"Go Fish" (2001) TV series

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Danny Leiner

Writers:

Adam Herz (writer)
Michael Kaplan (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot Keywords:

High School | Teen

Cast

Kieran Culkin	...	Andy 'Fish' Troutner (5 episodes, 2001)
Anna Ehl	...	Student (5 episodes, 2001)
Molly Cheek		(4 episodes, 2001)
Andy Dick		(4 episodes, 2001)
Katherine Ellis		(4 episodes, 2001)
Will Friedle		(4 episodes, 2001)
Kristin Lehman	...	Miss Eastwood (4 episodes, 2001)
Kyle Sabihy		(4 episodes, 2001)
Cara DeLizia	...	Lisa (2 episodes, 2001)
Cathy Doe	...	Lori (2 episodes, 2001)
David Moreland	...	Mr. Hardy (2 episodes, 2001)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (5 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Quotes:

Mr. Ernie Hopkins: What's with the clothes?
Pete Troutner: I just didn't want to be one of those stuffy, old teachers, you know.
Mr. Ernie Hopkins: This isn't a game anymore, Mr. Man. You are not on their side and you do not play by their rules. You wanna get into their heads and part wisdom, knowledge, and truth? Then you gotta earn their respect, pal. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Find out what it means to you. 'Cause if you don't earn their respect, and earn it right away, then you're nothing more than a corpse with a lesson plan. Don't. Don't let yourself become like the rest of the faculty. 'Cause I don't know about you, but when I look at them
[...]

"The Wonder Years" meets "Malcolm In The Middle"

The pilot episode for this new Summer half-hour sitcom was not bad. The show revolves around two brothers, one played by Kieran Culkin and his older brother played by Will Friedle. They are both starting their first semester at Senior High, Kieran being a student and Will being a teacher.

Both brothers try hard immensely to fit in. Kieran wants to win the affections of a fellow female student while Will seeks a love interest in a fellow teacher who teaches Shakespeare. As they both live in the same house, their parents portray two 'nutty' characters much like the parents in "Malcolm In The Middle". While this show provides no laugh track, it attempts to conquer the all-too-familiar 'coming of age' aspect of adolescence by using comedy and slapstick humor as a backdrop. Throw in Andy Dick as a whacko drama teacher and you'll see my point.

Whether this show will last all of Summer remains to be seen. It could have been more original had it come out before "The Wonder Years". Otherwise, it's probably one of the better shows to hit the Summer TV schedule.

6/10