| ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 27, 2002 |
Starring:
Tricia O'Kelley, Jeffrey Tambor, Bess Armstrong
Summary:
James Bulliard plays a largely inconsequential to-be-30-year-old who is in love with his brother's wife. Somehow, he is then transported back to the 1980s, and he is 16 again, with a serious chance for a life do-over.
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E4. A Rock and a Head Case
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E3. Under Noah's Certain Terms
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E2. Mayor May Not
Air Date: October 4, 2002
Aug 19, 2015
All this should seem precious and dumb, but it doesn't, thanks to the cast's deadpan intelligence and some sharp, self-aware writing (the characters' names often refer to characters in fiction by J.D. Salinger ). Best of all, Travis fails to wrap everything up in a neat, happy way; the second episode, which is much better than the first, essentially starts all over again, picking up on the time-travel mayhem Travis wreaked a week earlier. [27 Sept 2002, p.59]
Aug 19, 2015
Aug 19, 2015
Occasionally bogged down by hokey dialogue, the drama is ultimately redeemed by a veneer of hope and some wonderful performances, notably Jeffrey Tambor as Travis' cynical bookmaker father and Labine as his follicle-challenged best friend.
Aug 19, 2015
It's good to see Dr. Phil look-alike Jeffrey Tambor and "My So-Called Life" alum Bess Armstrong working as his bookie dad and frustrated mom, respectively. But someone should tell Tyler Labine that Jack Black wants his act back. [27 Sept 2002, p.49]
Aug 19, 2015
Aug 19, 2015
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: September 27, 2002
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S1:E4. A Rock and a Head Case
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E3. Under Noah's Certain Terms
Air Date: unknown
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S1:E2. Mayor May Not
Air Date: October 4, 2002
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S1:E1. The Thirty-Year Itch
Air Date: September 27, 2002
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Season 1 Overview