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"Oliver Beene" is a Sunday night Fox comedy set in New York about 1962. The show is an offbeat family comedy built around 11 years old Oliver, older brother Ted, their parents, and the boys' school friends. Some episodes deal with the comic side of growing up and coming of age, others with fads and quirks of its setting. Grant Rosenmeyer plays Oliver, and Andy Lawrence is Ted, the older brother.

TV-ology

"Oliver Beene" is a Sunday night Fox comedy.

Setting

The seies is set in New York about 1962.

Cast

Grant Rosenmeyer plays Oliver, and Andy Lawrence is Ted, the older brother.

Plot

The show is an offbeat family comedy built around 11 years old Oliver, older brother Ted,their parents, and the boys' school friends. Some episodes deal with the comic side of growing up and coming of age, others with fads and quirks of its setting.

Episodes

In last Sunday's episode Oliver was punished for playing the class clown by being placed in the remedial students' class at his school. After a conference with the principal, Oliver's parents decide a better remedy would be the discipline of a Roman Catholic school. The school uniform resembled a genuine uniform but added some comic touches. A dark blue blazer had an over-sized gold crest; against a white shirt Oliver wore a red tie with small white figures. Oliver's gray shorts were above the knee, and he wore gray knee socks with them. His shoes, though, looked something like brown Hush Puppies. One reference was made to Oliver's shorts: Oliver, in uniform, encountered two schoolmates in their apartment building's elevator. His best friend, Michael, tells Oliver that he's not right for that school. Michael, fashion-conscious, tells Oliver, "you have pasty gams and THOSE shorts!!"

Created: March 16, 2004
Last updated: March 16, 2004