My Name Is Earl: South of the Border (Part 1)

"South of the Border (Part 1)" is the tenth episode of season two of the comedy series My Name Is Earl. It was directed by Tamra Davis and written by Hilary Winston. It first aired on NBC on Thursday, December 7th, 2006 at 8:00 pm. In this episode, Earl tries to make up for once faking his own death in order to get out of dating a clingy girlfriend named Natalie Duckworth. After revealing to her that he is actually alive, sets out to improve Natalie's sense of self worth. Unfortunately, Natalie's current boyfriend, Dirk, decides to take Earl's cue and fakes his own death as well in order to get out of the relationship.