Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the episode, Earl says that costing his Dad the election is 4 on his list, however, on the list that they show during the title sequence of each episode, "Cost Dad the Election" is 65. (00:01:10)
My Name Is Earl (2005)
Episode list - season 3
Starring: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez
More mistakes in My Name Is Earl
Randy: I should be on that show where you have to remember the names of things. What's it called again?
Teacher Earl - S1-E5
Trivia: One of the lamps stolen by Ralph is the 'special prize' leg lamp won by the father in A Christmas Story (1983).
More questions & answers from My Name Is Earl
Answer: The premise of the show is he atones for mistakes he did in the past. Winning a car for Joy probably atones for something he did wrong regarding her in the past.
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