Going to California (TV series)

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Going to California
Also known asG2C
GTC
Created by Scott Rosenberg
Starring Sam Trammell
Brad William Henke
Theme music composer Old 97's
Opening themeLost Along the Way
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Production locationVarious
Running time45-79 minutes
Production companiesIndustry Entertainment
Nitram Pictures
Columbia TriStar Television
(2001)
(season 1)
Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
(2002)
(season 1)
Showtime Networks
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseAugust 9, 2001 (2001-08-09) 
February 14, 2002 (2002-02-14)
Related
October Road

Going to California is an American dramedy television series created for Showtime and airing from 2001 to 2002. It starred Sam Trammell and Brad William Henke as Kevin "Space" Lauglin and Henry "Hank" Ungalow, two friends on a road trip across the United States. The show focused on what happened to Hank and Space during their stops and detours along the way to California. John Mallory Asher played the recurring character Insect Bob and also served as a director. The tag line was: "No map. No plan. No rules. No turning back."

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Guest stars included Lindsay Sloane, Jenny McCarthy (John Asher's then wife), David Faustino, Jaime Pressly, Vince Vaughn, Stacey Dash, Rosanna Arquette and Jerry O'Connell.

It was cancelled in 2002 after 20 episodes despite a positive critical response, and despite a cult following it has never been issued on DVD. [1] In 2007 creator Scott Rosenberg returned with the show October Road , which was loosely based on Going to California; Evan Jones reprised his role as Ikey and Geoff Stults played Eddie Latekka, two characters from the original show, while Brad William Henke and Sean Gunn played new characters. The character Baggo was also referenced, but unseen. The town of Bishop Flats was featured in both shows.

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Blowing Free"UnknownUnknownAugust 9, 2001 (2001-08-09)
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3"Taking Care of Biscuits"Griffin DunneJeff MelvoinAugust 16, 2001 (2001-08-16)
4"I Know Why the Caged Rhino Sings"D.J. CarusoStory by: Scott Rosenberg
Teleplay by: Scott Rosenberg & Jeffrey Fiskin
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23)
5"Rules of the Rod"UnknownUnknownAugust 30, 2001 (2001-08-30)
6"Apocalypse Cow"Greg YaitanesJosh Appelbaum & Andre NemecSeptember 6, 2001 (2001-09-06)
7"The Big Padoodle"John AsherAli Adler and Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec & Jeff MelvoinSeptember 20, 2001 (2001-09-20)
8"Fodder Figures"UnknownUnknownSeptember 27, 2001 (2001-09-27)
9"The Naked and the Nude"D.J. CarusoScott RosenbergOctober 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)
10"A Pirate Looks at 15 to 20"D.J. CarusoStuart ZichermanOctober 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)
11"Hurricane Al: A Tale of Key Largo"Perry LangTyler BensingerOctober 18, 2001 (2001-10-18)
12"This Year's Model"Greg YaitanesJosh Appelbaum & Andre NemecOctober 25, 2001 (2001-10-25)
13"Our Sunshine State of Affair"John AsherJeff MelvoinNovember 1, 2001 (2001-11-01)
14"Lily of the Field"Tim HunterJeff Melvoin & Scott RosenbergNovember 8, 2001 (2001-11-08)
15"A Little Hard in the Big Easy"UnknownUnknownJanuary 10, 2002 (2002-01-10)
16"Home Games"UnknownUnknownJanuary 17, 2002 (2002-01-17)
17"Waiting for Gordo"John AsherTurk PipkinJanuary 24, 2002 (2002-01-24)
18"Mixed Doubles"D.J. CarusoPhil M. RosenbergJanuary 31, 2002 (2002-01-31)
19"Searching for Eddie Van Halen"UnknownUnknownFebruary 7, 2002 (2002-02-07)
20"The West Texas Round-up and Other Assorted Misdemeanors"Gary FlederScott RosenbergFebruary 14, 2002 (2002-02-14)

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