My Name is Earl Club

Looks like it’s going to be a good one!

Forget Al Gore. Scratch David Suzuki. And Leonardo Di Who? Earl (Jason Lee) is the environment’s best hope.

He has reached number 26 on his list of sins and sets out to atone for stealing an air-conditioner from dope-head Woody (Christian Slater doing stoned very convincingly, perhaps because he’s naturally squinty).

Now living in a dung hut in an eco-friendly commune, Woody refuses to accept the appliance back and instead challenges Earl and Randy to "unplug from the grid" for a week. Turns out that white trash can become green. Maybe it’s down to eating "beetloaf" for seven days, but Earl is so swayed by the plight of the planet that he vows to heal it.

Cue totally apt soundtrack choice of Big Yellow Taxi (thankfully the Joni Mitchell version, not the naff Counting Crows cover) as Earl thinks globally. The task of compensating for ex-wife Joy’s (Jaime Pressly) earth-hurtin’ ways proves overwhelming and the cute moral of the episode is to think smaller.

Meanwhile, a herbal remedy lapped up by Randy (Ethan Suplee) has him seeing everything in claymation ( Celebrity Deathmatch-style). The difference between live-action and cartoon Joy is barely discernible. Bless her.

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