You Again?
American TV series
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::summary American TV series ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | You Again?.webp |
| based_on | Home to Roost by Eric Chappell |
| genre | Sitcom |
| writer | Jay Abramowitz |
| Al Aidekman | |
| Eric Chappell | |
| Gary Jacobs | |
| Doug McIntyre | |
| Tom Musca | |
| Bernie Orenstein | |
| Jerry Stahl | |
| Saul Turteltaub | |
| Zachary D. Wechsler | |
| Vivian Rhodes | |
| director | Peter Bonerz |
| Bill Foster | |
| Gerren Keith | |
| Howard Murray | |
| Jerry Paris | |
| starring | Jack Klugman |
| John Stamos | |
| Elizabeth Bennett | |
| composer | Chris Boardman |
| Rik Howard | |
| Bob Wirth | |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| num_seasons | 2 |
| num_episodes | 26 |
| executive_producer | Ronny Hallin |
| Sarah Lawson | |
| Bernie Orenstein | |
| Saul Turteltaub | |
| producer | Al Aidekman |
| Rick Mitz | |
| Liz Sage | |
| camera | Multi-camera |
| runtime | 30 minutes |
| company | Sweater Productions |
| Taft Entertainment/Lawson Group | |
| Taft Entertainment Television | |
| channel | NBC |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| related | Home to Roost |
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You Again? is an American sitcom television series that aired for two seasons on NBC from February 27, 1986, to January 7, 1987.
It was based on the British show Home to Roost.
Synopsis
Jack Klugman stars as Henry Willows, a man still embittered from his divorce ten years earlier, who has made no effort to see his son Matt (John Stamos) during that time. Henry has become fairly comfortable with his life as a supermarket manager and is not really looking to make major changes to it when Matt arrives looking to stay with his father, whom he hardly knows anymore. Matt is an ill-mannered but quite attractive youth who is very popular with the girls. He drives the gruff Henry almost over the edge, but of course in the end familial ties conquer all differences in sitcom tradition.
Cast
Main cast
- Jack Klugman as Henry Willows
- John Stamos as Matt Willows
- Elizabeth Bennett as Enid Thompkins
- Valerie Landsburg as Pam
- Barbara Rhoades as Maggie Davis
Guest cast
- The Beach Boys
- K Callan
- Conrad Janis
- Richard Kline
- Robert Morse
- Alan Oppenheimer
- Marion Ross
- Armin Shimerman
- Liz Torres
- David Wohl
Production
Development
The show was based on the British show Home to Roost, which was still in production at the same time. British actress Elizabeth Bennett played housekeeper "Enid Thompson" in the British version and "Enid Tompkins" in the US version simultaneously, so she was a frequent commuter from London to Los Angeles during the time in which You Again? was in production.
Episode list
Season 1 (1986)
|EpisodeNumber=1 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=All You Need Is Love |DirectedBy= Peter Bonerz |WrittenBy= Eric Chappell |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=2 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=Dating Henry |DirectedBy= Peter Bonerz |WrittenBy= Eric Chappell |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=3 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=Small Chance |DirectedBy= John Bowab |WrittenBy= Eric Chappell |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=4 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Henry and Matt Get Sick |DirectedBy= Jerry Paris |WrittenBy= John B. Collins |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=5 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Plastic Dream World |DirectedBy= Gerren Keith |WrittenBy= Eric Chappell |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=6 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=Bad Apples |DirectedBy= Lee Bernhardi |WrittenBy= Jerry Stahl |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=7 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=Enid Quits |DirectedBy= Barbara Schultz |WrittenBy= Jerry Stahl |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=8 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=A New Life |DirectedBy= Peter Bonerz |WrittenBy= Eric Chappell |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=9 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Suspect |DirectedBy= Jerry Paris |WrittenBy= Eric Chappell |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=10 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=The Wake |DirectedBy= Peter Baldwin |WrittenBy= Sam Greenbaum |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=11 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Uncle Randy |DirectedBy=Gerren Keith |WrittenBy=Vivian Rhodes |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=12 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Marry Me, a Little |DirectedBy= Howard Murray |WrittenBy= Rick Mitz |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=13 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=The Strike |DirectedBy= Gerren Keith |WrittenBy= Doug McIntyre |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=
Season 2 (1986–87)
|EpisodeNumber=14 |EpisodeNumber2=1 |Title=The Grad |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=15 |EpisodeNumber2=2 |Title=Quit is a Four Letter Word |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=16 |EpisodeNumber2=3 |Title=The Audition |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=17 |EpisodeNumber2=4 |Title=Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Traffic Lights |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=18 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=Sports Fantasy |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=19 |EpisodeNumber2=6 |Title=The Lush Life |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=20 |EpisodeNumber2=7 |Title=The DJ |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=21 |EpisodeNumber2=8 |Title=Social Insecurity |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=22 |EpisodeNumber2=9 |Title=Personals |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=23 |EpisodeNumber2=10 |Title=Enid Moves In |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=24 |EpisodeNumber2=11 |Title=Good Neighbors |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=25 |EpisodeNumber2=12 |Title=Henry, the Kissinger |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor= |EpisodeNumber=26 |EpisodeNumber2=13 |Title=Where the Sun Don't Shine |DirectedBy= |WrittenBy= |OriginalAirDate= |ShortSummary= |LineColor=
Reception
Ratings
You Again? did not achieve the same level of hit status of Home to Roost in the UK, with many viewers finding it difficult to accept the 64-year-old Klugman as the father of 23-year-old Stamos. Nonetheless, the show finished at #19 in its first season's ratings, ahead of other, longer-running shows such as The Facts of Life or newcomers like 227, and was strong enough for NBC to renew it for a second season. The first season aired on Mondays at 8:00 PM, and the second season aired on Wednesdays at 9:30 PM, ending its run on January 7, 1987 after 26 episodes; eventually later that same year, John Stamos began appearing on the long-running sitcom Full House.
References
References
- Sonsky, Steve. (February 27, 1986). "NBC expolits ratings lead to try out Klugman sitcom". [[Miami Herald]].
- "You Again?". [[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present.
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