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Oliver Beene

  • TV Series
  • 2003–2004
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
710
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Andrew Lawrence, Wendy Makkena, Grant Rosenmeyer, and Grant Shaud in Oliver Beene (2003)
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The hilarious misadventures of an 11-year-old boy and his wacky family in 1962.The hilarious misadventures of an 11-year-old boy and his wacky family in 1962.The hilarious misadventures of an 11-year-old boy and his wacky family in 1962.

  • Creator
    • Howard Gewirtz
  • Stars
    • Grant Shaud
    • Wendy Makkena
    • Grant Rosenmeyer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    710
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Howard Gewirtz
    • Stars
      • Grant Shaud
      • Wendy Makkena
      • Grant Rosenmeyer
    • 39User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Grant Shaud
    Grant Shaud
    • Dr. Jerrimiah 'Jerry' Beene
    • 2003–2004
    Wendy Makkena
    Wendy Makkena
    • Charlotte Caraline Beene
    • 2003–2004
    Grant Rosenmeyer
    Grant Rosenmeyer
    • Oliver David Beene
    • 2003–2004
    Andrew Lawrence
    Andrew Lawrence
    • Tayler 'Ted' Mark Beene
    • 2003–2004
    Daveigh Chase
    Daveigh Chase
    • Joyce
    • 2003–2004
    Taylor Emerson
    Taylor Emerson
    • Michael
    • 2003–2004
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Narrator
    • 2003–2004
    Annie Korzen
    Annie Korzen
    • Mrs. Heller
    • 2004
    AJ Michalka
    AJ Michalka
    • Bonnie
    • 2003–2004
    Ben Bookbinder
    Ben Bookbinder
    • Neal
    • 2004
    Maggie Grace
    Maggie Grace
    • Elke
    • 2004
    Perry Anzilotti
    Perry Anzilotti
    • Principal Shriner
    • 2003–2004
    A.J. Trauth
    A.J. Trauth
    • Harvey Dillman…
    • 2003–2004
    Amy Bruckner
    Amy Bruckner
    • Susan Brotsky
    • 2003–2004
    Victor Raider-Wexler
    Victor Raider-Wexler
    • Super
    • 2003–2004
    Paul Schackman
    Paul Schackman
    • Mr. Plotkin
    • 2003–2004
    Jeremy Kramer
    • Marv Kranski
    • 2003–2004
    Dominic Scott Kay
    Dominic Scott Kay
    • Young Oliver
    • 2003–2004
    • Creator
      • Howard Gewirtz
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    User reviews39

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    8brenswee

    This was a great show!

    I like to rewatch this show every so often. It's really funny and there are clever little touches peppered throughout the series. Season two's "Kissing Babies" is a standout.

    It is a real shame the show didn't get to continue. It is amazing the amount of pure dreck that seems to get to last 10 seasons and quality stuff like Oliver Beene gets cut.
    shpress

    11-year old boy's comedic struggle to make sense in a world of twisted adults and mostly mean kids

    Oliver Beane is simply the freshest, funniest show to hit the tube in 2003. It's almost a surreal parody of Leave it to Beaver, with straight clueless parents, an older brother and weird little friends. Every episode yields delicious absurdity and quotable punchlines. Predictably, it won't be lasting long. C'mon Fox, do the right thing and renew Oliver.
    itsbarrie

    Too high-quality for Fox

    "Oliver Beene" was one of the very, VERY rare family sitcoms that was actually funny, and often hilarious. Well-acted, well-written, and almost entirely anachronism-free. Plus, Andrew Lawrence had to be the cutest thing to appear on TV since George Clooney.

    Although Fox's animated programming is mainly daring, high-quality product, they don't support live action sitcoms the same way -- if they did, "Oliver Beene" and "Get a Life" would have run a lot longer.

    Rupert Murdoch must have handed down a memo to the effect that Fox's non-cartoon comedies must be all-junk-all-the-time, in order to reach that huge demographic comprised of those who find tired sex jokes ("The War at Home," et. al) and/or people incessantly screaming at one another ("Malcolm in the Middle") to be hilarious.
    prezkot

    So what? It's a good show!

    Ok, it DOES seem like 'Oliver Beene' is 'Malcolm' meets 'The Wonder Years', but so what? In a world of scarily crappy reality shows, and 50+ years of TV history, isn't better to venture 2 GOOD TV shows, rather than extend ideas from bad ones?

    I agree that this show will probably be canned shortly, only because producers don't give shows enough of a chance to improve ratings anymore. I loved Family Guy, and wish it was still on, but it is like the original Star Trek was 35 years ago: a mass cult following formed, but not enough of an overall appeal, like American Idol (joy).

    Comedies are a dying breed outside of FOX. CBS focuses on dramas, ABC invokes reality shows and 'family comedies' (which is producer slang for targeted middle-aged audience). WB wants the teenagers, and NBC rounds up the 'intellectual 18-29 who live in New York' (Is Fraiser even funny anymore, or was it REALLY EVER? I mean if you're gonna spin-off Cheers, get George Wendt or John Ratzenberger, not Fraiser Crane). Friends is still funny, but not fresh. And their 'target' audience is not ethnic, so we don't see any NBC leading roles filled by etnicity, only supporting. What happened to Cosby, Fresh Prince, Different World?

    Is UPN still even a prime-time station??

    But at least FOX, albeit focusing on the dyfunctional slice-of-life, has funny comedies. The Simpsons. Malcolm. That 70's Show. Bernie Mac. King Of The Hill. Family Guy (defunct). Futurama (soon-to-be defunct). Oliver Beene.

    And hey, we'd be able to give all these new shows half a fighting chance if they weren't being filled with reality shows (which producers LOVE because they're short, and by now, a guaranteed lock in viewership) like Married By America (the most degrading yet) or until Mr. Personality airs. One day, reality shows will be so ugly, we'll see a televised version of Russian Roulette. I swear we will.

    And while Grant Rosenmeyer is no Frankie Muniz, he tries to be real. After all, we all can't be scary bullsh*t like V.I.C.I. in Small Wonder can we?

    So to sum up, Oliver Beene is cool. Cherish it now, because you might miss it when it's gone, kinda like Family Guy. And for whoever earlier said Family Guy is much better than The Simpsons, he obviously haven't seen more than 2 episodes. Simpsons still rule.
    DemonicXero

    Very Funny Show!

    This is one of the best things that has come out of FOX for a while. Compared to the mindless comedy of "The Pitts" this show is gold. I wouldn't call this the best show that FOX has to offer, but it is very entertaining and humorous, Hopefully this show will get better ratings and not get cancelled like most of FOX's wonders.

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    • Trivia
      After FOX renewed the show for a second season, 16 episodes were made, but only 14 were aired.
    • Quotes

      [on walking in on his parents having sex]

      Oliver: Oh my God, you're killing each other.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Norm Macdonald Has a Show: David Spade (2018)

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    • Release date
      • March 9, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Оливер Бин
    • Filming locations
      • University High School - 11800 Texas Avenue, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • (ge.wirtz) Films
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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