Complete Savages
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| Complete Savages | |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Mike Scully Julie Thacker |
| Starring | Keith Carradine Andrew Eiden Shaun Sipos Erik von Detten Evan Ellingson Jason Dolley Vincent Ventresca |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | September 24, 2004 – June 17, 2005 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Complete Savages is a sitcom television program that began airing on ABC in September 2004. Complete Savages was canceled in May 2005, and its last episode aired in June 2005. The series began screening on Nickelodeon UK in September 2005.
The show was created by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker and directed by Mel Gibson and Paul Abascal.
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[edit] Pilot
Complete Savages is a comedy about single dad Nick Savage trying to bring up his unruly sons, Jack, Chris, Sam, Kyle and T.J. alone (their mother ran off 10 years earlier), while working on call day and night as a firefighter with his brother Jimmy. His five sons are constantly stirring up trouble and creating unpredictable circumstances for the entire family to resolve in one way or another.
Theme song was composed and performed by Joseph Interlande.
[edit] Family members
[edit] The Savages
Keith Carradine played the father, Nick Savage. His wife left him ten years previous to the pilot. He also got mad very easily. Although some of the stuff he did to the boys was regarded as unfair, he always shows that he has his sons' best interests at heart and is very concerned for their education and well being, despite his short temper and tendency to lash out at his boys. He works as a firefighter along with his younger brother Jimmy.
Shaun Sipos played Jack Savage, the eldest son. He was considered the "cool" brother. He had many girlfriends through the show. He also can sing and play the guitar. He drove a red motorcycle, until he destroyed the front porch with it. Jack often takes on the role of leader for the boys and always organises stages (mainly against their father), and tries to hold the boys together. Jack is often envied tremendously by Sam mainly due to the reason that Jack is popular in school and has lots of girlfriends while Sam is nerdy and finds it hard to get girls. However there are surprising changes through the series as Sam receives a hot girlfriends while Jack is single and when Sam gets promoted above Jack in a bra and panty store. Although Jack tries to seem independent, he often shows a lot of caring for his brothers, especially T.J.
Erik von Detten played Chris Savage. He was considered a dumb jock, as he failed five different school subjects. He did so bad in school, he had to pretend his last name was Rodriguez just to stay on the football team (and surprisingly learned to speak Spanish). Chris seems to have a very strong conscience (as opposed to Kyle), which is shown when he butchers his old class frog under peer pressure and then imagines the spirit of the frog coming back to haunt him. Chris often agrees with Jack due to Jack's great persuasion skills, combined with the fact that Chris is easily swayed. He also shows violence as a way of solving his problems as he's not good with words.
Andrew Eiden played Sam Savage, the middle son. He was the "black sheep" of the group, as he was responsible and did his school work. He enjoyed studying and being with his girlfriend. Sam was always considered by the boys' father as the easiest one to break when the boys were staging a front. He would often use Sam and put him under pressure to make him crack, this is shown in the pilot episode when the boys refuse to clean until their dad re-hires a maid. Nick tells Angela (Sam's dream girl) to come over to meet Sam, the boys then take pity on Sam and clean the house so Angela can come over. Another instance is when Jack buys a motor cycle (which Nick banned them to drive) which Sam falls off the back off and sprains his arm. When Nick finds out, he wants to arm wrestle Sam to try and get him to admit that they rode the bike.
Evan Ellingson played the misbehaved Kyle Savage. It is also known that his favorite phrase is "Kyle Rules". This is known because he spraypainted it on an elephant as a Halloween prank. He also spray painted it on a highway. He was most frequently hanging around with his younger brother T.J. Besides from being mischievous, Kyle also shows signs of being slightly dangerous and crazy, for example he pushes a postman down the stairs, tries to make him and his brother T.J. the couch rocket kids by attaching rockets to the bottom of the couch and tries to light them, suggests releasing a disease in his school and comes up with many prank ideas. He also shows signs of selfishness, for example, the time when he and T.J. stole a game from a Christmas charity for kids and decided they want it for themselves, after a touching appeal on TV for presents, T.J. is convinced to give it back while Kyle simply states "wow...they almost had me". Another time is when he refuses to take T.J. sledding in place of his girlfriend even though T.J. did all the work on the sled, however he decided to take T.J. in the end. Besides his selfishness he also shows signs of caring such as when he quits smoking to help his dad quit, when he tries to help the dinner ladies at his school (who he used to insult) get pay rises.
Jason Dolley played T.J., the youngest son. He did basically everything Kyle told him to do. One instance where he didn't was the episode where he took up smoking. He constantly shows his obsession of "farts". In one instance at Thanksgiving, all the other boys claim to be thankful for girls while T.J. claims to be fond of farts. In another instance he asks his dads' girlfriend, who is a radio host, if she had ever said fart on the radio, to which she replies "no but when I do I will dedicate it to you". Another time is when Sam rings the White House in regards to a birthday card, before he can ring, T.J. asks if Sam will ask if the president has ever said fart in the Oval Office. T.J. was a typical little brother and was very much protected by his older brothers.
Vincent Ventresca played Jimmy, Nick's brother. Jimmy was also a firefighter along with Nick. His personality was quite the opposite of his brother's, and he seemed to lead a careless life.
[edit] Minor characters
- Autumn Reeser played Angela Anderson, Sam's girlfriend. She was very much like Sam, in that she was very studious.
- Kylie Sparks played Brenda, the neighborhood bully. She was in the glee club, and was not very liked by the Savage family, even Nick pranked her house on Halloween.
- Mel Gibson (who also was an executive producer to the series) played Officer Steve Cox, a cop in a series of cheesy safety videos. His videos normally had a good looking woman, Misty, in them, that would die at the end of it.
- Betty White played Mrs. Riley, the crotchetty old neighbor. She had a heart attack in one episode, and was saved by the boys unconventional ways of CPR. In the same episode, it was revealed that she had a prosthetic leg.
- Kate Walsh played Maggie, Nick's girlfriend in the episode "My Two Sons."
- Kelly played the Savages' nameless pet dog, who was not very fond of Sam.
- Candace Kita played Misty, Mel Gibson's ill-fated girlfriend, doomed to die a bizarre and unusual death at the end of each episode.
[edit] Episode list
1. Pilot: When the 23rd helper quits from the Savages' house, all the boys want a new one, but Nick says no. To force him, the boys make the house more disorderly than ever. Meanwhile, Sam is thinking to ask Angela, his neighbor, to go to the school dance with him. The two stories join when Nick has Angela visit the house.
2. Tutoring: The guys' grades arrive. Sam has failed PE (because he couldn't climb the rope) and Chris failed five subjects. They make an agreement with Coach McCarthy in order to fix their grades: Sam will help Chris to study and the coach will pass Sam. Chris shows no interest in his studies and Sam desists. Chris makes Angela help him to make Sam jealous. When Sam tries to attack Chris, he finally climbs the rope.
3. Almost Men In Uniform- The boys decide that they want to get free things and have a party so they dress up like firemen (their uncle gets free stuff because he is a fireman). After they get all the free stuff, they go to a bar to meet girls. Sam meets a pregnant women and has to deliver the baby on a bar table. Someone calls the fire department and Nick comes to the bar to aid the woman. He finds the boys with the baby.
4. Nick Kicks Butt: Nick finds out one of his sons is smoking and later discovered it is Kyle. After making a deal with Kyle that neither of them will smoke anymore, otherwise they have to run through town completely naked. Nick goes through a rough patch. He talks with his sons after trying to make Kyle quit his smoking and is asked if is really worth it to smoke. The end scene is of Nick running along the street naked, with a cigar in his mouth.
5. Car Jack: Jack considers buying a used car with $1000. Instead he buys a red motorcycle. Nick is completely against it. But still, Jack uses it with Sam, who breaks his arm. They try to hide it, but Nick finds it out. He ties the bike to the porch. The boys try to escape, but they rip off the porch and drag it along after them. After that, TJ, Chris, Sam, and Kyle are forced to watch safety videos while Jack and Jimmy fix the porch.
6. Free Lily: Chris goes to school and finds out that he has to dissect the class frog. He refuses and everyone makes fun of him. He gives into peer pressure and cuts the frog. Later that night, in a dream, the frog goes to Chris's room and tells him to save the new class frog, Lilly. The rest of the Savages are planning their Halloween prank when Chris says to take the class frog. While in the class room, their dog eats Lilly.
7. For Whom the Cell Tolls: Watching Sam moping around the house and staring out the window at Angela while she goes out on dates prompts Jack to take Sam to the mall to pick up girls. When Jack sets him up with a girl named Erin, they hit it off right away. Nevertheless, Sam becomes aggravated when Erin can not seem to put down her cell phone. Meanwhile, Chris gets a job at the mall selling paper airplane gliders. TJ and Kyle buy one. Unfortunately, they realize that they have purchased a faulty product and decide to annoy Chris in any way possible in order to get their money back.
8, Carnival Knowledge: When the boys hear about a carnival in town, they all decide to go with a plan. Kyle's plan is just to act mischievous; Chris and Jack's plans are to find girls who have already eaten so they would not have spend any money; and Sam plans to ask Angela to join him as a date (being that she recently broke up with her boyfriend). T.J. is stuck at home writing a book report; but, when he finishes, he faces a new problem when the dog literally eats his homework. The bad luck keeps spreading with the Savage boys when Chris and Jack's dates keep coming up ways to make them spend money and Sam has to fight off his feelings for Angela when she reveals she only wants to be friends.
9. My Two Sons: The boys are sick of having Nick coming home early and changing the channel on them so they take his picture and sign him up for an online dating service. They find five girls Nick would like and trick him into meeting them. Nick finds out and goes to the bar where he meets another woman and asks her out. She said she only wants two kids so Nick only talks about TJ and Sam. The boys find out and follow their dad on the date and make him tell the girl that he has five boys.
10. Thanksgiving with the Savages: Sam wants to have dinner with his girlfriend Angie. He tells Nick and Nick yells but lets him go. Tradition dictates that the family watch the Three Stooges marathon and this year it is canceled. Then Jimmy and Nick get a call from the station and have to leave and they are upset because Thanksgiving is ruined. The four boys decide to make dinner by cooking a live turkey.
11. The Man Without a Ball: The boys play rake ball with their dad's high school basketball. The ball lands in the yard of Mrs. Agnes Riley, their neighbor. She takes the ball inside & refuses to give it to them. When she's away, the brothers sneak into the house and try to steal it. Much later, Mrs. Riley calls them & holds their dog hostage. Nick learns about what the boys did & goes over to her house. She's sleeping & the dad finds the dog with her. He tries to get the dog to fetch the basketball, but gets Mrs. Riley's artificial right leg! As Nick & the dog flee, Mrs. Riley hops on her leg & cries, "I'm comin' for you Savage! And your little dog too!" Moments later, they finally made a truce.
12. Voodude: Kyle finds himself smitten with Josie, a girl he is used to spending time with in detention, but fears having a girlfriend will turn him into a "wuss." Meanwhile, T.J. and the boys are hard at work on a "destructo-boggan" which is guaranteed to knock all of the inner tubes off the slopes this year. Sam is poodle-sitting his girlfriend Angela's dog, Sally Sue, which doesn't sit well with the Savage dog.
13. Savage XXX-mas: When Nick informs them that he wants them to get jobs, Sam, Chris and Jack get work at a lingerie store as stock boys. The job turns out to be a complete drag for Jack and Chris but Sam does not mind it at all. After proving he is capable of being a good employee, Sam gets promoted and leaves Chris and Jack wanting revenge. Meanwhile, Kyle and T.J. are forced to help Nick donate toys to the needy, but when they discover a game that they want is going to someone else, they themselves start to feel needy.
14. Teen Things I Hate About You: When Nick & Jimmy come home from the fire house, they find the house is full of kids. So they clear the house by playing "Afternoon Delight" on the CD player. Tired of having the boys' friends over so often, they go to a town meeting where Nick suggests that the city opens a teen center (as long as Nick's in charge). When the teen center opens, Nick becomes a busybody (breaking up makeouts, advise on playing pinball, telling Jack to turn down the amp of his electric guitar, etc.). So the boys fire their dad while Jimmy takes his place. Days later, the boys realize what dad was doing when the place is out of control (while Jimmy is making out with a mom in another room). They try to restore order, but no one will listen. So Nick enters & tells one of his sons to play a song on the jukebox. It's the same song (Afternoon Delight) which chases the troublemakers away.
15. Save a Dance for Me: There is a school dance coming up and Sam and Angela are going together. The captain of the dance squad asks Chris and Jack has to teach Chris how to dance. Meanwhile Kyle and T.J. register on dumbidiots.com.
16. Crimes and Mini-Wieners: Chris and Kyle become involved in a food fight and when they get in trouble, they end up dragging Sam down with them. As punishment, the boys are forced to be "lunch ladies" and serve the entire school. Meanwhile, Nick has to find a babysitter for T.J.. He takes Jack's suggestion and hires April, a girl that goes to school with the boys. Little does he know that Jack has another plan for April and it does not involve babysitting.
17. Bad Reception: When Grammy Na-Na (Angela's grandmother) has her 80th birthday, all the Savages are invited. Unfortunately, they are unable to attend due a prior engagement: the Super Bowl. When Jack and the other boys see the wild Super Bowl halftime video for sale, they plead for their dad to spend the $39.95. When he refuses and runs out to get more beer, they have the genius idea of stealing the game from the cable box outside their house...needless to say, they end up at Angela's house attempting to watch the Super Bowl on the "futuristic" television they are confronted with upon arriving. Without the false pretenses that they arrive upon, Grammy Na-Na would not be able to receive "the best birthday present ever"!
18. Saving Old Lady Riley: Kyle, T.J., Jack, and Chris become known as heroes when they save their next door neighbor, Mrs. Riley, after she has a heart attack. Now they are being admired by everyone, including Nick, Jimmy and even Mrs. Riley herself and are even nominated for an award. As the boys enjoy their new found success and rubbing it in a jealous Sam's face, someone discovers a secret that could expose the boys as frauds.
19. Hot Water: When Nick and Jimmy's uncle dies and leaves them money, they decide to buy a hot tub. When the boys have the opportunity to use it, they ignore Nick's rule about using it without his permission and end up in a very complicated situation. Sam is not sure what to do when he discovers the size of the gift Angela is giving him for their three month anniversary is ten times bigger than the gift he is planning to give her.
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