My Name Is Earl Girls", "The Mentalist", and "Heroes". Exterior shots of the Crab Shack and Club Chubby were also taken from locations in Van Nuys and North Hills. Houses and shops for the various characters come from locations in Van Nuys, Santa Clarita, Northridge, Moorpark, Los Angeles, and other Southern California cities. In the episode "Didn't Pay Taxes", Earl and Randy climb the landmark Artesia water tower, although they do not refer to it by name. Other episodes have listed states that were unlikely to have Camden County. In the episode "Our Other Cops is On", officer Stuart Daniels states that his surveillance
My Name Is Earl Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. Other Emmy nominations include Beau Bridges and Giovanni Ribisi for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Some critics questioned if the series had been influenced by Scientologist, with actors Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee being Scientologists at that time. In 2008, Alec Baldwin publicly named "Earl" creator Greg Garcia as being a Scientologist; Garcia quickly denied any involvement with Scientology, claiming that the "Daily Mirror" had incorrectly reported him to be a Scientologist. The series premiered on September 20, 2005, drew in 14.9 million viewers in