The Mike O'Malley Show

The Mike O'Malley Show
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Les Firestein Mike O'Malley
Written by	Dana Gould Les Firestein Mike O'Malley
Directed by	James Widdoes
Starring	Mike O'Malley Mark Rosenthal Will Arnett Kate Walsh Missy Yager Kerry O'Malley
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (11 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mike O'Malley Les Firestein
Producer(s)	Werner Walian
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	NBC Studios
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 21, 1999 – September 28, 1999

The Mike O'Malley Show was an American sitcom on NBC that aired only two episodes. The series star, Mike O'Malley, created and executive produced the series with Les Firestein.

Synopsis

Mike (Mike O'Malley), a 30-year-old hockey enthusiast who lives with his friend Weasel (Mark Rosenthal) in New Haven, Connecticut. After attending the wedding of his friend Jimmy (Will Arnett), Mike begins to reassess his life and decides it's time to grow up.

Before the series hit the air, the pilot was retaped when it was panned by critics.^[1] Upon airing, the series received bad reviews and low ratings. After airing only two episodes of the thirteen produced, NBC canceled the series.^[2]

Cast

• Mike O'Malley as Mike
• Mark Rosenthal as Weasel
• Will Arnett as Jimmy Nelson
• Kate Walsh as Marcia
• Missy Yager as Shawna
• Kerry O'Malley as Kerry
• Spalding Gray as Professor Beaumont

References

1. Rutenberg, Jim; Bogdanovich, Peter (1999-08-25). "Diller, ABC in Talks … Walken's Cookin' … CNN Intrigue … Mike O'Malley in Trouble". observer.com. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
2. "Mike O'Malley Biography". movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2008-12-12.

External links

• The Mike O'Malley Show at the Internet Movie Database
• The Mike O'Malley Show at TV.com
• The Mike O'Malley Show at epguides.com