Grown Ups (1999 TV series)
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.jpg) The Grown Ups cast (from left to right), Dave Ruby as Gordon Hammel, Marissa Ribisi as Shari Hammel and Jaleel White as J. Calvin Frazier |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Matthew Miller |
| Written by | Valerie Ahern Mark Amato Mark Bluntman Howard Busgang Pamela Eells Arthur Harris Bob Hilgenberg John Hunter Stephen Lloyd Christian McLaughlin Matthew Miller Rick Newberger Rob Muir Jeny Quine Billy Riback Scott J. Rosenbaum Dan Signer Chuck Snyder Van Whitfield |
| Directed by | Richard Correll Matthew Diamond Iris Dugrow Sheldon Epps Joyce Gittlin Lillah McCarthy Jeffery L. Melman Jonathan Prince Brian K. Roberts Tony Singletary John Tracy John Whitesell Steve Zuckerman |
| Starring | Jaleel White Dave Ruby Marissa Ribisi |
| Theme music composer | Quincy Jones III |
| Opening theme | Performed by Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins |
| Composer(s) | Becky Kneubuhl Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Craig Baumgarten Pamela Eells Alan Haymon Rick Newberger Jonathan Prince Billy Riback |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Harris Patricia Fass Palmer Lyah LeFlore Jaleel White |
| Editor(s) | Jesse Hoke |
| Cinematography | Donald A. Morgan |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Columbia TriStar Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | UPN |
| Original run | August 1, 1999 – May 22, 2000 |
Grown Ups is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from 1999 to 2000. Starring Jaleel White, the series was created by Matthew Miller and based on a story written by White.[1]
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Plot [edit]
Grown Ups follows the lives of three post-college friends who are coming to terms with adulthood. Jaleel White stars as J. Calvin Frazier, a 24-year-old man whose roommate just skipped town nearly leaving him homeless. J. also learns that his high school crush Melissa (Tammy Townsend) is engaged to another man. With the help of his best friend Gordon (Dave Ruby) and Gordon's wife Shari (Marissa Ribisi), J. attempts to deal with his problems and adjust to life as a grown up.
In the pilot episode, Soleil Moon Frye appeared as Robin Carlucci, J.'s new roommate who wrongly assumes that J. is gay. The series was retooled after the pilot and Frye's character was dropped.
Cast [edit]
Main cast [edit]
- Jaleel White as J. Calvin Frazier
- Dave Ruby as Gordon Hammel
- Marissa Ribisi as Shari Hammel
Recurring characters [edit]
- Patrick Bristow as Rodney Caruthers
- Bumper Robinson as Marcus Wentworth
- Tammy Townsend as Melissa
Reception [edit]
Grown Ups premiered on August 1, 1999 at 8:30 EST/7:30 CST. On August 30, 1999, the series moved to Mondays at 9 p.m EST/8 p.m. CST, following the Moesha spin-off The Parkers.[2] The series initially garnered good ratings,[3] but ratings soon dropped and UPN canceled the series (on a cliffhanger that was never resolved)[4] in May 2000.
Episodes [edit]
| Episode # | Episode title | Notes | Original airdate |
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| 1 | Pilot | No synopsis available. | August 23, 1999 |
| 2 | "Truth Be Told" | No synopsis available. | August 30, 1999 |
| 3 | "The Out of Work-Out" | No synopsis available. | September 6, 1999 |
| 4 | "A Comic Tragedy" | No synopsis available. | September 13, 1999 |
| 5 | "Bachelor Auction" | No synopsis available. | September 20, 1999 |
| 6 | "J Says" | No synopsis available. | October 4, 1999 |
| 7 | "Family Circus" | No synopsis available. | October 18, 1999 |
| 8 | "Two Divided by J Equals Ex" | No synopsis available. | November 8, 1999 |
| 9 | "Vegas, a Place in the Sun" | No synopsis available. | November 15, 1999 |
| 10 | "Why Can't We Not Be Friends?" | No synopsis available. | November 22, 1999 |
| 11 | "Online Romance" | No synopsis available. | December 6, 1999 |
| 12 | "Housesitter" | No synopsis available. | January 3, 2000 |
| 13 | "Instant Karma" | No synopsis available. | January 24, 2000 |
| 14 | "Action" | No synopsis available. | February 7, 2000 |
| 15 | "Valentine's J" | No synopsis available. | February 14, 2000 |
| 16 | "New Job" | No synopsis available. | February 21, 2000 |
| 17 | "Sons & Lovers" | No synopsis available. | March 20, 2000 |
| 18 | "J's Pet Peeve" | No synopsis available. | April 10, 2000 |
| 19 | "The Car Makes the Man" | No synopsis available. | May 1, 2000 |
| 20 | "Out of Sync" | No synopsis available. | May 8, 2000 |
| 21 | "Match Breaker J" | No synopsis available. | May 15, 2000 |
| 22 | "Nerds of a Feather Gawk Together" | No synopsis available. | May 22, 2000 |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Jaleel White Biography (1976-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ Wallenstein, Andrew. "'Grown Ups': Weak sitcom bodes tough season for UPN". medialifemagazine.com. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (1999-09-10). "Mo' and More". ew.com. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ Huff, Dominique (2006-02-02). "UPN and WB shut down and create The CW". gsusignal.com. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
External links [edit]
- Grown Ups at the Internet Movie Database
- Grown Ups at TV.com
- Grown Ups at epguides.com
