It's Like, You Know...

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It's Like, You Know...
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Cast of the show
Created by Peter Mehlman
Starring
Composer W. G. Snuffy Walden
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producers Peter Mehlman
Ted Harbert
Running time30 minutes
Production companies42 Pound Productions
EWH3 Productions
DreamWorks Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMarch 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.

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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

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 7March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24)May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05)
2 18September 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)January 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)

Season 1 (1999)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected by [2] Written byOriginal air dateProd.
code [2]
Viewers
(millions)
TBATBA"Pilot" John Whitesell TBDUnaired (Unaired)17-98-100N/A
Note: This is the series' original pilot, which went unaired.
11"Welcome to L.A." Andy Ackerman Peter Mehlman March 24, 1999 (1999-03-24)17-98-10112.01 [3]
22"The Getaway" John Whitesell Peter MehlmanMarch 31, 1999 (1999-03-31)17-98-10214.20 [4]
33"Memories of Me"John WhitesellPeter Mehlman & Jon HaymanApril 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)17-98-10510.48 [5]
44"The Client"John WhitesellRichard DoctorowApril 14, 1999 (1999-04-14)17-98-1039.96 [6]
55"Two Days in the Valley"John WhitesellDawn UrbantApril 21, 1999 (1999-04-21)17-98-1048.91 [7]
66"Author! Author!" John Fortenberry Jennifer EolinApril 28, 1999 (1999-04-28)17-98-1119.51 [8]
77"The Conversation"John FortenberryPeter MehlmanMay 5, 1999 (1999-05-05)17-98-1079.10 [9]

Season 2 (1999–2000)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected by [2] Written byOriginal air dateProd.
code [2]
Viewers
(millions)
81"Twins" John Fortenberry Carol Leifer September 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)17-99-20110.41 [10]
92"Enchanted April"John Fortenberry Peter Mehlman September 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)17-99-2038.33 [11]
103"The Long Goodbye"John FortenberryPeter Mehlman & Jon HaymanOctober 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)17-98-11210.92 [12]
114"Coast to Coast"John FortenberryJon HaymanOctober 12, 1999 (1999-10-12)17-99-2049.84 [13]
125"Arthur 2: On the Rocks"John FortenberryRichard DoctorowOctober 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)17-99-2058.54 [14]
136"Lost in America"John FortenberryJill FranklynOctober 26, 1999 (1999-10-26)17-99-2069.35 [15]
147"The Sweet Smell of Success"John FortenberryBill MastersNovember 2, 1999 (1999-11-02)17-99-2078.96 [16]
158"Hollywood Shuffle" Leonard R. Garner Jr. Story by: Etan Cohen
Teleplay by: Carol Leifer & Peter Mehlman
December 8, 1999 (1999-12-08)17-99-2089.55 [17]
169"The Life of Brian"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Richard Doctorow & Jill FranklynDecember 15, 1999 (1999-12-15)17-99-2128.82 [18]
1710"Summer of '42"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Story by: Bill Masters
Teleplay by: Carol Leifer & Peter Mehlman
December 22, 1999 (1999-12-22)17-99-2098.37 [19]
1811"The Apartment" Joe Regalbuto Etan CohenDecember 29, 1999 (1999-12-29)17-99-2107.50 [20]
1912"Heat"John FortenberryPeter MehlmanJanuary 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)17-99-2138.61 [21]
2013"Trading Places" John Whitesell Jeff Astrof & Mike SikowitzUnaired (Unaired)17-98-106N/A
2114"Walking Tall"John FortenberryAmy WelshUnaired (Unaired)17-98-108N/A
2215"The Quick and the Dead"John FortenberryAllison AdlerUnaired (Unaired)17-98-109N/A
2316"Raw Deal"John FortenberryStory by: Jeffrey Mehlman
Teleplay by: Peter Mehlman & Jon Hayman
Unaired (Unaired)17-98-110N/A
2417"Lust for Life"John FortenberryPeter MehlmanUnaired (Unaired)17-99-202N/A
2518"Hoop Dreams"John FortenberryPeter MehlmanUnaired (Unaired)17-99-211N/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 .

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