| Happy Endings: Happy Rides | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | David Caspe |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (and 1 special) |
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| Producer | Corey Wish |
| Running time | 2 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABC.com |
| Release | February 29 – April 4, 2012 |
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| Happy Endings | |
Happy Endings: Happy Rides is an American comedy web series, created as a spin-off from the television show Happy Endings . [1]
The web series was written by Jason Berger and Jen Regan. The first two webisodes were directed by Steven Mesner, with the remaining four directed by members of the Happy Endings cast: Zachary Knighton directed the third webisode, Elisha Cuthbert the fourth, Casey Wilson the fifth and Adam Pally the sixth and final webisode. [3]
A new webisode was made available each Wednesday on ABC's website from February 29, 2012, which mirrored the air dates of the final six episodes of the TV show's second season.
The series depicts the events that follow after Penny announces she is getting rid of her storage space and selling everything inside, including her very first car. This causes everyone to remember an important milestone in their lives that took place in the car.
The series stars the entire cast from Happy Endings.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Webisode 1" | Steven Mesner | Jason Berger | February 29, 2012 | |
| Penny announces to Alex and Max that she's getting rid of her storage space, which means she is selling her first car. | |||||
| 2 | "Webisode 2" | Steven Mesner | Jen Regan | March 7, 2012 | |
| Jane and Brad hear of Penny's plans and reminisce about when they went to an Eagle-Eye Cherry concert. | |||||
| 3 | "Webisode 3" | Zachary Knighton | Jason Berger | March 14, 2012 | |
| Max attempts to end his decade-long debate with Dave about Waterworld . | |||||
| 4 | "Webisode 4" | Elisha Cuthbert | Jason Berger | March 21, 2012 | |
| As Penny waits for the buyer of her car, she recollects how she got the 1998 Chicago Bulls championship ring that is on her set of keys. | |||||
| 5 | "Webisode 5" | Casey Wilson | Jen Regan | March 28, 2012 | |
| While going through a box that was at the back of Penny's truck with Max, Alex stumbles across her old pager and attempts to contact her past-self. | |||||
| 6 | "Webisode 6" | Adam Pally | Jen Regan | April 4, 2012 | |
| Penny meets with the gang to say farewell to her truck before meeting with the potential buyer. | |||||
| Title | Original air date | |
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| "Happy Rides - Behind the Scenes!" | April 4, 2012 | |
| A behind-the-scenes special of the 'Happy Rides' webisodes, hosted by Ben Begley. | ||
The series has received high praise, noting that it doesn't stray from the show's signature tone. [2] It has also been praised as the webisodes "feels like a bonus episode" as they were used to promote Subaru's "First Car" promotion rather than promoting a product within the series. The actors also received praise, with some noting "the actors are in top form". [4]
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