Rodney (TV series)

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Rodney
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Ric Swartzlander
Starring	Rodney Carrington Jennifer Aspen Amy Pietz Nick Searcy Oliver Davis Matthew Josten Jon Reep Mac Davis
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	44 (6 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 21, 2004 – June 6, 2006
External links
IMDb profile

Rodney is an American television sitcom that was shown on ABC from September 21, 2004 to June 6, 2006. The show's story, loosely based on the life of the titular character's actor, comedian Rodney Carrington, revolves around the character Rodney Hamilton who wishes to leave his horrible job in Tulsa, Oklahoma to become a stand-up comedian.

Ric Swartzlander was the creator and executive producer of the comedy series. David Himelfarb was the executive producer.

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.

[edit] Premise

Rodney's 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).

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

[edit] Trivia

Rodney's best friend, Barry, was actually based on Rodney Carrington's real life best friend, Barry Martin, who passed away before the series hit the air, Rodney said "It was nice to honour him with that, he was a great man"