Rules of Engagement

The guy who was Puddy on Seinfeld is Jeff on Rules of Engagement (Patrick Warburton. Jeff Bingham is played by Patrick Warburton. He's married to Audrey Bingham (Megyn Price). Jeff and Audrey are one if two couples on the show. They are the "experienced" couple.

The other couple is Adam Shannon Rhodes (Oliver Hudson) and Jennifer Morgan (Bianca Kajlich). They are dating and living together. They look up to Jeff and Audrey because they've been married for some time.

The guys do stupid guy things. This is good because guys watching can take notes and not be that stupid.


Rules of Engagement

Format:   Sitcom
Created by:   Tom Hertz

Starring:

Patrick Warburton
Megyn Price
Oliver Hudson
Bianca Kajlich
David Spade
Adhir Kalyan

Opening theme: "How Many Ways" by Señor Happy

Composer(s): Bert Selen and George Ritter

Country of origin: United States
No. of seasons: 7
No. of episodes: 100 (List of episodes)

Production

Camera setup: Multiple-camera setup
Running time: 21 minutes
Production company(s): Game Six Productions, Happy Madison Productions, CBS Television Studios, and
Sony Pictures Television

Broadcast

Original channel: CBS
Picture format: 1080i 16:9 (HDTV)
Audio format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Original run: February 5, 2007 – May 20, 2013

Rules of Engagement is a sitcom that ran on CBS from February 5, 2007 to May 20, 2013, originally airing as a midseason replacement. The series was produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions in association with CBS Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television (SPT controls North American rights; CBS controls international rights).

Two couples and their single friend deal with the complications of dating, commitment and marriage. It looks at different relationships in various stages, starring Patrick Warburton and Megyn Price as a long-married couple, Oliver Hudson and Bianca Kajlich as newly engaged sweethearts, and David Spade and Adhir Kalyan (the latter added in season 3) as their still-single friends. They often gather to enjoy a meal at "The Island Diner". The show features writers from the Emmy Award–winning Everybody Loves Raymond

The show was heavily promoted by CBS during Super Bowl XLI and launched the following night, the first of seven episodes in its first season. The pilot episode remains the highest rated episode of the show. The series was renewed for a second season which began as a midseason replacement for The New Adventures of Old Christine on Monday, September 24, 2007, with production halted after nine episodes on November 6, 2007, in the wake of a writers' strike. After the strike ended, CBS announced that the show would return April 14, 2008, with a further six episodes.

Seasons three and four were both mid-season entries launched in March 2009 and March 2010. On May 18, 2010, it was announced that CBS had renewed Rules of Engagement for a 5th season. It was later announced that this season would start in September, in contrast to its usual midseason start, and received an expanded 24-episode order. (The fifth season was the first and only season to have a full-season order.) The first 15 episodes aired on Monday nights, usually in the 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central time slot following How I Met Your Mother. Then on February 24, 2011, the series moved to Thursdays at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central, following The Big Bang Theory, after the cancellation of $h*! My Dad Says.

On May 17, 2011, the series was renewed for a sixth season to begin airing in fall 2011. One day later, CBS announced that Rules of Engagement would move to Saturday nights at 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central as part of the network's new Comedytime Saturday block; the first time in six years that an original CBS program would air on that night. It also marked the fourth night that the series would air on, with it previously airing on Mondays, Wednesdays (two airings), and Thursdays.[6] On October 7, 2011, however, it was announced that Rules of Engagement would move back to its 8:30PM EST Thursday timeslot following The Big Bang Theory, replacing new sitcom How to Be a Gentleman which was moved to the new Saturday time slot.

Effective January 12, 2012, CBS removed Rules of Engagement from its Thursday lineup, replacing it with the new sitcom Rob starring Rob Schneider. Rules would return to its Thursday 8:30 PM time slot on March 29, after Rob had finished airing its 8-episode order, resulting in a total of 15 season 6 episodes.

On May 21, 2012, CBS renewed Rules of Engagement for a seventh season of 13 episodes to air midseason, bringing the total number of produced episodes to 100.[9] Season 7 began airing on Mondays at 8:30, starting February 4, 2013.

On May 10, 2013, Rules of Engagement was canceled by CBS after seven seasons and 100 episodes.The series finale episode aired on May 20, 2013.

Main characters

Patrick Warburton as Jeff Bingham, a financial manager and the overly-macho husband of Audrey since August 12, 1995. He loves sports (NY Giants, NY Mets, NY Rangers, NY Knicks), shuns anything that might resemble sensitivity and often views his marriage as a competition, refusing to let Audrey "win" the upper hand at anything. He is also very frugal and extremely careful with his money – to the extent where he will buy socks in New Jersey to avoid paying additional tax on them – and tries to discourage Audrey from overspending while planning for their future. He has also been known to use coupons from the Entertainment coupon book, as mentioned in an episode. But he had no hesitation in buying on impulse an expensive 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS. He often reminisces about his college days at Syracuse.

Megyn Price as Audrey Bingham (née Curtis), an editor at Indoor Living magazine and the assertive, modern wife of Jeff. She likes to do things on spur of the moment, such as when she buys furniture on the Internet or makes Jeff's shirts into a quilt. She tolerates her husband's insensitivities because she knows he is not malicious and will do whatever it takes to make the situation right once he realizes his mistake. Audrey does not make fun of her friends as much as her friends make fun of each other, but she will frequently save her most-biting criticisms for Russell. She often insists that she is a "people person", but her attempts to prove it usually result in embarrassment, such as having a co-worker lodge a sexual harassment complaint against her.

Oliver Hudson as Adam Shannon Rhodes, a sensitive and well-intentioned – but extremely naive – co-worker of Russell and Timmy, and Jennifer's fiancé. He is a neighbor of Jeff and Audrey, looks up to Jeff, and often acts on Jeff's relationship advice (which is hardened by years of marriage) to try to get more sex out of his relationship with Jennifer. This usually results in making the situation worse for himself. As an example, he once revealed to Jennifer his strategies for avoiding her bad moods, because he was proud that Jeff considered them to be a good idea. Sometimes because of his childlike naivete, people find it hard to explain things to him. He cannot keep secrets, and he never thinks before he speaks. He once stated that Timmy was part of an al-Qaeda group, instead of an a capella group (Season 5, Episode 15). Adam also frequently exhibits feminine or flamboyant behavior and characteristics, which make him the target of many barbs from Jeff and Russell regarding his homosexual tendencies. For example, in Season 5, Episode 13, Adam reveals he was a cheerleader in high school, leading to several "gay" jokes from Jeff and Russell.

Bianca Kajlich as Jennifer Morgan, the charismatic live-in fiancée of Adam, who endures his faults because of his good looks and underlying good nature. She is very self-conscious of his naivete, and will often try to spare him from embarrassment. She also has a need for thrills and can easily manipulate Adam into doing whatever she wants, but often feels guilty about it afterwards.

David Spade as Russell Dunbar, a shallow, womanizing single friend of the main characters and co-worker of Adam and Timmy. Russell is an eternal optimist when it comes to women, often ignoring multiple sexual harassment lawsuits leveled against him in the pursuit of sex. He is also an inept manager in his father's real estate business, and if left to his own devices and forced to fend for himself without assistance (e.g., from Timmy), he would completely destroy his offices in minutes. He is often mocked because of his height (especially by Jeff), choice of wardrobe, and his penchant for prostitutes and young women with "daddy" issues. He is also very wealthy, as a result of his father's success, and frequently acknowledges this to lure women and do whatever he wants.

Adhir Kalyan as Timir "Timmy" Patel (recurring Season 3; regular cast from Seasons 4-7), a mild-mannered immigrant of Indian heritage from South Africa (although constantly mistaken for being British) who quickly becomes jaded and sardonic once he is hired as Russell's assistant. Although he is fluent in seven languages and holds an MBA, he is often forced to do menial work or to solve Russell's trivial problems. While many of Russell's schemes disgust him, Timmy will often see them through so that he can enjoy Russell's come-uppance. Throughout the series, Russell, and occasionally others, will often relate him to something involving Native Americans and their heritage, leaving him to exclaim, "I'm not that kind of Indian."

Major recurring characters

Diane Sellers as Doreen, waitress at The Island Diner.

Wendi McLendon-Covey as Liz, an unlikeable, annoying, unattractive neighbor and friend of Audrey's who lives directly upstairs from the Binghams; for a brief story arc in Season 6 she was married to Russell, but they are now separated (although not yet divorced). In Season 7, Episode 7, she admitted to Russell that she is a sex addict and that she cheated on him multiple times (with multiple partners) during their brief marriage.
Sara Rue as Brenda, Jeff’s lesbian softball teammate who agrees to be a surrogate mother for Audrey and Jeff.
Nazneen Contractor as Suneetha, Timmy’s fiancée in an arranged marriage, who becomes an object of Russell’s affections.

Susan Yeagley as Tracy, a man-hungry co-worker of Audrey’s.

Taryn Southern as Allison, the object of Timmy's affections, which blossoms into an intra-office romance then ends when she moves and breaks up with Timmy.

Geoff Pierson as Franklin Dunbar, Russell's wealthy, lecherous father.
Orlando Jones as Brad, Jeff's gay friend from his gym who eventually makes friends with the rest of the gang.

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