The Pitts

This article is about the American TV sitcom. For other uses, see Pitts (disambiguation) and Pitt (disambiguation).

The Pitts
The cast (from left to right): David Henrie as Petey, Kellie Waymire as Liz, Lizzy Caplan as Faith and Dylan Baker as Bob
Created by	Mike Scully Julie Thacker
Starring	Dylan Baker Kellie Waymire Lizzy Caplan David Henrie
Theme music composer	Terry Adams Joey Spampinato Tom Ardolino Johnny Spampinato
Composer	Eric Speier
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (2 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Nothing Can Go Wrong Now Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	March 30 (2003-03-30) – April 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)

The Pitts is an American sitcom that aired on Fox between March and April 2003. It is about a family and their bad luck. The show featured absurd, fantastical plots presented within the context of a seemingly normal family sitcom. It was cancelled after two months. ^[1]

Cast

• Dylan Baker as Bob Pitt, the father of the family
• Kellie Waymire as Liz Pitt, the mother of the family
• Lizzy Caplan as Faith Pitt, the oldest child of Bob and Liz ^[2]
• David Henrie as Petey Pitt, the youngest child of Bob and Liz

Production

In February 2002, it was reported that Fox had ordered a sitcom pilot from Mike Scully and Julie Thacker called The Pitts revolving around an incredibly unlucky family that face outlandish disasters every week. ^[3] The following month, Dylan Baker had been cast as one of the series leads. ^[4] In April of that year, Kellie Waymire was reported to star opposite Baker. ^[5]

In February 2003, it was reported Scully that had secured a deal with Philip Rosenthal to join the staff of Everybody Loves Raymond as Scully's contract with 20th Century Fox Television was set to expire with Scully's formal onboarding to the Raymond staff set to take effect in the event The Pitts was not renewed. ^[6]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
1	"Pilot"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Mike Scully & Julie Thacker-Scully	March 30, 2003 (2003-03-30)	1AGV79
Bob hires a babysitter for the kids but does not realize she is the girl he stood up for prom night.
2	"A Bug's Wife"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Mike Scully & Julie Thacker-Scully	April 6, 2003 (2003-04-06)	1AGV01
Faith gets a Volkswagen bug but it falls in love with her and plans to marry her in Las Vegas.
3	"Squarewolves"	Katy Garretson	Story by : Julie Thacker-Scully Teleplay by : Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild	April 13, 2003 (2003-04-13)	1AGV06
Bob and Liz become werewolves and wreak havoc in the nighttime.
4	"Dummy & Dummier"	Tom Cherones	Story by : Mike Scully & Julie Thacker-Scully Teleplay by : Mike Scully	April 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)	1AGV05
A dummy comes to life and haunts the family.
5	"Miss American Pipe"	Matthew Diamond	Tom Gammill & Max Pross	April 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)	1AGV04
Faith loses her chances of being in a rock video after a pipe goes through her head.
6	"Ticket to Riot"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Mike Scully & Julie Thacker	Unaired	1AGV02
The Pitts take the wrong bus and are held hostage by escaping prisoners.
7	"Bob's New Heart"	Matthew Diamond	Story by : Mike Scully & Julie Thacker-Scully Teleplay by : Brian Scully	Unaired	1AGV03
Bob and Liz are convinced to join a dance club which turns out to be a satanic cult.

Reception

The Pitts had a mostly negative reception from critics. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Cancellation and failed revival

Fox ordered seven episodes of the series; the network cancelled the show after only five episodes aired. The last two episodes that aired on Fox aired on the same night, the first airing at 7:30/6:30 CT and the second airing at its regular timeslot at 9:30/8:30 CT. The final two episodes of the series aired two years later in the U.K.

On October 10, 2007, Fox announced an animated version of the show was in development. ^[10] Of the main cast, Lizzy Caplan and Dylan Baker signed on to reprise their roles. Kellie Waymire died in 2003 and Allison Janney had been cast in her role. The part of Petey was to be played by Andy Milonakis replacing David Henrie who was already starring in Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place . ^[11]

On July 24, 2008, it was announced that the animated series had been taken out of production after a pilot had failed to impress Fox executives.

References

1. "BBC - Comedy Guide - The Pitts". December 9, 2004. Archived from the original on December 9, 2004. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
2. Cormier, Roger (January 14, 2013). "'The Pitts': The Show Where Lizzy Caplan Married a Volkswagen". Vulture . Retrieved November 22, 2024.
3. "LaPaglia reappears in CBS' 'Vanished'". Variety . February 19, 2002. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
4. "Tori kisses Frog laffer". Variety . March 11, 2002. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
5. "Gertz and Roberts join pilot lineups". Variety . April 2, 2002. Archived from the original on January 19, 2026. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
6. "Inside Move: Writer juggling 3 shows". Variety . February 24, 2003. Archived from the original on January 19, 2026. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
7. Gallo, Phil (March 28, 2003). "The Pitts" . Retrieved November 22, 2024.
8. McCormick, Colin; Mosley, Kayla; Bruce, Amanda (February 2, 2020). "15 Sitcoms From The 2000s Everyone Forgot About". ScreenRant. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
9. "The Pitts". EW.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
10. Nellie Andreeva; Kimberly Nordyke (October 10, 2007). "Fox reviving failed sitcom as a cartoon". Reuters. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
11. Nellie Andreeva (March 4, 2008). "Allison Janney joins Fox family cartoon". Reuters. Retrieved March 8, 2008.

External links

• The Pitts at IMDb