Grown Ups sitcom, three post-college friends

1999 · Matthew Miller, UPN

Grown Ups (1999-2000) sitcom an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from August 23, 1999 to May 22, 2000. Starring Jaleel White , the series was created by Matthew Miller and based on a story written by White. [1] Grown Ups follows the lives of three post-college friends who are coming to terms with adulthood. J. Calvin Frazier is a 24-year-old man whose roommate just left town nearly leaving him homeless. J. also learns that his high school crush Melissa ( Tammy Townsend ) is engaged to another man. With the help of his best friend Gordon (Dave Ruby) and Gordon's wife Shari ( Marissa Ribisi ), J. attempts to deal with his problems and adjust to life as a grown up. In the pilot episode, Soleil Moon Frye appeared as Robin Carlucci, J.'s new roommate who wrongly assumes that J. is gay . The series was retooled after the pilot and Frye's character was dropped. Cast [ edit ] Main [ edit ] Jaleel White as J. Calvin Frazier Dave Ruby as Gordon Hammel Marissa Ribisi as Shari Hammel Recurring [ edit ] Patrick Bristow as Rodney Caruthers Bumper Robinson as Marcus Wentworth Tammy Townsend as Melissa SOURCE - platform (temp) youtuber - Rare Gems youtuber - Streaming Lounge theme - - David Gideon YT Jaleel White, Dave Ruby, Marissa Ribisi, Melissa De Sousa, Bumper Robinson, Tammy Townsend This 1999 UPN series was intended as a vehicle for Jaleel White who had recently finished a run as Uriel on 'Family Matters'. He was one of three post-college friends trying to deal with adulthood. Soleil Moon Frye ('Punky Brewster') was in the pilot for an extra dose of nostalgia, but the show went in a different direction and that was her only episode. 'Grown Ups' ran for one season. The theme music is by Quincy D Jones III (son of THE Quincy Jones), performed by Tiionne 'T-Boz' Watkins. Grown Ups (1999-2000) sitcom Genre Sitcom Created by Matthew Miller No. of episodes 22 Production Executive producers Craig Baumgarten Pamela Eells Alan Haymon Rick Newberger Jonathan Prince Billy Riback Producers Arthur Harris Patricia Fass Palmer Lyah LeFlore Jaleel White Cinematography Donald A. Morgan Editor Jesse Hoke Running time 30 minutes Production companies Alan Haymon Productions Columbia TriStar Television Distributor Sony Pictures Television Release Original network UPN Original release August 23, 1999 – May 22, 2000 -- The non-profit streaming of the commercial free, quality films I have very much enjoyed and therefore uploaded to archive.org, are for educational purposes. I have uploaded each movie for posterity, with the hope that all present and future generations will learn from and enjoy them, as much as I have. I own zero rights to this film, nor to any other I have uploaded, and I receive nothing for the uploads nor for the information I put with those uploads. Although I do receive great joy from sharing these uploads with you, I have no wish to infringe on any existing copyright laws.