Significant Mother
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| Genre | Situation comedy |
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| Creative director(s) | Schuyler Telleen |
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| Composer(s) | Brian Kim |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Kevin Sullivan |
| Production location(s) | Portland, Oregon |
| Cinematography | Tyson Wisbrock |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
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| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | August 3, 2015 – present |
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Significant Mother is an American comedy television series created by Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith. Starring Josh Zuckerman, Nathaniel Buzolic and Krista Allen, it premiered on The CW network on August 3, 2015.
Contents
Plot
Restaurateur Nate Marlowe (Zuckerman) is shocked to discover that his best friend and roommate, Jimmy Barnes (Buzolic), has slept with his mother, Lydia (Allen). Nate and his father Harrison (Jonathan Silverman) find that they must face the reality that Lydia and Jimmy plan to pursue their relationship.[1][2][3]
Cast
Main
- Josh Zuckerman as Nathaniel "Nate" Marlowe
- Nathaniel Buzolic as Jimothy "Jimmy" Barnes, Nate's longtime friend
- Krista Allen as Lydia Marlowe, Nate's mother
Guest
- Jonathan Silverman as Harrison Marlowe, Nate's father
- Emma Fitzpatrick as Sam Dillinger, Nate's employee at his restaurant
- Jay Ali as Atticus Adams, Sam's boyfriend, an organic farmer
- Denise Richards as Pepper Spinner, a notorious cougar with whom Nate ends up on a date[4][5]
- Linda Gray as Gammy, Nate's grandmother and Lydia's conservative southern mother.[6]
- Jerry O'Connell as Bob Babcock, a "slick realtor"[7]
- Erin Cardillo as Parker, Lydia's nosy lesbian co-worker[citation needed]
- Mircea Monroe as Annie, a cute girl Nate meets on the dating app "Get Forked" and begins to date[citation needed]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Welcome to Bonetown" | Tripp Reed & John Putch | Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith | August 3, 2015 | 0.84[8] |
| Returning home early from a business trip, restaurateur Nate is shocked to learn that his best friend and roommate, Jimmy, has slept with his mother, Lydia. Nate and his father find that they must face the reality that Lydia and Jimmy plan to pursue their relationship. | |||||
| 2 | "Mixed Doubles" | Tripp Reed | Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith | August 10, 2015 | 0.73[9] |
| After spending many nights watching TV at the apartment, Lydia urges Jimmy to plan a date. Meanwhile, Nate asks out a cougar (Denise Richards) in an attempt to re-enter the dating pool, and ends up at the same winery as Jimmy and Lydia. Guest: Richard Keith as Dylan. | |||||
| 3 | "Who's Your Daddy?" | John Putch & Tripp Reed | Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith | August 17, 2015 | 0.62[10] |
| Lydia believes she may be pregnant. Guest: Robert Picardo as Dr. Robert Richter. | |||||
| 4 | "Edibles Wrecks" | Tripp Reed | Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith | August 24, 2015 | 0.68[11] |
| Nate accidentally eats some marijuana gummy bears right before an important critic is due to dine in his restaurant. | |||||
| 5 | "Suffering & Succotash" | Tripp Reed | Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith | August 31, 2015 | 0.87[12] |
| Lydia's mother (Linda Gray) visits, and everyone is compelled to lie to hide Lydia and Jimmy's relationship from her. | |||||
| 6 | "Get Forked" | Jonathan Silverman | Katie Schwartz | September 14, 2015 | 0.50[13] |
| Jimmy and Lydia convince Nate to try online dating. | |||||
| 7 | "Under Buddy" | Tripp Reed | Alex Safford & Amanda Pomeroy and Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith | September 21, 2015 | 0.47[14] |
| Jimmy feels threatened by Nate's new substitute bartender, Timmy. | |||||
| 8 | "Home Is Where the Lamp Is"[15] | Tripp Reed | Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith | September 28, 2015 | 0.67[16] |
| Nate is upset when Lydia decides to sell her house and move into a condo with Jimmy. Guests: Jerry O'Connell as Bob Babcock and Erin Cardillo as Parker. | |||||
| 9 | "Not About Bob"[15] | Tripp Reed | Erin Cardillo & Richard Keith | October 5, 2015 | 0.62[17] |
Casting and production
Created by Cardillo and Keith, the half-hour sitcom was developed for the digital platform CW Seed. Significant Mother was ordered to series for the CW on April 10, 2015, with Zuckerman and Allen attached to star and Silverman, Fitzpatrick and Adams rounding out the cast.[1][2][3] On May 1, 2015, Buzolic was announced in the role of Jimmy.[18]
Later in May 2015, Denise Richards was cast as local "cougar" Pepper Spinner.[4][5] In June 2015, the CW announced guest stars Linda Gray as Gammy, Nate's grandmother and Lydia's conservative southern mother,[6] and Jerry O'Connell as Bob Babcock, a "slick realtor".[7] In August 2015, Terry Kiser, Silverman's costar from Weekend at Bernie's, was cast in a guest role.[19]
Broadcast
Significant Mother premiered on August 3, 2015.[8][20]
Reception
Brian Lowry of Variety wrote that "while the show does possess some energy thanks to the cast, there’s such a numbing sameness to the gags."[21]
References
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External links
- Official website
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- 2010s American comedy television series
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- Television shows set in Oregon
- The CW shows
- Television series by Alloy Entertainment
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television
- Television series by CBS Television Studios
- American comedy television series
