Men Behaving Badly (U.S. TV series)
| Men Behaving Badly | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Matthew Carlson |
| Written by | Matthew Carlson |
| Starring |
Ron Eldard Rob Schneider Justine Bateman |
| Composer(s) | Ben Vaughn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (28 aired) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Beryl Vertue |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Vanity Logo Productions Carsey-Werner Company |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 18, 1996 – December 17, 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Men Behaving Badly (UK) |
Men Behaving Badly is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996 to 1997. It serves as a transatlantic equivalent to the earlier British sitcom of the same name.
Synopsis
Set in Indianapolis, Indiana the show starred Ron Eldard, Rob Schneider and Justine Bateman. Eldard and Bateman left after the first season, and were replaced by Ken Marino and Jenica Bergere.
Cast
- Rob Schneider as Jamie Coleman
- Ron Eldard as Kevin Murphy (season 1)
- Justine Bateman as Sarah Stretten (season 1)
- Dina Spybey as Brenda Mikowski
- Ken Marino as Steve (season 2)
- Jenica Bergere as Katie (season 2)
- Julia Campbell as Cherie Miller (season 1)
Episode list
Season 1: 1996–97
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Babies Having Babies" | September 18, 1996 |
| 2 | "Temptation" | September 25, 1996 |
| 3 | "The Bed" | October 2, 1996 |
| 4 | "Hot Parkas" | October 23, 1996 |
| 5 | "Getting the Bugs Out" | October 30, 1996 |
| 6 | "Jamie's in Love" | November 6, 1996 |
| 7 | "Drunken Proposal" | November 13, 1996 |
| 8 | "Sarah's Vestigial Organ" | November 20, 1996 |
| 9 | "Road Trip" | December 11, 1996 |
| 10 | "Christmas" | December 18, 1996 |
| 11 | "Wet Nurse" | January 8, 1997 |
| 12 | "The Odds Couple" | January 15, 1997 |
| 13 | "Jamie Needs a Kid" | February 5, 1997 |
| 14 | "Playing Doctor" | February 12, 1997 |
| 15 | "Brenda is Moved" | February 19, 1997 |
| 16 | "I Am What I Am" | April 2, 1997 |
| 17 | "The Party Favor" | April 9, 1997 |
| 18 | "Getting Rid of Harry" | April 16, 1997 |
| 19 | "After Midnight" | May 7, 1997 |
| 20 | "Testing, Testing" | May 14, 1997 |
| 21 | "It's Good to Be Dead" | May 21, 1997 |
| 22 | "The Box" | June 4, 1997 |
Season 2: 1997
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "No Retreat, No Surrender" | September 28, 1997 |
| 2 | "Got Milk?" | October 5, 1997 |
| 3 | "The Sting" | October 12, 1997 |
| 4 | "Spoils of War" | November 2, 1997 |
| 5 | "Special Delivery" | November 9, 1997 |
| 6 | "The Gift of Jami" | December 17, 1997 |
| 7 | "Here We Go Again" | Unaired |
| 8 | "Jamie's Got Next" | Unaired |
| 9 | "The Tape" | Unaired |
| 10 | "The Truth About Cats and Ducks" | Unaired |
| 11 | "The Fur Man Cometh" | Unaired |
| 12 | "Welcome to JamieCo" | Unaired |
| 13 | "Carpe Dino" | Unaired |
Reception
While somewhat tame by today's standards, many 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. The first season ran for 22 episodes. Altogether 13 episodes were completed for the second season, albeit with only Schneider as the sole original member in the main cast. Only 6 of those completed ever aired during the initial run because of dropping ratings as well as because of steep competition with 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, all of which were more family-friendly programs).
DVD releases
The entire series of 35 episodes was released as a Region 1 DVD box set in February 2007.