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TITLE: CRUMBS - ABC MID-SEASON 2006
Info:
Premiere Date: Thursday, January 12, 2006 (Touchstone Television)
Network: ABC
Time: Thursdays at 9:30 p.m.
Cast: Starring Fred Savage, Jane Curtin, William
Devane, Eddie McClintock, Maggie Lawson and Reginald
Ballard.
Introduction:
Family is enough to drive anyone a little crazy.
Children keep secrets from their parents so they won't
upset them, dads leave for other women, and moms try
to run over dads with the car. Actually, that was the
point when the Crumb family knew that Mom was crazy.
Coming this mid-season to ABC is a sitcom that brings
full laughs and nothing predictable happens along the
way. The sitcom Crumbs is one of the funniest
four-camera sitcoms to hit the airwaves in years. And
it's coming to a television near you starting Jan. 12,
airing Thursdays at 9:30/8:30 central only on ABC!
Cast Details:
"Crumbs" stars Fred Savage ("The Wonder Years") as
Mitch Crumb, Jane Curtin (two-time Emmy Award winner
for "Kate & Allie," "SNL," "3rd Rock from the Sun") as
Suzanne Crumb, William Devane ("Knots Landing," "24")
as Billy Crumb, Eddie McClintock as Jody Crumb, Maggie
Lawson as Andrea Malone and Reginald Ballard as Elvis.
Estranged brothers Mitch and Jody Crumb reunite in
their small hometown to deal with their mother,
Suzanne, who is being discharged from a psychiatric
facility and has yet to discover that her ex-husband
is about to have a baby with his new girlfriend. They
have issues... major issues.
Central to everything is the dynamic between these two
brothers: Mitch is the prodigal son, who is returning
home after a failed Hollywood career, while Jody is
the older brother who has stayed in the confines of
their small New England town to run the family
business. Together for the first time as adults, this
family will have to stick by one another despite their
combustible relationships.
Pilot Plot:
The pilot starts off with Suzanne calling her son in
L.A., Mitch, by accident. And as soon as that
happens, the fun begins. There is nothing predictable
about this plot. There are quite a few surprises that
I won't give away. Basically the plot of the pilot has
Mitch coming back home after his Hollywood career as a
writer has sort of failed. His mother Suzanne is
being released from the psychiatric facility. And his
father has remarried and is about to become a dad once
again. His brother is working at the restaurant, which
is the family business, and he certainly is a
womanizer. Will the family find out why Mitch is
really back? Will Suzanne continue to be crazy and
will the family find out her secret at the psychiatric
facility? And will the family find out Mitch's
secret? Tune in to find out!
Analysis:
The plot of the pilot is hilarious and unpredictable.
I loved every moment. This sitcom reminds me a lot of
another ABC classic, Soap. Heck, that sitcom even had
a Jodie (played by the great Billy Crystal). Though
this Jody spells his name this way. I think this will
become a big hit and I know people will love it. It
is just plain funny and the plot is very interesting.
There is even a bit of drama when Mitch & Jodie talk
about their other brother, who died tragically.
The cast is also an all-star one just like the '70s
sitcom Soap. Fred Savage has grown up from his Wonder
Years days and is truly great in the pilot. And after
seeing Jane Curtin's performance in this pilot, she
could rack up an Emmy nomination again for Lead
Actress in a Comedy Series. William DeVane of Knots
Landing fame is hysterical as the wacky father who
turns up in all sorts of places.
Conclusion:
I truly loved this pilot. Hopefully the quality
continues in future episodes. The show should give
ABC a big boost on Thursday nights. The competing
sitcoms on NBC, Fox, and UPN will be all beaten by
Crumbs in both the ratings and the quality of the
show. This is one of the best sitcoms I've seen in
many years. Like I said it feels like a 21st century
"Soap" with the family being as dysfunctional as the
cast of Married...With Children. If you like
dysfunctional sitcoms, then this is for you. If you
like funny stuff then this is for sure for you. This
sitcom will just make you laugh after a rough and long
day, as it doesn't go out to change the world, but
will just make you cry until it hurts!
Final Numbers (out of 5 stars):
Watchability: 5/5
Funniness: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
-- Reviewed by pavanbadal on 12/15/2005.
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