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Revision as of 00:46, 28 May 2007

Two and a Half Men
File:Twohalf.PNG
The cast of Two and a Half Men
Created byChuck Lorre
Lee Aronsohn
StarringCharlie Sheen
Jon Cryer
Angus T. Jones
Marin Hinkle
Holland Taylor
Melanie Lynskey
Conchata Ferrell
April Bowlby
Country of originUnited States United States
No. of episodes96 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time22 min. approx.
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 22, 2003 –
present

Two and a Half Men is an Emmy-nominated television sitcom centered around a freewheeling bachelor, Charlie, whose carefree lifestyle is interrupted when his newly separated brother, Alan, moves in, along with Alan's son Jake. Charlie and his nephew form an "unsuspecting bond" with each other. Two and a Half Men won the 2004 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Comedy Series, the 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy, and was the highest rated sitcom of the 2005-2006 season on American television.

As of May 16, 2007, Two and a Half Men was renewed for a fifth season.

Cast and characters

  • Charlie Sheen, as Charlie Harper, a hedonistic, never married jingle-writer
  • Jon Cryer, as Alan Jerome Harper, Charlie's twice-divorced Chiropractor brother
  • Angus T. Jones, as Jacob David "Jake" Harper, Alan's son
  • Marin Hinkle, as Judith, Alan's ex-wife
  • Holland Taylor, as Evelyn Harper, Charlie and Alan's mother
  • Melanie Lynskey, as their neighbor Rose, a sometime stalker of Charlie (starring Season 1, recurring through Season 4, written-out in Season 4)
  • Conchata Ferrell, as their housekeeper Berta (recurring previously)
  • April Bowlby, as Kandi, Alan's young second ex-wife (starring Season 3 Episode 13, recurring both before and after)

Only Sheen, Cryer, and Jones have appeared (and been credited) in every episode. Guest stars so far have included Emmanuelle Vaugier as Mia, Ryan Stiles (who starred with both Sheen and Cryer in Hot Shots!) as Dr. Melnick, Jane Lynch as the therapist, Jeri Ryan as Sherry, Martin Sheen as Rose's father, Denise Richards as Lisa, Richard Lewis as Stan, Teri Hatcher as Liz, Judy Greer as Myra, Heather Locklear as Laura Lane. Also, Sean Penn, Elvis Costello, Harry Dean Stanton and Steven Tyler all appeared as themselves, among other guests.

Synopsis

Charlie is a successful and affluent bachelor in his mid-thirties who has a career writing advertisement jingles. Charlie resides in a large ocean front home in Malibu, California and is portrayed as a chauvinist womanizer. The plot begins when his uptight brother Alan becomes divorced from his wife Judith (whom he thinks may be a lesbian), loses his house to her and has to move in with his brother. His 10-year-old son Jake often stays for weekends and at other times.

Rose is Charlie's zany neighbor and female stalker. We learn Rose had a one-night-stand with Charlie shortly before the show started and keeps entering his house through the patio in the most inopportune moments, expressing her ambition of obtaining Charlie, and often serving as a good albeit crazy friend and advisor. Although obviously troubled herself, Rose has stated a few times that she has a Master's degree in psychology. In various episodes it is insinuated that Rose is very slowly orchestrating a psychological plan to win Charlie back. Early in the series she's heard to say (to herself) "Phase one, complete", after revealing to Charlie her excessive wealth.

In one episode, Rose's father, Harvey, (played by Charlie Sheen's real-life father Martin Sheen), asks Charlie of his intentions with his daughter after an apparent second one-night-stand between the two. Harvey then meets Charlie's and Alan's mother and has an affair with her, stalking her and popping in just like his daughter does. We then learn from Harvey's mother that "that's what happens when you marry a first cousin," explaining Rose's family's dementia soon after Rose revealing the one-night-stand was not real; they only woke up together.

Another important recurring character is Berta, the sarcastic cleaning lady with an acid tongue.

Alan and Charlie's mother, Evelyn (played by Holland Taylor) is a hip, wealthy, early-sixties, many-times-divorced, slightly slutty, controlling mother of the brothers. Charlie and Alan attribute their life's problems to the dark manipulative force their mother manages to exert upon them even now, adding to the caustic humor of the show in the situations when depicting their vain attempts to escape her.

Another recurring theme in the show is the conflict of personalities between the two diametrically opposed siblings, the relaxed, good-life, woman-catching, commitment-phobic Charlie and the uptight self-conscious nerdy Alan. Alan can sometimes appear to be jealous of Charlie's lifestyle, and can sometimes try to stop Charlie's decisions. This also provides opportunities for comedy in the show, with Alan, having admitted defeat, saying comments such as 'it's like talking to a horny chimp', or 'it's like trying to talk Shakespeare to a Hershey bar'

DVD Releases

File:Waahm1.jpg
DVD cover art for Two and a Half Men Season 1

Seasons 1 and 2 have been released in Europe and Australasia. Warner Bros. has announced Season 1 in North America, for a September 11th release date. [1]

DVD Name Ep # Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Season 1 24 September 11 2007 September 12 2005 February 15 2006
Season 2 24 TBA August 28 2006 September 6 2006
Season 3 24 TBA TBA
Season 4 24 TBA TBA

Program information

The show was co-created by executive producers Chuck Lorre (who previously co-created Dharma & Greg) and Lee Aronsohn.

The show debuted on Monday, September 22, 2003, at 9:30 p.m., ET/PT. In its third season, starting September 2005, it moved to Mondays at 9:00 p.m. (taking Everybody Loves Raymond's time slot).

In 2010 FX Network will have the rights to Two And A Half Men for reruns.

Nielsen Ratings

2004-2005 Season: #11

2005-2006 Season: #17

2006-2007 Season: #19

SEASON 4 NIELSEN RATINGS BY EPISODE

Episode # Title Air Date Rating[1] Share[2] 18-49[3] Viewers Rank[4]
73 "Working for Caligula" September 18 2006 ? ? ? ? ?
74 "Who's Vod Kanockers" September 25 2006 ? ? ? ? ?
75 "The Sea is a Harsh Mistress" October 2 2006 10.9 16 5.2 15.93 ?
76 "A Pot Smoking Monkey" October 9 2006 11.0 16 5.4 17.12 ?
77 "A Live Woman of Proven Fertility" October 16 2006 10.7 15 5.2 16.37 ?
78 "Apologies for the Frivolity" October 23 2006 10.5 15 4.7 15.06 ?
79 "Repeated Blows to His Unformed Head" November 6 2006 10.0 14 4.7 14.54 ?
80 "Release the Dogs" November 13 2006 ? ? 4.9 15.95 #10
81 "Corey's Been Dead for an Hour" November 20 2006 ? ? 4.7 15.28 #12
82 "Kissing Abraham Lincoln" November 27 2006 ? ? 4.8 15.59 #12
83 "Walnuts and Demerol" December 11 2006 ? ? 5.2 15.77 ?
84 "Castrating Sheep in Montana" January 8 2007 ? ? 4.7 14.81 ?
85 "Don't Worry, Speed Racer" January 22 2007 ? ? 4.9 16.06 #7
86 "That's Summer Sausage, Not Salami" February 5 2007 ? ? 5.8 17.77 #9
87 "My Damn Stalker" February 12 2007 ? ? 4.9 15.62 #11
88 "Young People Have Phlegm Too" February 19 2007 ? ? 5.3 16.58 ?
89 "I Merely Slept with a Commie" February 26 2007 10.5 16 5.5 16.70 #10
90 "It Never Rains in Hooterville" March 19 2007 ? ? 4.0 11.62 #19
91 "Smooth as a Ken Doll" April 9 2007 ? ? 4.5 13.39 #13
92 "Aunt Myra Doesn't Pee a Lot" April 16 2007 ? ? 4.4 12.98 #10
93 Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous April 23 2007 ? ? 3.9 12.23 #15
94 Mr. McGlue's Feedbag April 30 2007 ? ? 4.6 13.65 #13
95 "Anteaters. They're Just Crazy Lookin'" May 7 2007 ? ? 4.6 13.18 ?
96 "Prostitutes and Gelato" May 14 2007 6.3 10 3.7 10.12 #28

International Broadcasters

Country Alternate title/Translation TV Network(s) Series Premiere Weekly Schedule
United States United States CBS Television September 22 2003 Mondays 9:00pm ET
Canada Canada CH Television September 22 2003 Mondays 9:00pm ET
Argentina Argentina Warner Channel
Australia Australia Nine Network
Austria Austria ORF Saturdays 6:30pm
Belgium Belgium Kanaal Twee
Brazil Brazil Warner Channel January 5 2004 Tuesdays 8:30pm
Bulgaria Bulgaria Двама мъже и половина bTV and Fox life
Chile Chile Dos Hombres y medio Warner Channel and RedTV Monday To Friday 13:30 (RedTV)
Costa Rica Costa Rica Warner Channel
Croatia Croatia Dva i pol muškarca
("Two and a Half Men")		 HRT2
Denmark Denmark Two and a Half Men TV3/3+
Finland Finland Miehenpuolikkaat MTV3 September 1 2005
France France Mon oncle Charlie
("My uncle Charlie")		 Canal Jimmy February 1 2005
Germany Germany Mein cooler Onkel Charlie
("My cool uncle Charlie")
during Season 1, then
"Two and a half men"		 Pro 7 March 12 2005 Saturdays 1:30pm CET
Greece Greece Alpha TV
Guatemala Guatemala Warner Channel
India India Star World Thursday 10:30pm IST
Indonesia Indonesia Jak-TV
Republic of Ireland Ireland TG4 and Paramount Comedy
Iceland Iceland Tveir og hálfur maður Stöð 2
Israel Israel yesSTARS (until 2007)
yes stars 3 (2007 - )		 Sundays at 10:00pm (GMT +2)
Italy Italy Due uomini e mezzo Rai Due
Malaysia Malaysia Ntv7 and Star World NTV7: Wednesdays 11.45pm
Mexico Mexico Warner Channel XHGC-TV Tuesday 08:30pm Monday to Friday 18:00pm
Netherlands Netherlands Veronica March 4 2005
New Zealand New Zealand TV2 Wednesday 8:00pm
Norway Norway TV3 March 18 2004
Pakistan Pakistan Super Comedy
Paraguay Paraguay Warner Channel
Peru Peru Warner Channel
Philippines Philippines Studio 23, Star World, and Jack TV
Poland Poland Dwóch i pół TVN Siedem
Portugal Portugal Dois Homens e Meio RTP 1 and RTP 2
Romania Romania Doi barbati si jumatate PRO TV
Slovenia Slovenia Dva moža in pol Kanal A October 27 2005
Serbia Serbia Dva i po čoveka
("Two and a Half Men")		 RTV Pink
Singapore Singapore Channel 5
Slovakia Slovakia Dva a pol chlapa Markiza
South Africa South Africa M-Net and SABC 3
(Note: M-Net is one season ahead)
Spain Spain Dos hombres y medio
("Two and a Half Men")		 TVE2
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka MTV Channel 1
Sweden Sweden 2 1/2 män TV6 February 6 2004 Mondays 09.00 - 09.55pm
Switzerland Switzerland Mein cooler Onkel Charlie
("My cool uncle Charlie")		 SF2
Thailand Thailand True Series and Star World
Turkey Turkey CNBC-e September 13 2004 Mondays 8:30pm
Ukraine Ukraine Два з половиною чоловіки
("Two and a Half Men")		 1+1
United Kingdom United Kingdom Paramount Comedy (First run on Pay TV)
and Five (Re-runs on terrestrial TV)		 July 5 2004
Uruguay Uruguay Warner Channel
Venezuela Venezuela Warner Channel

Trivia

  • One episode centers on a website called www.charlieharpersucks.com; as of 2007 this site still exists.
  • In the Family Guy episode "North by North Quahog" (the first episode of Family Guy that aired after Fox renewed it), this show is on the family TV, with a more literal take on its title: it shows the Harper brothers screaming in horror as another man, who is cut in half, pleads, "Help me!"
  • Each episode's title comes from a line of dialogue from that episode; for example, "Go Get Mommy's Bra". In at least one case the scene containing the referenced line was cut before the show actually aired.
  • At the end of each episode, a message appeared on the screen for a brief moment, so that it is readable only to those who record the program (using a VCR or DVR, for example) and pause it. These "vanity cards" were written by producer and show co-creator Chuck Lorre, and express his personal views on a variety of subjects. A complete archive of his vanity cards is available at Chuck Lorre Productions. The vanity cards were first seen at the end of episodes of Dharma & Greg, also a Chuck Lorre Production.
  • Alan Harper occasionally claims to be Matthew Broderick in order to get preferential treatment in certain situations. He has even apologized (as Broderick) for not making a sequel to Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Since Charlie Sheen, Charlie Harper's portrayer had also starred in the movie, it is ambiguous as to whether (in the show's continuity) it was in fact Harper who appeared in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, or Charlie Sheen and Charlie Harper coexist as two separate individuals. The latter technique has been seen in other media, such as the television show The Nanny where Fran Drescher and Fran Fine are two unique people who happen to share a similar appearance. This technique was also used as a major plot device in the recent blockbuster Ocean's Twelve, where Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) impersonates Julia Roberts.

See also

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  1. ^ "TV Ratings ... on Zap2it".
  2. ^ "TVWeek.com".
  3. ^ "TV Ratings ... on BroadcastingCable".
  4. ^ "Week of December 11th-17th/2006 complete ratings".
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