Born a Gamblin' Man

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My Name Is Earl episode

"Born a Gamblin Man"

Episode no.:

Prod. code:

2ALJ09

Airdate:

November 30, 2006

Writer(s):

Victor Fresco

Director:

Chris Koch

Guest star(s):

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My Name Is Earl Season 2 September 2006 - present
Very Bad Things Jump for Joy Sticks & Stones Larceny of a Kitty Cat Van Hickey Made a Lady Think I Was God Mailbox Robbed a Stoner Blind Born a Gamblin' Man South of the Border, Part Uno South of the Border, Part Dos Our "Cops" Is On Buried Treasure Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck Foreign Exchange Student Blow The Birthday Party Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy Harassed a Reporter TBA TBA Two Balls, Two Strikes The Trial

"Born a Gamblin Man" is an episode of the American sitcom My Name Is Earl.

1 Synopsis
2 The List
3 Songs
4 Trivia
5 Quotes

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Earl decides to make amends for repeatedly stealing Kenny James' lunch as a child, only to discover that Kenny's most recent boyfriend dumped him for not being masculine enough. Kenny then asks Earl to help him become more "manly", and Earl decides to teach him to gamble. Meanwhile, Joy's public defender suggests that she enter an anger management class in order to avoid losing her temper in court, but due to budget cuts in Camden County, she ends up in a "one size fits all" therapy group. Kenny begins to develop a gambling problem, to the point of having to sell all of his furniture due to losses, and Earl also begins to show signs of gambling addiction. The two become consumed to the point where they start to frequent an illegal casino whose patrons bet on the spot where a chicken will defecate, setting off a chain of events in which Catalina speeds in order to make it to Club Chubby on time, is pulled over by the police, and deported to Mexico. Earl then vows to go to Mexico and set things right for Catalina, which sets up the next episode, South of the Border, Part Uno.

[edit] The List

Main article: The List (My Name Is Earl)

Item	Number	Source	Status
Stole gay Kenny's lunch everyday of 5th and 6th grade	146	2.9	Completed when Earl makes and gives Kenny 274 bologna sandwiches

[edit] Songs

#	Song Title	Artist
1	You Can't Always Get What You Want	Rolling Stones
2	Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)	Elton John

[edit] Trivia

Nescobar-A-Lop-Lop makes return appearance in this episode, and turns out to be a kleptomaniac with a compulsion to steal pens.
Randy yells out "RIIIIICOOOOLA!!!" in Kenny's empty house, a callback to the first-season episode Didn't Pay Taxes.