Odd Man Out (American TV series)

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Odd Man Out
Genre Sitcom
Created by Ed Decter
John J. Strauss
Written byTom J. Astle
Barton Dean
Ed Decter
Matt Ember
Michael Feldman
Mark Goffman
John Hoberg
Laura Perkins-Brittain
Alicia Sky Varinaitis
John J. Strauss
Jillian Tohber
Directed by Gil Junger
David Kendall
John P. Whitesell
Starring Erik von Detten
Trevor Fehrman
Jessica Capshaw
Natalia Cigliuti
Vicki Davis
Marina Malota
Markie Post
ComposerBen Decter
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersBarton Dean
Ed Decter
John J. Strauss
ProducersJason Shubb
Craig Wyrick-Solari
CinematographyRichard Brown
EditorSteve Rasch
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companies Frontier Pictures
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 24, 1999 (1999-09-24) –
January 7, 2000 (2000-01-07) [1]

Odd Man Out is an American sitcom that aired on the ABC television network [2] as a part of the TGIF lineup. It aired from September 24, 1999, to January 7, 2000. [3] This show was created by Ed Decter and John J. Strauss.

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Synopsis

Set in Miami, the show revolved around 15-year-old Andrew Whitney (Erik von Detten), the only male in a house full of women. He is constantly surrounded by his three sisters (Val, Paige, and Elizabeth), Aunt Jordan, and widowed mom, Julia. The episodes mostly revolved around Andrew's lack of privacy and dealing with his best friend Keith's crush on his unresponsive older sister, Paige.

Cast

Production

The show was heavily promoted in the summer of 1999, primarily as a last-ditch effort to save the faltering TGIF block, which had been in severe decline since The Walt Disney Company took over the block in 1997. ABC commercials showing teenage girls screaming "EVD!" (the initials of star Erik von Detten) were prominent; at the time, this was the peak of the boy band craze, and this was a common practice. The commercials mentioned very little about the show itself, and did not even mention the name until a few weeks before the show was to debut: a typical advertisement, following clips of girls screaming "EVD!" would follow a shadow of von Detten with a question mark and a voiceover stating "What is EVD? Find out Fridays this fall on ABC." This type of mysterious promotion did little to hold interest in the show once it debuted. The series was canceled after 13 episodes and replaced with the reality show Making the Band ; it was the last new sitcom to debut on TGIF in its original form, and TGIF would itself end at the end of the season.

Von Detten would later go on to co-star in another series, Complete Savages , during a TGIF revival in 2004. That series had an opposite premise in that Von Detten was but one member of an all-male family.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"The First Girlfriend's Club" Gil Junger Jillian TohberSeptember 24, 1999 (1999-09-24)9.18 [4]
2"Good Will Hunting"Gil JungerLaura Perkins-BrittainOctober 1, 1999 (1999-10-01)8.73 [5]
3"The Unbelievable Truth"Gil Junger Ed Decter & John J. Strauss October 8, 1999 (1999-10-08)9.99 [6]
4"The Road to Caracus" David Kendall Nina de CastroOctober 15, 1999 (1999-10-15)8.65 [7]
5"You've Got Female"David KendallMark GoffmanOctober 22, 1999 (1999-10-22)7.98 [8]
6"Batman Forever"David KendallStory by : Tom J. Astle & Kristine Skeie
Teleplay by : Tom J. Astle		October 29, 1999 (1999-10-29)8.11 [9]
7"In the Name of the Father"David KendallMatt EmberNovember 5, 1999 (1999-11-05)9.36 [10]
8"Fight Club"David KendallAlicia Sky VarinaitisNovember 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)8.94 [11]
9"Great Expectations"David KendallTom J. AstleDecember 3, 1999 (1999-12-03)7.77 [12]
10"Punch Line"David KendallMichael FeldmanDecember 10, 1999 (1999-12-10)7.50 [13]
11"Little Women"David KendallMichael FeldmanDecember 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)7.17 [14]
12"What About Bob?"David KendallMatt EmberDecember 24, 1999 (1999-12-24)4.83 [15]
13"My Life as a Dog"Gil JungerTom J. AstleJanuary 7, 2000 (2000-01-07)8.76 [16]

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  2. ↑ "Remote Patrol: Summer sitcoms". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ↑ "Odd Man Out". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  4. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 20-26)". The Los Angeles Times . September 29, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  5. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Sept. 27-Oct. 3)". The Los Angeles Times . October 6, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  6. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 4-10)". The Los Angeles Times . October 13, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  7. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 11-17)". The Los Angeles Times . October 20, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  8. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 18-24)". The Los Angeles Times . October 27, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  9. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Oct. 25-31)". The Los Angeles Times . November 3, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  10. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 1-7)". The Los Angeles Times . November 10, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  11. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 15-21)". The Los Angeles Times . November 24, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  12. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Nov. 29-Dec. 5)". The Los Angeles Times . December 8, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  13. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times . December 15, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  14. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times . December 22, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  15. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Dec. 20-26)". The Los Angeles Times . December 29, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  16. ↑ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times . January 12, 2000. Retrieved April 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
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