Grown Ups (1999 TV series)

Infobox_television
show_name = Grown Ups
format = Sitcom
runtime = 22 Minutes
starring = Jaleel White
Dave Ruby
Marissa Ribisi
country = USA
rating = TV-PG
network = UPN
first_aired = August 1, 1999
last_aired = May 22, 2000 |

"Grown Ups" was a short-lived U.S. sitcom that aired on the UPN network from 1999 to 2000, starring Jaleel White as J. Calvin Frazier. It was a chance for White to shed his Steve Urkel image.

Cancellation

The show was cancelled on a cliffhanger that was never resolved. J got the idea that his on-again-off-again girlfriend Melissa (Tammy Townsend) was planning to marry another man. In actuality, Melissa's best friend, also named Melissa, was the one getting married. J encountered "his" Melissa in a bar and proposed to her merely to keep her from marrying someone else; to his surprise, she accepted. J then nervously announces to his friends, "I'm getting married." (This was one of three sitcoms that UPN cancelled on cliffhangers that year, the other ones being "Malcolm & Eddie" and "Moesha".)

Cast

Main cast

*Jaleel White as J. Calvin Frazier
*Dave Ruby as Gordon Hammel
*Marissa Ribisi as Sheri Hammel

Recurring characters

*Patrick Bristow as Rodney Caruthers
*Bumper Robinson as Marcus Wentworth
*Tammy Townsend as Melissa

Notes

*J's full first name was never revealed throughout the course of the show.
*Soleil Moon Frye appeared in the pilot episode only, as J's roommate.
*Jaleel White appeared shirtless on several occasions throughout the series' run as a way to distance himself from the Steve Urkel character.
*Jaleel White has previously worked with both Bumper Robinson and Tammy Townsend on "Family Matters." Townsend had a recurring role as Eddie Winslow (Darius McCrary)'s girlfriend Greta, and Robinson had roles playing various boyfriends of Laura Winslow (Kellie Shanygne Williams).
*Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins sang the theme song.

ee also

*Unresolved cliffhangers