The Pitts

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American television series

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image	The Pitts cast.jpg
caption	The cast (from left to right): David Henrie as Petey, Kellie Waymire as Liz, Lizzy Caplan as Faith and Dylan Baker as Bob
runtime	30 minutes
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composer	Eric Speier
country	United States
language	English
network	Fox
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num_seasons	1
num_episodes	7 (2 unaired)
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Terry Adams
Joey Spampinato
Tom Ardolino
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Nothing Can Go Wrong Now Productions
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The Pitts is an American sitcom that aired on Fox between March and April 2003. It is about a family and their bad luck. The show featured absurd, fantastical plots presented within the context of a seemingly normal family sitcom. It was cancelled after two months.

Cast

Dylan Baker as Bob Pitt, the father of the family
Kellie Waymire as Liz Pitt, the mother of the family
Lizzy Caplan as Faith Pitt, the oldest child of Bob and Liz
David Henrie as Petey Pitt, the youngest child of Bob and Liz

Production

In February 2002, it was reported that Fox had ordered a sitcom pilot from Mike Scully and Julie Thacker called The Pitts revolving around an incredibly unlucky family that face outlandish disasters every week. The following month, Dylan Baker had been cast as one of the series leads. In April of that year, Kellie Waymire was reported to star opposite Baker.

In February 2003, it was reported Scully that had secured a deal with Philip Rosenthal to join the staff of Everybody Loves Raymond as Scully's contract with 20th Century Fox Television was set to expire with Scully's formal onboarding to the Raymond staff set to take effect in the event The Pitts was not renewed.

Episodes

Reception

The Pitts had a mostly negative reception from critics.

Cancellation and failed revival

Fox ordered seven episodes of the series; the network cancelled the show after only five episodes aired. The last two episodes that aired on Fox aired on the same night, the first airing at 7:30/6:30 CT and the second airing at its regular timeslot at 9:30/8:30 CT. The final two episodes of the series aired two years later in the U.K.

On October 10, 2007, Fox announced an animated version of the show was in development. Of the main cast, Lizzy Caplan and Dylan Baker signed on to reprise their roles. Kellie Waymire died in 2003 and Allison Janney had been cast in her role. The part of Petey was to be played by Andy Milonakis replacing David Henrie who was already starring in Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place.

On July 24, 2008, it was announced that the animated series had been taken out of production after a pilot had failed to impress Fox executives.

References

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Cormier, Roger. (Jan 14, 2013). "'The Pitts': The Show Where Lizzy Caplan Married a Volkswagen".
(February 19, 2002). "LaPaglia reappears in CBS’ ‘Vanished’". [[Variety (magazine).
(March 11, 2002). "Tori kisses Frog laffer". [[Variety (magazine).
(April 2, 2002). "Gertz and Roberts join pilot lineups". [[Variety (magazine).
(February 24, 2003). "Inside Move: Writer juggling 3 shows". [[Variety (magazine).
Gallo, Phil. (Mar 28, 2003). "The Pitts".
(Feb 2, 2020). "15 Sitcoms From The 2000s Everyone Forgot About".
"The Pitts".
Nellie Andreeva. (2007-10-10). "Fox reviving failed sitcom as a cartoon". Reuters.
Nellie Andreeva. (2008-03-04). "Allison Janney joins Fox family cartoon". Reuters.

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