Men Behaving Badly (American TV series)

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Men Behaving Badly
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Title screen
Genre Sitcom
Based on Men Behaving Badly
by Simon Nye
Developed by Matthew Carlson
Written byMatthew Carlson
Starring
Composer Ben Vaughn
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes35 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
Producer Beryl Vertue
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1996 (1996-09-18) –
December 17, 1997 (1997-12-17)
Related
Men Behaving Badly (UK)

Men Behaving Badly is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 18, 1996, to December 17, 1997. It is based on the 1992 British sitcom of the same name. [2] [3]

Contents

Synopsis

Set in Indianapolis, Indiana, the show starred Rob Schneider, Ron Eldard, and Justine Bateman. Kevin (Eldard) and Jamie (Schneider) were college buddies sharing an apartment and living out a second childhood, much to the chagrin of Kevin's girlfriend Sarah (Bateman). Brenda (Dina Spybey) was an upstairs neighbor that Jamie flirted with. [4]

Eldard and Bateman left after the first season amid rumors that they clashed with Schneider and the show's producers. [5] They were replaced by Ken Marino and Jenica Bergere, and Spybey was promoted from recurring to series regular.

Cast

Justine Bateman and Ron Eldard left after season one due to salary demands.

Reception

Reviewers found the show's content to be too risqué, pushing its brand of gross-out humor beyond all but the raciest cable shows of the day. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] The first season ran for 22 episodes. Altogether 13 episodes were completed for the second season, albeit with Schneider as the sole original member in the main cast. [2] Only six of those completed episodes ever aired during the initial run because of dropping ratings and steep competition from CBS's Top 10 hit Touched by an Angel , Fox's Top 20 hit The Simpsons , and ABC's Top 40 hit The Wonderful World of Disney.

Home media

The entire series of 35 episodes was released as a Region 1 DVD box set in February 2007. [11] [12]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 22September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)June 4, 1997 (1997-06-04)
2 13September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)December 17, 1997 (1997-12-17)

Season 1 (1996–97)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Babies Having Babies" James Burrows Matthew Carlson September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)14.8 [13]
22"Temptation"James BurrowsGary Murphy & Neil ThompsonSeptember 25, 1996 (1996-09-25)11.8 [14]
33"The Bed"James BurrowsMatthew CarlsonOctober 2, 1996 (1996-10-02)11.0 [15]
44"Hot Parkas" Jeff Melman Tom BradyOctober 23, 1996 (1996-10-23)11.5 [16]
55"Getting the Bugs Out"James BurrowsBilliam CoronelOctober 30, 1996 (1996-10-30)11.5 [17]
66"Jamie's in Love"James BurrowsMatthew CarlsonNovember 6, 1996 (1996-11-06)10.1 [18]
77"Drunken Proposal" Michael Zinberg Gary Murphy & Neil ThompsonNovember 13, 1996 (1996-11-13)9.5 [19]
88"Sarah's Vestigial Organ"Jeff Melman Bill Freiberger November 20, 1996 (1996-11-20)9.1 [20]
99"Road Trip" Tom Cherones Gary Murphy & Neil ThompsonDecember 11, 1996 (1996-12-11)10.1 [21]
1010"Christmas"Rod DanielMatthew CarlsonDecember 18, 1996 (1996-12-18)11.3 [22]
1111"Wet Nurse"Ellen Gittelsohn John Frink & Don Payne January 8, 1997 (1997-01-08)11.77 [23]
1212"The Odds Couple"James BurrowsTom BradyJanuary 15, 1997 (1997-01-15)11.48 [24]
1313"Jamie Needs a Kid"Michael Zinberg Reid Harrison February 5, 1997 (1997-02-05)10.33 [25]
1414"Playing Doctor"James BurrowsJohn Frink & Don PayneFebruary 12, 1997 (1997-02-12)10.40 [26]
1515"Brenda is Moved"Michael ZinbergTom BradyFebruary 19, 1997 (1997-02-19)10.42 [27]
1616"I Am What I Am"Michael ZinbergStory by : Tom Brady & Bill Freiberger
Teleplay by : Tom Brady		April 2, 1997 (1997-04-02)11.74 [28]
1717"The Party Favor"Michael ZinbergBrown MandellApril 9, 1997 (1997-04-09)12.13 [29]
1818"Getting Rid of Harry"Rick Beren Simon Nye April 16, 1997 (1997-04-16)10.14 [30]
1919"After Midnight" Shelley Jensen Steven Levitan May 7, 1997 (1997-05-07)9.08 [31]
2020"Testing, Testing"Michael Zinberg Rob Hanning May 14, 1997 (1997-05-14)8.67 [32]
2121"It's Good to Be Dead" Michael Lembeck Rick NyholmMay 21, 1997 (1997-05-21)7.66 [33]
2222"The Box" Brian K. Roberts Joe Becker & Jim LongstreetJune 4, 1997 (1997-06-04)8.78 [34]

Season 2 (1997)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
231"No Retreat, No Surrender" Michael Zinberg Story by : Jeff Martin
Teleplay by : John Bowman & Tom Brady		September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)11.23 [35]
242"Got Milk?"Michael ZinbergStacie LippOctober 5, 1997 (1997-10-05)9.70 [36]
253"The Sting"Michael Zinberg Jeff Filgo & Jackie Filgo October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)8.84 [37]
264"Spoils of War" Rod Daniel Rick NyholmNovember 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)7.20 [38]
275"Special Delivery" Sam Simon Jeff Filgo & Jackie Filgo November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)8.35 [39]
286"The Gift of Jami"Michael ZinbergMatt TarsesDecember 17, 1997 (1997-12-17)8.40 [40]
297"Here We Go Again"Michael ZinbergStory by : John Bowman
Teleplay by : Jeff Martin & Tom Brady		Unaired (Unaired)N/A
308"Jamie's Got Next"Michael ZinbergMatt TarsesUnaired (Unaired)N/A
319"The Tape"Michael ZinbergAmy WelshUnaired (Unaired)N/A
3210"The Truth About Cats and Ducks"Rod DanielBill WrubelUnaired (Unaired)N/A
3311"The Fur Man Cometh"Michael ZinbergStacie LippUnaired (Unaired)N/A
3412"Welcome to JamieCo"Michael ZinbergStacie LippUnaired (Unaired)N/A
3513"Carpe Dino"Michael ZinbergRick NyholmUnaired (Unaired)N/A

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  2. 1 2 "BBC - Comedy Guide - Men Behaving Badly". January 20, 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-01-20.
  3. ↑ "20 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT MEN BEHAVING BADLY FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT TV'S MOST POLITICALLY INCORRECT SITCOM THE SHOW'S CREATOR WAS OUT BOOZING WITH HIS BUDDIES WHEN HIS WIFE WENT INTO LABOR & HE WAS TOO DRUNK TO ATTEND THE BIRTH OF HIS CHILD". New York Daily News.
  4. ↑ James, Caryn (September 18, 1996). "Men Will Be Boys, And Slobs and Dogs". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Eldard, Bateman bail out of 'Men Behaving Badly'". Deseret News. June 20, 1997.
  6. ↑ "BAD BEHAVIOR ON 'MEN' HAS SLOB APPEAL". Chicago Tribune. 9 November 1996.
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  8. ↑ "Trouble With 'Men' Isn't Just Guy Thing". Los Angeles Times. December 2, 1996.
  9. ↑ "NBC's "Men Behaving' isn't so bad". Tampa Bay Times.
  10. ↑ "Full Groan men behaving badly". Washington Post.
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