Free Ride (TV series)

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Free Ride
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Robert Roy Thomas
Starring	Josh Dean Erin Cahill Dave Sheridan Allan Havey Loretta Fox Dan Wells
Country of origin	USA
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	approx. 21-22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX
Original run	March 1, 2006 – April 9, 2006

Free Ride is a FOX partially improvised sitcom starring Josh Dean as "Nate Stahlings", a recent college graduate re-adjusting to life at home with his parents in Johnson City, Missouri. The pilot episode aired on March 1, 2006.

FOX cancelled the series after just 6 episodes.

1 Cast
2 Episode Guide
- 2.1 Season 1: 2006
3 External links

[edit] Cast

Nate Stahlings — Josh Dean
Amber Danwood — Erin Cahill
Mark Dove — Dave Sheridan
Bob Stahlings — Allan Havey
Margo Stahlings — Loretta Fox
Steve Moss — Dan Wells
Dylan Hudney — Kirby Heyborne

[edit] Episode Guide

[edit] Season 1: 2006

Episode	Production	Title	Airdate	Original # Viewers	Description
01	1SAB01	"Missouri Loves Company"	March 1, 2006	14.4 million	Nate Stahlings decides to move home after graduating from college, but finds surprises: his parents are now in therapy, his old room has been changed into his parents' gym, and could that strange guy at Kash Kutters become his new best friend?
02	1SAB03	"Up the Aunty"	March 12, 2006	5.51 Million	Nate gets a job at a themed restaurant and then, with his co-worker, goes out on a double date with Dove and a family friend.
03	1SAB04	"Colon Blow to the Head"	March 19, 2006	5.37 Million	When Nate takes his dad to the hospital for a routine colonoscopy, the exam becomes a life-endangering ordeal for Bob and Margo.
04	1SAB02	"Procrasti-Nating"	March 26, 2006	4.89 Million	Forced by his parents to stop partying with Dove all night and get a job, Nate finds work at a construction site, but then goes berserk when he finds out the site is the future home of his crush Amber and her fiance Steve.
05	1SAB05	"Amber Alert"	April 2, 2006	4.23 Million	Nate believes he finally found a way to get closer to Amber when he begins a friendship with her brother. Also, Nate's friend Dove enters a freestyle fighting tournament with only internet karate training.
06	1SAB06	"Who Let the Nate Dog Out"	April 9, 2006	4.88 Million	In the series finale, Nate's future is put at risk when he decides to help Amber look for her cat instead of going to his job interview in Kansas City. Also, Nate's parents have an odd way of making their marriage work.