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Jaime Pressly spent four years and won an Emmy for terrorizing on-screen ex-husband Earl on My Name is Earl, but now she's bearing the brunt of the abuse on her new series I Hate My Teenage Daughter.

Exclusive First Look: Jaime Pressly Under Attack in I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011

Although she says the show itself isn't mean-spirited in nature, Pressly embraces the sitcom's harsh title for its honesty about the parent-child bond.

Jaime Pressly Happy to Go From Villain to Victim on I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011

The series, premiering on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 9:30/8:30c, follows single moms Annie (Pressly) and Nikki (Katie Finneran), who realize that by raising their daughters to be cool (as opposed to the nerds they were in high school), they have actually created two bratty monsters.

Exclusive First Look: Jaime Pressly Under Attack in I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011

While Earl's Joy was known for her high hair, big ego and even bigger mouth, Pressly describes her new character Annie as "grounded" and "a bit of a dork."

Jaime Pressly Happy to Go From Villain to Victim on I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011

Pressly has found inspiration this time from being a mother herself.

Jaime Pressly Happy to Go From Villain to Victim on I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011

On the Fox sitcom, premiering Wednesday at 9:30/8:30c on Fox, Pressly is now the one being bullied as a single mother who begins to realize her spoiled teenage daughter is morphing into the type of girl that made her life hell in high school.

Jaime Pressly Happy to Go From Villain to Victim on I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011

In January, Pressly was pulled over in Santa Monica, Calif., and was taken into custody after police performed a field sobriety test.

Jaime Pressly Formally Charged with Driving Under the Influence 2011

As the moms who are horrified and terrorized by the spoiled brats they've raised, Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl) and stage star Katie Finneran (a Tony for Promises, Promises) are clearly gifted clowns, but the tone feels awfully cartoonish and broad.

Critic's Notebook: The Fox Upfront 2011

Pressly, who starred in NBC's My Name is Earl, recently filed for divorce from husband Simran Sigh, citing irreconcilable differences.

Jaime Pressly Formally Charged with Driving Under the Influence 2011

Her own son, four-year-old Dezi, has a long way to go before hitting puberty, but Pressly sympathizes with her on-screen alter-ego.

Jaime Pressly Happy to Go From Villain to Victim on I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011