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The Jeff Foxworthy Show

American sitcom

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The Jeff Foxworthy Show
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Tom Anderson
Starring	Jeff Foxworthy Anita Barone Haley Joel Osment Matt Clark Matt Borlenghi Ann Cusack G. W. Bailey Bill Engvall Jeanine Jackson Jonathan William Lipnicki
Composer	Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	41 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Tom Anderson Brad Grey Bernie Brillstein Howard Michael Gould Maxine Lapiduss
Producers	Steven Schott Mark Brull David Castro
Editors	Tony Porter Richard Candib Marco Zappia (pilot only)
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera (1995–1996) Film; Multi-camera (1996–1997)
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Brillstein-Grey Communications Mr. Willoughby, Inc. Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12) – May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)
Network	NBC
Release	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23) – May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)

The Jeff Foxworthy Show is an American sitcom television series created by Tom Anderson, starring comedian Jeff Foxworthy and based on Foxworthy's stand-up comedy routine. The series originally aired on ABC from September 12, 1995, to May 15, 1996, and then on NBC from September 23, 1996, to May 5, 1997.

History[edit]

ABC era[edit]

The first series aired on ABC during the 1995–1996 season, but was cancelled after one season. NBC picked up the show for the following season, but despite improving in the ratings, it was again cancelled after one season. In the first season, network executives considered his routine "too Southern" for a national network and based his sitcom in Bloomington, Indiana.^[1]

Jay Mohr and Bob Saget made regular or cameo appearances, as did country singers Tim McGraw and Travis Tritt.

Cast[edit]

• Jeff Foxworthy as Himself
• Anita Barone as Karen Foxworthy (1995–1996)
• Haley Joel Osment as Matt Foxworthy
• Matt Clark as Walt Bacon (1995–1996)
• Matt Borlenghi as Russ Francis (1995–1996)
• Dakin Matthews as Elliot (1995–1996)
• Bibi Besch as Lois (1995–1996)
• Debra Jo Rupp as Gayle (1995–1996)
• Jay Mohr as Wayne Foxworthy (1996)
• Michelle Clunie as DeeDee Landrow (1996)
• Sue Murphy as Sandi (1995)
• Steve Hytner as Craig Lesko (1995)

NBC era[edit]

When the show moved to NBC, in addition to the casting changes, the show's production changed. In the first series, the show was recorded on tape; the second season was shot on film. In the second season, the show was set in the fictitious town of Briarton in Calhoun County, Georgia, based on Foxworthy's real-life hometown in the South, and the series was given a redesigned opening and theme.^[2]

Haley Joel Osment was the only other actor besides Foxworthy to make the move to NBC with the series, and Jeff's wife Karen was the only character that carried over with Jeff and Matt, though the role was filled by a new actress. Jonathan Lipnicki was added to the cast as the Foxworthys' other son Justin.

Cast[edit]

• Jeff Foxworthy as Himself
• Ann Cusack as Karen Foxworthy (1996–1997)
• Haley Joel Osment as Matt Foxworthy
• G. W. Bailey as Big Jim Foxworthy (1996–1997)
• Bill Engvall as Bill Pelton (1996–1997)
• Jeanine Jackson as Livie Ann Pitts (1996)
• Jonathan William Lipnicki as Justin Foxworthy (1996–1997)
• Neil Giuntoli - Florus Workman (1996-1997)
• Kathryn Zaremba as Nettie (1996–1997)
• Candy Trubucco as Candy Conklin (1996–1997)
• Dave Powledge as Ebb Conklin (1996)
• Paula Sorge as Betty Pelton (1996–1997)
• Darryl Theirse as Andre Tucsan (1997)
• Harold Baines as Ernie Binderman (1997)
• Kevin Crowley as Trey (1997)

Episodes[edit]

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Series overview[edit]

Season 1 (1995–96)[edit]

Season 2 (1996–97)[edit]

Broadcast[edit]

Reruns aired on the USA Network from January 14, 2000 to August 4, 2001. In 2005, Nick@Nite began airing the show. It was removed from the lineup a few years later. In 2012, TBS began airing the show on Saturday mornings from 5 to 5:30 am.

In early October 2016, the sitcom came back to TV twice over: first on INSP Friday nights 10p-12a PT/1a-3a ET starting with season 2 on October 7. Then season 1 started broadcasting on Tuesday, October 11 on GetTV 5p-6:30p PT/8p-9:30p ET with repeats the following Friday night/Saturday morning at 1a PT/4a ET until 2019, and from 2020 to 2022, the show aired on Circle.

Home media[edit]

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time between 2004–2009.

On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Minnesota-based Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the home media distribution rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures Television library including The Jeff Foxworthy Show.^[40] On August 18, 2015, they re-released both seasons on DVD in a 4-disc complete series set.^[41]

Streaming[edit]

The series was formerly available on Pure Flix Entertainment's streaming service (later acquired by the show's distributor, Sony Pictures in 2021).^[42] The series is also available on Crackle and Tubi in the United States and the CTV Television Network's streaming service, CTV Throwback in Canada.^[43][44][45] As of 2021, both seasons were formerly available on NBC's streaming service, Peacock.

References[edit]

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 6-12)". The Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 13-19)". The Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Jan. 20–26)". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 3-9)". The Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (Feb. 17–23)". The Los Angeles Times. February 26, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 3–9)". The Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 10–16)". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (March 17–23)". The Los Angeles Times. March 26, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 7–13)". The Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 14–20)". The Los Angeles Times. April 23, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "National Nielsen Viewership (April 28–May 4)". The Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ ^{a b} "National Nielsen Viewership (May 5–11)". The Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

• The Jeff Foxworthy ShowatIMDb