Episode
My Name Is Earl: Friends with Benefits
Overview
When Mr. Turtle returns back to Earl, he wants to bring him back to Darnell. Meanwhile, Joy and Darnell have to adapt to a new lifestyle of their cover identities.
Details
- Series
- My Name Is Earl
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2009-02-12
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Friends with Benefits is Episode 18 in Season 4 of My Name Is Earl. It aired on 2009-02-12. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 17: Randy's List Item
When Randy loses his winning lottery ticket, he assumes the event to be a message from Karma, so he starts a list of his own. Meanwhile, Joy is not happy with her cover identity of the witness protection program.
Episode 19: My Name Is Alias
Danny Glover guest stars as Darnell's father who comes looking for him in Camden only to raise Earl and Randy's suspicions. However, a family reunion leads to father and son partaking in one last undercover mission.
More episodes from this season
Episode 16: Darnell Outed (2)
In the aftermath of having his cover blown, Darnell must pack up and leave Camden. Meanwhile, Earl, Randy and Catalina discover a devastating truth within the post office.
Episode 20: Chaz Dalton's Space Academy
Earl works on a list item that has to do with Chaz Dalton, his childhood hero. Meanwhile, Darnell tries to help Joy make friends using the internet.
Episode 15: Darnell Outed (1)
Joy steals Randy's audition for Erik Estrada's reality show "Estrada or Nada", but her public appearance has consequences for Darnell.
Episode 21: Witch Lady
Earl works on a list item that deals with a crazy witch lady. Meanwhile, Joy wants to show Darnell her good side.
Episode 14: Got the Babysitter Pregnant
A young Earl gets his heart broken by the babysitter and swears revenge on her and her boyfriend. Now, Earl is older and wiser, so he decides to cross them off his list, but it may have terrible repercussions for Randy. Meanwhile, Joy loses Darnell's pet turtle
Episode 22: Pinky
Earl helps Randy find his first love, Pinky.
Episode 13: Orphan Earl
Earl discovers that Joy has continued a holiday scam they started years before, and has expanded the scam to include her friends.
Episode 23: Bullies
Randy busts into the motel room, demanding that Earl drive to Joy's and punch her in the face. Over time, Randy has invested lots of time and money in the Crab Shack's claw machine, but every time he wins a cute stuffed animal, Joy bullies him into giving it to her. This last time he won a fancy bird dressed up for a wedding and the loss has put Randy over the edge. Earl points out that Randy is 32 years old, and it's time he learned to stick up for himself - Earl's not going to protect him anymore.
Episode 12: Reading Is a Fundamental Case
Earl remembers a list item he crossed off while reading to the children of Camden County. While going down memory lane, Earl recalls that his old friend Raynard kept company with a raccoon while living in the great outdoors.
Episode 24: Gospel
Earl tests the faith of a former gangbanger-turned-born-again reverend, whom he's wronged many, many times.