Two Guys and a Girl

Infobox television
show_name = Two Guys and a Girl


caption = "Two Guys and a Girl" promo picture
format = Comedy (sitcom)
runtime = 22 minutes (approximate)
creator = Danny Jacobson
Kenny Schwartz
starring = Ryan Reynolds
Richard Ruccolo
Traylor Howard
Nathan Fillion
Suzanne Cryer (1999-2001)
Jillian Bach (1999-2001)
Giuseppe Andrews (1999-2001)
Jennifer Westfeldt (1998)
David Ogden Stiers (1998)
Julius Carrey (1998)
Tiffani Thiessen (2000)
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired = March 10, 1998
last_aired = May 16, 2001
num_episodes = 81
list_episodes = List of Two Guys and a Girl episodes
imdb_id = 0137330
tv_com_id = 221

"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (retitled "Two Guys and a Girl" in its third season) was a sitcom created by Kenny Schwartz and Danny Jacobson. It ran on ABC for four seasons from 1998-2001.

ynopsis

easons 1 and 2

The series starred Ryan Reynolds as Michael Leslie "Berg" Bergen, and Richard Ruccolo as Peter "Pete" Dunville. The titular Two Guys were joined by Traylor Howard, who played Sharon Carter (later Carter-Donnelly). For the first two seasons, the series centered around the lives of Berg, an aimless graduate student, who was working at a Boston pizza parlor, Beacon Street Pizza, with Pete. They both attended graduate school together at Tufts University, unlike their college roommate, Sharon, who worked as the spokesperson (or apologist) for Immaculate Chemicals.

The format of the initial season varied considerably from that of subsequent seasons. The first season featured Jennifer Westfeldt, appearing as Melissa, Pete's girlfriend, and David Ogden Stiers as Mr. Bauer, an insane old man who frequented the diner, pretending that experiences from films were his own. The second season abandoned these two characters, and focused more on the interplay between Pete and Berg, and their relationship with Sharon, who lived in the apartment above them. Berg eventually decided to attend medical school and become a doctor, while Pete dropped out of architecture classes to become a career counselor. The second season also introduced Johnny (Nathan Fillion), a jukebox repairman who started dating Sharon, and Ashley (Suzanne Cryer), a medical school classmate of Berg's who competed with him to be at the top of the class.

easons 3 and 4

By season three, the pizza place had been abandoned entirely (hence the change in the show's title at this time), and Berg began his medical residency. Pete became a Vice President of a cosmetics company, and then a firefighter. Johnny and Sharon married and became the superintendents of the apartment building they lived in. Berg would go on to date Irene (Jillian Bach), the insane roommate across the hall, and Pete began dating a fellow firefighter named Marti (Tiffani Thiessen).

ABC bounced the sitcom from midweek to Friday night, leading to a steep drop in ratings. After the show moved back to Wednesday to try to revive the show's flagging support for a two week trial, the plug was pulled. The fourth season ended with "The Internet Show," an hour-long episode in which the fans of the show voted on the outcome online. In the end, they chose to have Ashley become pregnant with Pete's child, as opposed to either of the other two female characters, or nobody, becoming pregnant.

Title sequences

The title sequence for the first two years consisted of a short collection of images of the three, a few cartoon images of them drinking and then the title. The music is often mistaken to be a sample from the Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun,"Fact|date=July 2008 but it is actually an original composition. For the third season, the music and titles were changed to a more refined opening of the three in suits and dresses, dancing around a more generic piece of theme music.

yndication

In the United States, "Two Guys and a Girl" most recently aired on , in syndication. In the UK and Republic of Ireland it is shown irregularly on the Cable TV channel Trouble and most recently LivingTV. In Australia the Seven Network originally screened the series however Network Ten bought the series in 2004 and screened repeats over summer, In 2005 and part of 2006 the series aired on The Comedy Channel Weekend Mornings. "Two Guys and a Girl" made its final appearance on Australian television on the 26th of February 2006, but talks are going on and the series may return for repeats in 2007.Fact|date=February 2007 In Turkey, CNBC-e aired the show in 2004 and in May 2007 Digiturk channel ComedyMax started re-runs. In New Zealand, TV2 originally screened the series, with repeats currently playing on SKY 1. In India, in the past, the show has aired on Star World. As of 2008, the show also airs in the Netherlands, on Veronica, and in Norway, on Tv2

Main characters

Michael Eugene Leslie "Berg" Bergen

Played by Ryan Reynolds. Berg was the ditzy pretty boy who always managed to create chaos in the lives of his best friends, particularly Pete. While in college, he has difficulty settling on what he wants to do in life. Eventually he decides on becoming a doctor, where he meets Ashley, a worthy competitor at med school. They begin a relationship, but he eventually breaks it off with her, due to his inability to reciprocate her feelings. Near the end of the show, he and Irene, Pete's former stalker, form a relationship.

Peter "Pete" Dunville

Played by Richard Ruccolo. Pete is often frantic and worried over what may occur with his professional and love life. Early in the show, he is conflicted with what he wants to do in life. He switches from his dreams of becoming an architect to becoming a fire fighter. He holds a very brief romance with Sharon. Later, near the end of the show he begins a lust-based relationship with Berg's ex-girlfriend, Ashley.

haron Carter Donnelly

Played by Traylor Howard. Sharon is a complex woman who, strangely, manages to fit in with her best friends Pete and Berg. She is known for her confidence, yet inability to commit to relationships. Eventually, she manages to move past her fears and marries her boyfriend Johnny Donnelly.

External links

*imdb title|title=Two Guys and a Girl|id=0137330
* [http://www.tvtome.com/TwoGuysandaGirl/season1.html Two Guys and a Girl Episode Guide]
* [http://www.jumptheshark.com/topic/guys-girl-pizza-place-general/2062 Jump The Shark - Two Guys and a Girl]