The Boys

Name: The Boys
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1974-05-16
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Tim Conway, Herb Edelman, Gwynne Gilford

TV Movie
1974
30m

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6.4/10

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Comedy

Harry Rufkin and Eddie Ryan, a television comedy writing team, live radically different lives away from the office. Harry is a swinging bachelor who chases women all of his free time, while ... Read allHarry Rufkin and Eddie Ryan, a television comedy writing team, live radically different lives away from the office. Harry is a swinging bachelor who chases women all of his free time, while divorced and remarried Eddie must contend with both his current spouse and his ill-tempere... Read allHarry Rufkin and Eddie Ryan, a television comedy writing team, live radically different lives away from the office. Harry is a swinging bachelor who chases women all of his free time, while divorced and remarried Eddie must contend with both his current spouse and his ill-tempered ex-wife.

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6/10

Not as bad as many failed pilot episodes.

"The Boys" is a pilot for a series that was never picked up. If you want to see it, it's currently posted on YouTube.

The boys in the title are Eddie (Tim Conway) and Harry (Herb Edelman)...two friends and comedy writers who are partners. Harry is a 'swinging bachelor'...in other words, he's a sexist pig who loves chasing women. Eddie is divorced and is getting married in this pilot episode.

The show has some funny moments...most of which are supplied by Conway. Considering the show was written by the very successful duo of Persky and Danoff, I am not surprised it had its moments. As to whether or not this should have been given the green light to go ahead as a series, who knows. The network execs didn't like it and Conway had a history of failed TV projects in the late 60s and into the 70s. Regardless, it's not a bad show and is watchable...even though the laugh track was hellishly bad and overdone.