| Grown Ups | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Matthew Miller |
| Written by | Valerie Ahern Mark Amato Mark Bluntman Howard Busgang Pamela Eells Arthur Harris Bob Hilgenberg John Hunter Stephen Lloyd Christian McLaughlin Matthew Miller Rick Newberger Rob Muir Jeny Quine Billy Riback Scott J. Rosenbaum Dan Signer Chuck Snyder Van Whitfield |
| Directed by | Richard Correll Matthew Diamond Iris Dugrow Sheldon Epps Joyce Gittlin Lillah McCarthy Jeffery L. Melman Jonathan Prince Brian K. Roberts Tony Singletary John Tracy John Whitesell Steve Zuckerman |
| Starring | Jaleel White Dave Ruby Marissa Ribisi |
| Theme music composer | Quincy Jones III |
| Opening theme | Performed by Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins |
| Composer(s) | Becky Kneubuhl Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Craig Baumgarten Pamela Eells Alan Haymon Rick Newberger Jonathan Prince Billy Riback |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Harris Patricia Fass Palmer Lyah LeFlore Jaleel White |
| Editor(s) | Jesse Hoke |
| Cinematography | Donald A. Morgan |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Columbia TriStar Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | UPN |
| Original run | August 1, 1999 – May 22, 2000 |
Grown Ups is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from 1999 to 2000. Starring Jaleel White, the series was created by Matthew Miller and based on a story written by White.[1]
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Grown Ups follows the lives of three post-college friends who are coming to terms with adulthood. Jaleel White stars as J. Calvin Frazier, a 24-year-old man whose roommate just skipped town nearly leaving him homeless. J. also learns that his high school crush Melissa (Tammy Townsend) is engaged to another man. With the help of his best friend Gordon (Dave Ruby) and Gordon's wife Shari (Marissa Ribisi), J. attempts to deal with his problems and adjust to life as a grown up.
In the pilot episode, Soleil Moon Frye appeared as Robin Carlucci, J.'s new roommate who wrongly assumes that J. is gay. The series was retooled after the pilot and Frye's character was dropped.
Grown Ups premiered on August 1, 1999 at 8:30 EST/7:30 CST. On August 30, 1999, the series moved to Mondays at 9 p.m EST/8 p.m. CST, following the Moesha spin-off The Parkers.[2] The series initially garnered good ratings,[3] but ratings soon dropped and UPN canceled the series (on a cliffhanger that was never resolved)[4] in May 2000.
| Series # | Title | Notes | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | The series begins with the viewers meeting J Calvin Frazier and his friends Gordon and his wife Sherri. J works at a boxing company, Gordon works at a law firm and Sheri is a book editor. J has recently discovered that his roommate has moved out and now he has to find a new one. He gets a roommate in the form of Robin, who thinks he's gay. One of Gordon's coworkers, Marcus is dating one of J's old girlfriends. J now has to deal with his new roommate and the feelings he has for his old flame. | August 23, 1999 |
| 2 | "Truth Be Told" | While playing the game of Truth Be Told, J discovers that his girlfriend is still a virgin. While Gordon discovers that he wasn't Sherri's first experience. J and Melissa decide to have sex and J experinces some bedroom problems. | August 30, 1999 |
| 3 | "The Out of Work-Out" | J quits his job and tries to get another one. He hangs out at a spa to mingle with important business professionals. He eventually gets a new job when he runs into a female member of the club that has her own company. | September 6, 1999 |
| 4 | "A Comic Tragedy" | J and Gordon fight over ownership of a comic book-that Shari put on Ebay. The comic puts their friendship in jeopardy. The book is worthless since Gordon cut an ad out of the book. The only winner was Marcus, who cashed in on the legal fees. | September 13, 1999 |
| 5 | "Bachelor Auction" | J enters a bachelor auction to make his new girlfriend jealous. He gets bought by Gordon's Boss daughter who has a fatal attraction to him. | September 20, 1999 |
| 6 | "J Says" | J takes an encounter with a newspaper columnist, who annoyed him and turns it into a chance at getting his own nationally syndicated column. | October 4, 1999 |
| 7 | "Family Circus" | Against Melissa's wishes, J arranges to meet her parents while they're in town visiting, but quickly discovers why she was so reluctant to introduce him to her germaphobic mother and crazy father. Meanwhile, Gordon and Shari try their hand at writing a children's book, hoping to win a contest that awards the winning author $50,000. | October 18, 1999 |
| 8 | "Two Divided by J Equals Ex" | J's brother comes to town with news of his impending marriage to Donna. Donna just happens to have had a fling with J years ago. | November 8, 1999 |
| 9 | "Vegas, a Place in the Sun" | J goes to Las Vegas to try to stop his brother's wedding to Donna. | November 15, 1999 |
| 10 | "Why Can't We Not Be Friends?" | J's girlfriend Melissa returns from abroad in time for Thanksgiving, but their relationship isn't the same after months of separation. | November 22, 1999 |
| 11 | "Online Romance" | J and Gordon go crazy with their fantasies, as Gordon loves Shari in her new Scully wig. J dates a former Chicago Bulls Cheerleader. | December 6, 1999 |
| 12 | "Housesitter" | J tries to score points with his boss by watching his log cabin during a blizzard. J brings his friends along and everything goes bad. | January 3, 2000 |
| 13 | "Instant Karma" | J tells a blind date that he'll call her and doesn't, so his karma suddenly go bad. He gets locked out of his apartment, gets an infection on his butt and loses to Gordon in Basketball. Meanwhile Gordon investigates his maid and finds out what she really does. | January 24, 2000 |
| 14 | "Action" | J, Gordon and Shari get cast as extras in Cameron Russell's new movie. J discovers the other side of his favorite action hero. | February 7, 2000 |
| 15 | "Valentine's J" | J and Marcus battle to see who can get the most attractive date. J gets multiple dates and everything backfires in his face. | February 14, 2000 |
| 16 | "New Job" | J thinks he hit the jackpot when he goes to work for a computer genius. Sheri gets to edit her first book. | February 21, 2000 |
| 17 | "Sons & Lovers" | J meets an older woman and begins dating her. Unknowing to him, she's Logan's mother and Logan discovers them in bed together. Logan claims that it doesn't bother him, but he has J doing more work. It's not until Logan's mother finds out that J's suffering comes to an end as does their relationship. | March 20, 2000 |
| 18 | "J's Pet Peeve" | J agrees to watch Melissa's dog, who doesn't like him. | April 10, 2000 |
| 19 | "The Car Makes the Man" | J buys a Mercedes to pretend to be successful and ends up going into poverty to pay the expensive bill off. | May 1, 2000 |
| 20 | "Out of Sync" | J creates his own boy band, the Macho Five. It backfires in his face when the group dumps him and makes Gordon a member. | May 8, 2000 |
| 21 | "Match Breaker J" | J tries to match Logan up with the new intern. | May 15, 2000 |
| 22 | "Nerds of a Feather Gawk Together" | J tries to help some of his coworkers with dating by offering them tips. He also discovers that Melissa is getting married after he sees her with a wedding ring. He realizes that he loves her and proses to her. Melissa agrees and reveals that the ring was her girlfriend's ring for her marriage. | May 22, 2000 |