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TV-PG
ABC
Jan 11, 2005
22 m

TV-PG
ABC
Jan 11, 2005
22 m

Rodney

Summary Standup comedian Rodney Carrington stars as Rodney Hamilton, a down-to-earth guy who, with his own heartland intelligence, speaks the truth.In the middle of real, everyday America, Rodney's life revolves around two things. His family - wife Trina and their two boys, Jack and Bo and his horrible job at a fiberglass plant but he manages to...

Comedy

Directed By: Gil Junger

Written By: Don Reo, Damon Wayans, Ric Swartzlander, Maisha Closson, Jim Gerkin, Rodney Carrington

TV-PG
ABC
Jan 11, 2005
22 m

TV-PG
ABC
Jan 11, 2005
22 m

S1 • Episode 11

Talent Show

Air Date: Jan 11, 2005

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Summary Standup comedian Rodney Carrington stars as Rodney Hamilton, a down-to-earth guy who, with his own heartland intelligence, speaks the truth.In the middle of real, everyday America, Rodney's life revolves around two things. His family - wife Trina and their two boys, Jack and Bo and his horrible job at a fiberglass plant but he manages to...

Comedy

Created By: Don Reo, Damon Wayans

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 21, 2004 • 22 m

Rodney makes a decision to quit his day job to pursue a career as a stand up comedian, though his wife Trina is not so sure.

Episode 2 • Sep 28, 2004 • 22 m

Rodney has trouble coming clean with Trina when a gig doing stand up comedy doesn't pay what he expected.

Episode 3 • Oct 12, 2004 • 22 m

Rodney helps a nervous Barry prepare for a public speaking engagement.

Episode 4 • Oct 19, 2004 • 21 m

Reacquisition Engineer

Facing a huge home repair bill, Rodney is forced to take a job he's not quite cut out for.

Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2004 • 22 m

To celebrate Halloween, Rodney and Barry decide to play a practical joke on police officer Gerald Bob, but their antics go awry and Rodney ends up at the police station.

Episode 6 • Nov 9, 2004 • 22 m

A visit from Rodney's mother causes tension between him and Trina.

Episode 7 • Nov 16, 2004 • 22 m

Keep on Truckin'

Upset that Charley almost destroyed his truck, Rodney explains to Bo and Jack why the old truck has such sentimental value.

Episode 8 • Nov 23, 2004 • 21 m

Rodney and Trina try to avoid having another disasterous Thanksgiving dinner.

Episode 9 • Nov 30, 2004 • 22 m

Rodney and Trina can't afford to buy a new mattress, but when Rodney goes shopping at a mattress store, a charming saleswoman convinces him to buy the most expensive one in the store.

Episode 10 • Dec 7, 2004 • 22 m

It's Up, It's Good

The true spirit of Christmas gets a little fuzzy when Rodney accidentally pulls down the church's huge religious landmark.

Episode 11 • Jan 11, 2005 • 22 m

As Rodney and son Jack are preparing for their duet at Jack's school talent show, Rodney has to reluctantly cancel when he gets a standup gig that could launch his comedy career.

Episode 12 • Jan 18, 2005 • 22 m

Trina competes with a co-worker for a promotion at work; Rodney offers to accompany Trina to a formal charity ball.

Episode 13 • Jan 25, 2005 • 22 m

Rodney steps in to help when it becomes clear to him that his sister-in-law, Charlie, appears to be sabotaging all of her relationships with men.

Episode 14 • Feb 1, 2005 • 22 m

Charlie surprises everyone when she tells them that she and her latest boyfriend, Kirk, her college professor, are getting married.

Episode 15 • Feb 8, 2005 • 22 m

With Rodney and Barry's birthdays days apart, they hold a tradition called "Hell Week" in which they play pranks and send each other outrageous gifts the other has to accept.

Episode 16 • Feb 15, 2005 • 22 m

On Valentine's Day Rodney wants to get Trina the engagement ring he couldn't afford when they got married.

Episode 17 • Mar 22, 2005 • 21 m

Rodney's Affair

Rodney and Barry's longtime friendship is tested when a financially-strapped Rodney unwittingly takes a job with Barry's competitor.

Episode 18 • Mar 29, 2005 • 21 m

Rodney's plans to spend a day without the kids golfing with a friend causes Trina to question the whole basis of their marriage.

Episode 19 • Apr 5, 2005 • 22 m

Rodney Takes a Ship

Rodney gets a job on a cruise ship as a way of taking Trina on the honeymoon they never had and paying the property taxes.

Episode 20 • Apr 12, 2005 • 22 m

Rodney Moonlights

Things start looking up for Rodney and his career as a standup comic when a talent agent gives him a shot to be in a showcase.

Episode 21 • Apr 19, 2005 • 22 m

Rodney Gets Robbed

After the family's TV is stolen in a robbery, Trina refuses to let Rodney use their health insurance money to buy a new one.

Episode 22 • Apr 26, 2005 • 22 m

Rodney's Big Shot

Rodney's agent gets him a well-paying comedy gig that will take him away from Trina and the boys for two months.

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