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Charlie Robinson (Actor)
Charlie Robinson (actor)
Born:
November 9, 1945 (age 71)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Other names:
Charles Robinson
Charles P. Robinson
Occupation: Actor, director
Years active: 1971–present
(Harry Anderson, left in picture, died April 2018)
Spouse(s):
Venus Duran (divorced; 3 children)
Dolorita Noonan-Robinson (3rd wife; 1996–present; 3 children)
Children: 6
Charles "Charlie" Robinson (born November 9, 1945) is an American theater, television and film actor. He is best known for his role on the NBC sitcom Night Court as Macintosh "Mac" Robinson (Seasons 2–9), the clerk of the court and a Vietnam War veteran. Although his most frequent on-screen billing has been Charlie Robinson, Night Court had credited him as "Charles Robinson" throughout his 1984–92 stint as Mac.
In two of his earliest film appearances, 1974's Sugar Hill and 1975's The Black Gestapo, he was credited as Charles P. Robinson. Some of his credits have been occasionally commingled with those of Charles Knox Robinson who, between 1958 and 1971, made numerous television and film appearances under the name Charles Robinson.
Early career
A native of Houston, Robinson has been performing since the 1960s, is a member of the Actors Studio, and is considered by playwright Lyle Kessler to be "one of the great American Actors." In his early career, he was a singer; as a teenager with the group Archie Bell and the Drells, and later with a group called Southern Clouds of Joy. In the late 1960s, Charlie attended, and was enrolled in, Studio 7, an acting school operated by Chris Wilson at the Houston Music Theatre. He stayed with Chris when the school was moved to another location in Southwest Houston where mainly children's theatre was presented. Charlie was cast in a made for TV production and soon moved to the Hollywood area where his career took off.
Later career
Robinson's acting credits include appearances in Black Gestapo, The White Shadow, Flamingo Road, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Game, Touched by an Angel, and Antwone Fisher. Robinson was cast in the role on Newdell in the NBC comedy Buffalo Bill. Not the show it was expected to be, Buffalo Bill was canceled after one season and replaced by Night Court. Robinson was cast as court clerk Mac Robinson, after the first season in 1984, when Karen Austin, who played the original court clerk, left the cast. Robinson played the role on Night Court from 1984 until the show ended in 1992.
He also directed three episodes of the series. From 1992 to 1995, Robinson co-starred on the sitcom Love & War, replacing John Hancock who died a few episodes into the series run. Robinson played character Bud Harper in Home Improvement, and has appeared in many other television shows including House, The Bernie Mac Show, My Wife and Kids, Soul Food, Charmed, Hart of Dixie, How I Met Your Mother and My Name Is Earl.
He has done commercial work for NEXTEL. He was asking a worker if he's "agitating my dots" after he walks in on two other dispatchers staring at the dots, which represented delivery workers, on a computer screen.
2000–2016
In 2010, Robinson worked at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and co-starred in the film Jackson which was directed by J.F. Lawton. Robinson appeared as "Troy" in August Wilson's Fences in Southern California's South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa from January 22, 2010 until February 21, 2010. In September 2013, he returned to the theater to portray Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman.
He appeared in an Aspen Dental commercial in 2015 as the customer who coined the phrase, "I am not doin' that." This is in response to the receptionist telling him that he would have to drink his meals through a straw until his dentures were ready.
Awards and nominations
Robinson received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
Filmography
Year/Title/Role/Notes
1974/Sugar Hill/Bernie Simmons
1975/The Black Gestapo/Colonel Kojah
1975/Caribe Kishara/the Assassin
1977/A Killing Affair/Buck Fryman
1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Melvin Johnson
1978 Gray Lady Down McAllister
1978 The White Shadow Jackie Solomon
1979 Lou Grant Don Vet TV series
1979 Roots: The Next Generations Luke Bettiger TV miniseries
1979 Buffalo Soldiers Private Wright TV movie
1981 Flamingo Road Phil TV series
1982 Hill Street Blues Roy TV series (1 episode)
1982 Rehearsal for Murder The Second Officer
1982 St. Elsewhere Bill Austin TV series (1 episode)
1983–1984 Buffalo Bill Newdell TV series
1984 The River Truck
1984–1992 Night Court Mac Robinson TV series (Seasons 2-9)
1986 Hotel TV series (1 episode)
1988 Crash Course Larry Pearle TV movie
1990 Murder C.O.D. Lieutenant Silk TV movie
1992–1995 Love & War Abe Johnson TV series
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Sam Raynor TV series (1 episode)
1995 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Ernest TV series (1 episode)
1995–1999 Home Improvement Bud Harper TV series (9 episodes)
1996 Ink Ernie Trainor TV series
1996 The John Larroquette Show Norm TV series (1 episode)
1996 Project: ALF Dr. Stanley TV movie
1996 In the House Major TV series (1 episode)
1996 The Crew Reverend Edwards TV series (1 episode)
1996 Set It Off Nate Andrews
1997–1998 Malcolm & Eddie Marcus McGee TV series (2 episodes)
1998 Buddy Faro El Jefe TV series
1998 Land of the Free Matt McCaster (McCuster)
1999 Beowulf Weaponsmaster Movie
2001 The Trouble with Normal Mr. Lindquist TV series (1 episode)
2002 Miss Lettie and Me Isiah Griffin TV movie
2006 How I Met Your Mother Bank President TV series (1 episode)
2007–2014 The Game (U.S. TV series) Mr. Pitts TV series (4 episodes)
2008 30 Rock Himself "The One with the Cast of Night Court"
2015–2017 K.C. Undercover Pops TV series (3 episodes)
2017 The Quad (2017 TV series) Bradford TV series (1 episode)
2017 The Guest Book Wilfred TV series
2017 Disjointed Scooter Boots TV series
Born:
November 9, 1945 (age 71)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Other names:
Charles Robinson
Charles P. Robinson
Occupation: Actor, director
Years active: 1971–present
(Harry Anderson, left in picture, died April 2018)
Spouse(s):
Venus Duran (divorced; 3 children)
Dolorita Noonan-Robinson (3rd wife; 1996–present; 3 children)
Children: 6
Charles "Charlie" Robinson (born November 9, 1945) is an American theater, television and film actor. He is best known for his role on the NBC sitcom Night Court as Macintosh "Mac" Robinson (Seasons 2–9), the clerk of the court and a Vietnam War veteran. Although his most frequent on-screen billing has been Charlie Robinson, Night Court had credited him as "Charles Robinson" throughout his 1984–92 stint as Mac.
In two of his earliest film appearances, 1974's Sugar Hill and 1975's The Black Gestapo, he was credited as Charles P. Robinson. Some of his credits have been occasionally commingled with those of Charles Knox Robinson who, between 1958 and 1971, made numerous television and film appearances under the name Charles Robinson.
Early career
A native of Houston, Robinson has been performing since the 1960s, is a member of the Actors Studio, and is considered by playwright Lyle Kessler to be "one of the great American Actors." In his early career, he was a singer; as a teenager with the group Archie Bell and the Drells, and later with a group called Southern Clouds of Joy. In the late 1960s, Charlie attended, and was enrolled in, Studio 7, an acting school operated by Chris Wilson at the Houston Music Theatre. He stayed with Chris when the school was moved to another location in Southwest Houston where mainly children's theatre was presented. Charlie was cast in a made for TV production and soon moved to the Hollywood area where his career took off.
Later career
Robinson's acting credits include appearances in Black Gestapo, The White Shadow, Flamingo Road, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Game, Touched by an Angel, and Antwone Fisher. Robinson was cast in the role on Newdell in the NBC comedy Buffalo Bill. Not the show it was expected to be, Buffalo Bill was canceled after one season and replaced by Night Court. Robinson was cast as court clerk Mac Robinson, after the first season in 1984, when Karen Austin, who played the original court clerk, left the cast. Robinson played the role on Night Court from 1984 until the show ended in 1992.
He also directed three episodes of the series. From 1992 to 1995, Robinson co-starred on the sitcom Love & War, replacing John Hancock who died a few episodes into the series run. Robinson played character Bud Harper in Home Improvement, and has appeared in many other television shows including House, The Bernie Mac Show, My Wife and Kids, Soul Food, Charmed, Hart of Dixie, How I Met Your Mother and My Name Is Earl.
He has done commercial work for NEXTEL. He was asking a worker if he's "agitating my dots" after he walks in on two other dispatchers staring at the dots, which represented delivery workers, on a computer screen.
2000–2016
In 2010, Robinson worked at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and co-starred in the film Jackson which was directed by J.F. Lawton. Robinson appeared as "Troy" in August Wilson's Fences in Southern California's South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa from January 22, 2010 until February 21, 2010. In September 2013, he returned to the theater to portray Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman.
He appeared in an Aspen Dental commercial in 2015 as the customer who coined the phrase, "I am not doin' that." This is in response to the receptionist telling him that he would have to drink his meals through a straw until his dentures were ready.
Awards and nominations
Robinson received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
Filmography
Year/Title/Role/Notes
1974/Sugar Hill/Bernie Simmons
1975/The Black Gestapo/Colonel Kojah
1975/Caribe Kishara/the Assassin
1977/A Killing Affair/Buck Fryman
1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Melvin Johnson
1978 Gray Lady Down McAllister
1978 The White Shadow Jackie Solomon
1979 Lou Grant Don Vet TV series
1979 Roots: The Next Generations Luke Bettiger TV miniseries
1979 Buffalo Soldiers Private Wright TV movie
1981 Flamingo Road Phil TV series
1982 Hill Street Blues Roy TV series (1 episode)
1982 Rehearsal for Murder The Second Officer
1982 St. Elsewhere Bill Austin TV series (1 episode)
1983–1984 Buffalo Bill Newdell TV series
1984 The River Truck
1984–1992 Night Court Mac Robinson TV series (Seasons 2-9)
1986 Hotel TV series (1 episode)
1988 Crash Course Larry Pearle TV movie
1990 Murder C.O.D. Lieutenant Silk TV movie
1992–1995 Love & War Abe Johnson TV series
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Sam Raynor TV series (1 episode)
1995 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Ernest TV series (1 episode)
1995–1999 Home Improvement Bud Harper TV series (9 episodes)
1996 Ink Ernie Trainor TV series
1996 The John Larroquette Show Norm TV series (1 episode)
1996 Project: ALF Dr. Stanley TV movie
1996 In the House Major TV series (1 episode)
1996 The Crew Reverend Edwards TV series (1 episode)
1996 Set It Off Nate Andrews
1997–1998 Malcolm & Eddie Marcus McGee TV series (2 episodes)
1998 Buddy Faro El Jefe TV series
1998 Land of the Free Matt McCaster (McCuster)
1999 Beowulf Weaponsmaster Movie
2001 The Trouble with Normal Mr. Lindquist TV series (1 episode)
2002 Miss Lettie and Me Isiah Griffin TV movie
2006 How I Met Your Mother Bank President TV series (1 episode)
2007–2014 The Game (U.S. TV series) Mr. Pitts TV series (4 episodes)
2008 30 Rock Himself "The One with the Cast of Night Court"
2015–2017 K.C. Undercover Pops TV series (3 episodes)
2017 The Quad (2017 TV series) Bradford TV series (1 episode)
2017 The Guest Book Wilfred TV series
2017 Disjointed Scooter Boots TV series
The Guest Book (TV Show)
The Guest Book
It looks like somebody punched a lasagna down there. Funny and very adult. Well that seems to be what the show is about.
*****
Hey it's Mac as an inkeeper instead of a court clerk from Night Court. I will watch the show just for him......I mean I've been watching the show because of him. There's a lot of great television shows on these days. There's a lot of junk too. I have to sell bus transfers 3 days out of the week and sell blood and other stuff.....oh wait.... They don't pay for that in Canada. Watch the show. Read the basics below.
I have included the meaning of life somewhere in this blog. Help me find it. Give me a dollar. My Paypal email is zany1968@sympatico.ca .
Okay just explore my blog and have fun. Tell me what's good and what's bad.
******
Genre: Comedy
Created by: Greg Garcia
Starring:
Charlie Robinson
Carly Jibson
Lou Wilson
Kellie Martin
Theme music composer: HoneyHoney
Composer(s): John E. Low
Country of origin: United States
Original language(s): English
No. of seasons: 1
No. of episodes: 10
Production
Executive producer(s):
Greg Garcia
Alix Jaffe
Running time: 21 minutes
Production company(s):
Amigos de Garcia Productions
Studio T
CBS Television Studios
Distributor: Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network: TBS
Original release: August 3, 2017 – present
The Guest Book is an American anthology comedy television series created by Greg Garcia. The series, which stars Charlie Robinson, Carly Jibson, Lou Wilson, and Kellie Martin, is centered on the lives of employees and visitors to a group of rental cottages in the small mountain town of Mount Trace. The regular cast plays residents in the town, while each episode is focused on a different guest star who plays an out-of-town vacationer. Garcia, who based the show on his habit of writing fake guest book entries while on vacation, will write all 10 episodes of the first season. The series premiered on TBS on August 3, 2017. On September 13, 2017, TBS renewed the series for a second season.
Cast
Charlie Robinson as Wilfred, the caretaker of the rental cottages
Carly Jibson as Vivian, the owner of Chubby's, the local strip club
Lou Wilson as Frank, Vivian's stepson
Kellie Martin as Officer Kimberly Leahy
Recurring
Aloma Wright as Emma, Wilfred's wife
Garret Dillahunt as Dr. Andrew Brown
Laura Bell Bundy as Jessica, Andrew's ex-wife
Trace Garcia as Bryce, Andrew and Jessica's son
Eddie Steeples as Eddie, Wilfred and Emma's nephew
Margo Martindale as Alice, Kimberly's mother
Arjay Smith as Arlo
John Milhiser as Woody
Tipper Newton as Sinnomin, Vivian's employee
Melanie Mosley as Kombucha, Vivian's employee
Jack Donner as Walter, an elderly patron of Chubby's
HoneyHoney as Chubby's house band, a mailwoman (Suzanne Santo) and an exterminator (Benjamin Jaffe)
Guest stars
Danny Pudi as Tim, a teacher
Jenna Fischer as Dr. Laurie Galiff, a specialist on Advanced Alzheimer's
Tommy Dewey as Blake, Trina's prisoner
Lauren Lapkus as Sandy, Tim's wife
Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Trina, a Federal Agent
Michaela Watkins as Phyllis
Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lynn, Ethan's fiancee
Henry Zebrowski as Ethan, Jill's son
Michael Rapaport as Adam
Kate Micucci as Gillian, Adam's co-worker
Jaime Pressly as Christy, an ex-porn star
Stockard Channing as Jill
Andrew J. West as Tommy
Affion Crockett as Darnell, a nurse
Mikaela Hoover as Bethany
John Ortiz as Paul, Christy's boyfriend
David Zayas as David
Orson Bean as Edgar, an Alzheimer's patient
Shannon Woodward as Marla, Tommy's girlfriend
Stephnie Weir as Marcia
John Hennigan as Steve
Episodes
The intended fifth episode of the series was originally intended to air on August 24, 2017, but was held back as it "contained elements that were deemed too sensitive" at that point in time. At the end of August 2017, Garcia noted on Twitter that the held episode would not be made available "for awhile", and that he hopes that it will be released at a later date. In mid-September, Garcia again posted on Twitter and confirmed that the episode would air the next Thursday as the eighth episode of the season, albeit in an edited form to fit its new place in the show's continuity.
When the episode aired, the sensitive elements were revealed to be in relation to the Unite the Right rally which took place two weeks before the episode was originally due to air. The episode depicted an Alzheimer's patient regaining his spousal abuse tendencies and racist personality - going as far as sewing and wearing a KKK outfit with the intention of attending a rally, while also revealing he once murdered an African American while burning down a local black church.
No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code U.S. viewers (millions)
1 "Story One" Michael Fresco Greg Garcia August 3, 2017 TBA 1.33
Tim and Sandy travel to the cottage wanting to spice up their relationship. After feeling the pressure from Sandy, who is upset at the lack of creature comforts available to her, Tim visits a local strip club owned by Vivian and is unaware that her stepson Frank is filming the encounter. Frank shows Tim the tape and tells him that he wants money in exchange for keeping his secret. Tim knocks out Frank and locks him in his car. The next day, Tim throws Frank's car keys onto the side of the road as he departs with Sandy.
2 "Story Two" Michael Fresco Greg Garcia August 3, 2017 TBA 0.97
Jill and her husband decide to drug their son Ethan's atheist fiancee Lynn at the cottage to perform a baptism. Lynn awakens the next day to discover her leg has become infected and learns that she could lose it. After a short stay at the hospital, Lynn makes a full recovery and begins to accept the possibility of God. Jill abandons her religion as she believes her prayers went unanswered.
3 "Story Three" Eyal Gordin Greg Garcia August 10, 2017 TBA 1.21
Phyllis decides to help a woman in a polygamous relationship leave her husband to avoid her uncomfortable stay at the cottage with her husband, his boss and wife. She allows the woman to stay inside her husband's bosses truck, but awakens the next day to find it stolen. After they depart, the woman calls the cottage to tell Phyllis that she had borrowed the truck to return to her husband, but has accidentally driven it into a lake.
4 "Story Four" Samir Rehem Greg Garcia August 17, 2017 TBA 1.08
Christy visits the cottage with her boyfriend Paul and his 8-year old daughter. After becoming apprehensive about her relationship, Christy eats a pot brownie and spends her time high writing inside the guest book inside a crawl space. Paul reports Christy missing and discovers that she used to be a pornographic actress. Ashamed of her past, Christy reconciles with Paul and becomes a mother figure to his daughter.
5 "Story Five" Samir Rahem Greg Garcia August 24, 2017 TBA 1.10
Federal Agent Trina brings witness Blake to Froggy Cottage to hide him from his ex-girlfriends's drug cartel connections. Blake attemps to escape only to discover that he and Trina share a love of poetry and they decide to run away together. However, Blake ditches her, only to have Trina track him down at a Mexican cantina.
6 "Story Six" Michael Engler Greg Garcia August 31, 2017 TBA 1.16
Nerdy, obsessive compulsive, middle-aged Adam has a crush on his younger co-worker, Gillian, and creates a fake party invite to entice her to come to the cottage. It backfires when she brings another co-worker, Theo, along with her and Adam must then invite the townspeople to his party. Despite having a good time at the party, Adam has an allergic reaction to peanuts and also overhears Gillian and Theo confessing their feelings for one another. As the party ends a stranger, who received the fake party invite by accident, arrives, but Adam finds her obsessive compulsiveness weird and shuts the door in her face.
7 "Story Seven" Eyal Gordin Greg Garcia September 7, 2017 TBA 0.98
Tommy wants his girlfriend Marla to do two things: 1) finally accept his marriage proposal and 2) get off crystal meth. He takes Marla to the mountains for a vacation, hoping it'll give her a chance to break her meth habit. They break into the currently vacant Froggy Cottage, where Tommy flushes Marla's meth down the toilet. While they are fighting, a bear breaks into the cottage. After surviving the bear visit, Marla agrees she doesn't need the crystal meth and asks Tommy to marry her.
8 "Story Eight" Michael Engler Greg Garcia September 14, 2017 TBA 1.14
9 "Story Nine" Greg Garcia Greg Garcia September 21, 2017 TBA 0.98
10 "Story Ten" Greg Garcia Greg Garcia September 28, 2017 TBA 1.16
It looks like somebody punched a lasagna down there. Funny and very adult. Well that seems to be what the show is about.
*****
Hey it's Mac as an inkeeper instead of a court clerk from Night Court. I will watch the show just for him......I mean I've been watching the show because of him. There's a lot of great television shows on these days. There's a lot of junk too. I have to sell bus transfers 3 days out of the week and sell blood and other stuff.....oh wait.... They don't pay for that in Canada. Watch the show. Read the basics below.
I have included the meaning of life somewhere in this blog. Help me find it. Give me a dollar. My Paypal email is zany1968@sympatico.ca .
Okay just explore my blog and have fun. Tell me what's good and what's bad.
******
Genre: Comedy
Created by: Greg Garcia
Starring:
Charlie Robinson
Carly Jibson
Lou Wilson
Kellie Martin
Theme music composer: HoneyHoney
Composer(s): John E. Low
Country of origin: United States
Original language(s): English
No. of seasons: 1
No. of episodes: 10
Production
Executive producer(s):
Greg Garcia
Alix Jaffe
Running time: 21 minutes
Production company(s):
Amigos de Garcia Productions
Studio T
CBS Television Studios
Distributor: Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network: TBS
Original release: August 3, 2017 – present
The Guest Book is an American anthology comedy television series created by Greg Garcia. The series, which stars Charlie Robinson, Carly Jibson, Lou Wilson, and Kellie Martin, is centered on the lives of employees and visitors to a group of rental cottages in the small mountain town of Mount Trace. The regular cast plays residents in the town, while each episode is focused on a different guest star who plays an out-of-town vacationer. Garcia, who based the show on his habit of writing fake guest book entries while on vacation, will write all 10 episodes of the first season. The series premiered on TBS on August 3, 2017. On September 13, 2017, TBS renewed the series for a second season.
Cast
Charlie Robinson as Wilfred, the caretaker of the rental cottages
Carly Jibson as Vivian, the owner of Chubby's, the local strip club
Lou Wilson as Frank, Vivian's stepson
Kellie Martin as Officer Kimberly Leahy
Recurring
Aloma Wright as Emma, Wilfred's wife
Garret Dillahunt as Dr. Andrew Brown
Laura Bell Bundy as Jessica, Andrew's ex-wife
Trace Garcia as Bryce, Andrew and Jessica's son
Eddie Steeples as Eddie, Wilfred and Emma's nephew
Margo Martindale as Alice, Kimberly's mother
Arjay Smith as Arlo
John Milhiser as Woody
Tipper Newton as Sinnomin, Vivian's employee
Melanie Mosley as Kombucha, Vivian's employee
Jack Donner as Walter, an elderly patron of Chubby's
HoneyHoney as Chubby's house band, a mailwoman (Suzanne Santo) and an exterminator (Benjamin Jaffe)
Guest stars
Danny Pudi as Tim, a teacher
Jenna Fischer as Dr. Laurie Galiff, a specialist on Advanced Alzheimer's
Tommy Dewey as Blake, Trina's prisoner
Lauren Lapkus as Sandy, Tim's wife
Kimberly Hebert Gregory as Trina, a Federal Agent
Michaela Watkins as Phyllis
Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lynn, Ethan's fiancee
Henry Zebrowski as Ethan, Jill's son
Michael Rapaport as Adam
Kate Micucci as Gillian, Adam's co-worker
Jaime Pressly as Christy, an ex-porn star
Stockard Channing as Jill
Andrew J. West as Tommy
Affion Crockett as Darnell, a nurse
Mikaela Hoover as Bethany
John Ortiz as Paul, Christy's boyfriend
David Zayas as David
Orson Bean as Edgar, an Alzheimer's patient
Shannon Woodward as Marla, Tommy's girlfriend
Stephnie Weir as Marcia
John Hennigan as Steve
Episodes
The intended fifth episode of the series was originally intended to air on August 24, 2017, but was held back as it "contained elements that were deemed too sensitive" at that point in time. At the end of August 2017, Garcia noted on Twitter that the held episode would not be made available "for awhile", and that he hopes that it will be released at a later date. In mid-September, Garcia again posted on Twitter and confirmed that the episode would air the next Thursday as the eighth episode of the season, albeit in an edited form to fit its new place in the show's continuity.
When the episode aired, the sensitive elements were revealed to be in relation to the Unite the Right rally which took place two weeks before the episode was originally due to air. The episode depicted an Alzheimer's patient regaining his spousal abuse tendencies and racist personality - going as far as sewing and wearing a KKK outfit with the intention of attending a rally, while also revealing he once murdered an African American while burning down a local black church.
No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code U.S. viewers (millions)
1 "Story One" Michael Fresco Greg Garcia August 3, 2017 TBA 1.33
Tim and Sandy travel to the cottage wanting to spice up their relationship. After feeling the pressure from Sandy, who is upset at the lack of creature comforts available to her, Tim visits a local strip club owned by Vivian and is unaware that her stepson Frank is filming the encounter. Frank shows Tim the tape and tells him that he wants money in exchange for keeping his secret. Tim knocks out Frank and locks him in his car. The next day, Tim throws Frank's car keys onto the side of the road as he departs with Sandy.
2 "Story Two" Michael Fresco Greg Garcia August 3, 2017 TBA 0.97
Jill and her husband decide to drug their son Ethan's atheist fiancee Lynn at the cottage to perform a baptism. Lynn awakens the next day to discover her leg has become infected and learns that she could lose it. After a short stay at the hospital, Lynn makes a full recovery and begins to accept the possibility of God. Jill abandons her religion as she believes her prayers went unanswered.
3 "Story Three" Eyal Gordin Greg Garcia August 10, 2017 TBA 1.21
Phyllis decides to help a woman in a polygamous relationship leave her husband to avoid her uncomfortable stay at the cottage with her husband, his boss and wife. She allows the woman to stay inside her husband's bosses truck, but awakens the next day to find it stolen. After they depart, the woman calls the cottage to tell Phyllis that she had borrowed the truck to return to her husband, but has accidentally driven it into a lake.
4 "Story Four" Samir Rehem Greg Garcia August 17, 2017 TBA 1.08
Christy visits the cottage with her boyfriend Paul and his 8-year old daughter. After becoming apprehensive about her relationship, Christy eats a pot brownie and spends her time high writing inside the guest book inside a crawl space. Paul reports Christy missing and discovers that she used to be a pornographic actress. Ashamed of her past, Christy reconciles with Paul and becomes a mother figure to his daughter.
5 "Story Five" Samir Rahem Greg Garcia August 24, 2017 TBA 1.10
Federal Agent Trina brings witness Blake to Froggy Cottage to hide him from his ex-girlfriends's drug cartel connections. Blake attemps to escape only to discover that he and Trina share a love of poetry and they decide to run away together. However, Blake ditches her, only to have Trina track him down at a Mexican cantina.
6 "Story Six" Michael Engler Greg Garcia August 31, 2017 TBA 1.16
Nerdy, obsessive compulsive, middle-aged Adam has a crush on his younger co-worker, Gillian, and creates a fake party invite to entice her to come to the cottage. It backfires when she brings another co-worker, Theo, along with her and Adam must then invite the townspeople to his party. Despite having a good time at the party, Adam has an allergic reaction to peanuts and also overhears Gillian and Theo confessing their feelings for one another. As the party ends a stranger, who received the fake party invite by accident, arrives, but Adam finds her obsessive compulsiveness weird and shuts the door in her face.
7 "Story Seven" Eyal Gordin Greg Garcia September 7, 2017 TBA 0.98
Tommy wants his girlfriend Marla to do two things: 1) finally accept his marriage proposal and 2) get off crystal meth. He takes Marla to the mountains for a vacation, hoping it'll give her a chance to break her meth habit. They break into the currently vacant Froggy Cottage, where Tommy flushes Marla's meth down the toilet. While they are fighting, a bear breaks into the cottage. After surviving the bear visit, Marla agrees she doesn't need the crystal meth and asks Tommy to marry her.
8 "Story Eight" Michael Engler Greg Garcia September 14, 2017 TBA 1.14
9 "Story Nine" Greg Garcia Greg Garcia September 21, 2017 TBA 0.98
10 "Story Ten" Greg Garcia Greg Garcia September 28, 2017 TBA 1.16
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Chuck's Choice
Chuck's Choice (notes August 16, 2017))
Chuck's Choice is a Canadian animated television series produced by DHX Media for YTV. It premiered on YTV on May 6, 2017.
***
Wouldn't it be cool to have options when it looks like there aren't any? Well chuck has a hovering robot that makes this possible for him. He's like Kazoo was for Fred Flintstone.
***
Chuck's Choice
Genre:
Action
Comedy
Science fantasy
Created by:
Kervin Faria
Written by:
Ethan Banville
Stuart Reid
Directed by:
Roger McIntosh
Jon Izen
Voices of:
Sabrina Pitre
Ryan Beil
Kira Tozer
Composer(s):
Mike Shields
Country of origin: Canada
Original language(s): English
No. of seasons: 1
No. of episodes: 20
Production
Executive producer(s):
Kervin Faria
Ken Faier
Asaph Fipke
Steven DeNure
Kirsten Newlands
Producer(s):
James Brown
Logan McPherson (creative producer)
Sarah Wall (supervising producer)
Running time:
22 minutes (whole)
11 minutes (segments)
Production company(s):
DHX Media/Vancouver
Corus Entertainment
Distributor: DHX Media
Release
Original network:
YTV
Disney XD
Picture format: 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release: May 6, 2017 – present
Plot
The series is about a ten-or twelve-year-old-boy who claims a gift from an intergalactic reality-altering robot named U.D. to manifest one of three choices throughout his day, leading to adventures.
This is called "Decider Mode" and time appears to freeze for everyone but U.D. and "The Decider" (normally Chuck). Although they seem random, U.D. reveals the ability to influence the selection in "Flush Hour Two" when he generates three identical options to seek help from a pirate monkey to rescue Ariana, the goldfish he befriended that belongs to Chuck's best friend Misha.
Characters
Main characters
▪ Chuck McFarlane (voiced by Sabrina Pitre) is the eponymous hero of the series.
▪ UD (short for U-Decide 3000, voiced by Ryan Beil) is the choice-enabling alien robot who bends reality to suit Chuck's whims.
▪ Misha (voiced by Kira Tozer) is Chuck's best friend, and the heroine of the series. Chuck frequently nicknames her "Mish", dropping the "a" from the end and halving the syllable count. Closed captions frequently spell her name as Meesha or Meesh. She has hair tied into a ponytail which is purple and pink. She is 12.
Recurring characters
▪ Ellen (voiced by Rebecca Shoichet) is Chuck and Norm's mom. She is a caterer.
• Norm McFarlane is Chuck's older brother.
◦ Ash (as she calls herself, or Ashley, as Norm calls her; voiced by Rebecca Shoichet) is a student. She is a girl with glasses and purple twintails who Norm is romantically interested in. She loses her retainer and is called "milady". She has a "nerdy laugh" according to captions and finds varying things interesting about Norm, such as his being a former villain (after losing ice powers in "Cool Hand Norm") or him being comfortable with his body (farting after he does).
▪ Misha's mom and dad are strict about her getting good grades.
▪ Joey Adonis (voiced by Vincent Tong) is a fat rich boy who antagonizes Chuck.
• Biff Adonis is Joey's movie star dad who Chuck admires.
◦ Alfie is Joey's butler who bathes him. He considers Chuck practically a bestie.
▪ Pepper is a girl with orange hair and glasses. Misha chooses her for a lab partner in "Smarten Up Chuck" and in another episode she has the same hairstyle as Misha on picture day. In "Ultimate Chuck" she and Joey are picking volleyball teams and fight over Chuck until he hugs them, joining both.
▪ "some random teenager" as Chuck refers to her in "Cool Hand Norm", is a blonde girl with hair covering one of her eyes. She is among a group who flees Norm's flirtations and asks with disapproval if Chuck knows him. At the end of "Abraham Stinking" she is depicted on a date with Norm and likes his skunk breath.
▪ Ms. Cho is Chuck's teacher.
▪ Dr. Crown is a dreaded dentist.
▪ Coach Dwayne is the balding gym teacher with a mustache and glasses.
▪ Chilly Parchuway
Episodes
Season 1
▪ episode 1: "Cool Hand Norm" (a play on Cool Hand Luke) / "Sunny Daze" (a play on "sunny days")
▪ episode 2: "Show Me the Buddy" (a play on "show me the money") / "No Sleep Till"
▪ episode 3: "The Dentalist" (a play on The Mentalist) / "Maid in Cedar Hills" (a play on Maid in Manhattan)
▪ episode 4: "Pig Hero Fix" (a play on Big Hero 6) / "So Wrong It's Right"
▪ episode 5: "Grown Up Chuck" / "Chuck Dynasty" (a play on Duck Dynasty)
▪ episode 6: "Poultry in Motion" (a play on "poetry in motion") / "Les Disherables" (a play on Les Miserables)
▪ episode 7: "Abraham Stinkin" (a play on "Abraham Lincoln") / "Box o' Norm"
▪ episode 8: "Chuck of the Draw" (a play on "luck of the draw") / "Paw Enforcement" (a play on "law enforcement")
▪ episode 9: "Smarten Up Chuck" / "Ultimate Chuck" (a play on Ultimate Muscle)
▪ episode 10: "Back off, Borkle" / "Who's on Cursed?" (a play on "Who's on First?")
▪ episode 11: "Ex Mishina" (a play on "Ex Machina") / "Veggie Tails" (a play on Veggie Tales)
▪ episode 12: "No Pain, No Dwayne" (a play on "no pain, no gain") / "Shell Raisers" (a play on "Hell Raisers")
▪ episode 13: "Comet and Get It" (a play on "come and get it") / "How To Restrain Your Dragon" (a play on How to Train Your Dragon)
▪ episode 14: "Action Jacket-Son" (a play on "Action Jackson") / "Spirit of the Ce(dar)Son" (a play on "spirit of the season")
▪ episode 15: "We've Got Spirit" / "Cedar Hills' Most Wanted" (a play on America's Most Wanted)
▪ episode 16: "The Dark Dingo and Possum Pete" / "Flush Hour Two" (a play on Rush Hour 2)
▪ episode 17: "Bawk to the Future" (a play on Back to the Future) / "Hairy Christmas" (a play on "Merry Christmas")
▪ episode 18: "In Space, Norman Can Hear You Scream" (a play on "in space, nobody can hear you scream") / "Area Fifty-Tree" (a play on Area 51)
▪ episode 19: "Joey in Da House!" / "Art Attack" (a play on Art Attack)
▪ episode 20: "The Good, the Bad and the UD" (a play on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Seed (TV Series)
Seed (TV Series)
Genre: Sitcom
Created by: Joseph Raso
Starring:
Adam Korson
Carrie-Lynn Neales
Amanda Brugel
Stephanie Anne Mills
Laura De Carteret
Matt Baram
Vanessa Matsui
Abby Ross
William Ainscough
Country of origin: Canada
Original language(s): English
No. of seasons: 2
No. of episodes: 26
Production
Executive producer(s):
Joseph Raso
Mark Farrell
John Ritchie
Rob Bromley
Gillian Lowrey
Location(s) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Force Four Entertainment
Release
Original network City
The CW (U.S.)
Picture format HDTV
Original release February 4, 2013 – June 5, 2014
External links
Website www.citytv.com/vancouver/shows/seed/
Seed is a Canadian television series produced by Force Four Entertainment.[1] The half-hour comedy follows Harry, a likable bachelor and bartender whose previous foray into sperm donation resulted in offspring he was unaware of until now. Seed tells the story of Harry's relationship with his new-found relatives, and the interactions of these families with one another.
The show was cancelled after two seasons.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Synopsis
2 Characters
3 Production
4 Reception
5 Series overview
5.1 Episodes
5.1.1 Season 1 (2013)
5.1.2 Season 2 (2014)
6 Home release
7 References
8 External links
Synopsis[edit]
An ill-equipped bachelor discovers his foray into sperm donation has resulted in many offspring and finds himself entangled in the lives of his new-found children and their less-than-thrilled families.
Characters[edit]
Adam Korson as Harry Dacosta, a bartender who donated semen. In his profile with the number XC-3000, he wrote that he is a doctor and a graduate of Princeton.
Carrie-Lynn Neales as Rose, who meets Harry on a bus and wants to get pregnant.
Amanda Brugel as Michelle, one of Billy's mothers.
Stephanie Anne Mills as Zoey, one of Billy's mothers.
Laura De Carteret as Janet, Anastasia's mother and a child therapist.
Matt Baram as Jonathan, Anastasia's (non-biological) father and a lawyer.
Vanessa Matsui as Irene, Harry's boss, and owner of the Pour House Bar.
Abby Ross as Anastasia, Harry's 15-year-old biological daughter. She only recently found out her parents used a sperm donor, and that her dad is not her biological father.
William Ainscough as Billy Jones-Krasnoff, Harry's 9-year-old son. He lives with his two moms, Michelle and Zoey.
Production[edit]
Principal photography began on the first season of Seed in October 2012 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3]
Although the show's premise closely resembles the 2011 Canadian film Starbuck, producer Joseph Raso has clarified in interviews that he already had the idea in development before Starbuck was released.[4]
Reception[edit]
The Globe and Mail called the series "deeply silly, and the kind of good, off-kilter comedy that we can do with aplomb in Canada... There’s no recipe, but among the requirements are characters who are fabulously immature, plus some sharp, unostentatious writing and a version of stoner humour that works even if you’re not five miles high." [5]
In 2013, the series was picked up for U.S. broadcast by The CW.[6] However, on July 23, 2014, the network pulled the show from its schedule after two airings due to low ratings.[7]
Series overview[edit]
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 February 4, 2013 April 29, 2013
2 13 March 6, 2014 June 5, 2014
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2013)[edit]
No. in
series No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original
air date
1 1 "Ill Conceived" James Genn Joseph Raso February 4, 2013
Billy comes to Harry's house and reveals that he is his son resulting from a sperm donation. As soon as he finds out who his parents are, Harry brings Billy back to them. Harry is visited by Anastasia, who is also a result of his sperm donation. While meeting her parents, Harry encourages her to go to a party, where she wants to have sex with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Harry schedules an anonymous sex date with a woman he met in the bus. Despite having him called a “fourth wheel”, Michelle and Zoey ask Harry to talk to Billy because of a fight in school. When Harry finds out, that Anastasia is on a “lipstick party”, he drives there together with Billy's and Anastasia's parents. He takes Anastasia home after she found out that her boyfriend is gay. That causes Harry to be too late at his anonymous sex date.
2 2 "Zygote Problems" James Genn Joseph Raso February 11, 2013
Harry helps Billy’s moms, Zoey and Michelle, to encourage Billy to be cooler at school. Meanwhile Jonathan and Janet fear their daughter Anastasia may be failing French, and administer an I.Q. test to Harry, fearing she got the ‘dumb gene’ from him. Harry and Rose square off about the future of Rose’s potential child.
3 3 "The Rhythmic Gymnastic Method" James Dunnison Jenn Engels February 18, 2013
Harry signs Billy up for Rhythmic Gymnastics, so that Harry can hook up with the hot new gymnastics teacher. Meanwhile Jonathan offers Harry $5000 to disappear from his daughter’s life. Rose strikes up a friendship with Irene, who Harry fears will tell Rose all of Harry’s dirty secrets.
4 4 "The Ultrasound and the Fury" James Dunnison Jeff Detsky February 25, 2013
It’s fashion week, and Harry’s scheduled once-a-year hookup with a hot fashion model will be the exact afternoon as Rose’s ultrasound, a milestone that Harry doesn’t want to miss. Meanwhile Jonathan discovers that Anastasia has revealed her sperm-donor roots to her entire school, and Harry inadvertently teaches Billy how to judge people on appearance.
5 5 "Birth of a Salesman" James Genn Mark Farrell March 4, 2013
Zoey pressures Billy to become the best at his school’s grapefruit sales competition. Billy seeks help from Luke, the 18-year-old who’s dating Anastasia, who has all the character traits of Harry. Meanwhile Anastasia pawns off her homework on Rose, who tests her maternal instincts on an electronic baby.
6 6 "Corner Orifice" James Dunnison Mike McPhaden March 11, 2013
When Rose competes for a big promotion at work, Harry recommends that she hide her pregnancy for the sake of her career. Janet lets slip to Harry that she and Jonathan schedule their sex life, and when Jonathan finds out, he cuts his wife off. Meanwhile Billy and Zoey’s nighttime fears are realized when they discover their home has been broken into.
7 7 "Fetal Attraction" James Dunnison Mark Farrell & Joseph Raso March 18, 2013
Harry can’t believe that Rose is actively dating while pregnant, and he tries to uncover the true motives of her new, super-hot boyfriend. Meanwhile Anastasia discovers that Jonathan is “part of the establishment,” and wants nothing to do with her father’s wealth and lifestyle. Billy gives Harry lice, and Harry capitalizes on Zoey and Michelle’s guilt.
8 8 "Bromozomes" James Genn Jenn Engels March 25, 2013
When Janet diagnoses Harry with Sympathetic Pregnancy, Rose finds that she’s competing for sympathy with her new, narcissistic belly-buddy, Harry. Meanwhile Zoey and Michelle rejoice after finding a babysitter (Leah Feidh Fassett) Harry can’t hit on – because she’s a lesbian. Janet discovers Jonathan has been seeing another therapist behind her back, Dr. Meinertzhagen (guest star Tom Green).
9 9 "Rebel Without Lamaze" James Genn Jeff Detsky April 1, 2013
As a former nerd, Rose worries that her Lamaze class will be high school all over again. Fortunately Harry thrived in high school, and is ready to help out. Meanwhile, Anastasia plans for her own school’s formal dance, and her parents each try to capture the few parent-child milestones they have left. Michelle and Harry realize that they dated the same woman years ago.
10 10 "Womb-Mates" Ron Murphy Jenn Engels April 8, 2013
When Rose needs a place to stay, Harry reluctantly agrees to put her up, but soon finds that Rose has a video-game playing, junk-food eating bachelor side he never knew. Meanwhile, Zoey reveals she never told her grandmother she was gay- or married to Michelle- just as old Baba pays a visit. Janet goes behind Jonathan’s back in her strategy to get a good deal on a new car.
11 11 "The Sperm Whale" Ron Murphy Jennifer Daley & Joseph Raso May 15, 2013
When Harry runs into a woman he’s desired for ages, he tells her that he’s married to Rose – it’s the only thing that turns this home-wrecker on. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Janet create a fake social media account to connect with their daughter. And when Michelle believes that Harry may be objectifying and ogling Zoey, she pressures him to be more of a gentleman.
12 12 "Always Use a Condo" Ron Murphy Jon Davis & Joseph Raso May 22, 2013
As Harry and Rose prepare for a pre-school interview, Harry learns that Rose lied on the application, covering up what she perceives as Harry’s biggest flaws. Meanwhile, Michelle and Zoey realize that Billy is old enough for “The Talk,” but can’t agree on how to go about it. Janet and Jonathan leave their home empty, and Harry takes advantage of their absence.
13 13 "At Your Cervix" Ron Murphy Jennifer Daley & Joseph Raso May 29, 2013
While rehearsing for her labour, Rose grows frustrated with Harry’s abilities as a ‘birthing partner.’ Meanwhile, Zoey and Michelle decide whether now is the best time for them to have another child of their own. Anastasia feels betrayed when she finds out that Jonathan wasn’t there for her own birth.The season ends with Harry meeting Linda ( form the 1st episode ) to whom he asks "how long it has been ? ". She answers by saying "About 9 months" and is pregnant .
Season 2 (2014)[edit]
No. in
series No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original
air date
14 1 "The Second Coming" James Genn Joseph Raso March 6, 2014
Harry gives Billy love advice, but can’t follow his own tips when he discovers he has feelings for Rose.
15 2 "Consenting Adults" James Genn Mark Farrell March 13, 2014
To everyone’s surprise Harry turns down dates with several women, only to agree to one that costs him a chance with Rose.
16 3 "To Breed Or Not To Breed" James Dunnison Jennifer Daley March 20, 2014
When Harry changes his mind about helping Michelle and Zoey conceive, they have to decide how much they really want another baby.
17 4 "Safe Sects" James Dunnison Joseph Raso & Mark Farrell March 27, 2014
Harry shirks babysitting duty during Rose’s ‘sex date’ with her new boyfriend, while Billy and Zoey prepare to celebrate Gaia Day.
18 5 "Getting Tail" James Genn Mike McPhaden April 3, 2014
Harry becomes jealous of Billy and Jonathan’s new bond, while Rose tries to spice things up with Bruce.
19 6 "Mall My Children" James Genn Jenn Engels & Mike McPhaden April 10, 2014
Rose tries to put Harry's 'single dad powers' to good use, while Michelle, Zoey, Janet and Jonathon confront their bedroom fantasies.
20 7 "Mother Sucker" James Dunnison Jenn Engels April 24, 2014
Harry and Rose lie to keep Rose's judgemental mom happy, while Michelle and Zoey ask Jonathan for help preparing their wills.
21 8 "The Bjorn Identity" James Dunnison Kate Hewlett May 1, 2014
Harry conquers a dating obstacle that brings Rose´s insecurities to the fore; at the same time, Michelle and Billy find themselves drawn into Zoey's war on sugar.
22 9 "Et Tattoo Bruté?" James Allodi Jon Davis & Joseph Raso May 8, 2014
Harry hopes to raise the families’ opinion of him by introducing them to his delinquent big brother Frank, but Harry realizes he may be the family black sheep after Frank charms everyone.
23 10 "Drool Me Once" Ron Murphy Jon Davis & Joseph Raso May 15, 2014
Harry and Rose are at odds when Charlie isn’t meeting his ‘milestones’ fast enough, while Janet and Jonathan try to deal with Anastasia’s tattooed new boyfriend.
24 11 "Baby Doctor Strangelove" James Allodi Jennifer Daley & Joseph Raso May 22, 2014
Rose is annoyed when Harry dates baby Charlie’s new pediatrician, but she quickly realizes the benefits of having a doctor on call.
25 12 "Premature Driver's Education" Ron Murphy Mike McPhaden May 29, 2014
Harry tries not to panic when he and his new girlfriend reach a landmark date, while Janet and Jonathan panic freely (then lie about it) while trying to teach Anastasia how to drive.
26 13 "Thanks for Coming" Joseph Raso Joseph Raso & Jennifer Daley June 5, 2014
Rose discovers she has feelings for Harry, while the families are torn when they find out Harry might not be Billy and Anastasia’s real sperm dad. Jonathan Torrens guest stars.
Home release[edit]
Entertainment One Films released Season One on DVD in Region 1 on October 21, 2014.[8]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Jennie Punter (May 29, 2012). "CityTV Greenlights Seed". Variety.
Jump up ^ Adams, Joanna (2014-08-22). "'Seed' Cancelled: CityTV Pulls Plug On Adam Korson Comedy After Two Seasons". huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
Jump up ^ "Seed Begins Production". Channel Canada. 2012-10-01.
Jump up ^ "Toronto actor Adam Korson starring in sperm donor comedy Seed". Toronto Star, February 4, 2013.
Jump up ^ Doyle, John (2013-02-04). "Meet Harry: slacker, sperm donor … father of three". The Globe and Mail.
Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 10, 2013). "The CW Picks Up Canadian Sitcom 'Seed'". TV by the Numbers.
Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (July 23, 2014). "The CW Pulls 'Seed' & 'Backpackers' From Its Schedule After Two Episodes". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Amazon.com: Seed: Complete First Season". Amazon. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
External links[edit]
icon Television in Canada portal
Official website
Seed on IMDb
CityTV's Official Seed 1:39 Trailer
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Genre: Sitcom
Created by: Joseph Raso
Starring:
Adam Korson
Carrie-Lynn Neales
Amanda Brugel
Stephanie Anne Mills
Laura De Carteret
Matt Baram
Vanessa Matsui
Abby Ross
William Ainscough
Country of origin: Canada
Original language(s): English
No. of seasons: 2
No. of episodes: 26
Production
Executive producer(s):
Joseph Raso
Mark Farrell
John Ritchie
Rob Bromley
Gillian Lowrey
Location(s) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Force Four Entertainment
Release
Original network City
The CW (U.S.)
Picture format HDTV
Original release February 4, 2013 – June 5, 2014
External links
Website www.citytv.com/vancouver/shows/seed/
Seed is a Canadian television series produced by Force Four Entertainment.[1] The half-hour comedy follows Harry, a likable bachelor and bartender whose previous foray into sperm donation resulted in offspring he was unaware of until now. Seed tells the story of Harry's relationship with his new-found relatives, and the interactions of these families with one another.
The show was cancelled after two seasons.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Synopsis
2 Characters
3 Production
4 Reception
5 Series overview
5.1 Episodes
5.1.1 Season 1 (2013)
5.1.2 Season 2 (2014)
6 Home release
7 References
8 External links
Synopsis[edit]
An ill-equipped bachelor discovers his foray into sperm donation has resulted in many offspring and finds himself entangled in the lives of his new-found children and their less-than-thrilled families.
Characters[edit]
Adam Korson as Harry Dacosta, a bartender who donated semen. In his profile with the number XC-3000, he wrote that he is a doctor and a graduate of Princeton.
Carrie-Lynn Neales as Rose, who meets Harry on a bus and wants to get pregnant.
Amanda Brugel as Michelle, one of Billy's mothers.
Stephanie Anne Mills as Zoey, one of Billy's mothers.
Laura De Carteret as Janet, Anastasia's mother and a child therapist.
Matt Baram as Jonathan, Anastasia's (non-biological) father and a lawyer.
Vanessa Matsui as Irene, Harry's boss, and owner of the Pour House Bar.
Abby Ross as Anastasia, Harry's 15-year-old biological daughter. She only recently found out her parents used a sperm donor, and that her dad is not her biological father.
William Ainscough as Billy Jones-Krasnoff, Harry's 9-year-old son. He lives with his two moms, Michelle and Zoey.
Production[edit]
Principal photography began on the first season of Seed in October 2012 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3]
Although the show's premise closely resembles the 2011 Canadian film Starbuck, producer Joseph Raso has clarified in interviews that he already had the idea in development before Starbuck was released.[4]
Reception[edit]
The Globe and Mail called the series "deeply silly, and the kind of good, off-kilter comedy that we can do with aplomb in Canada... There’s no recipe, but among the requirements are characters who are fabulously immature, plus some sharp, unostentatious writing and a version of stoner humour that works even if you’re not five miles high." [5]
In 2013, the series was picked up for U.S. broadcast by The CW.[6] However, on July 23, 2014, the network pulled the show from its schedule after two airings due to low ratings.[7]
Series overview[edit]
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 February 4, 2013 April 29, 2013
2 13 March 6, 2014 June 5, 2014
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2013)[edit]
No. in
series No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original
air date
1 1 "Ill Conceived" James Genn Joseph Raso February 4, 2013
Billy comes to Harry's house and reveals that he is his son resulting from a sperm donation. As soon as he finds out who his parents are, Harry brings Billy back to them. Harry is visited by Anastasia, who is also a result of his sperm donation. While meeting her parents, Harry encourages her to go to a party, where she wants to have sex with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Harry schedules an anonymous sex date with a woman he met in the bus. Despite having him called a “fourth wheel”, Michelle and Zoey ask Harry to talk to Billy because of a fight in school. When Harry finds out, that Anastasia is on a “lipstick party”, he drives there together with Billy's and Anastasia's parents. He takes Anastasia home after she found out that her boyfriend is gay. That causes Harry to be too late at his anonymous sex date.
2 2 "Zygote Problems" James Genn Joseph Raso February 11, 2013
Harry helps Billy’s moms, Zoey and Michelle, to encourage Billy to be cooler at school. Meanwhile Jonathan and Janet fear their daughter Anastasia may be failing French, and administer an I.Q. test to Harry, fearing she got the ‘dumb gene’ from him. Harry and Rose square off about the future of Rose’s potential child.
3 3 "The Rhythmic Gymnastic Method" James Dunnison Jenn Engels February 18, 2013
Harry signs Billy up for Rhythmic Gymnastics, so that Harry can hook up with the hot new gymnastics teacher. Meanwhile Jonathan offers Harry $5000 to disappear from his daughter’s life. Rose strikes up a friendship with Irene, who Harry fears will tell Rose all of Harry’s dirty secrets.
4 4 "The Ultrasound and the Fury" James Dunnison Jeff Detsky February 25, 2013
It’s fashion week, and Harry’s scheduled once-a-year hookup with a hot fashion model will be the exact afternoon as Rose’s ultrasound, a milestone that Harry doesn’t want to miss. Meanwhile Jonathan discovers that Anastasia has revealed her sperm-donor roots to her entire school, and Harry inadvertently teaches Billy how to judge people on appearance.
5 5 "Birth of a Salesman" James Genn Mark Farrell March 4, 2013
Zoey pressures Billy to become the best at his school’s grapefruit sales competition. Billy seeks help from Luke, the 18-year-old who’s dating Anastasia, who has all the character traits of Harry. Meanwhile Anastasia pawns off her homework on Rose, who tests her maternal instincts on an electronic baby.
6 6 "Corner Orifice" James Dunnison Mike McPhaden March 11, 2013
When Rose competes for a big promotion at work, Harry recommends that she hide her pregnancy for the sake of her career. Janet lets slip to Harry that she and Jonathan schedule their sex life, and when Jonathan finds out, he cuts his wife off. Meanwhile Billy and Zoey’s nighttime fears are realized when they discover their home has been broken into.
7 7 "Fetal Attraction" James Dunnison Mark Farrell & Joseph Raso March 18, 2013
Harry can’t believe that Rose is actively dating while pregnant, and he tries to uncover the true motives of her new, super-hot boyfriend. Meanwhile Anastasia discovers that Jonathan is “part of the establishment,” and wants nothing to do with her father’s wealth and lifestyle. Billy gives Harry lice, and Harry capitalizes on Zoey and Michelle’s guilt.
8 8 "Bromozomes" James Genn Jenn Engels March 25, 2013
When Janet diagnoses Harry with Sympathetic Pregnancy, Rose finds that she’s competing for sympathy with her new, narcissistic belly-buddy, Harry. Meanwhile Zoey and Michelle rejoice after finding a babysitter (Leah Feidh Fassett) Harry can’t hit on – because she’s a lesbian. Janet discovers Jonathan has been seeing another therapist behind her back, Dr. Meinertzhagen (guest star Tom Green).
9 9 "Rebel Without Lamaze" James Genn Jeff Detsky April 1, 2013
As a former nerd, Rose worries that her Lamaze class will be high school all over again. Fortunately Harry thrived in high school, and is ready to help out. Meanwhile, Anastasia plans for her own school’s formal dance, and her parents each try to capture the few parent-child milestones they have left. Michelle and Harry realize that they dated the same woman years ago.
10 10 "Womb-Mates" Ron Murphy Jenn Engels April 8, 2013
When Rose needs a place to stay, Harry reluctantly agrees to put her up, but soon finds that Rose has a video-game playing, junk-food eating bachelor side he never knew. Meanwhile, Zoey reveals she never told her grandmother she was gay- or married to Michelle- just as old Baba pays a visit. Janet goes behind Jonathan’s back in her strategy to get a good deal on a new car.
11 11 "The Sperm Whale" Ron Murphy Jennifer Daley & Joseph Raso May 15, 2013
When Harry runs into a woman he’s desired for ages, he tells her that he’s married to Rose – it’s the only thing that turns this home-wrecker on. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Janet create a fake social media account to connect with their daughter. And when Michelle believes that Harry may be objectifying and ogling Zoey, she pressures him to be more of a gentleman.
12 12 "Always Use a Condo" Ron Murphy Jon Davis & Joseph Raso May 22, 2013
As Harry and Rose prepare for a pre-school interview, Harry learns that Rose lied on the application, covering up what she perceives as Harry’s biggest flaws. Meanwhile, Michelle and Zoey realize that Billy is old enough for “The Talk,” but can’t agree on how to go about it. Janet and Jonathan leave their home empty, and Harry takes advantage of their absence.
13 13 "At Your Cervix" Ron Murphy Jennifer Daley & Joseph Raso May 29, 2013
While rehearsing for her labour, Rose grows frustrated with Harry’s abilities as a ‘birthing partner.’ Meanwhile, Zoey and Michelle decide whether now is the best time for them to have another child of their own. Anastasia feels betrayed when she finds out that Jonathan wasn’t there for her own birth.The season ends with Harry meeting Linda ( form the 1st episode ) to whom he asks "how long it has been ? ". She answers by saying "About 9 months" and is pregnant .
Season 2 (2014)[edit]
No. in
series No. in
season Title Directed by Written by Original
air date
14 1 "The Second Coming" James Genn Joseph Raso March 6, 2014
Harry gives Billy love advice, but can’t follow his own tips when he discovers he has feelings for Rose.
15 2 "Consenting Adults" James Genn Mark Farrell March 13, 2014
To everyone’s surprise Harry turns down dates with several women, only to agree to one that costs him a chance with Rose.
16 3 "To Breed Or Not To Breed" James Dunnison Jennifer Daley March 20, 2014
When Harry changes his mind about helping Michelle and Zoey conceive, they have to decide how much they really want another baby.
17 4 "Safe Sects" James Dunnison Joseph Raso & Mark Farrell March 27, 2014
Harry shirks babysitting duty during Rose’s ‘sex date’ with her new boyfriend, while Billy and Zoey prepare to celebrate Gaia Day.
18 5 "Getting Tail" James Genn Mike McPhaden April 3, 2014
Harry becomes jealous of Billy and Jonathan’s new bond, while Rose tries to spice things up with Bruce.
19 6 "Mall My Children" James Genn Jenn Engels & Mike McPhaden April 10, 2014
Rose tries to put Harry's 'single dad powers' to good use, while Michelle, Zoey, Janet and Jonathon confront their bedroom fantasies.
20 7 "Mother Sucker" James Dunnison Jenn Engels April 24, 2014
Harry and Rose lie to keep Rose's judgemental mom happy, while Michelle and Zoey ask Jonathan for help preparing their wills.
21 8 "The Bjorn Identity" James Dunnison Kate Hewlett May 1, 2014
Harry conquers a dating obstacle that brings Rose´s insecurities to the fore; at the same time, Michelle and Billy find themselves drawn into Zoey's war on sugar.
22 9 "Et Tattoo Bruté?" James Allodi Jon Davis & Joseph Raso May 8, 2014
Harry hopes to raise the families’ opinion of him by introducing them to his delinquent big brother Frank, but Harry realizes he may be the family black sheep after Frank charms everyone.
23 10 "Drool Me Once" Ron Murphy Jon Davis & Joseph Raso May 15, 2014
Harry and Rose are at odds when Charlie isn’t meeting his ‘milestones’ fast enough, while Janet and Jonathan try to deal with Anastasia’s tattooed new boyfriend.
24 11 "Baby Doctor Strangelove" James Allodi Jennifer Daley & Joseph Raso May 22, 2014
Rose is annoyed when Harry dates baby Charlie’s new pediatrician, but she quickly realizes the benefits of having a doctor on call.
25 12 "Premature Driver's Education" Ron Murphy Mike McPhaden May 29, 2014
Harry tries not to panic when he and his new girlfriend reach a landmark date, while Janet and Jonathan panic freely (then lie about it) while trying to teach Anastasia how to drive.
26 13 "Thanks for Coming" Joseph Raso Joseph Raso & Jennifer Daley June 5, 2014
Rose discovers she has feelings for Harry, while the families are torn when they find out Harry might not be Billy and Anastasia’s real sperm dad. Jonathan Torrens guest stars.
Home release[edit]
Entertainment One Films released Season One on DVD in Region 1 on October 21, 2014.[8]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Jennie Punter (May 29, 2012). "CityTV Greenlights Seed". Variety.
Jump up ^ Adams, Joanna (2014-08-22). "'Seed' Cancelled: CityTV Pulls Plug On Adam Korson Comedy After Two Seasons". huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
Jump up ^ "Seed Begins Production". Channel Canada. 2012-10-01.
Jump up ^ "Toronto actor Adam Korson starring in sperm donor comedy Seed". Toronto Star, February 4, 2013.
Jump up ^ Doyle, John (2013-02-04). "Meet Harry: slacker, sperm donor … father of three". The Globe and Mail.
Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 10, 2013). "The CW Picks Up Canadian Sitcom 'Seed'". TV by the Numbers.
Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara (July 23, 2014). "The CW Pulls 'Seed' & 'Backpackers' From Its Schedule After Two Episodes". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Amazon.com: Seed: Complete First Season". Amazon. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
External links[edit]
icon Television in Canada portal
Official website
Seed on IMDb
CityTV's Official Seed 1:39 Trailer
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