When Joy and Darnell get into an argument over her surprise birthday party, Earl jumps at the opportunity to do number 183 on his list -- "never took Joy's side.
In order to help a friend, Earl has to raise a lot of money. He goes to Richard Chubby, owner of Club Chubby, a local strip club. He agrees to loan Earl the money if Earl can convince his most popular dancer to come back and work for him.
Earl sees Catalina give the Motel maid a facial wax and decides to make amends for number ninety-one on his list "making fun of Maggie Lester for having a moustache". Earl and Randy pay Maggie a visit and find out she is working in the Witzel Traveling Carnival as "The Amazing Bearded Woman" but has dreams to work in another "normal" field. Joy and Darnell, meanwhile, deal with the repercussions of Joy's breaking the law.
Earl decides to return an award winning cat back to its rightful owner after attempting to sabotage a cat show in Joy's favor. However, when Randy and Earl return the cat back to its owner they find that the once champion kitty has lost all of its award winning qualities. Meanwhile, an attraction forms between Randy and the cat owner, which helps Randy discover a lot about his true self.
While Joy is doing community service at a local senior recreational center to improve her image for an upcoming trial, Earl runs into number 50 on his list.
When Joy needs a restraining order lifted in order to improve her image for an upcoming trial, Earl decides to confront number 12 on his list - "Made a Lady Think I was God.
Bored with her life, Catalina offers to help Earl take care of number 75 on his list by cleaning out a mailbox that he once used as a trash can. Catalina discovers an undelivered letter stuck at the bottom, and Earl is determined to find its rightful owner.
In the midst of a heat wave, Earl remembers number 26 on his list. In his attempt to cross it off his list, Earl and Randy find Woody, the stoner they robbed, living an eco-friendly life in a commune.
Number 146 on his list has Earl making 247 bologna sandwiches to make up for all the ones he stole from Kenny in fifth and sixth grade. While delivering the sandwiches, Earl is struck by Kennys obvious lack of machismo which then inspires Earl to take on a new mission -- to make Kenny a real man.
After Earl accidentally gets Catalina deported, Earl and Randy go on a full-fledged mission to get Catalina back. Earl's fear of flying stalls the process but nothing can stop Randy, a love-struck man, from getting to Catalina. As Earl and Randy get deeper into their plan to save Catalina, the obstacles they face make their mission more and more difficult. Meanwhile, the meds Joy takes calm her temper but the new pleasant Joy frustrates Darnell.
It's the end of the week at the Crab Shack - the beer is finished, the food is finished, and everyone is bored. When "Cops" comes on, everybody notices it's the Camden County episode they were all featured in.
Earl isnt the only one narrating in this whodunit episode of "My Name is Earl." Earl is surprised to discover that some "treasure" he had once stolen has disappeared from where he buried it. Joy, Darnell, and Randy all take turns giving us their sides of the story as the true events begin to unfold. Its an episode full of intertwining stories as Earl tries to discover who stole his stolen "treasure" so he can cross it off his list.
Earl attempts to figure out how to make amends to a dead guy that he once locked in a truck. Meanwhile, newlyweds Randy and Catalina go hunting for an apartment.
As a young kid, Earl tortured a French foreign exchange student, Pierre, and scared him back to France. In order to scratch number forty-four off his list, Earl decides to fly Pierre back to America and show him all the great things the country has to offer.
In preparation for the trial, Joy learns that she has a half sister she could possibly use to invoke sympathy from the jury, but her half sister turns out to be her lifelong mortal enemy, Liberty Washington.
Earl celebrates his birthday. The day not only marks another exciting year in his life, but more importantly, it's also a time for Earl to reflect on all the items he's crossed off his list during the past year.
Joy's pregnancy reminds Earl of the time she was pregnant with their child, or what he thought was their child. During Earl’s recollection of that troubling time in their marriage, he remembers how his father, Carl, pushed him to stay with Joy regardless of whose child he was going to be taking care of. Looking back on it, Earl realizes that staying with Joy and the kids was the first good thing he did before he ever made the list.
A late newscast reminds Earl of number 29 on his list - "Harassed a Reporter." As Earl and Randy work to cross it off of Earl’s list, Randy realizes that after years of being in his brother’s shadow he has had enough. In trying to separate himself from his brother, Randy realizes the true power of both karma and the media.
After the unexpected death of Richard Chubby - the most powerful man in Camden - the crueler and meaner Little Chubby comes back to town to take over the family business. As Earl works to scratch an item off his list, both Earl and Little Chubby learn the true meaning of sacrifice.
After Earl is rejected for a credit card because he doesn't have a high school diploma, a job, or a real place to live, he decides he needs to take some big steps towards finally growing up. When Earl returns to school to re-learn everything he needs to know to take his GED, he finds out how hard it is for teachers when they have to deal with students like the one he used to be when he was a kid.
Earl is faced with belated growing pains when he decides to get his first real job at an appliance store and his qualifications as a salesperson is questioned. Meanwhile, Joy makes yet another irrational decision when she dreads her upcoming trial.
Earl has everything, a GED, job, new apartment, new love interest and finally, he feels like an adult. The only thing that can stop Earl now, is Earl. Joy on the other hand, plans on leaving her future in the hands of the law. Earl commits the ultimate good deed to help Joy, but ends up sacrificing everything. It all comes down to the trial and Earl's shocking testimony.