Hope & Faith (2003–2006)

Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mom of three in Glen Falls, Ohio, had her tidy world up-ended by the arrival of her celebrity sister, Faith. Faith was living the high life in ... See full summary »

Creator:

Joanna Johnson

Stars:

Faith Ford, Kelly Ripa, Ted McGinley

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Faith Ford	...	Hope Shanowski (74 episodes, 2003-2006)
Kelly Ripa	...	Faith Fairfield (74 episodes, 2003-2006)
Ted McGinley	...	Charley Shanowski (65 episodes, 2003-2006)
Macey Cruthird	...	Hayley Shanowski (58 episodes, 2003-2006)
Paulie Litt	...	Justin Shanowski (53 episodes, 2003-2006)
Megan Fox	...	Sydney Shanowski (48 episodes, 2004-2006)

Storyline

Hope, a down-to-earth, happily married mom of three in Glen Falls, Ohio, had her tidy world up-ended by the arrival of her celebrity sister, Faith. Faith was living the high life in Hollywood as a daytime soap opera star until her soap's character, Ashley Storm, was suddenly and unceremoniously killed off on "The Sacred and the Sinful" by her evil twin. After a year under her roof wreaking occasional havoc, Hope can attest that you can kill the diva off on the daytime drama, but you can't take the drama out of the diva.

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Plot Keywords:

ohio | fashion show | multiple actors for one character | beer | sitcom | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hope i Faith

Filming Locations:

Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television, Industry Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Josh Stamberg, Brie Larson and Slade Pearce were originally cast for the roles of Charley, Sydney and Justin. They were in the original pilot episode (taped on April 30, 2003), but were fired and replaced due to creative differences. The parts were recast with Ted McGinley, Nicole Paggi and Paulie Litt and the episode was shot again on August 16, 2004.

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Quotes

Faith: [calling up the stairs] Justin, come play beauty pagent with Aunt Faith again.

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Connections

Referenced in Shameful Sequels: Beethoven's 5th (2012)

User Reviews

terrible pilot, great following episodes

The pilot for this show was terrible. The jokes were tired, and predictable. None of it had any logical things in it. And the acting was poor. But in the following episodes, the are just great. The jokes are unpredictable. funny, and the acting has improved so much. The writing is getting a lot better, also. For those of you who thought the pilot was bad, give the new ones a chance. They are really good!

Hope & Faith: 4/5

TV rating: TV-PG D. There ae some sexual references, but not to bad for little kids. They won't get any of the jokes, though.