The Bill Engvall Show
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The Bill Engvall Show is a sitcom which ran on TBS from July 17, 2007 to September 5, 2009. The series starred comedian
Bill Engvall
and was written and created by Engvall and Michael Leeson
. The series was canceled on September 25, 2009.
On June 9, 2008, the show had a one shot airing on CBS
.
, Engvall played a family counselor called Bill Pearson who cannot always understand his own family. Nancy Travis
co-starred as his wife and Tim Meadows played his best friend. The Pearson children were played by Jennifer Lawrence
, Graham Patrick Martin
and Skyler Gisondo
.
Engvall and Travis offer a humorous look at what it takes to be a parent in today’s world. They face day-to-day parenting issues like allowance controversies, driver’s licenses, parking tickets and larger issues like raising responsible children in today's world. They do all this while trying to keep the spark alive in their marriage and balancing work with family life.
Engvall says:
Teenage daughter Lauren (Lawrence) is a typical high-school girl who is trying to find her way through classes and dating. Dim but lovable Trent (Martin) is the middle child. Bryan (Gisondo) is the resident baby and Brainiac of the family.
Bill works in the same building as his closest friend Paul Dufrayne (Meadows). Paul is a hair-replacement specialist who is treated like part of the Pearson family. The Pearsons often need to save Paul from his own neuroses.
gave the show a score of 35 out of 100, with a user score of 2.9/10, suggesting "Generally unfavorable reviews".
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Bill Engvall
Bill Engvall
William Ray "Bill" Engvall, Jr. is an American comedian and actor best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.-Early life:Bill Engvall was born in Galveston, Texas...
and was written and created by Engvall and Michael Leeson
Michael J. Leeson
Michael J. Leeson is an American screenwriter.-Filmography:*Love, American Style *All in the Family *The Partridge Family *The Odd Couple *Happy Days...
. The series was canceled on September 25, 2009.
On June 9, 2008, the show had a one shot airing on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
.
Plot
Set in suburban Louisville, ColoradoLouisville, Colorado
Louisville is a Home Rule Municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 18,937 at the 2000 census. Louisville began as a rough mining community in 1877, suffered through a period of extraordinary labor violence early in the 20th century, and then, when the mines...
, Engvall played a family counselor called Bill Pearson who cannot always understand his own family. Nancy Travis
Nancy Travis
Nancy Ann Travis is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady , Married to the Mob , Air America , Internal Affairs , So I Married an Axe Murderer , Greedy , and Fluke...
co-starred as his wife and Tim Meadows played his best friend. The Pearson children were played by Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Shrader Lawrence is an American film and television actress. She has had lead roles in TBS's The Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning Plain and Winter's Bone, for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress...
, Graham Patrick Martin
Graham Patrick Martin
Graham Patrick Martin is an American film and television actor. He played the older son of Bill Engvall in the comedy The Bill Engvall Show, which played from 2007-2009. He played Willie Chandler, Jr., in Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door and also appeared in an episode of Law and Order:...
and Skyler Gisondo
Skyler Gisondo
Skyler Gisondo is an American teen actor probably best known for his roles as Bryan Pearson on The Bill Engvall Show and Tommy Doyle in Rob Zombie's Halloween.-Awards:...
.
Engvall and Travis offer a humorous look at what it takes to be a parent in today’s world. They face day-to-day parenting issues like allowance controversies, driver’s licenses, parking tickets and larger issues like raising responsible children in today's world. They do all this while trying to keep the spark alive in their marriage and balancing work with family life.
Engvall says:
Teenage daughter Lauren (Lawrence) is a typical high-school girl who is trying to find her way through classes and dating. Dim but lovable Trent (Martin) is the middle child. Bryan (Gisondo) is the resident baby and Brainiac of the family.
Bill works in the same building as his closest friend Paul Dufrayne (Meadows). Paul is a hair-replacement specialist who is treated like part of the Pearson family. The Pearsons often need to save Paul from his own neuroses.
Characters
| Actor | Character | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Engvall Bill Engvall William Ray "Bill" Engvall, Jr. is an American comedian and actor best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.-Early life:Bill Engvall was born in Galveston, Texas... |
Bill Pearson | A family counselor whose family needs some help as well. |
| Nancy Travis Nancy Travis Nancy Ann Travis is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Three Men and a Baby and its sequel, Three Men and a Little Lady , Married to the Mob , Air America , Internal Affairs , So I Married an Axe Murderer , Greedy , and Fluke... |
Susan Pearson (née Murray) | Bill's witty and loving wife. She always tries to keep the family together. |
| Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Shrader Lawrence is an American film and television actress. She has had lead roles in TBS's The Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning Plain and Winter's Bone, for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress... |
Lauren Pearson | Bill and Susan's daughter. She is the eldest and is the leader when the kids scheme and plan. |
| Graham Patrick Martin Graham Patrick Martin Graham Patrick Martin is an American film and television actor. He played the older son of Bill Engvall in the comedy The Bill Engvall Show, which played from 2007-2009. He played Willie Chandler, Jr., in Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door and also appeared in an episode of Law and Order:... |
Trent Pearson | Bill and Susan's older son. He lacks common sense Common sense Common sense is defined by Merriam-Webster as, "sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts." Thus, "common sense" equates to the knowledge and experience which most people already have, or which the person using the term believes that they do or should have... , although he proves to be intelligent at times. |
| Skyler Gisondo Skyler Gisondo Skyler Gisondo is an American teen actor probably best known for his roles as Bryan Pearson on The Bill Engvall Show and Tommy Doyle in Rob Zombie's Halloween.-Awards:... |
Bryan Pearson | Bill and Susan's younger son. A bit on the "odd" side, Bryan loves to show off his vast knowledge of strange and unusual facts. This naturally makes him the target of his siblings' jokes. |
| Tim Meadows | Paul Dufrayne | One of Bill's best friends since the 1980s. Originally he wanted to be a doctor, as seen in the episode "How Bill Met Susan", but ended up opening a hair transplant practice located in the same building as Bill. |
| Brian Doyle-Murray Brian Doyle-Murray Brian Doyle-Murray is an American comedian, screenwriter, actor and voice artist. He is the older brother of actor/comedian Bill Murray and has acted together with him in several films, including Caddyshack, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, The Razor's Edge and Groundhog Day... |
Mr. Faulkner | The Pearsons' gruff and crotchety neighbor. He likes to give Bill a hard time but has a soft spot for Susan. |
| Cynthia Watros Cynthia Watros Cynthia Michele Watros is an American television actress, who also starred in films and on stage. She is known for her roles as Libby on the ABC TV series Lost, Kellie in The Drew Carey Show, Erin in Titus, and Annie Dutton in Guiding Light... |
A.J. | Susan's best friend. A.J. currently lives in a "vanabago" and has been known to park it in the Pearson family's driveway from time to time. |
International broadcasters
- Super Channel - Canada
- TV2 - New Zealand
- Nine NetworkNine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
- Australia - Dubai One - United Arab Emirates
- TV1TV1 (Lithuania)TV1 is a TV channel in Lithuania, launched in 2003. It is a sister channel of LNK television....
- Lithuania - TV6 - Sweden
- Novyi KanalNovyi KanalNovyi Kanal is a Ukrainian television channel.- History :The channel was launched on August 15, 1998. At first, it was broadcast only in Kiev, but since 1999, it has extended its range to six other regions of Ukraine, and from 2000, is received in more than 17 major cities...
- Ukraine
DVD release
The first season of The Bill Engvall Show was released on DVD on May 20, 2008. Bonus features include an overview of the show, a set tour, interviews with the cast and an "Ask Bill" segment.Reception
Critical reaction for The Bill Engvall Show was mixed to negative reviews from television critics. Review aggregator MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
gave the show a score of 35 out of 100, with a user score of 2.9/10, suggesting "Generally unfavorable reviews".