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FOX (ended 2000)

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"Talented comic actor John Goodman returns to series television in this new half-hour comedy that puts a unique twist on family relations. "Goodman stars as William "Butch" Gamble, a beer-drinking, sports-loving Midwesterner who happens to be gay. Butch has decided to leave the liberal city of Los Angeles and return to his Ohio hometown--filled with less tolerant family members. His top priority is making amends with his son, Charlie. In the meantime, he's shacking up with his kid sister, Pamela. There are definitely no comforts of home -- unless you count the warmhearted bickering!" (FOX press release) Originally titled Don't Ask, this home-spun comedy lost just about everything from its original pilot -- except for stars Goodman and Greg Pitts. It even lost its originally announced time slot (Wednesday 8:00), as the people at FOX decided it wasn't good enough to lead off a night. When the reworked series premiered under the uninspiring title, Normal, Ohio, it still managed to perform well for the network, but was unceremoniously cancelled after just six airings -- after Goodman's People's Choice Award win for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Show. This was because Normal's production company, Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, had another pilot in contention at FOX, Grounded for Life, and that show happened to be cheaper. Rubbing salt in the wound, the former FOX head who canned Normal, Ohio, Sandy Grushow, later "borrowed" its original title for his first pilot.moreless

Episode Guide

S 1 : Ep 13	Charlie's Gamble	go Hulu Plus Subscription
S 1 : Ep 12	He Always Gets His Man	go Hulu Plus Subscription
S 1 : Ep 11	The Favorite	go Hulu Plus Subscription
S 1 : Ep 10	Forgotten, But Not Gone	go Hulu Plus Subscription
S 1 : Ep 9	Pamela's New Boyfriend	go Hulu Plus Subscription

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John Goodman	Butch Gamble
Greg Pitts	Charlie Gamble
Joely Fisher	Pamela Theresa Gamble-Miller
Cody Kasch	Robert "Robbie" Miller
Mo Gaffney	Elizabeth
Charles Rocket	Danny