Halfway Home (TV series)

Halfway Home

The cast of Halfway Home.
Counterclockwise: Kevin Ruf, Jordan Black, Jessica Makinson, Octavia Spencer, Regan Burns, and Oscar Nunez
Created by Oscar Nunez
Starring Jordan Black
Regan Burns
Jessica Makinson
Oscar Nunez
Octavia Spencer
Kevin Ruf
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Damon Jones
Jay Martel
Oscar Nunez
Kevin Ruf
Camera setup Single-Camera setup
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network Comedy Central
Original release March 14, 2007 – May 16, 2007
External links
Website

Halfway Home is an American comedy series that aired on Comedy Central in Spring 2007.[1] After airing 10 episodes, on June 20, 2007 costar Regan Burns confirmed that the show had ended.[2]

On its official website, Halfway Home is described as an "improvised half-hour show featuring the daily exploits of five ex-cons living together in a residential rehab facility" (the fictional Crenshaw Halfway House, in Los Angeles, California).

Characters

Carly's years of drug use have severely hindered her cognitive abilities, leaving her ditzy and, according to an online intelligence test, "mildly retarded." When she goes sober her IQ skyrockets; this led to her gaining the highest score ever on the GED test in the state of California. Unfortunately, this also leaves her irritable and violent, to the point where giving her more pot becomes the only option.

Alan married a woman after she lied and told him she was pregnant (she didn't become pregnant until two years after they had been married). They have five daughters, though according to him his "relationship with all of them is somewhat stressed at the moment, but you try living in a house with 6 females, all of whom constantly put you down as a man. Always belittling everything about you, including the size of your penis. I hate when they visit."[10]

Stemming from his wildly intolerant father, Shepard has been shown to have many bigoted beliefs, once stating, "I normally don't have anything against the gays and the dark skinned peoples of the world, but I don't want to live with them. And by live with them, I mean share the same zip code.".[3][10] At times, though, he will try to get along with the other housemates, to varying degrees of success.

He considers Kenny to be his best friend and thinks of himself as Kenny's second in command.[10]

Episodes

Episodes are listed in the order of the date they aired, which does not necessarily coincide with the order in which they were produced (as indicated by the production codes listed).

No. Title Original air date Prod.
code
1"Halfway Narc"March 14, 2007101
Alan smells something suspicious in the middle of the night and Kenny forces the residents to take drug tests. C-Bass attempts to exact revenge on Alan by martyring himself.
2"Halfway Impotent"March 21, 2007103
C-Bass convinces Alan and Kenny that the Bureau of Prisons is responsible for their erectile dysfunction, but their boners return when Carly goes the world record in pogo-sticking.
3"Halfway Hot"March 28, 2007102
When a heat wave hits, the residents battle Kenny for access to air-conditioning. Carly develops a quixotic crush on Eulogio.
4"Halfway Parent's Day"April 4, 2007108
Kenny invites the residents' parents to the house for some family bonding. The residents struggle to make up for years of dysfunction in a single day.
5"Halfway Camping"April 11, 2007110
The residents embark on a trip into the wilderness. When Kenny leaves them on their own as part of a self-reliance exercise, they quickly panic and turn on each other.
6"Halfway New Guy"April 18, 2007104
The residents fall back on prison rules to haze a new resident (Dax Shepard) or "fish" into submission. Kenny's musical ambitions are thwarted at an open-mike night.
7"Halfway Scared"April 25, 2007106
The residents are asked to "scare straight" a mammoth-sized juvenile delinquent. Alan incinerates Carly's hair in an ear-candling accident.
8"Halfway High School"May 2, 2007105
When Kenny convinces the residents to take the GED, Carly discovers that her chronic marijuana use has wreaked havoc on her cognitive abilities.
9"Halfway Working"May 9, 2007107
Kenny forces the residents to seek employment at a shopping mall, where minimum-wage jobs prove more challenging than expected. Rats infest Crenshaw House.
10"Halfway Innocent"May 16, 2007109
Season finale. Alan's wife (Mary Scheer) hires a high-powered attorney to exonerate her husband. Eulogio meets one of his former customers, who hasn't gotten over their sexual encounter.

References

  1. Comedycentral.com
  2. Regan's Weblog: Moving on
  3. 1 2 3 4 Halfway Parent's Day
  4. Halfway Impotent
  5. Kenny's Blog: To Beg, Borrow, or Steal, ComedyCentral.com
  6. Comedy Central Shows - Halfway Home - Videos - Exclusives, ComedyCentral.com
  7. Halfway New Guy
  8. Halfway High School
  9. 1 2 Halfway Scared
  10. 1 2 3 Alan's Blog: All Things Burn, ComedyCentral.com
  11. Halfway Hot

External links

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