everyone hanging
Guys What the absolute ####!! Really! I finally finished watching it this year so confused by the ending of season 4, looking for season 5 but no! NO WHY SHOULD WE HAVE NICE THINGS!?? we obviously dont deserve it right?? Wrong!! Your network is just pathetic! and delete this comment because the truth is always hidden isnt it 😉
that was complete bull s*** this show was hilarious and had a meaning and a cliff hanger dude really that’s just mean.
I am so upset that they didn’t finish the show that was my favorite show they could of atlease told us who Earl jr father is
This show is a classic, I am completely disappointed in the ending and have absolutely no idea why it was cancelled. It was hilarious and entertaining, I went so far as to searching for an unaired transcript episodes. If This were to come back with New Seasons I can personally guarantee success in my household. Bring back my Name is Earl
Great show! I don’t watch much tv, so I never knew about it when it aired. One night I came across it on Netflix a couple years ago, and was immediately hooked. There’s so many reasons I liked this show, the plot, the characters, the cameos, the backdrop songs, ect. I wish they’d finish one final season to end it properly. I’ve watched every episode at a dozen times, no joke, Netflix can check my account to back me up if it ever came to it. Sounds strange but this show has help through a rough couple of years. It’s… Read more »
I loved this show!
Yeah, it’s my go to TV show when I’m waiting for Walking Dead and Big Bang Theory to have have new episodes. I kind of like The Ranch a little bit. Anyway, nice to meet and read fellow fans of this show. Nobody I know watches it, and I always make reference jokes that fall on deaf ears. Lol, nice to know there are more people who enjoy the show.
I really only got into the show once it was on Netflix and I saw the beginning and understood the premise. But once I did I loved it, I was disappointed to find out it ended the way it did. I really wish someone, Netflix even would pick up the series and finish it, I like to see even a few more seasons added on.
Its clear to me that i will never see a end for this show but at least this gave me a little closure on the show i really liked watching this show when it came out. I also enjoyed re watching it over the past week thank you for giving us some peace of mind for the ending it would have been awesome if it got put on Hulu or Amazon something like that
I have always wanted closure for this show. I have watched the four seasons for it about once a year since 2011. It always makes me sad that it ends the way it does. Please bring it back!!!