- Two Guys and a Girl
Infobox television
show_name = Two Guys and a Girl
caption = "Two Guys and a Girl" promo picture
format =Comedy (sitcom )
runtime = 22 minutes (approximate)
creator =Danny Jacobson Kenny Schwartz
starring =Ryan Reynolds Richard Ruccolo Traylor Howard Nathan Fillion Suzanne Cryer (1999-2001)Jillian Bach (1999-2001)Giuseppe Andrews (1999-2001)Jennifer Westfeldt (1998)David Ogden Stiers (1998)Julius Carrey (1998)Tiffani Thiessen (2000)
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired =March 10 ,1998
last_aired =May 16 ,2001
num_episodes = 81
list_episodes = List of Two Guys and a Girl episodes
imdb_id = 0137330
tv_com_id = 221"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (retitled "Two Guys and a Girl" in its third season) was a
sitcom created byKenny Schwartz andDanny Jacobson . It ran on ABC for four seasons from 1998-2001.ynopsis
easons 1 and 2
The series starred
Ryan Reynolds as Michael Leslie "Berg" Bergen, andRichard Ruccolo as Peter "Pete" Dunville. The titular Two Guys were joined byTraylor Howard , who played Sharon Carter (later Carter-Donnelly). For the first two seasons, the series centered around the lives of Berg, an aimless graduate student, who was working at a Bostonpizza parlor,Beacon Street Pizza, with Pete. They both attended graduate school together atTufts University , unlike their college roommate, Sharon, who worked as the spokesperson (or apologist) for Immaculate Chemicals.The format of the initial season varied considerably from that of subsequent seasons. The first season featured
Jennifer Westfeldt , appearing as Melissa, Pete's girlfriend, andDavid Ogden Stiers as Mr. Bauer, an insane old man who frequented the diner, pretending that experiences from films were his own. The second season abandoned these two characters, and focused more on the interplay between Pete and Berg, and their relationship with Sharon, who lived in the apartment above them. Berg eventually decided to attendmedical school and become a doctor, while Pete dropped out ofarchitecture classes to become a career counselor. The second season also introduced Johnny (Nathan Fillion ), a jukebox repairman who started dating Sharon, and Ashley (Suzanne Cryer ), a medical school classmate of Berg's who competed with him to be at the top of the class.easons 3 and 4
By season three, the pizza place had been abandoned entirely (hence the change in the show's title at this time), and Berg began his
medical residency . Pete became a Vice President of a cosmetics company, and then afirefighter . Johnny and Sharon married and became the superintendents of the apartment building they lived in. Berg would go on to date Irene (Jillian Bach), the insane roommate across the hall, and Pete began dating a fellow firefighter named Marti (Tiffani Thiessen ).ABC bounced the sitcom from midweek to Friday night, leading to a steep drop in ratings. After the show moved back to Wednesday to try to revive the show's flagging support for a two week trial, the plug was pulled. The fourth season ended with "The Internet Show," an hour-long episode in which the fans of the show voted on the outcome online. In the end, they chose to have Ashley become pregnant with Pete's child, as opposed to either of the other two female characters, or nobody, becoming pregnant.
Title sequences
The title sequence for the first two years consisted of a short collection of images of the three, a few cartoon images of them drinking and then the title. The music is often mistaken to be a sample from the
Violent Femmes ' "Blister in the Sun ,"Fact|date=July 2008 but it is actually an original composition. For the third season, the music and titles were changed to a more refined opening of the three in suits and dresses, dancing around a more generic piece of theme music.yndication
In the
United States , "Two Guys and a Girl" most recently aired on , in syndication. In the UK andRepublic of Ireland it is shown irregularly on theCable TV channel Trouble and most recently LivingTV. InAustralia theSeven Network originally screened the series howeverNetwork Ten bought the series in 2004 and screened repeats over summer, In 2005 and part of 2006 the series aired onThe Comedy Channel Weekend Mornings. "Two Guys and a Girl" made its final appearance on Australian television on the 26th of February 2006, but talks are going on and the series may return for repeats in 2007.Fact|date=February 2007 InTurkey ,CNBC-e aired the show in 2004 and in May 2007Digiturk channelComedyMax started re-runs. InNew Zealand ,TV2 originally screened the series, with repeats currently playing onSKY 1 . In India, in the past, the show has aired on Star World. As of 2008, the show also airs in theNetherlands , on Veronica, and inNorway , onTv2 Main characters
Michael Eugene Leslie "Berg" Bergen
Played by
Ryan Reynolds . Berg was the ditzy pretty boy who always managed to create chaos in the lives of his best friends, particularly Pete. While in college, he has difficulty settling on what he wants to do in life. Eventually he decides on becoming a doctor, where he meets Ashley, a worthy competitor at med school. They begin a relationship, but he eventually breaks it off with her, due to his inability to reciprocate her feelings. Near the end of the show, he and Irene, Pete's former stalker, form a relationship.Peter "Pete" Dunville
Played by
Richard Ruccolo . Pete is often frantic and worried over what may occur with his professional and love life. Early in the show, he is conflicted with what he wants to do in life. He switches from his dreams of becoming an architect to becoming a fire fighter. He holds a very brief romance with Sharon. Later, near the end of the show he begins a lust-based relationship with Berg's ex-girlfriend, Ashley.haron Carter Donnelly
Played by
Traylor Howard . Sharon is a complex woman who, strangely, manages to fit in with her best friends Pete and Berg. She is known for her confidence, yet inability to commit to relationships. Eventually, she manages to move past her fears and marries her boyfriend Johnny Donnelly.External links
*imdb title|title=Two Guys and a Girl|id=0137330
* [http://www.tvtome.com/TwoGuysandaGirl/season1.html Two Guys and a Girl Episode Guide]
* [http://www.jumptheshark.com/topic/guys-girl-pizza-place-general/2062 Jump The Shark - Two Guys and a Girl]
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