Hope & Faith

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Hope & Faith

Season 3 title card.
Format sitcom
Created by Joanna Johnson
Starring Kelly Ripa
Faith Ford
Ted McGinley
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 73 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 30 min
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 26, 2003 – May 2, 2006
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Hope & Faith is an American sitcom that aired for three seasons on ABC from September 26, 2003 to May 2, 2006. For its first two seasons the show was part of a revived TGIF comedy block.

The show starred Faith Ford as Hope Shanowski and Kelly Ripa as Faith. Ford plays a homemaker with a husband (played by Ted McGinley) and three children. Ripa plays her sister, a soap opera star whose character is killed off, leading her to move in with her sister's family. The show is based in part on the life of its creator, Joanna Johnson, a former cast member of The Bold and the Beautiful. The show featured guest stars such as Tony Curtis, Dean Cain, Robert Wagner, Regis Philbin (Ripa's co-host on Live with Regis and Kelly), Kathie Lee Gifford, Jenny McCarthy and Mark Consuelos (Ripa's husband).

The show was primarily filmed at New York City's Silvercup East, a sister studio to Silvercup Studios, to accommodate Ripa's schedule with Live with Regis and Kelly.


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[edit] History

In early November 2003 the show helped ABC tie for the lead in Friday night viewership, attracting an audience of around twelve million.[citation needed] By February 2004, ABC ordered four more episodes for the show's first season, for a total of 26 episodes; as of then, Hope & Faith was being watched by around nine million viewers each week.[citation needed] It continued at that level for March, though by mid-April, when the show was renewed for a second season, it was down to 6.8 million viewers and a 57th-place showing in the ratings.[citation needed]

The show's Nielsen Ratings during the 2005-2006 season continued to weaken slightly. In its time slot Hope & Faith often placed third, behind Three Wishes and Threshold; when Threshold was swapped with Close to Home, the show continued to place third.[citation needed] The four episodes broadcast during November sweeps averaged 6.52 million viewers, with weekly rankings ranging from 63rd to 77th.[citation needed] Its rankings placed it at or near the bottom for all 2005 primetime shows airing on the Big Three broadcasting networks.[citation needed]

ABC announced on January 18, 2006 that it was benching Hope & Faith for the February sweeps to make room for an expanded edition of Dancing with the Stars. The show began to air its remaining episodes from March 21, 2006 on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET against American Idol. [1] In May 2006, ABC announced that that the show would be cancelled when it unveiled its Fall 2006 lineup. [2]

[edit] Syndication

All 73 episodes were picked up by the U.S. television network WE: Women's Entertainment, as the total number of produced episodes was short of what was required for American television syndication.

[edit] International

The show is currently airing in:

[edit] Episodes

See List of Hope & Faith episodes

[edit] Cast

[edit] Characters

Character Actor Description
Faith Fairfeild Kelly Ripa Faith is Hope's celebrity sister. We know that she was on Star Search, and starred as Ashley Storm and her evil twin Angela on the fictional soap opera "The sacred and the Sinful". Faith is lazy, and makes Hope wait on her. She always hatches a scheme and involves her sister. She has tried many times to get an acting job, but always fails. In season two, one of her acting schemes involved her and her sister creating a catering business, and she ends up being professional caterors. Relatives: Father- Jack Robert Wagner, Mother- Mary Jo (died before the show began)Cheryl Ladd
Hope Fairfeild Shanowski Faith Ford Hope is the matriarch of the family. She is usually the most sensible one, and is always reluctant to go along with her sister's schemes. She is married to Charley and has 3 kids, Sydney, Haley, and Justin. She likes to bake and garden, and eventually has her own catering business. Jack Robert Wagner, Mother- Mary Jo (died before the show began) Cheryl Ladd
Charley Shanowski Ted McGinley Charley is Hope's busband. He dislikes Faith, and is always trying to get her to leave. He is an orthodontist. He likes watching sports and is a fan of Faith's former baseball playing boyfriend The Gooch.
Sydney Shanowski Nicole Paggi (2003- 2004) Megan Fox (2004- 2006) Sydney is Hope and Charley's oldest daughter. She particularly likes spending time with her Aunt Faith, whom she sees as way cooler than her mother. She is potrayed as popular, vain, and kind of ditzy.
Haley Shanowski Macey Cruthird Haley is Hope and Charley's middle daughter. She is potrayed as the smart child who gets promoted to high school in season two. She is also caring and an animal activist. Sometimes she be littles her older sister because Haley is smarter than her.
Justin Shanowski Jansen Panettiere (pilot episode only) Paulie Litt Justin is Hope and Charley's youngest and only son. He is smart and is known to act like an adult with his mature interests (such as Frank Sinatra). He usually pals around with his dad, and likes his Aunt.

[edit] Recurring characters

Character Actor Description
Jack Fairfeild Robert Wagner Jack is Hope & Faith's father. He appears in seven episodes; "Phone Home for the Holidays", "Jack's Back", "Natal Attraction", "Stand By Your Mandi", "9021-Uh-Oh", "Blood is Thicker Than Daughter", and "Meet the Parent". He usually dates women who are half his age, and reveals that the reason he married Hope and Faith's mother is because she was pregnant with Hope. He also reveals he had an affair with another woman when his marriage with Hope and Faith's mother was on the rocks, and they have a half brother.
Gary "The Gooch" Gucharez Mark Consuelos Gooch is a baseball player, who ruined his baseball when he didn't catch an easily catchable ball. At first he doesn't like Faith, but later they end up dating. He moves to Japan when he gets a baseball job offer. He and Faith elope in the season three premiere, but they get a divorce. Even though they get a divorce, he comes back in a later episode and they start to date again. He appeared in nine episodes; "The Gooch", "Another Car Commercial", "Carmen Get It", "Of Rice and Anchor Men", "Season Finale", "The Marriage Parts 1 & 2", "Now And Zen", "Meet the Parent", and " Faith Knows Squat".
Edwin Brett Murphy Edwin plays Haley's boyfriend. He is potrayed as a smart nerd who has many allergies and asthma. He appeared in five episodes; "Hope Has No Faith", "Silent Night, Opening Night", "Mismatch", "Faith Scare-Field", and "The Gooch"
Mandi Ragner Jenny McCarthy Mandi has been Faith's best friend since they were in school. Mandi dates Hope and Faith's father Jack for one episode. She comes back in a later episode and tells their father that she's pregnant with his child. He planned to marry her, but when the baby was born it was obvious it wasn't his. She appeared in three episodes; "Jack's Back", "Natal Attraction", and "Stand By Your Mandi".
Hansome Hal Halverson Regis Philbin Hansome Hal is a successful used car salesman. He uses celebrities and makes fools of them in his commercials. In his first episode he makes a fool out of Faith in his commercials. In his second episode he makes a fool out of the Gooch in his commercials. And in his final episode he loses his car dealership and is broke. Faith decides to be nice and invites to stay with him. He has a scheme for him and Faith to host a morning talk show. The producers love him, but they tell him to dump Faith. He appeared in one episode each season; "Car Commercial", "Another Car Commercial", and " Homeless Hal".


[edit] Main crew

Executive Producers: Joanna Johnson (creator), Emile Levisetti. Co-Executive Producers: Peter Murietta, David Rosenthal, Tom Leopold. Supervising Producer: Jenna Bruce. Producers: Alysse Bezahler, Tim Himmel. Co-Producer: Bobby Gaylor

[edit] Opening sequences

The shows intro and theme song changed each season.

In its first season the theme song was slower. Its lyrics were:
You know we don't have to talk about it.
We've got our different ways.
But you know in the end we can laugh about it.
Even though we can drive each other crazy,
You know we don't have to worry.
We will live, we will laugh, and we'll love each other anyway.
La la la la la la.

The scenes in the season one theme song are like this; It starts on a black & white photo of Faith, who's probably age 1 holding on to a baby walker, and Hope, who's probably age 5. They are standing on a dirt path, with grass in the back round. Then it shows a color photo of Hope, who's probably age 7, and Faith, who's probably age 3, standing in a feild. Then it shows a photo of Faith, who's probably age 12, and Hope, who's probably age 16, with a blank backround, and it credits Kelly Ripa and Faith Ford. Then it shows a photo of Faith, who's probably age 12 holding cheerleading pom-poms, and another picture of Faith who's at her current age, and she's holding her emmy. The Hollywood sign is in the backround. Then it shows a photo of Hope who's around age 18, wearing her graduation cap and gown, and another photo of Hope and Charley who are making different poses, and Ted McGinley is credited. The Shanowski's house is in the backround. Then it shows a photo of (from left to right) Sydney, Hope, Charley, Haley, and Justin who are all sitting on the living room couch making different poses. Then it shows Faith appear in the picture. As these happen, Nicole Paggi, Macey Cruthird and Paulie Litt are each credited separately. Then it shows a current photo of Faith and Hope making different poses, as the show's title Hope & Faith is shown. Then it shows a photo of Hope, who's probably age 6 riding a tricycle, and Faith, who's probably age 3 sitting in a chair connected to the tricycle. As this is shown Created By Joanna Johnson is shown.

Season two's theme song is faster. Its lyrics go:
We drive each other crazy it's true (crazy)
but I can't imagine my life without you.
Sisters, with a brand new star,
Sisters, we've come so far,
Sisters, there's no better way to be,
you and me.

The scenes for the season 2 theme song are from season one episodes, and a few from season two. It is like this: It starts off with a scene from "The Diner Show" where Faith and Hope walk out of the kitchen wearing waitress uniforms. It then shows a scene from "Hope Gets a Job" where Faith and Hope's dresses are caught in the printing machiene and are ripped off. Then it shows a scene from "Daytime Emmys" where Faith and Hope are singing. During these 3 scenes, Kelly Ripa and Faith Ford are credited. Then on a split screen it shows a scene from "Hope Gets a Job" where Faith is playing with a paddle ball, and a scene from "Madam President" where Hope is dancing. Next it shows a scene from "Hope and Faith Get Randy" where Charley's holding his arms up, and quickly lowers them. Then it shows a scene from "Anger Management" where Charley has gunk all over his face. Then it shows a scene from "Car Commercial" where Charley's standing at the door holding flowers. During these three scenes Ted McGinley is credited. Next it shows a scene from "Summary Judgment" where Faith is dressed like a hot dog and grabs on to Hope. Then it shows a scene from "Escape from Albuquerque" where Sydney's walking downstairs. Then it shows a scene from "Escape from Albuquerque" where Sydney sticks out her tongue revealing a pierceing. During these two scenes, Megan Fox is credited. Then it shows a scene from "Remembrance of Rings Past" where Haley is hugging Charley. Then it shows a scene from "Silent Night, Opening Night" where Haley's wearing her fountain costume. During these 2 scenes, Macey Cruthird is credited. Next it shows a scene from "Prom and Circumstance" where Faith and Hope are in their prom dresses. Next it shows a scene of Justin where he's holding a martini glass talking. Then it shows a scene of Justin wearing his Frank Sinatra suit singing. During these two scenes Paulie Litt is credited. Next it shows a scene of the entire family sitting on the couch, with justin sitting on Faiths lap and Sydney tickling Haley. Then it shows a scene from "Mismatch" where Faith accidentally knocks Hope over. During these two scenes the show's title Hope & Faith is shown. Next it shows a scene from "Remembrance of Rings Past" where Hope and Faith are dancing, as Created By Joanna Johnson is shown.

During the show's third and final season its theme song is truncated meaning its cast is credited during the opening scene, and not during the theme song. The theme song last approximately 5 seconds and has no lyrics, only a tune. The ending of the song is different in some episodes (for example sometimes it plays a bell, or has drum beats). The theme song has a plain black backround, and the name "Hope" drops from the top of the screen, and "& Faith" flies to the top of the screen, and they come together and show the show title.

[edit] Guest stars

More than a dozen celebrities appeared in brief guest stints or, in some cases, in recurring roles, including:

[edit] References

  1. ^ ABC Schedules 'Alias' Endgame - 'What About Brian' delayed, 'Hope & Faith' moving - Zap2it
  2. ^ http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/14592421.htm

[edit] External links

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