Crumbs

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Crumbs
Created by Marco Pennette
Starring Fred Savage
Jane Curtin
William Devane
Maggie Lawson
Eddie McClintock
Reginald Ballard
Composer(s) Adam Cohen
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (8 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Marco Pennette
Mike Tollin
Brian Robbins
Joe Davola
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Marco Pennette Productions
Tollin/Robbins Productions
Touchstone Television
Release
Original network ABC
Original release January 12 – February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)

Crumbs is an American television sitcom starring Fred Savage and Jane Curtin that ran on ABC from January 12, 2006 to February 7, 2006. It also starred William Devane, Maggie Lawson and Eddie McClintock. The show's slogan is "The normal American family turned upside down."

Savage played a gay screenwriter who leaves Hollywood to return home to take care of his mother (Curtin), who had recently been released from a mental institution after trying to run over her husband (Devane) after he left her for a younger woman, who turns out to be pregnant. Much of the show takes place at the family's restaurant.

The series was officially cancelled on May 13, 2006.

Cast

Guest stars

Episodes

Only the first five episodes were broadcast on ABC during the show's original run.

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code
1"Pilot"Ted WassMarco Pennette & Regina StewartJanuary 12, 2006101
Mitch Crumb comes to his hometown to deal with his mother, who has just been released from a psychiatric facility. She has not yet learned that her ex-husband is about to have a baby with another woman.
2"Whatever Happened to Baby Bodashka"Ted WassDavid WalpertJanuary 19, 2006102
Suzanne decides to adopt a baby girl from the Ukraine after learning that Billy and the new woman are having a girl. Meanwhile, Jody gets Mitch a job as manager of the restaurant and must confront an employee who is stealing.
3"Friends in High Places"Ted WassMarco Pennette & Sung Suh
Story by: Marco Pennette
January 26, 2006103
Mitch worries about Suzanne's avoiding friends that she shared with her former husband. He then advises her to join a divorce group to sort out her problems. She instead joins a group for recovering drug addicts. Meanwhile, Billy seeks reconciliation with Jody.
4"Jody Crumb, Superstar"Ted WassRegina StewartFebruary 2, 2006104
Billy takes control of the family restaurant, due to his financial problems. Mitch and Jody compete for his approval. Suzanne begins to shoplift to seek attention from her sons.
5"Six Feet Blunder"Ted WassHayes Jackson
Story by: Marco Pennette
February 7, 2006105
Mitch meets a guy (Rider Strong), who will not go out with him unless Mitch comes out of the closet to his parents.
6"Tennis, Any Crumb?"Ted WassHeide Perlman
Story by: Marco Pennette
Never aired106
Suzanne becomes jealous when Mitch begins spending more time with his girlfriend instead of her. To make her happy, he reveals to her that he is gay.
7"Maybe I'm Tony Randall"Ted WassJoel SteinNever aired107
Mitch has a date with a woman, and he starts to think he might not be gay. Meanwhile, Billy tries to get closer to Jody.
8"Sleeping with the Enemies"Ted WassSung SuhNever aired108
Mitch becomes jealous when Jody and Andrea begin dating. Meanwhile, Billy hurts his back fixing Suzanne's roof; she takes him in and tries to win back his affections.
9"The Gift of a Magpie"Ted WassMarco PennetteNever aired109
Suzanne expresses her dislike of Christmas, four months later as she missed the last one due to being in the psychiatric facility.
10"Suzanne Gets Certified"Ted WassLes Firestein & Heide PerlmanNever aired110
After learning Billy fixed her up with her boyfriend Frank (Elliott Gould), Suzanne pretends to be crazy to legalize her divorce papers. Meanwhile, Jody reunites with his old band for a gig.
11"A Loon Again, Naturally"Ted WassRoy Brown & David GrubstickNever aired111
Suzanne tries to out-do a former mental patient who wrote an autobiography. Meanwhile, when Mitch learns that Billy spoke to the people who publish his alumni journal, he gets irate, so Billy fires him.
12"He Ain't Hetero, He's My Brother"Ted WassStory by: Regina Stewart
Teleplay by: Les Firestein & Hayes Jackson
Never aired112
Jody blackmails Mitch when he discovers he is gay. Meanwhile, Suzanne butts heads with Frank's handicapped ex-wife (Teri Garr), and Shelley (Illeana Douglas) ruins Billy's bachelor party.
13"And It All Came Crumbling Down"Ted WassMarco PennetteNever aired113
Billy doesn't take the news very well when Mitch comes out. Meanwhile, Shelley has second thoughts about her impending nuptials, and Suzanne decides to marry... herself.

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