The Tracy Morgan Show

*The Tracy Morgan Show*
The Tracy Morgan Show
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David M. Israel; Jim O'Doherty
Written by	Tom J. Astle; Anthony Carter; Andy Glickman; Peter Huyck; David Israel; Steve Joe; Bob Kushell; Sally Lapiduss; Bernadette Luckett; Tracy Morgan; Judah Miller; Murray Miller; Jim O'Doherty; Greg Schaffer
Directed by	Robert Berlinger; Sheldon Epps; Leonard R. Garner Jr.; Gary Halvorson; Gail Mancuso; John Putch; David Schwimmer; Keith Truesdell; Andrew Tsao
Starring	Tracy Morgan; Tamala Jones; Marc John Jefferies; Bobb'e J. Thompson
Theme music composer	Heavy D
Composer	Heavy D
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Dave Becky; Marcy Carsey; David Israel; Caryn Mandabach; Lorne Michaels; David Miner; Jim O'Doherty; Tom Werner
Producers	Steve Joe; Bernadette Luckett; Tracy Morgan; Greg Schaffer; Shawn Wilt
Cinematography	Donald A. Morgan; John Simmons
Editors	Sean K. Lambert; Michael Karlich
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Broadway Video; Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions; NBC Studios
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 2, 2003 –; March 20, 2004

The Tracy Morgan Show is an American television sitcom created by David M. Israel and Jim O'Doherty, that aired on NBC from December 2, 2003 to March 20, 2004.^[1] The series stars Tracy Morgan and Tamala Jones. The show was canceled in its first season after 16 episodes (the other 2 were never aired).

Synopsis

Tracy Morgan portrays "Tracy Mitchell", who is the owner of an auto repair garage. He has a wife named Alicia (Tamala Jones), a teenaged son named Derrick (Marc John Jefferies) and a seven-year-old named Jimmy (Bobb'e J. Thompson) as well as Aunt Pearl (Esther Scott).

Cast

Main

Tracy Morgan – Tracy Mitchell
Tamala Jones – Alicia Mitchell
Marc John Jefferies – Derrick Mitchell
Bobb'e J. Thompson – Jimmy Mitchell
Katt Williams – Freddie
Heavy D – Bernard
John Witherspoon – Spoon

Supporting

Bre Blair – Marcy
Keesha Sharp – Linda Berry
Myzel Robinson – Robert Berry
Debra Jo Rupp – Ms. Laneworthy
Tracy Morgan, Jr. – Superintendent Albano/Jack

Production

The series was created by David Israel and Jim O'Doherty, who also served as executive producers. Additional executive producers include Marcy Carsey, Caryn Mandabach, Lorne Michaels, David Miner, and Tom Werner.^[2]

Cast member Heavy D composed the series' music and theme song.

Bobb'e J. Thompson would go on to play a Tracy Morgan character's son a second time in the hit series 30 Rock.^[3]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Gary Halvorson	David M. Israel & Jim O'Doherty	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)
2	"Doctor? No!"	Gary Halvorson	Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory	December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)
3	"Christmas"	Unknown	Unknown	December 4, 2003 (2003-12-04)
4	"The Anniversary"	Unknown	Unknown	December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)
5	"Stealing"	Unknown	Unknown	December 16, 2003 (2003-12-16)
6	"Coach Tracy"	Unknown	Unknown	January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06)
7	"Church"	Unknown	Unknown	January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)
8	"The Value of Money"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 2004 (2004-01-20)
9	"Weird Science"	Unknown	Unknown	January 27, 2004 (2004-01-27)
10	"A Call to Duty"	Unknown	Unknown	January 31, 2004 (2004-01-31)
11	"Miracle Street"	David Schwimmer	Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer	February 7, 2004 (2004-02-07)
12	"Vacation"	Andrew Tsao	Tom J. Astle	February 14, 2004 (2004-02-14)
13	"Super Boy"	Andrew Tsao	Andy Glickman	February 28, 2004 (2004-02-28)
14	"Class Clown"	Robert Berlinger	Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer	March 6, 2004 (2004-03-06)
15	"Career Day"	Unknown	Unknown	March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20)
16	"The Sporting Life"	Unknown	Unknown	March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20)
17	"Spoon Moves In"	Keith Truesdell	Judah Miller & Murray Miller	Unaired
18	"Haircut Night"	TBD	TBD	Unaired

Broadcast and syndication

In 2006, The Box Comedy aired the series, including the two unaired episodes. It disappeared when the channel was transformed to Comedy Central, until it was rerun in 2010. The show is currently aired by Comedy Central Family. On May 31, 2010, TV One aired the series in its entirety, including the two unaired episodes.

References

^ Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (2009). The A to Z of African-American Television p. 137. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6348-4.
^ Lowry, Brian (November 30, 2003). "The Tracy Morgan Show". Variety. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ H, Tim (April 29, 2010). "Seven Questions: Bobb'e J. Thompson". LAist. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

External links

[Fearn-Banks-1] Fearn-Banks, Kathleen (2009). The A to Z of African-American Television p. 137. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6348-4.

[pilot-2] Lowry, Brian (November 30, 2003). "The Tracy Morgan Show". Variety. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[Thompson-3] H, Tim (April 29, 2010). "Seven Questions: Bobb'e J. Thompson". LAist. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

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