Louis T. Moyle

Earl decides to return a hot dog cart that he and Ralph stole, but Ralph has other incendiary ideas forcing Earl, Randy, Joy, Catalina and Darnell into a stationery stealing spree.

As the festive season approaches, Earl tries to win Joy a car to make up for all the times he ruined her Christmas. Problems arise when he finds out that her racist dad thinks they're still married and Earl's just back from the war in Iraq.

It's Mother's Day and Earl is feeling particularly disgusted with himself for never having given his mother a Mother's Day gift. Just as he and Randy are about to finish carrying out his long overdue gift, his mother decides her repayment should include Earl doing something for his father too.

Earl is set an assignment after attending a prison class which focuses on creative writing. It doesn't take long before Earl realises that writing is harder than he first thought.

Earl has finally got his like on track with a new job, apartment and love interest, but his shocking testimony during Joy's trial may bring it crashing all down.

Randy and Earl have to catch Frank, who went on the run after Randy took the prisoners for ice cream, and Joy goes into labour.