Men Behaving Badly (American TV series)
| Men Behaving Badly | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Based on | Men Behaving Badly by Simon Nye |
| Developed by | Matthew Carlson |
| Written by | Matthew Carlson |
| Starring | Ron Eldard Rob Schneider Justine Bateman |
| Composer | Ben Vaughn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (28 aired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Marcy Carsey Tom Werner Caryn Mandabach |
| Producer | Beryl Vertue |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Vanity Logo Productions Carsey-Werner Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 18, 1996 – December 17, 1997 |
| Related | |
| Men Behaving Badly (UK) | |
Men Behaving Badly is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996 to 1997. It serves as a transatlantic equivalent to the earlier British sitcom of the same name.
Synopsis
Set in Indianapolis, Indiana the show starred Ron Eldard, Rob Schneider and Justine Bateman. Eldard and Bateman left after the first season, and were replaced by Ken Marino and Jenica Bergere.
Cast
- Rob Schneider as Jamie Coleman
- Ron Eldard as Kevin Murphy (season 1)
- Justine Bateman as Sarah Stretten (season 1)
- Dina Spybey as Brenda Mikowski
- Julia Campbell as Cherie Miller (season 1)
- Ken Marino as Steve (season 2)
- Jenica Bergere as Katie (season 2)
Reception
Reviewers found the show's content to be too risqué, pushing its brand of gross-out humor beyond all but the raciest cable shows of the day.[citation needed] The first season ran for 22 episodes. Altogether 13 episodes were completed for the second season, albeit with Schneider as the sole original member in the main cast. Only six of those completed episodes ever aired during the initial run because of dropping ratings and steep competition from CBS's Top 10 hit Touched by an Angel, Fox's Top 20 hit The Simpsons, and ABC's Top 40 hit The Wonderful World of Disney—all of which were more family-friendly programs.[citation needed]
DVD releases
The entire series of 35 episodes was released as a Region 1 DVD box set in February 2007.
Episodes
Season 1 (1996–97)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Babies Having Babies" | James Burrows | Matthew Carlson | September 18, 1996 |
| 2 | 2 | "Temptation" | James Burrows | Gary Murphy & Neil Thompson | September 25, 1996 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Bed" | James Burrows | Matthew Carlson | October 2, 1996 |
| 4 | 4 | "Hot Parkas" | Jeff Melman | Tom Brady | October 23, 1996 |
| 5 | 5 | "Getting the Bugs Out" | James Burrows | Billiam Coronel | October 30, 1996 |
| 6 | 6 | "Jamie's in Love" | James Burrows | Matthew Carlson | November 6, 1996 |
| 7 | 7 | "Drunken Proposal" | Michael Zinberg | Gary Murphy & Neil Thompson | November 13, 1996 |
| 8 | 8 | "Sarah's Vestigial Organ" | Jeff Melman | Bill Freiberger | November 20, 1996 |
| 9 | 9 | "Road Trip" | Tom Cherones | Gary Murphy & Neil Thompson | December 11, 1996 |
| 10 | 10 | "Christmas" | Rod Daniel | Matthew Carlson | December 18, 1996 |
| 11 | 11 | "Wet Nurse" | Ellen Gittelsohn | John Frink & Don Payne | January 8, 1997 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Odds Couple" | James Burrows | Tom Brady | January 15, 1997 |
| 13 | 13 | "Jamie Needs a Kid" | Michael Zinberg | Reid Harrison | February 5, 1997 |
| 14 | 14 | "Playing Doctor" | James Burrows | John Frink & Don Payne | February 12, 1997 |
| 15 | 15 | "Brenda is Moved" | Michael Zinberg | Tom Brady | February 19, 1997 |
| 16 | 16 | "I Am What I Am" | Michael Zinberg | Teleplay by: Tom Brady Story by: Tom Brady & Bill Freiberger | April 2, 1997 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Party Favor" | Michael Zinberg | Unknown | April 9, 1997 |
| 18 | 18 | "Getting Rid of Harry" | Unknown | Unknown | April 16, 1997 |
| 19 | 19 | "After Midnight" | Unknown | Unknown | May 7, 1997 |
| 20 | 20 | "Testing, Testing" | Unknown | Unknown | May 14, 1997 |
| 21 | 21 | "It's Good to Be Dead" | Unknown | Unknown | May 21, 1997 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Box" | Unknown | Unknown | June 4, 1997 |
Season 2 (1997)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "No Retreat, No Surrender" | Michael Zinberg | Teleplay by: John Bowman & Tom Brady Story by: Jeff Martin | September 28, 1997 |
| 24 | 2 | "Got Milk?" | Michael Zinberg | Stacie Lipp | October 5, 1997 |
| 25 | 3 | "The Sting" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1997 |
| 26 | 4 | "Spoils of War" | Rod Daniel | Rick Nyholm | November 2, 1997 |
| 27 | 5 | "Special Delivery" | Unknown | Unknown | November 9, 1997 |
| 28 | 6 | "The Gift of Jami" | Unknown | Unknown | December 17, 1997 |
| 29 | 7 | "Here We Go Again" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
| 30 | 8 | "Jamie's Got Next" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
| 31 | 9 | "The Tape" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
| 32 | 10 | "The Truth About Cats and Ducks" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
| 33 | 11 | "The Fur Man Cometh" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
| 34 | 12 | "Welcome to JamieCo" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
| 35 | 13 | "Carpe Dino" | TBD | TBD | Unaired |
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