Living with Fran 

A mother of two ends up falling in love with a man half her age as she tries to make him part of the family.

Creators:

Josh H. Etting, David Garrett, Jamie Kennedy

Stars:

Fran Drescher, Ryan McPartlin, Misti Traya

Cast

Series cast summary:
Fran Drescher	...	Fran Reeves 26 episodes, 2005-2007
Ryan McPartlin	...	Riley Douglas Martin 26 episodes, 2005-2007
Misti Traya	...	Allison Reeves 26 episodes, 2005-2007
Ben Feldman	...	Josh Reeves 26 episodes, 2005-2007

Storyline

Fran Reeves, a frantic Jewish divorcée, fell madly in love with Riley Douglas Martin, a lovely, hunky contractor half her age, who moves in with her and her nasty ex Ted's two adolescent children, Joshua 'Josh', a timid med school drop-out, and Allison, a bitchy high-school girl. They all have a hard enough time finding out where they fit in this reconstituted, unofficial household, not an actual family, and things are even worse whenever outsiders wonder or ignore how it all works, given the shifted generations, Riley being barely older then his 'step-kids', actually an ideal big brother if only he were a sibling rather than the provider. Alliances and antagonisms shift, but ultimately true love triumphs and things work out.

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | contractor | older woman younger man relationship | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | interior decorator | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robbing the Cradle

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fringe Producers, On Time and Sober Productions, Regency Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was put on hiatus in October 2005. It returned in January 2006, only to be canceled a few months later.

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Connections

Referenced in What I Like About You: Girls Gone Wild (2005)

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Soundtracks

Whatever Comes Our Way
Performed by Hope Partlow

User Reviews

Shacking Up - Pilot Episode

I was fortunate to be at the taping of the pilot episode the other night. The writing was brilliant, lots of laughs, and the chemistry between the cast members was awesome! Fran Drescher is the perfect choice for hip & sexy divorcee, Fran Reeves, and I couldn't imagine anyone other than Misti Traya in the part of Allison. She owned her role of the obnoxious little sister with an attitude to boot!

Ryan McPartlin is really easy on the eyes as Riley, the "goy toy" as Fran's son Josh refers to him, and even though he is younger than Josh, he is believable as Fran's live in lover. Ben Feldman brings the show together as Josh... The son who thought his world was coming undone when he snapped and got kick out of medical school. As he soon found out, that was nothing in comparison to coming home and finding his mother playing house with an ex-jock. I really hope this show gets picked up, and that I can be there for the taping of the 100th episode.

Josh to Riley: "You're only here because my mother is having a mid-life crisis. If she were a guy, you'd be a Porsche."