Family Foreman
Encyclopedia
Family Foreman is an American reality television series starring former heavyweight
boxing
champion and "grillionaire" George Foreman
and his family. The show premiered on TV Land
on July 16, 2008, airing a total of six episodes produced by New Line Television
.
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
champion and "grillionaire" George Foreman
George Foreman
George Edward Foreman is an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur...
and his family. The show premiered on TV Land
TV Land
TV Land is an American cable television network launched on April 29, 1996. It is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures, and networks such as MTV and Nickelodeon...
on July 16, 2008, airing a total of six episodes produced by New Line Television
New Line Television
New Line Television was the television arm of the company of the same name, in turn a subsidiary of Time Warner.The company was founded in 1988 in order to produce Freddy's Nightmares, a television series based on the studio's popular Nightmare on Elm Street film series...
.
Episodes
| # | Title | Synopsis | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Boxing" | George wants to make a boxing comeback and has already started training. Big Wheel comes home from college to celebrate Leola's birthday and unwittingly spills the beans about the comeback to Joan. | July 16, 2008 |
| 2 | "Singing/Football" | Natalie wants to put off medical school for a singing career. She wants to be on Monk's new record label, but George has always wanted her to be a doctor. At the same time, Red wants to play high school football. | July 23, 2008 |
| 3 | "IndyCar Race" | The family heads to a professional car race to check out the IndyCar team George just bought a stake in (Team Panther). Red aspires to be a driver while Natalie is asked to sing God Bless America God Bless America "God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song .... in front of 80,000 people. |
July 30, 2008 |
| 4 | "Monk Gets Fired" | Monk and George have a week filled with appointments such as pitches from inventors, multiple deals, contract negotiations and more meetings. Monk's other client, sister Natalie, is booked to record her first record demo and Monk just can't seem to find the time. | August 6, 2008 |
| 5 | "Ranch Visit" | The Foremans take their annual family trip to the ranch in Marshall, Texas Marshall, Texas Marshall is a city in Harrison County in the northeastern corner of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523... . George gives the ranch hands the weekend off and his kids will have to do all of the work. |
August 13, 2008 |
| 6 | "George Buys a Ring" | Joan and George plan an intimate dinner, but George is late and misses the dinner. George goes shopping with Natalie to buy a ring for his wife to apologize. | August 20, 2008 |
External links
- Family Foreman at TVLand.comTV LandTV Land is an American cable television network launched on April 29, 1996. It is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures, and networks such as MTV and Nickelodeon...