Complete Savages 

A single dad is trying to bring up his unruly sons on his own, as well as work as a fireman with his brother Jimmy, after their mother ran off 10 years before.

Creators:

Mike Scully, Julie Thacker

Stars:

Keith Carradine, Erik von Detten, Andrew Eiden

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Keith Carradine	...	Nick Savage 19 episodes, 2004-2005
Erik von Detten	...	Chris Savage 19 episodes, 2004-2005
Andrew Eiden	...	Sam Savage 19 episodes, 2004-2005
Shaun Sipos	...	Jack Savage 19 episodes, 2004-2005
Evan Ellingson	...	Kyle 19 episodes, 2004-2005
Jason Dolley	...	T. J. Savage / ... 19 episodes, 2004-2005
Vincent Ventresca	...	Jimmy Savage 16 episodes, 2004-2005
Autumn Reeser	...	Angela 12 episodes, 2004-2005

Storyline

Single father Nick Savage runs a 'macho' household, having five school-age sons, all rowdy slobs except sensitive, polite 'nerd' Sam, who nevertheless envies dating-slick athlete Shawn. That changes when distantly admired Angela becomes his steady date, a base nine of his brothers ever reached or would admit wanting. Nick's younger brother and fire department colleague Jimmy is their welcome regular guest, but frankly serves as bad adult example of irresponsibility.

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Plot Keywords:

single father | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | two word series title | character name in series title | sitcom | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Savages

Filming Locations:

Stage 34, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nothing Can Go Wrong Productions, Icon Entertainment International, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Mel Gibson stars in the informational videos shown to his sons by Nick, as Officer Steve Cox - a motorcycle Highway Patrol Officer.

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Quotes

Nick Savage: Do the words "he's gone let's party" ring a bell?
Chris Savage: That was a private conversation between me and everybody in the teen center!

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Crazy Credits

The dog says "Savages" in the opening credits.

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XV (2004)

User Reviews

Show could get better and better...

Complete Savages should not be completely dismissed. Along the lines of any comedy featuring a large family unit, Complete Savages could provide entertainment week after week -- hopefully, the writers will be able to develop fresh story lines and use the talent and situation they've been given. It's not the worst new show -- things like North Shore and Hawaii certainly come to mind for that -- and viewers should give Complete Savages a chance.

Critics hated LAX -- and it's not too bad. They loved Kevin Hill -- how are they going to have fresh story lines with that one without ripping off every courtroom drama ever made? The baby can only be "cute" so many times. Complete Savages does fall between those two. Give this one a chance.