Ladies Man (1999 TV series)

Ladies Man is an American television sitcom series created by Chris Thompson, starring Alfred Molina as Jimmy Stiles, a husband, father, son, ex-husband and son-in-law who lives with a number of women under one roof. The show was first broadcast on September 20, 1999, and lasted for two seasons on CBS until June 27, 2001. The series co-starred Betty White and is perhaps most memorable for reuniting White with both her Golden Girls co-stars Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty in one of the later episodes.[1]

Ladies Man
GenreSitcom
Created byChris Thompson
StarringAlfred Molina
Sharon Lawrence
Betty White
Stephen Root
Alexa Vega
Shawna Waldron (season 1)
Park Overall
Dixie Carter
Kaley Cuoco (season 2)
ComposersJohnathan Wolff
Rich Ragsdale
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes30 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producerPeter Noah
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesChristopher Thompson Productions
(1999–2000)
(season 1)
Victor Levin Productions
(2001)
(season 2)
CBS Productions
Columbia TriStar Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 20, 1999 (1999-09-20) –
June 27, 2001 (2001-06-27)

Cast edit

Episodes edit

Series overview edit

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
122September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)May 15, 2000 (2000-05-15)
28June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)June 27, 2001 (2001-06-27)

Season 1 (1999–2000) edit

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"James BurrowsChris ThompsonSeptember 20, 1999 (1999-09-20)13.55[2]
22"Boys Can't Help It"Lee Shallat-ChemelChris ThompsonSeptember 27, 1999 (1999-09-27)12.67[3]
33"Regarding Eric"Rob SchillerIra UngerleiderOctober 4, 1999 (1999-10-04)11.34[4]
44"The Home Office"Gil JungerDavid RaetherOctober 11, 1999 (1999-10-11)11.80[5]
55"Jimmy's Song"Gil JungerJim VallelyOctober 18, 1999 (1999-10-18)11.76[6]
66"Country Clubbed"Rob SchillerSuzanne Myers & Cody FarleyOctober 25, 1999 (1999-10-25)11.98[7]
77"Neutered Jimmy"Lee Shallat-ChemelPeter NoahNovember 1, 1999 (1999-11-01)13.54[8]
88"Getting Lucky"Mark CendrowskiChris ThompsonNovember 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)11.38[9]
99"Park Rage"Gil JungerJim VallelyNovember 15, 1999 (1999-11-15)10.89[10]
1010"Thanks for Nothing"Amanda BearseChris ThompsonNovember 22, 1999 (1999-11-22)10.80[11]
1111"Money, Honey"Tom CheronesPeter NoahNovember 29, 1999 (1999-11-29)12.87[12]
1212"Aloha Christmas"Gail MancusoChris ThompsonDecember 13, 1999 (1999-12-13)13.21[13]
1313"Gene's Date"Amanda BearsePeter NoahJanuary 10, 2000 (2000-01-10)12.50[14]
1414"12 Angry Kids"Mark CendrowskiChris ThompsonJanuary 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)13.60[15]
1515"Breaking Up Really Isn't Hard to Do"Gail MancusoJanis HirschJanuary 31, 2000 (2000-01-31)12.30[16]
1616"Jimmy Dot Com"Mark CendrowskiSuzanne Myers & Cody FarleyFebruary 7, 2000 (2000-02-07)10.80[17]
1717"Travels with My Aunt"Mark CendrowskiJim VallelyFebruary 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)11.94[18]
1818"After You've Gone"Shelley JensenPeter NoahFebruary 21, 2000 (2000-02-21)11.67[19]
1919"Decent Proposal"Shelley JensenAdam Hamburger & David HamburgerApril 17, 2000 (2000-04-17)12.23[20]
2020"Aren't We Nice?"Mark CendrowskiLeslie CavenyMay 1, 2000 (2000-05-01)6.84[21]
2121"Bad Muthas"Wil ShrinerAlicia Sky VarinaitisMay 8, 2000 (2000-05-08)10.77[22]
2222"Romance"Chris ThompsonChris ThompsonMay 15, 2000 (2000-05-15)11.15[23]

Season 2 (2001) edit

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
231"Upright and Breathing"Gordon HuntVictor LevinJune 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)5.39[24]
242"A Quiet Evening at Home"Gordon HuntVictor LevinJune 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)5.20[24]
253"The 31-Inch High Club"Dana deVally PiazzaErik Shapiro & Patrick McCarthyJune 13, 2001 (2001-06-13)4.81[25]
264"Family Dinner"Dana deVally PiazzaTorian HughesJune 20, 2001 (2001-06-20)6.98[26]
275"The Happy Wanderer"Victor LevinVictor LevinJune 27, 2001 (2001-06-27)4.77[27]
286"No Cinco, Seis!"Dana deVally PiazzaRichard DayUnaired (Unaired)N/A
297"El Dutchy"Mark CendrowskiSusan Nirah JaffeeUnaired (Unaired)N/A
308"The Estrogen Wave"Dana deVally PiazzaRichard DayUnaired (Unaired)N/A

References edit

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