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Network: Bounce TV. Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: October 2, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Gary 'G. Thang' Johnson, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Jay Phillips, Caryn Ward, and Oren Williams. TV show description: A situation comedy, the Grown Folks TV show comes from creator Bentley Kyle Evans. The series centers on the lives, marriages, and friendships of two blue-collar couples. Thrifty and a tad touchy, Gary Thompson (Johnson) is married to the calm, cool, and collected Jillian (Jones). The Thompsons share a duplex with James (Phillips) and Brenda (Ward) Finley. Brenda is a happy homemaker. She is well-matched with James, who -- unlike Gary -- tends to be sociable and self-effacing.

Bounce TV isn't just renewing shows. Today, the network announced they've ordered a new TV series called Grown Folks.From the creator of Family Time and In the Cut, the comedy explores "two blue-collar couples who share a duplex while navigating life, marriage and friendship." The cast includes Gary “G-Thang” Johnson, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Jay Phillips, and Caryn Ward Ross.Read More…...

The record for most naked people playing mini-golf in one hour has been set in Southend, Essex. Organisers stated that 30 people all completed the 18-hole course at the seaside resort's Adventure Island. If Guinness World Records verify the claim, the effort will enter the record books, reports BBC News. "With them having to bend down to retrieve the balls from the holes, it made for some interesting sights," said event co-ordinator Tracy Jones. "It was certainly quite chilly down there this morning and there were quite a lot of goosebumps. But people very much got into the spirit of it, stripped off and got on with it." The effort has raised £3,000 ($$4,800) for The Prostate Cancer Charity. Adventure Island managing director Marc Miller added to the Harlow Star: (more)...

Over 100 people have ridden a rollercoaster completely naked to raise money for a breast cancer research charity. The 102 men and women went on the Adventure Island ride in aid of Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation's 'Bosom Pals Appeal' and more than tripled the previous naked rollercoaster record of 32, Longpier reports. Organiser Tracy Jones said: "We wanted to raise as much money as possible for this brilliant charity and give everybody who was brave enough the chance to be part of (more)...