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My Name Is Earl episode

"Barn Burner"

Episode no.:

Prod. code:

1ALJ10

Airdate:

January 5, 2006

Writer(s):

Greg Garcia

Director:

Ken Whittingham

Guest star(s):

John Ducey (Camp Counselor)

"Barn Burner" is an episode of the American sitcom My Name Is Earl.

1 Synopsis
2 The List
3 Trivia
4 Songs
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

When Joy’s kids are denied enrollment into the camp for troubled youth at the Right Choice Ranch, Earl realizes his reputation for burning down the Ranch’s barn when he was a youngster has had a lasting effect.Earl, Randy, and Catalina all travel to the Ranch to make amends for the barn burning by building a pen for the camp’s new ostrich. After building an Ostrich pen to make up for it, Earl finds out that Randy burnt down the barn. This means that Randy is responsible for all of Earl's bad doings after that point, which is about 200 things. Randy then spends the rest of the day making up for items on The List. Earl then has to make up one that Randy can't, #97 "Told Dodge and Earl Jr. We would have a father-son day at Mystery Fun Land and didn't take them". Earl takes them to Mystery Fun Land, only to find that it doesn't exist anymore. The Boys tell Earl that they forgive him, something they learned at camp, and they cross the item off The List. Earl then forgives Randy, and takes back The List.

[edit] The List

Main article: The List (My Name Is Earl)

Item	Number	Source	Status
Burned down a barn at camp	163, 164	NBC.com, 1.10	Completed in 1.10 when Earl builds an ostrich pen for the Right Choice Ranch, before learning Randy burnt down the barn.
Cheated on girlfriend and lied about it	72	1.11	Outstanding
Got drunk on Easter (See number 73 ("Accidentally started a forest fire")	78	1.11	Outstanding
Put used gum under almost every table I've ever sat at	53	1.10	Started by Randy (as Earl) when he clears the gum under the table at Joy's house
Slept with Cheri	Unknown	1.10	Completed when Randy (as Earl) confessed to her ex-husband (1.10)
Slept with Linda	188	1.10	Completed when Randy (as Earl) confessed to her ex-husband (1.10)
Stole a bird bath from a truck	Unknown	1.10	Attempted in 1.10 by Randy (as Earl), may have been completed.
Told Dodge and Earl Jr. we would have a father-son day at Mystery Fun Land and didn't take them	98	1.10	Since Mystery Fun Land went out of business, there was no way to complete this. Earl apologized to the boys, and the boys forgave him, allowing him to cross it off his list (1.10)
Took donuts from a bank where I was not a customer	Unknown	1.11	Crossed off after they "gave" a new box of donuts to a bank.
Took magazine from neighbors mailbox	71	1.11	Outstanding
Took wine from church	75	1.11	Outstanding

[edit] Trivia

Darnell refuses to pay to change the surnames of Dodge and Earl Jr. is possibly due to his involvement in the Witness Protection Program, as we learn of his changed identity in Y2K.
Slogans from the Right Choice Ranch gate sign:
- Touching bad boys since 1963
- Bringing boys to their knees since 1963
- Forcing boys to turn around since 1963
- We don't do anything inappropriate to the boys
Stars Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee also co-starred in numerous films directed by Kevin Smith, including Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma. An explicit but obscure reference occurs when Randy, waking up, blurts out "poopie trim," which he similarly blurted as Willem in Mallrats, as did Chris Rock in Dogma.