Quit Smoking (My Name Is Earl)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My Name Is Earl episode
"Quit Smoking"

Earl and Donny's Mom quit smoking in Quit Smoking
Episode no.: 2
Prod. code: 1ALJ01
Airdate: September 27, 2005
Writer(s): John Hoberg
Kat Likkel
Director: Marc Buckland
Guest star(s) Silas Weir Mitchell as Donny, Kathryn Joosten as Donny's mom

"Quit Smoking" is an episode of the American sitcom My Name Is Earl.

Contents

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Earl continues to his quest to cross things off his List, and is faced with the dilemma as to what bad deed he should tackle next. He chooses to quit smoking, as the sooner it is done the better, but Earl finds this harder that he thought it would be. Randy and Catalina use this as an opportunity to trick Earl into apologizing to Donny, an intimidating former classmate. Five years prior, Earl robbed a donut shop while wearing Donny's football jersey and let him spend two years in prison for the crime he committed. Earl goes to his house expecting the worst, but instead receives forgiveness from Donny. It turns out Donny found Jesus in jail, and that helped him see the error of his ways, and to be kind and forgiving to others. However, Donny's mom doesn't feel the same way, as Earl took Donny away from her for two years, and she'll never get that time back. Earl figures out a way to give Donny's mom two more years to spend with Donny: help her quit smoking. So Earl kidnaps her, and together they work to quit smoking. Meanwhile, Earl's ex-wife Joy finds Earl's video will, which leaves everything to her, and attempts to kill him.

[edit] The List

Item Number Source Status
Always took a penny, never left a penny 73 1.2 Completed when Earl put a pile of pennies into a "Take a penny, leave a penny" tray (1.2)
Harmed and possibly killed innocent people with second hand smoke 102 1.1, 1.2, NBC.com Completed when Earl quits smoking (1.2)
I've been wasteful 49 1.2, NBC.com Outstanding
Let Donny Jones serve jail time for a crime I committed 112 1.2, NBC.com Completed when Earl tells Donny the truth and is forgiven (1.2)
Took Donny away from his mother for two years Unnumbered, added on to 112 1.2 Completed when Earl helps Donny's mother quit smoking, thus extending her life (1.2)

[edit] Songs

# Song Title Artist
1 "Smoke Smoke Smoke (That Cigarette)" Tex Williams
2 "Livin' Thing" Electric Light Orchestra
3 "La Grange" ZZ Top


[edit] External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
My Name Is Earl
KarmaThe ListEpisodes
Characters
Earl HickeyRandy HickeyJoy DarvilleCatalina ArucaDarnell TurnerMinor characters