You Again?
GenreSitcom
Based onHome to Roost by Eric Chappell
Written byJay Abramowitz
Al Aidekman
Eric Chappell
Gary Jacobs
Doug McIntyre
Tom Musca
Bernie Orenstein
Jerry Stahl
Saul Turteltaub
Zachary D. Wechsler
Directed byPeter Bonerz
Bill Foster
Gerren Keith
Howard Murray
Jerry Paris
StarringJack Klugman
John Stamos
Elizabeth Bennett
ComposersChris Boardman
Rik Howard
Bob Wirth
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersRonny Hallin
Sarah Lawson
Bernie Orenstein
Saul Turteltaub
ProducersAl Aidekman
Rick Mitz
Liz Sage
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesSweater Productions
Taft Entertainment/Lawson Group
Taft Entertainment Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 27, 1986 (1986-02-27) –
January 7, 1987 (1987-01-07)
Related
Home to Roost

You Again? is an American sitcom television series that aired for two seasons on NBC from February 27, 1986, to January 7, 1987. It was based on the British show Home to Roost.

Synopsis

Jack Klugman stars as Henry Willows, a man still embittered from his divorce ten years earlier, who had made no effort to see his son Matt (John Stamos) during that time. Henry had become fairly comfortable with his life as a supermarket manager and was not really looking to make major changes to it when Matt arrived looking to stay with his father, whom he hardly knew anymore. Matt was an ill-mannered but quite attractive youth who was very popular with the girls. He drove the gruff Henry almost over the edge, but of course in the end familial ties conquered all differences in sitcom tradition.

Cast

Main cast

Guest cast

Production

Development

The show was based on the British show Home to Roost, which was still in production at the same time. British actress Elizabeth Bennett played housekeeper "Enid Thompson" in the British version and "Enid Tompkins" in the US version simultaneously, so she was a frequent commuter from London to Los Angeles during the time in which You Again? was in production.

Episode list

Season 1 (1986)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"All You Need Is Love"Peter BonerzEric ChappellFebruary 27, 1986 (1986-02-27)
22"Dating Henry"Peter BonerzEric ChappellMarch 3, 1986 (1986-03-03)
33"Small Chance"John BowabEric ChappellMarch 10, 1986 (1986-03-10)
44"Henry and Matt Get Sick"Jerry ParisJohn B. CollinsMarch 17, 1986 (1986-03-17)
55"Plastic Dream World"Gerren KeithEric ChappellMarch 24, 1986 (1986-03-24)
66"Bad Apples"Lee BernhardiJerry StahlMarch 31, 1986 (1986-03-31)
77"Enid Quits"Barbara SchultzJerry StahlApril 7, 1986 (1986-04-07)
88"A New Life"Peter BonerzEric ChappellApril 14, 1986 (1986-04-14)
99"Suspect"Jerry ParisEric ChappellApril 28, 1986 (1986-04-28)
1010"The Wake"Peter BaldwinSam GreenbaumMay 5, 1986 (1986-05-05)
1111"Uncle Randy"Gerren KeithVivian RhodesMay 19, 1986 (1986-05-19)
1212"Marry Me, a Little"Howard MurrayRick MitzJune 2, 1986 (1986-06-02)
1313"The Strike"Gerren KeithDoug McIntyreJune 9, 1986 (1986-06-09)

Season 2 (1986–87)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"The Grad"UnknownUnknownOctober 1, 1986 (1986-10-01)
152"Quit is a Four Letter Word"UnknownUnknownOctober 8, 1986 (1986-10-08)
163"The Audition"UnknownUnknownOctober 15, 1986 (1986-10-15)
174"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Traffic Lights"UnknownUnknownOctober 29, 1986 (1986-10-29)
185"Sports Fantasy"UnknownUnknownNovember 5, 1986 (1986-11-05)
196"The Lush Life"UnknownUnknownNovember 12, 1986 (1986-11-12)
207"The DJ"UnknownUnknownNovember 26, 1986 (1986-11-26)
218"Social Insecurity"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 1986 (1986-12-03)
229"Personals"UnknownUnknownDecember 10, 1986 (1986-12-10)
2310"Enid Moves In"UnknownUnknownDecember 24, 1986 (1986-12-24)
2411"Good Neighbors"UnknownUnknownDecember 27, 1986 (1986-12-27)
2512"Henry, the Kissinger"UnknownUnknownDecember 31, 1986 (1986-12-31)
2613"Where the Sun Don't Shine"UnknownUnknownJanuary 7, 1987 (1987-01-07)

Reception

Ratings

You Again? did not achieve the same level of hit status of Home to Roost in the UK, with many viewers finding it difficult to accept the 64-year-old Klugman as the father of 23-year-old Stamos. Nonetheless, the show finished at #19 in its first season's ratings, ahead of other, longer-running shows such as 227 and The Facts of Life and strong enough for NBC to renew it for a second season. It ran for just under a year, occupying four different time slots in the process, prior to its cancellation. Less than a year after You Again? went off the air, John Stamos began appearing on the long-running sitcom Full House.

References

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