The Loop (TV series)

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The Loop
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Genre	Sitcom
Creator(s)	Will Gluck Pam Brady
Starring	Bret Harrison Philip Baker Hall Sarah Mason Eric Christian Olsen Mimi Rogers
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	7
Production
Running time	approx. 21-22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Original run	March 15, 2006 – present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Loop is a sitcom starring Bret Harrison of Grounded for Life as "Sam", a young professional trying to balance the needs of his social life with the pressures of working at the corporate headquarters of a major U.S. airline. Set in the city of Chicago, whose downtown loop area acted as the setting for most of the show, the show premiered March 15, 2006 on the Fox Network. The show's theme song is "Hockey Monkey" by James Kochalka Superstar and the Zambonis. The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 13 episodes on May 12 by Fox.[1] It was one of only two live action comedies renewed for the 2006-2007 season on FOX along with The War at Home.

In the second season, almost all of the show will take place in the workplace, and less of it with Sam's friends. The producers stated they found most of the comedy to be with Sam and his co-workers and they wanted to expand on that. [2]

In November 2006, it was announced that the show's second season episode order had been reduced from thirteen to ten, with Fox's crowded spring schedule believed to be the main reason for the reduction. [3]

It has been announced that The Loop will return on on Sunday June 10, in the 9:30 slot. [4]

The DVD of the 1st season came out on March 6, 2007.

1 Cast
2 Episode List
- 2.1 Season 1: 2006
- 2.2 Season 2: 2007
3 DVD Release
4 International Airdates
5 External links

[edit] Cast

Bret Harrison as Sam
Philip Baker Hall as Russ
Amanda Loncar as Piper
Sarah Mason as Lizzy
Eric Christian Olsen as Sully
Joy Osmanski as Darcy
Mimi Rogers as Meryl

[edit] Episode List

[edit] Season 1: 2006

Ep #	Production Code	Airdate	Title	Summary
1	1AKK79	March 15, 2006	Pilot	Sam thinks he just might have a chance with longtime crush Piper when she and her boyfriend Marco break up days before her birthday. Sam, Sully and Lizzy go all out on plans to make her birthday special, with Sam hoping Marco's absence will finally give him the chance to express to Piper how he feels about her. But Sam's feelings for Piper get in the way when he generously makes her an offer he soon regrets.
2	1AKK04	March 16, 2006	Jack Air	When Sam's boss Russ gives Sam the prestigious assignment of creating a low-cost airline carrier for their company, Sam relishes the challenge. Meanwhile Lizzy's friend Jenna, a VP ("veteran partier") for a tequila company, tries to convince Sam to compete against her in a tequila challenge. Sam is determined to excel at both, but Jenna's persuasiveness lands him on the beach in Cabo San Lucas the morning his presentation is due, forcing him to think on his feet and come up with the big idea that will prove to Russ he is up to the challenge of his assignment.
3	1AKK03	March 23, 2006	Tiger Express	Sam reconnects at the bar with Jolie, a girl he ditched on their third date. Meanwhile, Sam's boss Russ claims they're being beaten in the airline business by Virgin Airlines and Sir Richard Branson. Russ has assigned Sam to take the Virgin flight to Hong Kong and investigate all the first class amenities Virgin offers in order to beef up their own TransAlliance airline.
4	1AKK02	March 30, 2006	Trouble in the Saddle	On his way to an important business meeting at Russ's ranch, Sam stops off at home to put on some ranch attire. Sully has connected a zipline to the falafel cart across the street from their second-floor apartment and Sam gets pushed down it without the handle, smashing into the falafel cart below. He's rushed to the hospital with massive burns on his hands and a groin injury, but insists on leaving so he can get to his meeting on time. The doctor agrees to release him, but not until he can prove his groin area is in proper working condition. Desperate to get to the meeting out of fear of collapsing a major deal for the airline and getting fired, Sam is forced to choose Lizzy to help make the medical determination.
5	1AKK05	April 6, 2006	Year of the Dog	Sam's college experience in Beijing, China, pays off when Meryl seeks his expertise to assist with a vital presentation she's giving to the Chinese Department of Transportation in order to save Trans Alliance Air from potential downfall. Meanwhile, things at home get out of line when Sully starts a dog-sitting business. Sully mistakes Sam's flash drive, containing his presentation information, for a dog biscuit. As the presentation meeting approaches, Sam and his roommates scramble to come up with a quick-fix idea to retrieve the flash drive but it's Meryl who comes to the rescue.
6	1AKK01	April 12, 2006	Bear Drop Soup	When Sam’s boss Russ gives him a raise and an assignment to do a profit analysis of all the divisions, Sam comes up with a quick solution to the budget problem: cutting back the frequent flyer program. Not realizing this idea would translate to Russ’s eliminating the program completely, Sam finds himself in a bit of a predicament when his carpool buddy, who heads up the frequent flyer program, is fired – and all his coworkers turn against him. At home, Sully convinces Sam to buy a hot tub to celebrate his raise. Meanwhile, Piper hires a tutor who falls for Lizzy, but the guy’s excess body hair is a major turn-off – however, Sully has the perfect solution.
7	1AKK07	April 13, 2006	Rusty Trombone	Piper's favorite band, The Dandy Warhols, are in town and Sam sees this as the perfect opportunity for him to take Piper out on a date. After hitting Meryl up for Trans Alliance company tickets to the concert, and promising Piper tickets to the show, Sam gets stuck at a brainstorming session at work, leaving Piper, desperate to go to the show, forced to take Derek up on his offer to go with him. Knowing Sam has to work, Russ gives the company tickets to his son Keith. Once Sam discovers Piper is going with Derek, and torn between his job at the airline and the girl of his dreams, he begs Meryl to cover for him at the office so he can meet Piper at the concert. Sam must race to rescue Piper from sleazy Derek and get back to the office in time without Russ knowing. Adam Brody guest stars.

[edit] Season 2: 2007

#	Production Code	Airdate	Title
8	2AKK01	June 10, 2007	Fatty
9		June 17, 2007	TBA
10		June 24, 2007	TBA
11		July 1, 2007	TBA
12		July 8, 2007	TBA
13		July 15, 2007	TBA
14		July 22, 2007	TBA
15		July 29, 2007	TBA
16		August 5, 2007	TBA
17		August 12, 2007	TBA

[edit] DVD Release

Season releases

DVD Name	Release Date	Ep #	Additional Information
Season One	March 6, 2007	7	This single disc boxset includes all 7 episodes of Season 1. Bonus features include a featurette which has interviews from the cast and crew.

[edit] International Airdates

Country	TV network(s)	Series premiere	Weekly schedule
Argentina	FOX Network	March 2007	TBA
Australia	Seven Network	December 7, 2006	Thursday 8:00pm AEDST
Israel	yesSTARS	February 7, 2007	Tuesday & Wednesday @ 9:05pm
UK	Trouble	2006	Monday 12:00am