Oh, Grow Up (1999– )

This series centers on three guys who were friends in college and are still close to this day and are living together. Hunter, a construction worker and womanizer who discovers that he has ... See full summary »

Creator:

Alan Ball

Stars:

Stephen Dunham, David Alan Basche, John Ducey

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Stephen Dunham	...	Hunter Franklin (12 episodes, 1999)
David Alan Basche	...	Norris Michelsky (12 episodes, 1999)
John Ducey	...	Ford Lowell (12 episodes, 1999)
Rena Sofer	...	Suzanne Vandermeer (12 episodes, 1999)
Niesha Trout	...	Chloe Sheffield (12 episodes, 1999)

Storyline

This series centers on three guys who were friends in college and are still close to this day and are living together. Hunter, a construction worker and womanizer who discovers that he has a teenage daughter, Chloe, who is going to school in the city that he lives in. Norris, a struggling artist. And Ford, a lawyer whose revelation of being gay ended his marriage to Suzanne, who has trouble accepting that Ford is gay, and how she could have been married to him.

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Plot Keywords:

ex wife | homosexual | gay friend | sitcom | roommate | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

A ver si maduras

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Television Network, The Greenblatt Janollari Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Suzanne Vandermeer: This is Chloë, my gay husband's roomate's illegitimate child.
Chloe Sheffield: Actually, I prefer the term "bastard."

User Reviews

Silly and serious at the same time

One of the best new shows of the season, so far I've found only the episode of 12/28/99 disappointing. The show is loaded with silliness and an ensemble cast with great comic timing, but it really develops as you get into it. The relationship that develops between Hunter and his newly-discovered daughter Chloe is the heart as well as the edge of the show. Each character has a great deal of maturing to do, and the comedy comes as much from their immaturity as from how frequently the viewer is encouraged to look down upon them and see the room for growth, and unlike Archie Bunker, always back to the same as each new episode starts, the characters seem to gradually improve from episode to episode. Except for Suzanne, she seems to get worse as episodes go on. She came across as the most mature with the first episode, and the show parallels her degeneration, or its revelation of how immature she is, further and further as Hunter tries to be a better father for Chloe. This show isn't likely to make it through the entire season, which is unfortunate. Alan Ball has created a comedy about more than just silly antics. While that isn't new, it is certainly handled in a unique, refreshing, and funny way.