Connection To Raising Hope
In 2010, Garcia premiered a new show, titled Raising Hope on Fox Broadcasting Company. On the series premiere, a newscaster in the background reports, "A small-time crook with a long list of wrongs he was making amends for has finally finished, and you'll never guess how it ended." However, the newscast is cut off before viewers can hear more. In episode 10 of the first season, Jason Lee appears as a rock star and refers to Gregg Binkley as Kenny, his character's name on My Name is Earl rather than Barney, his character's name on Raising Hope.
Midway through season two, more nods to My Name Is Earl were made. In "It's a Hopeful Life", when Jimmy is standing outside the movie theater, posters for two movies – My Name Is Earl: The Movie and 2 the Max – can clearly be seen. In "Gambling Again", Patty the Daytime Hooker and TV's Tim Stack make an appearance. The Hope two-part second-season finale "Inside Probe" and "I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back," featured the show within the show Inside Probe, which formerly had appeared (with Geraldo Rivera hosting) in a two-part fourth-season Earl episode also titled Inside Probe. Part of the opening sequence to Earl can also be seen on the Chance's television in the "Inside Probe" episode of Hope.
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