Wilfred (U.S. season 2)

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Wilfred (U.S. season 2)
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Country of origin United State
No. of episodes 13
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Original network FX
Original release June 21 (2012-06-21) – September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)
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List of Wilfred (U.S. TV series) episodes

The second season of Wilfred , premiered on FX on June 21, 2012. [1] The season consisted of 13 episodes. The series is based on the original Australian series, Wilfred, and stars Elijah Wood, Jason Gann, Fiona Gubelmann and Dorian Brown.

<i>Wilfred</i> (U.S. TV series) American sitcom television series

Wilfred is an Australian-American comedy television series that aired from June 23, 2011 to August 13, 2014 for a total of four seasons. Based on the Australian SBS One series of the same name, it stars Elijah Wood and series co-creator Jason Gann, reprising his role of the eponymous dog. The series was adapted for the American television channel FX by Family Guy veteran David Zuckerman. Season 4 premiered on June 25, 2014. Wilfred moved to FXX for its fourth and final season.

FX (TV channel) American cable television network

FX is an American pay television channel owned by the Walt Disney Television unit of The Walt Disney Company through FX Networks, LLC. It is based in Los Angeles, California. Originally launched on June 1, 1994, the network's original programming aspires to the standards of premium cable channels such as HBO, Showtime, and Starz in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting, and sister channels such as FXX and FXM. FX also carries reruns of theatrical films and terrestrial-network sitcoms, and advertising-free content is available through the FX+ premium subscription service.

<i>Wilfred</i> (Australian TV series) Australian television series

Wilfred is an Australian comedy television series created by Adam Zwar, Jason Gann and Tony Rogers based on their award-winning 2002 short film. The story follows the lives of the eponymous dog Wilfred, his owner Sarah, and her boyfriend Adam, who sees Wilfred as a man in a dog suit. It was directed by Tony Rogers, produced by Jenny Livingston and stars Gann, Zwar and Cindy Waddingham.

Contents

Synopsis

The second season begins 4 months after Season 1 ended, where Ryan is dreaming that he is in a mental hospital, and Wilfred is in a wheelchair. After an outburst, the doctor attempts to give Ryan electroshock therapy, having received permission from Ryan's dad. Wilfred saves Ryan, and Ryan wakes up in a meeting at his new job. He rushes out of the meeting and runs to the basement door to read Wilfred's will. He removes everything from the closet and destroys the wall to reveal the basement. Wilfred's will turns out to be blank, except for the words "Keep Digging". Meanwhile, Wilfred and Drew come back from Wisconsin, unusually close, and reveal that Jenna and Drew are getting married. Wilfred tells Ryan that he is selfish, and won't listen to him, until Drew attempts to give Wilfred steroids to win a dog challenge. After Wilfred loses, Drew makes fun of him, and Ryan and Wilfred become friends again. Ryan's now-pregnant sister returns from India, and Ryan discovers a restraining order against her from Arturo Ramos, the father of her unborn child.

Ryan attempts to have a dinner party with Jenna, Drew, and his co-worker, Amanda, whom he begins dating. Amanda appears odd around Wilfred, and after Wilfred and Bear ruin the dinner party, Amanda reveals that she discovered her Grandfather's two dogs consuming his deceased body, causing her fear of dogs. Amanda and Wilfred become close after he consoles her. After several weeks of dating, Ryan tells Amanda that he loves her, and they decide to move in together. After spending a night in the basement, playing a pointless game all night with Wilfred and Bruce, Ryan breaks up with Amanda. Afterwards, the company that Ryan works for loses all its investors, and his boss commits suicide. Ryan and his mother go on a road-trip, against her doctor's orders, after her cat, Mittens, passes away. After Ryan's sister shows up to retrieve Ryan and their mentally ill mother, she goes into labor, giving birth to a boy who she names Joffrey.

Jenna's career becomes a joke after her freak-out on live TV goes viral, and Wilfred finally convinces Ryan to come clean to her. Meanwhile, when Wilfred becomes jealous of the attention Jenna gives to the other neighborhood dogs, he accidentally pushes Drew's hunting shotgun over, which shoots Drew in the leg, days before his and Jenna's wedding, and Ryan offers to host the ceremony in his backyard for them. Ryan realizes that he is sad and misses Amanda, so he gets back together with her. At Drew and Jenna's, Ryan discovers that Amanda sold the formula that the company they were working for was creating, in hopes to run off with Ryan, and that she thinks that she can communicate with Wilfred, but cannot tell Ryan what Wilfred says to him. Amanda is taken to a mental hospital, and Wilfred finds a picture that Ryan drew as child that appears to have Wilfred in the background. Wilfred claims he drew the picture, and Ryan believes him until he sees a photo of himself as a child with the drawing, which has Wilfred in the background.

Cast

Main cast

Elijah Wood American actor

Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor, film producer, and DJ. He is known for portraying Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003).

Jason Gann Australian actor

Jason Gann is an Australian actor, writer, and executive producer. He is best known for his role as the title character in the Australian comedy series Wilfred, directed by Tony Rogers, and the U.S. reboot of the same name.

Fiona Gubelmann American actress

Fiona Victoria Gubelmann is an American actress. A native of California, she has appeared in a number of single-episode roles in television, including CSI: NY, My Name Is Earl and Knight Rider, as well as a handful of films including Employee of the Month and Downstream. She starred as Jenna in the FX comedy series Wilfred.

Special guest cast

Allison Mack American actress

Allison Christin Mack is a German-born American actress, known for her roles as Chloe Sullivan on the WB/CW series Smallville and as Amanda on the FX series Wilfred. She was arrested in Brooklyn by the FBI on April 20, 2018, on charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy in relation to her role in the NXIVM organization. Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in April 2019, and is currently awaiting sentencing in September 2019.

Robin Williams American actor and comedian

Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Born in Chicago, Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame playing the alien Mork in the sitcom Mork & Mindy, Williams established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisation skills and the wide variety of memorable character voices he created. Williams has been called the funniest person of all time.

Dwight Yoakam American singer

Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, known for his pioneering style of country music. First becoming popular in the mid-1980s, Yoakam has recorded more than twenty albums and compilations, charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. He has recorded five Billboard #1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time.

Recurring cast

Chris Klein (actor) American actor

Frederick Christopher Klein is an American actor who is best known for playing Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher in the American Pie comedy teen films, and more recently, the serial killer Cicada on The Flash.

Rob Riggle American actor

Robert Allen Riggle Jr. is an American actor, comedian, and retired United States Marine Corps Reserve officer. He worked as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 2006 to 2008, as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2004 to 2005, and for his comedic roles in films such as The Hangover, The Other Guys, Let's Be Cops, Dumb & Dumber To, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, and Step Brothers. He has also co-starred in the Adult Swim comedy-action series NTSF:SD:SUV::. In 2012, Riggle replaced Frank Caliendo for the comedy skit and prognostication portions of Fox NFL Sunday.

Guest stars

Eugene Byrd is an American actor. Byrd was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he graduated from Greene Street Friends School in 1989 and The Crefeld School in 1993. He began acting as a child, appearing as Arthur in the movie My Little Girl in 1986. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Clark Edison on the series Bones.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
141"Progress" Randall Einhorn David Zuckerman June 21, 2012 (2012-06-21)XWL020010.96 [2]

Ryan realizes the consequences of not having Wilfred in his life


Opening quote: "Discontent is the first necessity of progress." – Thomas Edison
152"Letting Go"Randall EinhornReed Agnew & Eli JornéJune 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)XWL020022.53 [3]

Wilfred refuses to help Ryan with his problems.


Opening quote: "Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go." – Herman Hesse
163"Dignity"Randall EinhornCody Heller & Brett KonnerJuly 5, 2012 (2012-07-05)XWL020031.45 [4]

Wilfred's popularity creates problems for Ryan.


Opening quote: "Let not a man guard his dignity but let his dignity guard him." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
174"Guilt"Randall Einhorn Steve Tompkins July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12)XWL020041.35 [5]

Ryan must prevent Wilfred from waging war against an unlikely foe.


Opening quote: "Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving." – Erma Bombeck
185"Now"Randall EinhornDavid BaldyJuly 19, 2012 (2012-07-19)XWL020051.34 [6]

A traumatic experience creates unexpected consequences for Ryan and Wilfred.


Opening quote: "Be here now." – Ram Dass
196"Control"Randall EinhornScott PrendergastJuly 26, 2012 (2012-07-26)XWL020061.28 [7]

Ryan's plans to introduce Amanda to Jenna are complicated by Wilfred.


Opening quote: "The master understands that the universe is forever out of control." – Lao Tzu
207"Avoidance"Randall Einhorn Jason Gann August 2, 2012 (2012-08-02)XWL020070.83 [8]

Wilfred and Ryan's friendship is threatened during a sticky encounter.


Opening quote: "Our biggest problems arise from the avoidance of smaller ones." – Jeremy Caulfield
218"Truth"Randall EinhornDavid ZuckermanAugust 9, 2012 (2012-08-09)XWL020080.95 [9]

Wilfred's nemesis returns with an offer that rocks Ryan's world.


Opening quote: "The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable." – James A. Garfield
229"Service"Randall EinhornReed Agnew & Eli JornéAugust 16, 2012 (2012-08-16)XWL020091.05 [10]

An impromptu road trip leaves Wilfred, Ryan and his family in peril.


Opening quote: "The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change is service to a fellow human being." – Lee Iacocca
2310"Honesty"Randall EinhornJason GannAugust 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)XWL020100.84 [11]

Ryan and Wilfred go to extraordinary lengths to help Jenna's career.


Opening quote: "Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway." – Mother Teresa
2411"Questions"Randall EinhornCody Heller & Brett KonnerAugust 30, 2012 (2012-08-30)XWL020110.72 [12]

Ryan looks inward to discover the truth about Wilfred.


Opening quote: "If you do not ask the right questions, you do not get the right answers." – Edward Hodnett
2512"Resentment"Randall EinhornDavid BaldySeptember 13, 2012 (2012-09-13)XWL020120.64 [13]

Wilfred sabotages Jenna and Drew's wedding on account of Ryan's jealousy.


Opening quote: "Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die." – Malachy McCourt
2613"Secrets"Randall EinhornStory by: David Zuckerman
Teleplay by: David Zuckerman & Scott Prendergast
September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)XWL020130.54 [14]

Wilfred and Ryan are confronted by shocking existential questions about life and love.


Opening quote: "If we knew each other's secrets, what comfort should we find." – John Churton Collins

Production

On August 6, 2011, Wilfred was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes. [15] Season two commenced on June 21, 2012 with the season premiere labeled a special preview. On June 28, 2012, the season officially premiered following Anger Management . [1] Prior to the official premiere date, FX released the season premiere on internet services such as Hulu, Yahoo!, FXnetworks.com and Wilfred Facebook page, for only a two-week period. [16]

<i>Anger Management</i> (TV series) American television sitcom

Anger Management is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on June 28, 2012. The series is loosely based on the 2003 film of the same name and stars Charlie Sheen in a variation of the Jack Nicholson character in the film.

Hulu American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media

Hulu, LLC is an American entertainment company that provides over-the-top media services to customers in the United States, its territories and Japan. It is primarily oriented towards instant streaming of television series, carrying current and past episodes of many series from its owners' respective television networks and other content partners. The company had 25 million subscribers at the end of 2018. Hulu is owned by Hulu, LLC, which itself is 60% owned by The Walt Disney Company and 30% owned by Comcast, with the 10% being held by Hulu following the sell by AT&T.

Yahoo! Internet services provider

Yahoo! is an American web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and owned by Verizon Media. The original Yahoo! company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 2, 1995. Yahoo was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in the 1990s.

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