Odd Man Out (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Odd Man Out is an American sitcom that aired on the ABC
television network as a part of the TGIF
lineup. It aired from September 24, 1999 to January 7, 2000. Created by Ed Decter
and John J. Strauss, the show also featured Bill Cosby
as executive producer
.
, the show revolved around fifteen-year-old Andrew Whitney (Erik von Detten
), the only male in a house full of females. He is constantly surrounded by his three sisters (Val, Paige, and Elizabeth), Aunt Jordan, and single mom, Julia. The episodes mostly revolved around Andrew's lack of privacy and dealing with his best friend Keith's crush on his unresponsive older sister, Val.
The show was heavily promoted in the summer of 1999. ABC commercials showing teenage girls screaming "EVD!" (the initials of star Erik von Detten
) were prominent; at the time, this was the peak of the boy band
craze, and this was a common practice. The commercials mentioned very little about the show itself, and did not even mention the name until a few weeks before the show was to debut: a typical advertisement, following clips of girls screaming "EVD!" would follow a shadow of von Detten with a question mark and a voiceover stating "What is EVD? Find out Fridays this fall on ABC." This type of mysterious promotion did little to hold interest in the show once it debuted. The series was canceled after thirteen episodes.
Von Detten would later go on to co-star in another TGIF series, Complete Savages
, in 2004. That series had an opposite premise in that Von Detten was but one member of an all-male family.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television network as a part of the TGIF
TGIF (ABC)
TGIF was the name of an American family-friendly prime time television programming block on the ABC network. The name comes from the initials of the popular phrase "Thank God It's Friday"...
lineup. It aired from September 24, 1999 to January 7, 2000. Created by Ed Decter
Ed Decter
Edward Decter is a film writer, director, and producer.His credits include, among other work, There's Something About Mary, The Santa Clause 3, The Santa Clause 2, The New Guy, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Boy Meets World.He frequently collaborates with fellow producer and writer John J...
and John J. Strauss, the show also featured Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the...
as executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
.
Synopsis
Set in MiamiMiami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, the show revolved around fifteen-year-old Andrew Whitney (Erik von Detten
Erik von Detten
Erik Thomas von Detten is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Escape to Witch Mountain, Toy Story, Brink!, The Princess Diaries, and So Weird.-Personal life:Von Detten was born in San Diego, California...
), the only male in a house full of females. He is constantly surrounded by his three sisters (Val, Paige, and Elizabeth), Aunt Jordan, and single mom, Julia. The episodes mostly revolved around Andrew's lack of privacy and dealing with his best friend Keith's crush on his unresponsive older sister, Val.
The show was heavily promoted in the summer of 1999. ABC commercials showing teenage girls screaming "EVD!" (the initials of star Erik von Detten
Erik von Detten
Erik Thomas von Detten is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Escape to Witch Mountain, Toy Story, Brink!, The Princess Diaries, and So Weird.-Personal life:Von Detten was born in San Diego, California...
) were prominent; at the time, this was the peak of the boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
craze, and this was a common practice. The commercials mentioned very little about the show itself, and did not even mention the name until a few weeks before the show was to debut: a typical advertisement, following clips of girls screaming "EVD!" would follow a shadow of von Detten with a question mark and a voiceover stating "What is EVD? Find out Fridays this fall on ABC." This type of mysterious promotion did little to hold interest in the show once it debuted. The series was canceled after thirteen episodes.
Von Detten would later go on to co-star in another TGIF series, Complete Savages
Complete Savages
Complete Savages is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 2004 to June 2005. It was part of ABC's final TGIF comedy line-up. The show was created by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker and executive produced by Mel Gibson...
, in 2004. That series had an opposite premise in that Von Detten was but one member of an all-male family.
Cast
- Erik von DettenErik von DettenErik Thomas von Detten is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Escape to Witch Mountain, Toy Story, Brink!, The Princess Diaries, and So Weird.-Personal life:Von Detten was born in San Diego, California...
as Andrew Whitney - Natalia CigliutiNatalia CigliutiNatalia Cigliuti is an American actress. She best known for her role as Lindsay Warner on Saved by the Bell: The New Class and as Anita Santos Warner on the soap opera All My Children.-Career:...
as Paige Whitney - Vicki DavisVicki DavisVictoria Diane Davis is an American actress who has made appearances in several TV shows and movies. One of her better-known roles is that of Mia in the comedy show, Maybe It's Me. Davis is also a voice actress best known for her role as the Pink Psycho Ranger in Power Rangers in Space and Power...
as Valerie "Val" Whitney - Marina Malota as Elizabeth Whitney
- Trevor FehrmanTrevor FehrmanTrevor Gregory Fehrman is an American actor.Trevor was born and grew up in South St. Paul, Minnesota where he performed in theater at his high school and did local commercial acting and modeling before his first TV break for NBC's Encore! Encore!. Both of Trevor's parents were school teachers in...
as Keith Carlson - Jessica CapshawJessica CapshawJessica Brooke Capshaw is an American actress. She is known for her role as Jamie Stringer in The Practice and for her role as Dr...
as Aunt Jordan - Markie PostMarkie PostMarjorie Armstrong "Markie" Post is an American actress, best known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985, as public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992, and as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom...
as Julia Whitney
Episode list
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate | ShortSummary=kk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "The First Girlfriend's Club" | September 24, 1999 | |
| 1-2 | "Good Will Hunting" | October 1, 1999 | |
| 1-3 | "The Unbelievable" | October 8, 1999 | |
| 1-4 | "The Road to Caracus" | October 15, 1999 | |
| 1-5 | "You've Got Female" | October 22, 1999 | |
| 1-6 | "Batman Forever" | October 29, 1999 | |
| 1-7 | "In the Name of the Father" | November 5, 1999 | |
| 1-8 | "Fight Club" | November 19, 1999 | |
| 1-9 | "Great Expectations" | December 3, 1999 | |
| 1-10 | "Punch Line" | December 10, 1999 | |
| 1-11 | "Little Women" | December 17, 1999 | |
| 1-12 | "What About Bob?" | December 24, 1999 | |
| 1-13 | "My Life As a Dog" | January 7, 2000 | |