Living With Fran
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| Living With Fran | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Creator(s) | David Garrett Jason Ward Josh H. Etting Jamie Kennedy |
| Starring | Fran Drescher Ryan McPartlin Ben Feldman Misti Traya |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 26 (6 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 min (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | The WB |
| Original run | April 8, 2005 – March 24, 2006 |
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| IMDb profile | |
Living With Fran was an American sitcom that debuted on The WB network in April 2005 that starred Fran Drescher.
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[edit] Premise
Drescher plays Fran Reeves, a divorced mother of two children. Fran works as an interior designer. Her oldest son, Josh Reeves recently dropped out of medical school and now lives with his mother, her young boyfriend, Riley Martin and her teenage daughter, Allison Reeves. Fran deals with the visits of her lazy ex-husband Ted and her divorced cousin Merrill. Fran also must deal with the fact that others disapprove of the relationship she has with her young boyfriend, including her son.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1: 2005
1. Pilot
2. Riley's Parents
3. The Ex Factor
4. The Reunion
5. Oh, Baby
6. Who's the Parent?
7. Carriage Ride
8. Riley's Ex (unaired)
9. The Concert (unaired)
10. Josh Works for Riley (unaired)
11. Plastered (unaired)
12. Girl Talk (unaired)
13. School Ties (unaired)
[edit] Season 2: 2005-2006
1. A Year of Living with Fran
2. Going to the Bar Mitzvah with Fran
3. Sweet Sixteen Again with Fran
4. Learning with Fran
5. Ahead of the Plan with Fran
6. Going Crazy With Fran
7. Coupling With Fran
8. Healing With Fran
9. The Whole Clan with Fran
10. Masquerading With Fran
11. Going To Bed With Fran
12. Dreaming with Fran
13. Reuniting with Fran
[edit] Cast
Fran Drescher .... Fran Reeves
Ryan McPartlin .... Riley Douglas Martin / ... (25 episodes)
Misti Traya .... Allison Reeves (25 episodes)
Ben Feldman.... Josh Reeves (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Charles Shaughnessy .... Ted Reeves (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Brandon Williams.... Duane (6 episodes, 2005)
Caitlin Crosby .... Becca (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Debi Mazar .... Cousin Merrill / ... (4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ryan Devlin .... Todd (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Richard Trapp .... Danny (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Brittany Eldridge .... Deedee (2 episodes, 2005)
Tess Parker .... Tina (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jamie Kennedy .... Alan / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Tim Meadows .... Greg Peters (2 episodes, 2005)
[edit] Scheduling
On October 18, 2005, Living with Fran was removed from The WB's Friday night schedule and was replaced with the new series Twins. The show returned Friday, January 13, 2006 at 8:30pm. The second season finale aired on Friday, March 24, 2006. In the episode, Riley proposed to Fran; the episode was a cliffhanger, and Fran's answer was not revealed. On May 17, 2006, one day before the upfronts, it was announced that Living with Fran would not be returning for a third season.
Former The Nanny costar Charles Shaughnessy appeared in a recurring role as Fran's philandering ex-husband, Ted Reeves. Debi Mazar appeared in a recurring role as Fran's unmarried cousin, Merrill.
