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Cougar Town Season 1 Episode 1

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Aired Tuesday 9:30 PM Sep 23, 2009 on TBS

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AIRED: Sep 23, 2009

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We meet Jules, a woman who in her twenties took on marriage and a baby instead of experiencing the dating scene. Now in her forties, she finds herself as a divorcee and eager to live the dating scene that she missed.

With the help of her friend, Laurie, her younger co-worker who wants to show Jules to go out there and have fun; Ellie, her sarcastic, married and content to her average but lovable husband Andy. There's also her family, her ex-husband Bobby and her son Travis, who will test her patience, and her new fortysomething divorced neighbor Gray, who doesn't believe that Jules can date again.moreless

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1.01 "Pilot"

9.0

By Edie70, Jan 17, 2013

Amazingly funny and refreshing. Yeah, it wasn't flawless, but it was such a great fun! Courteney Cox plays Jules - quite lonely and desperate 40-something newly divorced woman who would like to find a new meaning in love, most importantly new love or better yet - get laid.She nails this character and the other actors are amaying as well. Christa Miller is totally funny + Josh Hopkins plays his typical combo of witty/hot/ignoring guy who screws everything under the age of 30 that has a tramp stamp on it. This funny little show has been running from me for like two and a half years now, seen the pilot episode back in September 2009 but I guess I was busy so with a few of my favorite shows going off the air I am finally able to enjoy and appreciate this show.moreless
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I'd rather watch anything else.

1.0

By Valentine_76, Feb 25, 2011

This is the pilot of the show Cougar Town. When I saw the previews, which they always show the best clips on, it looked semi interesting and made me curious to check the show out. I enjoyed Courtney Cox's acting in Friends so I thought that I would check this show out. Unfortunately, the time I spent watching this show could have been better used doing anything else but watching this show. I'm sad to say that I didn't enjoy one minute of the show and I most certainly don't ever plan on watching another episode. I do, however, hope that they remove this show and put something better on its time slot.moreless
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Great start, seems like a really funny show, I'll definitely keep watching if it continuous like that

9.5

By level5op, Jun 11, 2010

I did not intend to watch it after what I've heard about the concept for the show, but I was bored and gave it a go - fortunately.

This episode had me laughing from start to finish.

It all starts out at a football game where Jules and Laurie are talking about the hot young boys around them, while Jules' son Travis is sitting right next to them.

The episode starts off with one of its best moments when Jules and Laurie discuss a particular young man who has taken his shirt off:

Jules: "I mean if I thought that no one would talk about me... Well, you see that young gentleman right there? I'd love to lick his body!"

Woman: "That's my son!"

Jules: "Oh..he looks smart"

The acting and delivery is just perfect!

This could be a new addition to my weekly shows, so ABC don't screw it up!moreless
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A woman who is forty named Jules is recently divorced. She has a male neighbor who has been divorced for a week and he is going to bed with some young thing every night. Jules is trying to juggle a job, an ex-husband, her son, and a possible new life.moreless

9.5

By jyarter, Jun 11, 2010

This could be the comedy hit of the year. A very funny, at times laugh out loud, comedy starring Courtney Cox as Jules. You've got to love Jules as she is aware of all of her faults physically and mentally. In a way she is a wreck. What she doesn't realize is she is sexy, with it, and a pretty foxy Cougar.

The rest of the cast looks like a fun time as well. Her best friend and next door neighbor Ellie Torres played by Christa Miller-Lawrence and her son Travis played by Dan Byrd stand out in this the Pilot episode.

Jules has a real estate business which she runs with her assistant and other close friend Laurie Keller played by Busy Philipps and she pays alimony to her ex-husband Bobby played by Brian Van Holt who she has been supporting for twenty years. Then there is the obnoxious neighbor Grayson Ellis played by Josh Hopkins who is sleeping with younger women at an alarming rate. Everything seems to be a little over emphasized in this show. Last but not least we have Ellie's husband Andy played by Ian Gomez.

A little out there in a lot of ways but not any worse than say Two and a Half Men is its comedic style and sex appeal. I think ABC may have a hit on its hands if this is promoted properly. Thanks for reading...moreless
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Ehhh.. I'm going to wait for future episodes to make a decision.

8.4

By JaCkKbAuEr2424, Jun 11, 2010

I'm on the fence right away about this new show. Courtney Cox was funny in Friends, okay in Dirt and pretty awful in every other movie she's been in since. But in this show, under the sure hand of Bill Lawrence, creator of Scrubs, she seems to have regained some of the fire that was missing in her previous roles. Of course, the show itself isn't remarkably funny and some of the characters are less than interesting.. but I'm going to give it a couple of weeks before I make an overall decision.

Courtney Cox was by far the best part of the show. She was kind of like Phil in the premiere of Modern Family right before this episode: trying too hard to be hip and coming off as funny in the process. However, unlike Phil, the humor is sort of subpar (except for some great lines that she delivers a few times throughout the episode("Man, you are hot as balls!")).

I was a bit disappointed that the woman who plays Jordan in Scrubs (her name escapes me at the moment, but I'm sure the name of the character was Eliot.. JUST like in Scrubs) wasn't given more to do. It seems like a poorly written, simply "alright" character.

I've heard from different websites that the second episode is MUCH better, so I'll wait and give that a chance. But for now, I'm just going to remain on the fence. Unlike Modern Family, the pilot hasn't sold me quite yet.moreless
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Courteney Cox	Jules Cobb
Brian Van Holt	Bobby Cobb
Busy Philipps	Laurie Keller
Christa Miller-Lawrence	Ellie Torres
Dan Byrd	Travis Cobb
Ian Gomez	Andy Torres

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Carolyn Hennesy	Barbara Coman	Guest Star
Stacy Barnhisel	Robbie's Mom	Guest Star
Ryan Biegel	Shirtless Guy	Guest Star

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- Goofy: When Travis is saying goodbye to Jules to go out with his friend, she is seating with her arm on the back of the couch. When the camera changes, she has her arm on the pillow.
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- Jules: Look, I know you and I had a bit of an awkward moment last night- (Travis snorts) Yes, awkward moment! That's what I'm calling it! Still, there is never an excuse for violence!
  Travis: Junior high kids are stealing your signs? Do you know why? Because they're using them to pleasure themselves!
  Jules: (Happily) Really? (More serious) I mean, really?
  Travis: Why can't you just be a normal mom and stop torturing me?! (Goes inside)
  Jules: I'm allowed to have a life, Travis!
  Grayson: Hey! Don't worry about it. He'll be fine. I mean don't get me wrong, thanks to you that kid is gonna have some issues. Big ones. (Starts laughing until Jules pushes him to the ground) Who pushes people?!
  Travis: (Yelling from the upstairs window) Never an excuse for violence, Mom!
  Jules: Get back in the damn house!
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- Jules: Hey Grayson, you know what drive me nuts?
  Grayson: Is it people who start conversations without saying hello?
  Jules: No.
  Grayson. Is it annoying neighbors?
  Jules: No.
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- Jules: (to Laurie) You have a giant hickey on your chest and I can tell it's Dale's, because whoever did it has a tooth missing!
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- Jules: I'm guessing the boy I flashed goes to your school.
  Travis: Yes he does.
  Jules: Is he single? ... Kidding! Why don't you ever laugh at my jokes?
  Travis: Because they make me sad.
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- Jules: You can't wear fake nails on just one hand, it makes you look like a crazy whore.
  Laurie: I only had four left and this is the hand I smoke with.
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- Jules: Can I get you a snack? That's what I do for my son's friends; I get them snacks. Do you like crackers with peanut butter?
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- Josh: What's that scar from?
  Jules: I got knifed as a kid.
  Josh: Really?
  Jules: No, that's from my c-section!
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- Jules: You see that young gentleman there, I'd love to lick his body
  Woman: That's my son
  Jules: Ooh, he looks smart.
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- Jules: When a 40-something guy gets divorced, it's always, Way to go, Tiger!
  Grayson: We don't call each other Tiger. It's always Champ, or Samurai.
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- Jules: Man, you are hot as balls!
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- Grayson: What really drives you nuts is that you couldn't bag a stud if you tried.
  Jules: Hey kid, Pow!!!
  (Jules flashes her underwear to a boy passing in a bicycle and he crashes into a parked car infront of him)
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- Jules: All the single guys our age are either broken, gay or chasing younger girls.
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- Originally, Grayson was a shrink that Jules took Travis to because he was "a child of divorce" and she got free sessions because she listed his house.
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- International Episode Titles:
  Czech Republic: Už mi není dvacet (I Am Not Twenty Anymore)
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- Featured Music:
  "Celebrate" by Ohio University Marching 110
  "Slow Ride" by Foghat
  "Bulletproof (remix)" by La Roux
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- Courtney Cox ("Jules") and Christa Miller ("Ellie") also worked together in the Scrubs episodes "My Last Words" and "My Saving Grace".
  
  Christa Miller ("Ellie") and Ian Gomez ("Andy") also worked together in several episodes of The Drew Carey Show.
  
  Dan Byrd ("Travis") and Josh Hopkins ("Grayson") also worked together in the Pepper Dennis episode "Frat Boys May Lose Their Manhood-Film At Eleven".
  
  Josh Hopkins ("Grayson") and Brian Van Holt ("Bobby") also worked together in the CSI: Miami episode "And They're Offed".
  
  Carolyn Hennesy ("Barbara") and David Clayton Rogers ("Matt") also worked together in the 2007 movie Sublime.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: September 23, 2009 on Citytv
  Norway: December 14, 2009 on TVNorge
  Latin America: February 4, 2010 on Sony Entertainment Television
  Sweden: March 2, 2010 on Kanal 5
  United Kingdom: March 30, 2010 on LIVING/LIVING HD
  Finland: August 12, 2010 on MTV3
  Czech Republic: January 28, 2011 on ČT1
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