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For other uses, see Crumb (disambiguation).
Crumbs Format Sitcom Created by Marco Pennette Starring Fred Savage
Jane Curtin
William Devane
Maggie Lawson
Eddie McClintock
Reginald BallardCountry of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 13 (5 aired, 8 unaired) (List of episodes) Production Camera setup Multiple cameras Running time 21 minutes Broadcast Original channel ABC Original run January 12 – February 7, 2006 Crumbs is an American television sitcom starring Fred Savage and Jane Curtin that debuted on ABC on January 12, 2006. It also starred William Devane, Maggie Lawson and Eddie McClintock. The show's slogan is "The normal American family turned upside down."
Savage played a screenwriter who leaves Hollywood to return home to take care of his mother (Curtin), who had recently been released from a mental institution after trying to run over her husband (Devane) after he left her for a younger woman. And, it turns out, the young girlfriend is also pregnant. Much of the show takes place at the family's restaurant.
It was on hiatus starting February 7, 2006 and was canceled on May 13.
Contents
Cast
- Fred Savage as Mitch Crumb
- Jane Curtin as Suzanne Crumb
- Eddie McClintock as Jody Crumb
- William Devane as Billy Crumb
- Maggie Lawson as Andrea Malone
- Reginald Ballard as Elvis
Guest stars
- Elliott Gould as Frank Bergman
- Illeana Douglas as Shelley
- Rider Strong as Dennis
- Teri Garr as Lorraine Bergman
- Kevin Rahm as Roger
- Bob Glouberman as Lawyer
Episodes
# Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code1 "Pilot" Ted Wass Marco Pennette & Regina Stewart January 12, 2006 101 Mitch Crumb comes to his hometown to deal with his mother, who has just been released from a psychiatric facility. She has not yet learned that her ex-husband is about to have a baby with another woman. 2 "Whatever Happened to Baby Bodashka" Ted Wass David Walpert January 19, 2006 102 Suzanne decides to adopt a baby girl from the Ukraine after learning that Billy and new woman are having a girl. Meanwhile, Jody gets Mitch a job as manager of the restaurant and must confront an employee that is stealing. 3 "Friends in High Places" Ted Wass Marco Pennette & Sung Suh
Story by: Marco PennetteJanuary 26, 2006 103 Mitch worries about Suzanne's avoiding friends that she shared with her former husband. He then advises her to join a divorce group to sort out her problems, She instead joins a group for recovering drug addicts. Meanwhile, Billy seeks reconciliation with Jody. 4 "Jody Crumb, Superstar" Ted Wass Regina Stewart February 2, 2006 104 Billy takes control of the family restaurant, due to his financial problems. Mitch and Jody compete for his approval. Suzanne begins to shoplift to seek attention from her sons. 5 "Six Feet Blunder" Ted Wass Hayes Jackson
Story by: Marco PennetteFebruary 7, 2006 105 Mitch meets a guy (Rider Strong), but he will not go out with him unless he comes out of the closet to his parents.
Note: This was the last episode to air on ABC.6 "Tennis, Any Crumb?" Ted Wass Heide Perlman
Story by: Marco PennetteNever aired 106 Suzanne becomes jealous when Mitch begins spending more time with his girlfriend instead of her. So to make her happy he reveals to her that he is gay. 7 "Maybe I'm Tony Randall" Ted Wass Joel Stein Never aired 107 Mitch goes out with a girl and he starts to think he might not be gay. Meanwhile, Billy tries to get closer to Jody. 8 "Sleeping with the Enemies" Ted Wass Sung Suh Never aired 108 Mitch becomes jealous when Jody and Andrea begin dating. Meanwhile, Billy hurts his back fixing Suzanne's roof, she takes him in and tries to win back his affections. 9 "The Gift of a Magpie" Ted Wass Marco Pennette Never aired 109 Suzanne expresses her dislike of Christmas, four months later as she missed the last one due to being in the psychiatric facility. 10 "Suzanne Gets Certified" Ted Wass Les Firestein & Heide Perlman Never aired 110 After learning Billy fixed her up with her boyfriend Frank (Elliott Gould), Suzanne pretends to be crazy to legalize her divorce papers. Meanwhile, Jody reunites with his old band for a gig. 11 "A Loon Again, Naturally" Ted Wass Roy Brown & David Grubstick Never aired 111 Suzanne tries to out-do a former mental patient who wrote an autobiography. Meanwhile, when Mitch learns that Billy spoke to the people who publish his alumni journal, he gets irate, so Billy fires him. 12 "He Ain't Hetero, He's My Brother" Ted Wass Story by: Regina Stewart
Teleplay by: Les Firestein & Hayes JacksonNever aired 112 Jody blackmails Mitch when he discovers he is gay. Meanwhile, Suzanne butts heads with Frank's handicapped ex-wife (Teri Garr); and Shelley (Illeana Douglas) ruins Billy's bachelor party. 13 "And It All Came Crumbling Down" Ted Wass Marco Pennette Never aired 113 Billy doesn't take the news very well when Mitch comes out. Meanwhile, Shelley has second thoughts about her impending nuptials; and Suzanne decides to marry... herself. External links
- Crumbs at the Internet Movie Database
- Crumbs at TV.com
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- American Broadcasting Company network shows
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