Living with Fran

Living with Fran
Genre Sitcom
Created by David Garrett
Jason Ward
Josh H. Etting
Jamie Kennedy
Starring Fran Drescher
Ryan McPartlin
Ben Feldman
Misti Traya
Charles Shaughnessy
Debi Mazar
Lainie Kazan
Ryan Devlin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Fringe Productions (season 1)
Jizzy Entertainment (season 2)
Uh-Oh Productions
On Time And Sober
Regency Television
20th Century Fox Television
Broadcast
Original channel The WB
Original run April 8, 2005 – March 24, 2006

Living with Fran is an American sitcom that debuted on The WB in April 2005 that starred Fran Drescher. The show last aired on March 24, 2006.

Premise

Drescher plays Fran Reeves, an interior designer and divorced mother of two. Her son, Josh, recently dropped out of medical school and now lives at home with his younger sister, Allison, his mother and her young boyfriend, Riley Martin. Fran deals with the visits of her sleazy ex-husband, Ted, and her divorced cousin, Merrill. Fran also must deal with the fact that others, including her son, disapprove of the relationship she has with her much younger boyfriend. In the episode "Dreaming with Fran", Fran breaks up with Riley because of the age distance but in the next episode, Riley proposes to Fran and moves back into the house.

Episodes

Season Episodes First air date Last air date
1 13 April 8, 2005 May 13, 2005
2 13 September 16, 2005 March 24, 2006

Season 1: 2005

  1. "Pilot"
  2. "Riley's Parents"
  3. "The Ex Factor"
  4. "The Reunion"
  5. "Oh, Baby"
  6. "Who's the Parent?"
  7. "Carriage Ride"
  8. "The Concert"
  9. "Josh Works for Riley"
  10. "Riley's Ex"
  11. "School Ties"
  12. "Girl Talk"
  13. "Plastered"

Season 2: 2005–06

  1. "A Year of Living with Fran"
  2. "Going to the Bar Mitzvah with Fran"
  3. "Sweet Sixteen Again with Fran"
  4. "Learning with Fran"
  5. "Ahead of the Plan with Fran"
  6. "Going Crazy with Fran"
  7. "Coupling with Fran"
  8. "Healing with Fran"
  9. "The Whole Clan with Fran"
  10. "Masquerading with Fran"
  11. "Going to Bed with Fran"
  12. "Dreaming with Fran"
  13. "Reuniting with Fran"

Cast

Regular

Recurring

Guest

Production

On October 18, 2005, Living with Fran was removed from The WB's Friday night schedule and was replaced with the new series Twins. The show returned Friday, January 13, 2006, at 8:30pm. The second season finale aired on Friday, March 24, 2006. In the episode, Riley proposed to Fran; the episode was a cliffhanger, and Fran's answer was not revealed. On May 17, 2006, one day before the upfronts, it was announced that Living with Fran would not be returning for a third season.

The series was executive produced by actor and comedian Jamie Kennedy, known for his roles in the Scream film series. He also appeared on an episode of the first season as a flamboyant, stripper-coach Fran hires to surprise Riley for their anniversary.

The series was originally titled Shacking Up and was not renamed until very close to its premiere; episodes of television entertainment shows like Extra can be found on the internet discussing the show with the cast and previewing clips while still calling it Shacking Up.

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