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Life... and Stuff

  • TV Series
  • 1997
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
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Pam Dawber and Rick Reynolds in Life... and Stuff (1997)
Comedy

Rick Boswell, an advertising executive, and his wife, Ronnie, have been married ten years and feel overwhelmed by life. Living with them are their two young sons and Rick's man-child brother... Read allRick Boswell, an advertising executive, and his wife, Ronnie, have been married ten years and feel overwhelmed by life. Living with them are their two young sons and Rick's man-child brother.Rick Boswell, an advertising executive, and his wife, Ronnie, have been married ten years and feel overwhelmed by life. Living with them are their two young sons and Rick's man-child brother.

  • Creators
    • Lee Aronsohn
    • Rick Reynolds
  • Stars
    • Rick Reynolds
    • Pam Dawber
    • Fred Applegate
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    17
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Lee Aronsohn
      • Rick Reynolds
    • Stars
      • Rick Reynolds
      • Pam Dawber
      • Fred Applegate
    • 2User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Rick Reynolds
    • Rick Boswell
    • 1997
    Pam Dawber
    Pam Dawber
    • Ronnie Boswell
    • 1997
    Fred Applegate
    Fred Applegate
    • Bernie Skabinsky
    • 1997
    Tanner Lee Prairie
    • Jerry Boswell
    • 1997
    David Bowe
    David Bowe
    • Andy Boswell
    • 1997
    Kevin Keckeisen
    • Shawn Boswell
    • 1997
    Anita Barone
    Anita Barone
    • Jordan Emery
    • 1997
    Andrea Martin
    Andrea Martin
    • Christine
    • 1997
    Ilana Levine
    Ilana Levine
    • Nancy Linstrom
    • 1997
    Brandon Allen
    • Shawn Boswell
    • 1997
    Christopher Rich
    Christopher Rich
    • Chuck Metcalf
    • 1997
    George Tovar
    George Tovar
    • The Magician
    • 1997
    Tom Snyder
    Tom Snyder
    • Self
    • 1997
    Martin Mull
    Martin Mull
    • Dr. Sharpstein
    • 1997
    John Kapelos
    John Kapelos
    • Kevin
    • 1997
    Teri Austin
    Teri Austin
    • Melissa
    • 1997
    Gary Imhoff
    Gary Imhoff
    • Maurice
    • 1997
    Kate Mulligan
    Kate Mulligan
    • Life and therapy
    • 1997
    • Creators
      • Lee Aronsohn
      • Rick Reynolds
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    cohenm-1

    One of the worst series ever!!!

    I loved Reynolds' one-man show "Only the Truth is Funny" but apparently his shtick just didn't translate to the sitcom format at all. This show had to be one of the worst television series ever broadcast. I literally became queasy watching it . The entire show was based on a SINGLE, unfunny joke. A scene would start with an extreme close-up of Reynolds in an extended monologue about some issue he's dealing with (his absent father, his crazy mother, etc). The camera would pull back to show that Reynolds wasn't on his therapist's couch, or talking to his wife, but... in an elevator, or some other completely inappropriate public place, with strangers staring at him in disgust. How not funny is that! There was also a running gag about his 30-something brother who had no life and lived in a van parked in the driveway. Also totally not funny.
    5VinnieRattolle

    Wrong time, wrong format

    Rick and Ronnie are struggling in their marriage. He has a high-pressure job, she takes care of the kids, and they've hit a rut in their relationship. Andy is Rick's child-like brother, who dwells in a trailer parked in the couple's driveway. At work, Rick has befriended embittered boss Bernie and snarky coworker Jordan. Christine is Ronnie's nosy best friend.

    Based on the stand-up act of comedian Rick Reynolds, there's definitely a show to be made out of his material... but this wasn't it. The tone was way too dark and awkward for a 3-camera studio-audience sitcom - and it hit at a time when TV comedies were all hoping to be the next "Friends." The performances were good all around but the writing felt dumbed-down-for-TV and the canned laughter seemed out of place.

    20 years later, if this were done single-camera without an audience and outdated TV censorship restrictions, it could be a wildly successful show. Unfortunately, this one was just a matter of wrong time, wrong format.

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Life & Stuff
    • Filming locations
      • Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alan David Management
      • Somers-Teitelbaum-David & Perrgood Productions
      • TriStar Television
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      • 30m
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