"Two and a Half Men" (2003) TV series 2003-????

Creators:

Lee Aronsohn
Chuck Lorre

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

22 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Two adults. One kid. No grown-ups.

Plot:

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.

Plot Keywords:

Jingle | Sitcom | Lie | Chiropractor | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 20 wins & 43 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Dec. 1	7:00 PM	CW	Hey, I Can Pee Outside in the Dark	#1.20
Tue. Dec. 1	9:30 PM	CBS	David Copperfield Slipped Me a Roofie	#6.14

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Charlie Harper (151 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jon Cryer	...	Alan Harper (151 episodes, 2003-2009)
Angus T. Jones	...	Jake Harper / ... (151 episodes, 2003-2009)
Conchata Ferrell	...	Berta (109 episodes, 2003-2009)
Holland Taylor	...	Evelyn Harper / ... (71 episodes, 2003-2009)
Marin Hinkle	...	Judith Harper / ... (66 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

2 1/2 män (Sweden) [sv]
2,5 ЮЕМПЧЕЛБ (Russia) [ru]
2.5 cheloveka (Russia) (alternative transliteration) [ru]
Dos hombres y medio (Spain) [es]
Due uomini e mezzo (Italy) [it]
Dyo kai 1/2 andres (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Dyo kai kati antres (Greece) [el]
Két pasi - meg egy kicsi (Hungary) [hu]
Kaks ja pool meest (Estonia) [et]
Mein cooler Onkel Charlie (Germany) [de]
Miehenpuolikkaat (Finland) [fi]
Mon oncle Charlie (France) [fr]
Two and a Half Men (Argentina) [es]
Two and a Half Men (Germany) (new title) [de]

Runtime:

USA:30 min | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 | Argentina:Atp | Ireland:15 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:M (season 3) | South Korea:15 (season 1) | South Korea:18 (season 2) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 4) (season 5) (season 6) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Stage 26, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Chuck Lorre Productions

Trivia:

Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer and Ryan Stiles had previously worked together on Hot Shots! (1991).

Quotes:

Charlie: Come on, Berta! You're like family.
Berta: Am I in your will?
Charlie: no! but none of the others are.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

most creative joke writing I've ever seen in years

This show flat rocks!

Charlie Sheen has a reputation for being a wild child, John Cryer plays the perfect neurotic boob, and the writers play perfectly into the juxtaposition of the two. Toss in a juvenile (Angus Jones, aka Jake) and the scenes become flat hilarious, as the adults attempt to deal with often raunchy mature topics, while keeping the kid in the dark.

This show has some of the best creative writing I've seen in years. No clichéd 'dumbed-down for the masses' or hackneyed pratfalls here, all are setup and timed with perfect execution by the players. Some of the darkest, driest and quick-witted performances on TV in years, very reminiscent of the quirkiness and off-the-cuff repartee of Woody, Norm, et.al. on Cheers. One of the best original laughs on TV these days, hope it survives for a long time! A real treat, amidst all the dumbed down humor that's seems to prevail everywhere else.