Rodney (TV series)

Rodney
Created by	Don Reo; Damon Wayans; Ric Swartzlander
Starring	Rodney Carrington; Jennifer Aspen; Amy Pietz; Nick Searcy; Oliver Davis; Matthew Josten; Jon Reep; Mac Davis
Composer(s)	Steve Dorff
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	44 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ric Swartzlander; David Himelfarb; Michael Goldstein
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Rude Mood Productions; Himmel Films; Touchstone Television
Distributor	Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 21, 2004 –; June 6, 2006

Rodney is an American television sitcom starring stand-up comic and country music singer Rodney Carrington that aired on ABC from September 21, 2004, to June 6, 2006. Ric Swartzlander was the creator and executive producer of the comedy series. David Himelfarb was the executive producer.

Premise

The show's story revolves around the character Rodney Hamilton (Rodney Carrington) who wishes to leave his horrible job in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to become a stand-up comedian.

Rodney's daily life revolves around his family – his wife Trina (Jennifer Aspen) and his sons Jack (Oliver Davis) and Bo (Matthew Josten). He also spends a lot of time with his best friend Barry Martin (Nick Searcy) who constantly tries to escape his wife Genie, and with his crazy sister-in-law Charlie (Amy Pietz).

One recurring character is Trina's father, Carl (Mac Davis), who is constantly lending or giving the family money, much to Rodney's dismay.

Another recurring character is police officer Gerald Bob (Jon Reep), who has a sexual relationship with Charlie.

Cast and characters

Main characters

Rodney Hamilton (Rodney Carrington)
Trina Hamilton (Jennifer Aspen) – Rodney's wife
Barry (Nick Searcy) – Rodney's friend
Jack Hamilton (Oliver Davis) – Rodney's son
Bo Hamilton (Matthew Josten) – Rodney's son
Charlie (Amy Pietz) – Trina's sister

Recurring characters

Gerald Bob (Jon Reep) – local law enforcement officer
Carl (Mac Davis) – Trina's father

Episodes

Season 1 (2004–05)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	Robert Berlinger	Teleplay by: Ric Swartzlander Story by: Don Reo & Damon Wayans & Ric Swartzlander	September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21)
2	2	"Superhero"	Robert Berlinger	Gayle Abrams	September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)
3	3	"Teacher"	Robert Berlinger	Bob Myer	October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)
4	4	"Reacquisition Engineer"	Robert Berlinger	Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
5	5	"Halloween"	Robert Berlinger	Jim Gerkin	October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)
6	6	"Rodney's Mom"	Robert Berlinger	Don Woodard	November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)
7	7	"Keep on Truckin'"	Robert Berlinger	Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen	November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)
8	8	"Thanksgiving"	Robert Berlinger	Gayle Abrams	November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23)
9	9	"Dream Lover"	Robert Berlinger	Bob Myer	November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)
10	10	"It's Up, It's Good"	Robert Berlinger	Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer	December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07)
11	11	"Talent Show"	Gil Junger	Maisha Closson & Jim Gerkin	January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)
12	12	"Charity Ball"	John Whitesell	Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen	January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18)
13	13	"Sorry Charlie"	Robert Berlinger	Maisha Closson	January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
14	14	"Hell Week"	John Whitesell	Mark Gross	February 1, 2005 (2005-02-01)
15	15	"Tassels"	Gail Mancuso	Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer	February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)
16	16	"The Ring"	Gail Mancuso	Gayle Abrams	February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)
17	17	"Rodney's Affair"	Shelley Jensen	Reid Harrison	March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)
18	18	"We Day"	Robert Berlinger	Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen	March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)
19	19	"Rodney Takes a Ship"	Gil Junger	Mark Kunerth	April 5, 2005 (2005-04-05)
20	20	"Rodney Moonlights"	Sean Mulcahy	Jim Reynolds	April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12)
21	21	"Rodney Gets Robbed"	Gil Junger	David Baldy & Maisha Closson	April 19, 2005 (2005-04-19)
22	22	"Rodney's Big Shot"	Gail Mancuso	Glenn Ellis & Daniel Hsia & Craig Peters	April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26)

Season 2 (2005–06)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	"To Hell and Back"	Gil Junger	Mike Larsen	October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)
24	2	"Question Mark Hamilton"	Shelley Jensen	Gayle Abrams	October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)
25	3	"Who's the Man?"	Shelley Jensen	Mark Gross	October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
26	4	"Halloween and Javier"	Gil Junger	Maisha Closson	November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)
27	5	"Keith"	Gil Junger	Don Woodard	November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
28	6	"Rodney Comes Out"	Gil Junger	David Sacks	November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
29	7	"O Christmas Tree"	Shelley Jensen	Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen	December 20, 2005 (2005-12-20)
30	8	"The Sleepover"	Shelley Jensen	Glenn Ellis	January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)
31	9	"Welcome Ho"	TBA	TBA	January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17)
32	10	"A Tisket, A Casket"	TBA	TBA	January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24)
33	11	"When Rodney Comes Marching Home"	Sean Mulcahy	Mike Larsen	February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)
34	12	"Love is in the Air"	Shelley Jensen	Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen	February 14, 2006 (2006-02-14)
35	13	"Rodney Gets a Leg Up"	Gil Junger	Jim Gerkin	February 21, 2006 (2006-02-21)
36	14	"Where the Rubber Meets the Road"	TBA	TBA	February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28)
37	15	"Celebrity"	TBA	TBA	May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)
38	16	"The Best Little Pie Shop in Tulsa"	Shelley Jensen	Glenn Ellis & Ed Brown	June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06)
39	17	"Rodney's Biggest Fan"	TBA	TBA	UNAIRED
40	18	"Waiting for Himelfarb"	TBA	TBA	UNAIRED
41	19	"Tulsa, Florida"	TBA	TBA	UNAIRED
42	20	"Hot Tub Blues"	Shelley Jensen	Don Woodard & David Sacks	UNAIRED
43	21	"Potty Mouth"	TBA	TBA	UNAIRED
44	22	"Finale"	TBA	TBA	UNAIRED

Airings

Other than in the US, the show also began broadcasting in the UK on ABC1 on May 31, 2005, in Australia on the Seven Network on August 17, 2006, and in the Netherlands on June 9, 2008. The final six episodes were not aired in the United States, however they were shown in Australia on the Seven network in October 2006 and on ABC1 in the UK (before that channel closed in 2007). In Poland it premiered on Comedy Central Family (former VH1) on May 14, 2011.

American ratings

Season		Episodes	Premiere	Season finale	U.S. ratings
1	2004–2005	22	September 21, 2004	April 26, 2005	9.0 million (56th place) [1]
2	2005–2006	22 (6 unaired)	October 4, 2005	June 6, 2006	6.6 million (93rd place) [2]

Home media

Season 1 of the series was released exclusively to Wal-Mart on May 5, 2009. The set included all 22 episodes and presented in widescreen. The second and final season DVD-Box was released on October 6, 2009 and includes all 22 episodes, even those not aired by ABC.

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References

"2004-2005 TV Ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
"2005-2006 TV Ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

External links

Rodney on IMDb

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[1] "2004-2005 TV Ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

[2] "2005-2006 TV Ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-30.