Two and a Half Men (2003– )

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

Creators:

Lee Aronsohn, Chuck Lorre

Stars:

Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Charlie Sheen

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 25 wins & 60 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jon Cryer	...	Alan Harper (225 episodes, 2003-2013)
Angus T. Jones	...	Jake Harper (224 episodes, 2003-2013)
Charlie Sheen	...	Charlie Harper (178 episodes, 2003-2011)
Conchata Ferrell	...	Berta (173 episodes, 2003-2013)
Holland Taylor	...	Evelyn Harper (93 episodes, 2003-2012)

Storyline

The Harper brothers Charlie and Alan are almost opposites but form a great team. They have little in common except their dislike for their mundane, maternally cold and domineering mother, Evelyn. Alan, a compulsively neat chiropractor and control-freak, is thrown out by his manipulative wife Judith who nevertheless gets him to pay for everything and do most jobs in the house. Charlie is a freelance jingle composer and irresistible Cassanova who lives in a luxurious beach-house and rarely gets up before noon. Charlie "temporarily" allows Alan and his son Jake, a food-obsessed, lazy school kid who shuttles between his parents, to move in with them after Alan's separation/divorce. The sitcom revolves around their conflicting lifestyles, raising Jake (who has the efficient, caring dad while having a ball with his fun-loving sugar uncle who teaches him boyish things), and bantering with Evelyn and various other friends and family. Other fairly regular characters include Charlie's cleaning ...

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Plot Keywords:

jingle | sitcom | beach house | chiropractor | stalker | 

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Taglines:

Charlie Lives! (syndication)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dois Homens e Meio

Filming Locations:

Malibu Colony Road, Malibu, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chuck Lorre Productions, Tannenbaum Company, The, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alan's alimony is $3875.32 per month.

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Quotes

Alan: Pretty flowers
Charlie: [sarcastically] Thanks
Alan: Wanna stick 'em somewhere?

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Crazy Credits

The Chuck Lorre Productions vanity card at the end of each episode consists of the words "Chuck Lorre Productions", the vanity card number, and a short essay or mini screenplay that changes with each episode. Topics have included a riff on slang words that Lorre wants to coin, the reason a certain scene containing the line of dialog that was used as the episode's title was edited out, and a screenplay about Lorre's assistant entering his office and finding him curled up in the fetal position.

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Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.161 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Men men men men, manly men men men!"
(uncredited)
Written by Grant Geissman, Lee Aronsohn, and Chuck Lorre
Performed by Elizabeth Daily and Other Studio Musicians

User Reviews

Best ever!

I love this show! It's an amazing mix of dirty humour and amusing 'real life' situations. It's very enjoyable for a laugh and some fun!

The entire show appears to be dedicated to making the audience laugh at the character's dilemmas and it is very amusing to see how everyone's situation entwines and makes into a large but hilarious plot!

The entire cast is very amusing and their voices, attitudes, appearances and body language portray their characters to their full potential.

I DEFINITELY recommend that you watch this show. At least watch several episodes to get a taste of it. I can almost definitely guarantee you'll be hooked!