Oh, Grow Up

1999

Oh, Grow Up

6.4 | en | Comedy

Oh, Grow Up is a sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1999. Created by Alan Ball, who would later go on to win an Academy Award for writing American Beauty and also create the hit HBO series Six Feet Under, the show was based on his 1991 one-act stage play Bachelor Holiday, written before he found success as a television writer. Thirteen episodes in full were produced, but the series was cancelled after only eleven of them had aired.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP13 Baby It's Cold Outside

Jan. 01,0001

Norris gets jealous after attending the art gallery of a college rival who used to copy Norris, and has now risen to fame. Rather than admit to his former classmate that he's nowhere near as successful, Norris lies about his prospects. Suzanne backs up Norris' story by pretending to be his agent -- and is holding a private showing of his work to prove it. But a blizzard strikes the day of the exhibit, making the turnout less than Norris anticipated, as only the art critic manages to show. Meanwhile, Chloe begins dating a rock star, and Ford can't come to an agreement on a property split with Suzanne, causing him to refuse to sign the divorce papers. Or is there another reason...?

EP12 Goodwill Hunter

Jan. 01,0001

Ford dumps Sal after he gets cold feet in the relationship. Sal misplaces his anger at Ford and fires Hunter. Meanwhile, when Norris sets his sights on Jane but doesn't know how to get her to like him, Suzanne converts him into a bad-boy type -- which doesn't have quite the intended effect.

EP11 Duckboy Flies Again

Dec. 28,1999

The gang's big cookout goes down in flames when Norris's new gal serves up some hot dish about one of his roomies. Meanwhile, Suzanne gets steamed when she realizes how unhip she really is, and Ford feels the heat when he steps up to the grill for the first time.

EP10 The Parent Trap (2)

Dec. 21,1999

As Julie heads home for the holidays, Hunter struggles with the revelation that he's not Chloe's real father. Meanwhile, Ford and Suzanne endure the big day with their respective families; and Norris's new telephone job gives psychic friends a bad name. 9Part 2 of 2)

EP9 The Parent Trap (1)

Dec. 14,1999

Chloe's mom pays an unexpected Thanksgiving visit and is shocked to learn Chloe's made contact with Hunter. (Part 1 of 2)

EP8 Himbo

Dec. 07,1999

Hunter ends up on the other side of his sexism when Ford's overbearing boss (Kari Coleman) snags him as her trophy date for a colleague's big party. Meanwhile, Norris hits a creative block after his new girlfriend makes him too happy.

EP7 Hunter's Metamorphosis

Nov. 03,1999

Hunter throws a surprise birthday party for Chloe, who refuses to let her errant dad have his cake and eat hers, too. Meanwhile, Suzanne helps Norris fulfill a dream when she hires him to babysit a nightmarish artist.

EP6 Clods and Monsters

Oct. 27,1999

Halloween fiend Hunter drags a bored Ford to a gay bar; a horror flick has Norris running scared to find Chloe at an underground party.

EP5 Marathon Man

Oct. 20,1999

Ford's competitive streak comes out when he tricks an untrained Hunter into running a marathon with him. Meanwhile, Suzanne looks for clues that her ex-husband ever cared about her and finds some surprising evidence.

EP4 President of the House

Oct. 13,1999

War breaks out in the house when Ford starts to take over and Norris feels replaced. Meanwhile, Suzanne and Chloe reveal a little too much on a hidden video TV show.

EP3 Love Stinks

Oct. 06,1999

Ford fouls out at the dating game when the guys set him up with the only other men they knowâ€”or thinkâ€”are gay. Meanwhile, Suzanne tries to save a trapped mouse that she and Ford considered a pet during their marriage.

EP2 Good Pop, Bad Pop

Sep. 29,1999

Hunter's past comes back to haunt him when he realizes that he and Chloe's roommate have met "and more" before. Meanwhile, Ford takes a foray into cross-dressing to save Suzanne's job; and Norris gets the shaft from a client who stiffs him on a painting job.

EP1 Pilot

Sep. 22,1999

Hunter is reunited with the 18-year-old daughter he never knew he had, while Ford deals with his revamped sexual orientation and his shell-shocked wife.

6.4 | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 1999-09-22 | Released Producted By: Fox Television Studios , The Greenblatt Janollari Studio Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

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Cast

Stephen Dunham , David Alan Basche , John Ducey

Director

Alan Ball

Producted By

Fox Television Studios , The Greenblatt Janollari Studio

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Reviews

Zroom Strangely, this series tried too hard and not hard enough at the same time: too hard by trying to assemble yet another quirky cast of youngish actors in yet another communal living situation, and not hard enough because the writing and performances were positively excruciating. Maybe with good material the cast would have come across better, but I doubt it, given the rarity with which any one of them exhibited any kind of talent for comic delivery or any ability to make their characters likable. Yet another failure from the network (ABC) that tried to replace "Sports Night" with "Talk to Me" and now shows the soon-to-be-short-lived "Geena Davis Show" in that same time slot. At least they came to their senses about this particular series that should never have made it past the script stage.

Scott Andrew Hutchins One of the best new shows of the season, so far I've found only the episode of 12/28/99 disappointing. The show is loaded with silliness and an ensemble cast with great comic timing, but it really develops as you get into it. The relationship that develops between Hunter and his newly-discovered daughter Chloe is the heart as well as the edge of the show. Each character has a great deal of maturing to do, and the comedy comes as much from their immaturity as from how frequently the viewer is encouraged to look down upon them and see the room for growth, and unlike Archie Bunker, always back to the same as each new episode starts, the characters seem to gradually improve from episode to episode. Except for Suzanne, she seems to get worse as episodes go on. She came across as the most mature with the first episode, and the show parallels her degeneration, or its revelation of how immature she is, further and further as Hunter tries to be a better father for Chloe. This show isn't likely to make it through the entire season, which is unfortunate. Alan Ball has created a comedy about more than just silly antics. While that isn't new, it is certainly handled in a unique, refreshing, and funny way.

schef This show was terrible! I don't know why it was even aired. It is an example of how some new tv shows are seriously declining in quality. When I heard it was cancelled I was relieved that there is room for a possibly good quality tv show.

dex-12 I missed the first two episodes, but caught the third. This show is hilarious. I pretty much agree with Brian Hamilton's review of the show, but to me, Stephen Dunham (Hunter) is the best of the line-up. He's a talented actor with great comic timing. However, I don't expect this show to be around for much longer. It's a sitcom about best friends hanging out together and it's hilarious, so, like many other shows, it'll probably be cancelled. But make sure you see it before it happens. And if it does, I hope someone will give Dunham a crack at another show. He's absolutely terrific!