A separated, fired NYC lawyer returns to his hometown in Ohio, meets old high school friends and cute crush, buys a bowling alley and opens a law office in it.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 20 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Tom Cavanagh | ... |
Ed Stevens
(83 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Julie Bowen | ... |
Carol Vessey
(83 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Jana Marie Hupp | ... |
Nancy Burton
(83 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Josh Randall | ... |
Mike Burton
(83 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Lesley Boone | ... |
Molly Hudson
(83 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Michael Ian Black | ... |
Phil Stubbs
(83 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Rachel Cronin | ... |
Shirley Pifko
(83 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Justin Long | ... |
Warren Cheswick
(83 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Michael Genadry | ... |
Mark Vanacore
(58 episodes, 2001-2004)
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| Mike Starr | ... |
Kenny Sandusky
(45 episodes, 2000-2002)
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| Daryl Mitchell | ... |
Eli Goggins
(39 episodes, 2002-2004)
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| Ginnifer Goodwin | ... |
Diane Snyder
(25 episodes, 2001-2003)
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Morgan Thomas | ... |
Sarah Burton
(19 episodes, 2001-2004)
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Lauren Thomas | ... |
Sarah Burton
(19 episodes, 2001-2004)
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| John Slattery | ... |
Dennis Martino
(17 episodes, 2001-2002)
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| Marvin Chatinover | ... |
Dr. Walter R. Jerome
(16 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Robin Paul | ... |
Jessica Martell
(14 episodes, 2000-2002)
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| Sabrina Lloyd | ... |
Frankie Hector
(11 episodes, 2003)
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| Max Rosmarin | ... |
Gavin Shrader
(9 episodes, 2000-2003)
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| Marcy Harriell | ... |
Jennifer Young
(8 episodes, 2003-2004)
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| Pat Finn | ... |
Jim Frost
(8 episodes, 2001-2002)
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| Rena Sofer | ... |
Bonnie Hane
(7 episodes, 2001)
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Munson Hicks | ... |
Judge Henderson
(7 episodes, 2000-2001)
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| Mike Hodge | ... |
Judge
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| Nicki Aycox | ... |
Stella Vessey
(6 episodes, 2002-2004)
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Tessa Ghylin | ... |
Donna Tozzi
(6 episodes, 2001)
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Charles Dumas | ... |
Judge LaRue
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(6 episodes, 2001-2003)
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Joe Ponazecki | ... |
Judge
(6 episodes, 2001)
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| Teresa Yenque | ... |
Carmela
(6 episodes, 2001-2003)
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| Gregory Harrison | ... |
Nick Stanton
(5 episodes, 2000)
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| Tom Wilson | ... |
Sean Nowell
(5 episodes, 2003)
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David Little | ... |
Albert Schulz
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(5 episodes, 2001-2004)
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Mickey Kelly | ... |
Duncan
(5 episodes, 2000-2004)
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| Anthony Ferriso | ... |
Partygoer
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(5 episodes, 2001-2003)
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Wallace Little | ... |
Jimmy Ressler
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(5 episodes, 2003-2004)
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| Dan Lauria | ... |
Richard Vessey
(4 episodes, 2002-2004)
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| Kelly Ripa | ... |
Jennifer Bradley
(4 episodes, 2002)
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| Jim Gaffigan | ... |
Toby Gibbons
(4 episodes, 2003-2004)
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| Dan Ziskie | ... |
Judge Kuhn
(4 episodes, 2002-2003)
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| Noah Bean | ... |
Tim Cooper
(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
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Ray Bokhour | ... |
Chuck Harris
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(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
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| Saundra McClain | ... |
Wendy
(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
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Stephanie Mnookin | ... |
Pie Shop Waitress
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(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
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| David Eigenberg | ... |
Jeff Alexander
(3 episodes, 2001)
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| Timothy Busfield | ... |
Lloyd Stevens
(3 episodes, 2002-2004)
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| Ron McLarty | ... |
Jerry Dobbs
(3 episodes, 2002-2003)
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| Lea Thompson | ... |
Liz Stevens
(3 episodes, 2004)
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Joyce Reehling | ... |
Ms. Gustechi
(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
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| Curtis Armstrong | ... |
Mr. Cheswick
(3 episodes, 2001-2003)
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| Ben Shenkman | ... |
Frank Carr
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Production Companies
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2004) (United States) (tv)
- CBS Drama (2010) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- FEM3 (2010) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release) (seasons 3 & 4)
- Fox (2001) (Japan) (tv)
- Net5 (Netherlands) (tv)
- OnTV / CH
- TV2 (Hungary) (tv) (repeats)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CSC (camera equipment provided by)
- Calleri Jensen Davis (casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes)
- Kodak (footage shot by)
- MTI (video post-production)
- Pride Mobility Products Corporation (wheelchairs and scooters)
- Sound One (audio post-production)
- Sylvia Fay Casting (extras casting)
- The Image Group (video post-production)
- TiSport (wheelchairs and scooters)
- Tomkats Catering (catering)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ed Stevens is a contracts lawyer at a high-profile New York City firm. Around the same time he splits with his wife (she slept with a mailman), he makes a single error in punctuation when going over a contract; and because of the resulting financial loss to the firm, he's fired. Despondent, he heads back to his (small) hometown of Stuckeyville, "Anytown", USA. There he realizes he's been missed by a lot of friends whom he's missed; and he sees Carol, the girl he'd adored in high school. Swept up in roiling emotions, Ed buys the local bowling alley on a whim, moves to Stuckeyville, and determines to win Carol's heart. His horizons broaden as he settles once more in Stuckeyville, and the series itself settles into a charming, funny, often serious slice-of-life series focused not solely on Ed, but on the lovable ensemble cast of people who live and work with him in Stuckeyville. Written by Katchan |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ed's ex-wife, Liz was originally played by Janeane Garofalo in the original pilot that was turned down by CBS. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Next Year See more » |
| Quotes |
Ed Stevens:
[Ed telling Carol that he has chosen her over Frankie]
The first time I ever laid eyes on you was ninth grade. Mr. O'Roarke's Biology class. I looked across the room and you were pouring water into a test tube. You were wearing a blue shirt with white criss-crossed strings right down the sides. And the moment I saw you... I just went... [sharp intake of breath] Ed Stevens: . Carol, from the day I came back here to Stuckeyville and I walked into your classroom to ask you out, and all the other times I asked you out, it seemed you just kept telling me the same thing over and over and over again. That I didn't fall in love with you, but rather some high school kid's fixated version of you. And I went and I thought about it... and I thought about it and I thought about it and I thought about it and I thought about it. And I decided... you're right. I didn't fall in love with you. I fell in love with that girl wearing that blue shirt with the white criss-crossed strings down the side that I never said a single word to in high school. So I decided to be with Frankie. So I went to look for you, I went to look for you to tell you. I looked all over. I looked at the Smiling Goat, I looked at your high school, I looked at your house, I looked all over, all over. And a funny thing happened. Everywhere I went... I saw us. Laughing, crying, arguing. And I realized, yeah, maybe I fell in love with that girl wearing the blue shirt with the white criss-crossed strings down the sides in high school. But now... now... I love you. I love you; I love every part of you. And we have to be together. See more » |