Still Standing 

Bill and Judy are not your average parents; the kids are the responsible ones.

Creators:

Diane Burroughs, Joey Gutierrez

Stars:

Mark Addy, Jami Gertz, Jennifer Irwin

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mark Addy	...	Bill Miller 88 episodes, 2002-2006
Jami Gertz	...	Judy Miller 88 episodes, 2002-2006
Jennifer Irwin	...	Linda Michaels 88 episodes, 2002-2006
Taylor Ball	...	Brian Miller 87 episodes, 2002-2006
Renee Olstead	...	Lauren Miller 86 episodes, 2002-2006
Soleil Borda	...	Tina Miller 86 episodes, 2002-2006

Storyline

Meet Bill and Judy Miller, a toilet salesman and a dental assistant, two high school lovers who turned in their wild lifestyle to get married years ago. Now, as they creep toward middle age, they have to deal with more "everyday" things, such as their three kids: their intelligent and (to Bill's horror) still sexually-unsure son Brian; their typical drama queen daughter Lauren; and their smug, sarcastic six year old, Tina. With Judy's desperate man-hunting sister Linda, Bill's interfering mother Louise, a lesbian couple living next door and other crazy characters around, it's no wonder that Bill and Judy constantly get into strange (and oft-hilarious) misadventures as they try to prove that they're not too old to have fun. Along the way, they always end up showing that they "still" love each other, no matter what.

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Plot Keywords:

high school sweetheart | child raising | watching tv | 21th century | dental assistant | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

A pesar de todo

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Productions,20th Century Fox Television,Java Boy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (88 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ally Walker, Kathy Griffin, and Jennifer Irwin and 'Lisa Darr' auditioned for the role of Judy. Kirstie Alley was offered the role, but turned it down.

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Quotes

Judy: What are you going to do while I'm having book club?
Bill: Probably order a pizza and watch Behind the Music.
Judy: Who's on tonight?
Bill: Who cares? Someone's gonna get fat, someone's gonna go broke, and someone's gonna find God... I love that show.

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Alternate Versions

When the episode "Still Neighbors", which originally aired on September 27, 2004 and featured the final T.V. appearance of Rodney Dangerfield, was rebroadcast on November 1, 2004, the episode contained a message that read; "This episode of Still Standing is dedicated to the memory of Rodney Dangerfield."

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Connections

Referenced in Shameful Sequels: Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2011)

User Reviews

Great show that deserved a longer run

Still Standing is one of the better sitcoms of its time. It has many laughs, good characters (except one, which I'll get to in a minute), good stories, and good heart. It needed at least ten seasons, there are many more adventures that could have been told.

The only part I don't like about this show is Judy's worthless, annoying sister Linda. She's a character that's not needed, but the writers must have felt they needed three adults in the main cast so they wrote her in. Linda is a terrible character, always whining, sad, alone, bitching about men or what not. The only good part about her is she is usually the butt of Bill's jokes.

This is a show with role reversal between parents and their kids. Lauren and Brian seem to have their act together, and their parents get to learn more from them than vice versa.

This is probably one of the most underrated shows out there. It's not available commercially on DVD, but I found one online that a private seller recorded off the TV. Glad to have it in my collection.