When Randy visits his parents to make up for their ruined vacation, he realizes that he forgot to tell them about Earl's prison sentence and the following coma, at all.

A flashback takes us back to when Earl and Randy ruined their parents' vacation due to a stolen duffel bag full of weed.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 3 Episode 17 of My Name Is Earl resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

My Name Is Earl Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - My Name Is Inmate 28301 - 016, Part 1
• s03e02 - My Name Is Inmate 28301 - 016, Part 2
• s03e03 - The Gangs of Camden County
• s03e04 - The Frank Factor
• s03e05 - Creative Writing
• s03e06 - Frank's Girl
• s03e07 - Our Other COPS is On, Part 1
• s03e08 - Our Other COPS is On, Part 2
• s03e09 - Randy In Charge
• s03e10 - Midnight Bun
• s03e11 - Burn Victim
• s03e12 - Early Release
• s03e13 - Bad Earl
• s03e14 - I Won't Die With A Little Help From My Friends, Part 1
• s03e15 - I Won't Die With A Little Help From My Friends, Part 2
• s03e16 - Stole a Motorcycle
• s03e17 - No Heads and a Duffel Bag
• s03e18 - Killerball
• s03e19 - Love Octagon
• s03e20 - Girl Earl
• s03e21 - Camdenites, Part 1
• s03e22 - Camdenites, Part 2

My Name Is Earl Show Summary

Earl Hickey's life has been full of poor choices and mistakes, and upon discovering that he is the holder of a winning lottery ticket, Earl is hit by a car and the ticket blows out of his 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 on in Earl's dim head, and he sets out to right every wrong he has done, starting with a geek he tormented in grade school.