It's Like, You Know...

It's Like, You Know...
Cast of the show
Created by	Peter Mehlman
Starring	Steven Eckholdt Chris Eigeman Evan Handler A. J. Langer Jennifer Grey
Composer	W. G. Snuffy Walden
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Peter Mehlman Ted Harbert
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	42 Pound Productions EWH3 Productions DreamWorks Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24) – January 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)

It's Like, You Know... is an American sitcom television series broadcast by ABC. It starred Steven Eckholdt, Chris Eigeman, Evan Handler, A. J. Langer, and Jennifer Grey, and depicted life in Los Angeles as viewed through the eyes of Eigeman's character, a diehard New Yorker named Arthur Garment. The series aired for two seasons, from March 24, 1999, until January 5, 2000.

Synopsis

The show sought to lampoon an upper class Los Angeles lifestyle, in part by presenting the Manhattan writer, Garment, as a fish out of water among Hollywood notables and the idle rich. In the pilot his character arrives with unconcealed hostility, intent on treating his readers to a bitter satire on the absurdities and excesses of LA culture. While staying with an old friend from college, Garment finds himself increasingly torn between button-down stern contempt for West Coast attitudes and a growing enchantment with the relaxed whimsy constantly swirling around him.

The show was also notable for featuring the actress Jennifer Grey playing herself, the source of a running joke related to her real-life rhinoplasty. ^[1]

Cast

• Steven Eckholdt as Robbie Graham
• Chris Eigeman as Arthur Garment
• Evan Handler as Shrug
• A. J. Langer as Lauren Woods
• Jennifer Grey as Herself

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	7		March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24)	May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05)
2	18		September 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)	January 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)

Season 1 (1999)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by  [2]	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code  [2]	Viewers (millions)
TBA	TBA	"Pilot"	John Whitesell	N/A	Unaired	17-98-100	N/A
Note: This is the series' original pilot, which went unaired.
1	1	"Welcome to L.A."	Andy Ackerman	Peter Mehlman	March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24)	17-98-101	12.01 [3]
2	2	"The Getaway"	John Whitesell	Peter Mehlman	March 31, 1999 (1999-03-31)	17-98-102	14.20 [4]
3	3	"Memories of Me"	John Whitesell	Peter Mehlman & Jon Hayman	April 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)	17-98-105	10.48 [5]
4	4	"The Client"	John Whitesell	Richard Doctorow	April 14, 1999 (1999-04-14)	17-98-103	9.96 [6]
5	5	"Two Days in the Valley"	John Whitesell	Dawn Urbant	April 21, 1999 (1999-04-21)	17-98-104	8.91 [7]
6	6	"Author! Author!"	John Fortenberry	Jennifer Eolin	April 28, 1999 (1999-04-28)	17-98-111	9.51 [8]
7	7	"The Conversation"	John Fortenberry	Peter Mehlman	May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05)	17-98-107	9.10 [9]

Season 2 (1999–2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by  [2]	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code  [2]	Viewers (millions)
8	1	"Twins"	John Fortenberry	Carol Leifer	September 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)	17-99-201	10.41 [10]
9	2	"Enchanted April"	John Fortenberry	Peter Mehlman	September 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)	17-99-203	8.33 [11]
10	3	"The Long Goodbye"	John Fortenberry	Peter Mehlman & Jon Hayman	October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)	17-98-112	10.92 [12]
11	4	"Coast to Coast"	John Fortenberry	Jon Hayman	October 12, 1999 (1999-10-12)	17-99-204	9.84 [13]
12	5	"Arthur 2: On the Rocks"	John Fortenberry	Richard Doctorow	October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)	17-99-205	8.54 [14]
13	6	"Lost in America"	John Fortenberry	Jill Franklyn	October 26, 1999 (1999-10-26)	17-99-206	9.35 [15]
14	7	"The Sweet Smell of Success"	John Fortenberry	Bill Masters	November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)	17-99-207	8.96 [16]
15	8	"Hollywood Shuffle"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Story by : Etan Cohen Teleplay by : Carol Leifer & Peter Mehlman	December 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)	17-99-208	9.55 [17]
16	9	"The Life of Brian"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Richard Doctorow & Jill Franklyn	December 15, 1999 (1999-12-15)	17-99-212	8.82 [18]
17	10	"Summer of '42"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Story by : Bill Masters Teleplay by : Carol Leifer & Peter Mehlman	December 22, 1999 (1999-12-22)	17-99-209	8.37 [19]
18	11	"The Apartment"	Joe Regalbuto	Etan Cohen	December 29, 1999 (1999-12-29)	17-99-210	7.50 [20]
19	12	"Heat"	John Fortenberry	Peter Mehlman	January 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)	17-99-213	8.61 [21]
20	13	"Trading Places"	John Whitesell	Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz	Unaired	17-98-106	N/A
21	14	"Walking Tall"	John Fortenberry	Amy Welsh	Unaired	17-98-108	N/A
22	15	"The Quick and the Dead"	John Fortenberry	Allison Adler	Unaired	17-98-109	N/A
23	16	"Raw Deal"	John Fortenberry	Story by : Jeffrey Mehlman Teleplay by : Peter Mehlman & Jon Hayman	Unaired	17-98-110	N/A
24	17	"Lust for Life"	John Fortenberry	Peter Mehlman	Unaired	17-99-202	N/A
25	18	"Hoop Dreams"	John Fortenberry	Peter Mehlman	Unaired	17-99-211	N/A

Broadcast

When ABC canceled the series, seven episodes remained unaired (six episodes from the planned second season, in addition to the original unaired pilot). These episodes have since aired abroad, including in Argentina on Fox Latin America and in Australia on The Comedy Channel.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

Ratings for the series were low, due in part to the sudden explosion of reality programming and ABC's decision to dedicate much of its primetime schedule to the then-popular Who Wants to Be a Millionaire .

References

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2. From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "It's Like, You Know..."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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External links

• It's Like, You Know... at IMDb
• It's Like, You Know... at epguides.com