One of the Boys

NBC (ended 1982)

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Show Summary

Status: Ended
Premiered: Jan 23, 1982

Oliver Nugent (Mickey Rooney) moves in with his college-aged grandson, Adam Shields (Dana Carvey), and his roomate Jonathan Burns (Nathan Lane). Adam also had a girlfriend, Jane (Meg Ryan). Oliver starts off taking care of their apartment and the boys, but soon the boys are counselling Oliver on life including his foray into going to college himself.moreless

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Episode Guide

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S 1 : Ep 13	One of the Boys (Pilot)	Aired 4/24/82
S 1 : Ep 12	Don't Bank on It - Part 2	Aired 4/17/82
S 1 : Ep 11	Don't Bank on It - Part 1	Aired 4/10/82
S 1 : Ep 10	On the Rebound	Aired 4/3/82
S 1 : Ep 9	Extracurricular activities	Aired 3/20/82

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Scatman Crothers

Bernard Solomon

8.3
Mickey Rooney

Oliver Nugent

8.5
Meg Ryan

Jane

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By gmosaki, Jun 26, 2006

This show came out at the wrong time. In the early 1980's the audiences were not ready to see how a senior copes with a change in lifestyle and how different generations cope with living with each other. Twenty years later with the baby boomers reaching retirement, things have changed and I think this show would have been a hit if it came out now.

The show had its problems with uneven writing, but given time it would have found its voice. The actors were all superb. Mickey Rooney pulled off the role of the grandfather very believably. Even though I am of a different generation, I could understand his confusion and joy living with two young people and seeing how many opportunities were open still to him. Dana Carvey and Nathan Lane playing his grandson and his roomate, respectively, carried off their roles believably as two young men not quite knowing how to deal with their senior citizen roomate. You could see the love and respect they had for him, though, throughout even though this was a comedy. Scatman Crothers was good as always, but the writers did not smoothly integrate him and his comedy into the storylines sometimes. A young Meg Ryan also appeared in this show as Dana Carvey's character's girlfriend.

It is too bad that the show left so soon. I only remember enjoying a few episodes before it was pulled. My parents and I used to make a point of watching this show every week.moreless
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By crazyrhythm, Sep 26, 2005

This was quite the cast they assembled for One Of The Boys. Mickey Rooney-A legendary song and dance man. Nathan Lane-Future Tony Award winning Broadway actor. Scatman Crothers-He was cool. Remember him in The Shining? Francine Beers-I used to see her playing a judge on Law & Order. Dana Carvey-This was before Saturday Night Live. This was even before he starred in the idiotic Blue Thunder. Meg Ryan! Yes, that Meg Ryan. She shot to stardom in Top Gun. These days, she spends her time seeing how much collagen can be injected into her lips before they explode. But what was the show like, you ask? I have no idea. I never watched it.moreless
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