Guys with Kids
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Jimmy Fallon Charlie Grandy Amy Ozols |
Starring | Anthony Anderson Zach Cregger Jesse Bradford Tempestt Bledsoe Erinn Hayes Jamie-Lynn Sigler |
Theme music composer | Amy Miles |
Opening theme | "Why Would You Walk When You Can Run" by Jimmy Fallon |
Ending theme | "(I Said) Why Would You Walk When You Can Run" by Jimmy Fallon |
Composer | Amy Miles |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multiple camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Universal Television Holiday Road Charlie Gandy Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 12, 2012 present | –
Guys with Kids is an American television series created by Jimmy Fallon and Charlie Grandy, developed by Jimmy Fallon, starring Anthony Anderson, Jesse Bradford, Zach Cregger, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Erinn Hayes and Tempestt Bledsoe. NBC placed a 13-episode order for the multi-camera comedy in May 2012.[1] The series premiered on September 12, 2012. On November 15, 2012, NBC announced it has ordered four more episodes, bringing the series to a total of 17 episodes.[2][3]
Premise
The comedy series chronicles the lives of three friends, and their respective partners, as they raise their children in a modern environment.[4]
Cast
Main cast
- Anthony Anderson as Gary, father of Yoda, Clark, and twin boys, Robbie and GJ (Gary Jr.).
- Zach Cregger as Nick, father to Violet and Freddie
- Jesse Bradford as Chris, father to Ernie
- Tempestt Bledsoe as Marny, wife of Gary
- Erinn Hayes as Sheila, divorced from Chris
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Emily, wife of Nick
Recurring cast
- Mykayla Sohn as Violet
- Brian Mganga as Clark
- Marleik "Mar Mar" Walker as Yoda
Development and production
Sara Rue played Sheila in the original pilot, but was replaced with Erinn Hayes.[5]
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release dates | ||||
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Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
1 | 17 | September 12, 2012 | February 27, 2013 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (million) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Scott Ellis | Story by: Jimmy Fallon, Charlie Grandy & Amy Ozols Teleplay by: Charlie Grandy | September 12, 2012 | 101 | 6.25[6] |
2 | "Chris' New Girlfriend" | Michael Lembeck | Keith Heisler | September 26, 2012 | 103 | 4.84[7] |
3 | "Marny Wants A Girl" | Ken Whittingham | Courtney Lilly | October 3, 2012 | 104 | 4.76[8] |
4 | "The Standoff" | Michael Lembeck | Story by: Charlie Grandy Teleplay by: Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz | October 10, 2012 | 102 | 4.19[9] |
5 | "Gary's Day Off" | Ken Whittingham | Matt Lawton | October 17, 2012 | 105 | 4.41[10] |
6 | "Apartment Halloween" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Donald Diego | October 24, 2012 | 106 | 3.83[11] |
7 | "The Bathroom Incident" | Michael Lembeck | Charlie Grandy | October 31, 2012 | 107 | 3.62[12] |
8 | "First Birthday" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland | November 14, 2012 | 108 | 3.91[13] |
9 | "Thanksgiving" | Betsy Thomas | Keith Heisler | November 21, 2012 | 109 | 3.47[14] |
10 | "Christmas" | Michael Lembeck | Story by: Charlie Grandy Teleplay by: Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz | December 5, 2012 | 110 | 3.59[15] |
11 | "First Word" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Story by: Rick Weiner & Kenny Schwartz Teleplay by: Charlie Grandy | January 2, 2013 | 111 | 4.39[16] |
12 | "Marny's Dad" | Betsy Thomas | Courtney Lilly | January 9, 2013 | 112 | 3.97[17] |
13 | "Me Time" | Michael Lembeck | Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland | January 30, 2013 | 113 | 2.93[18] |
14 | "The Will" | Mark Cendrowski | Lauren Caltagirone | February 6, 2013 | 114 | 3.20[19] |
15 | "Gary's Idea" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Lauren Caltagirone & Donald Diego | February 13, 2013 | 115 | 2.85[20] |
16 | "Rare Breed" | Leonard R. Garner, Jr. | Story by: Charlie Grandy Teleplay by: Rick Weiner & Kenny Schwartz | February 20, 2013 | 116 | 2.83[21] |
17 | "Divorce Party" | Betsy Thomas | Matt Lawton | February 27, 2013 | 117 | 3.07[22] |
International broadcast
The series aired in Canada on Global, one day early, on September 11, 2012 [23]
Critical reception
The series received a 38 out of 100 aggregate score, from 25 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable" reception at Metacritic.[24] Glenn Garvin of the Miami Herald was only one of a few who gave a positive Metacritic review, saying "Guys With Kids is a perfect confection of witty dialogue and slapstick action."[25] Matt Zoller Seitz of New York Magazine stated "I expected to hate Guys With Kids... My animosity faded after about five minutes, when it became clear that the show wasn't terribly interested in the kids."[26] Diane Wertz of Newsday gave it a D and stated "Nothing to see here. Move on."[27] Matt Rouse of TV Guide wrote, "The seasons most depressingly generic and retro sitcom, so squishy and lacking in edge it might as well been written in nerf".[28]
Ratings
# | Title | Air date | 18–49 | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | Pilot | September 12, 2012 | 2.2 | 6.25[6] |
2 | Chris' New Girlfriend | September 26, 2012 | 1.6 | 4.84[7] |
3 | Marny Wants A Girl | October 3, 2012 | 1.6 | 4.76[8] |
4 | The Standoff | October 10, 2012 | 1.4 | 4.19[9] |
5 | Gary's Day Off | October 17, 2012 | 1.4 | 4.41[10] |
6 | Apartment Halloween | October 24, 2012 | 1.4 | 3.83[11] |
7 | The Bathroom Incident | October 31, 2012 | 1.4 | 3.62[12] |
8 | First Birthday | November 14, 2012 | 1.3 | 3.91[13] |
9 | Thanksgiving | November 21, 2012 | 1.1 | 3.47[14] |
10 | Christmas | December 5, 2012 | 1.4 | 3.59[15] |
11 | First Word | January 2, 2013 | 1.7 | 4.39[16] |
12 | Marny's Dad | January 9, 2013 | 1.3 | 3.97[17] |
13 | Me Time | January 30, 2013 | 1.1 | 2.93[18] |
14 | The Will | February 6, 2013 | 1.2 | 3.20[19] |
15 | Gary's Idea | February 13, 2013 | 1.3 | 3.22[29] |
16 | Rare Breed | February 20, 2013 | 1.2 | 3.18[30] |
17 | Divorce Party | February 27, 2013 | 1.1 | 3.15[31] |
See also
References
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 9, 2012). "NBC Pickups Continue With Series Order for Comedy From Jimmy Fallon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (November 15, 2012). "NBC's 'Guys With Kids' Gets Order For Four More Episodes". deadline.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ "NBC Extends "Guys with Kids" to 17 Episodes". Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ McNamara, Mary. "Review: NBC's new comedy 'Guys With Kids' dumbs daddy down". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Erinn Hayes Joins Cast Of NBC's Upcoming 'Guys With Kids'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (September 12, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' 'The X Factor' & 'Big Brother' Adjusted Up, No Adjustments for 'America's Got Talent' or 'Guys With Kids'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (September 27, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'X Factor', 'Survivor', 'The Middle' Adjusted Up, 'The Neighbors' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (October 4, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings:'The X Factor', 'Survivor' Adjusted Up; 'Animal Practice', 'Guys With Kids' & 'The Neighbors' Adjusted Down Plus Final Debate Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (October 11, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings:'The X Factor', 'Survivor', 'The Neighbors' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; No Adjustments for 'Arrow'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family', 'Survivor', 'Animal Practice' Adjusted Up; 'CSI' Adjusted Down Plus Unscrambled FOX Ratings". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ a b Daily Preliminary Broadcast Cable Finals Broadcast Finals. "TV Ratings Wednesday: 'Arrow' & 'Supernatural' Down, 'Animal Practice', 'Law & Order', 'Modern Family' & 'Chicago Fire' Up + World Series - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (November 1, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'The Neighbors', 'Modern Family', 'CSI' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Up; '30 Rock', 'Guys With Kids', & 'Supernatural' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (November 15, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle', 'Law & Order: SVU', & 'CSI' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Bibel (November 26, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'CSI' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (December 7, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Chicago Fire' Rises to Tie Series Debut, 'The X Factor' Dips + 'The Middle' & 'Arrow' Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Law & Order: SVU' and 'Nashville' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (January 10, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'People's Choice Awards', 'The Neighbors' & 'Nashville' Adjusted Up; 'Suburgatory' & 'I Get That A Lot' Adjusted Down (Updated)". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (January 31, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Up; 'Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (February 7, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Supernatural', 'Criminal Minds' & 'Chicago Fire' Adjusted Up; 'Modern Family', 'The Neighbors' & 'Suburgatory' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 14, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'CSI', 'Suburgatory' & 'Law & Order: SVU' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 21, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; 'Survivor', 'Guys With Kids', 'Criminal Minds' & 'Law & Order: SVU' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 28, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Chicago Fire', 'American Idol', & 'CSI' Adjusted Up; 'Suburgatory' Adjusted down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ Guys With Kids showsite on GlobalTV.com
- ^ "Guys with Kids - Season 1 Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ Garvin, Glenn (September 12, 2012). "A hilarious riff on a familiar theme". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ Zoller Seitz, Matt (September 12, 2012). "Seitz: Guys With Kids Is Charming Pro-Bro Propaganda". Vulture.com. New York Magazine. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ Wertz, Diane (September 11, 2012). "'Guys With Kids' review: A crying shame". Newsday. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ TV Guide September 17-23, 2012. pg.58.
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