The Jeff Foxworthy Show
The Jeff Foxworthy Show is an American sitcom television series created by Tom Anderson, starring comedian Jeff Foxworthy and based on Foxworthy's stand-up comedy routine. The show aired from September 12, 1995, to May 5, 1997.
ABC series
The first series aired on ABC during the 1995–1996 season, but was cancelled after one season. NBC picked up the show for the following season, but it was again cancelled after one season. In the first season, network executives considered his routine "too Southern" for a national network and based his sitcom in Bloomington, Indiana.Jay Mohr and Bob Saget made regular or cameo appearances, as did country singers Tim McGraw and Travis Tritt.
Cast
- Jeff Foxworthy – Himself
- Anita Barone – Karen Foxworthy
- Haley Joel Osment – Matt Foxworthy
- Matt Clark – Walt Bacon
- Matt Borlenghi – Russ Francis
- Dakin Matthews – Elliot
- Bibi Besch – Lois
- Debra Jo Rupp – Gayle
- Jay Mohr – Wayne Foxworthy
- Michelle Clunie – DeeDee Landrow
- Sue Murphy – Sandi
- Steve Hytner – Craig Lesko
NBC series
Haley Joel Osment was the only other actor besides Foxworthy to make the move to NBC with the series, and Jeff's wife Karen was the only character that carried over with Jeff and Matt, though the role was filled by a new actress. Jonathan Lipnicki was added to the cast as the Foxworthys' other son Justin.
Cast
- Jeff Foxworthy – Himself
- Ann Cusack – Karen Foxworthy
- Haley Joel Osment – Matt Foxworthy
- Jonathan Lipnicki – Justin Foxworthy
- Bill Engvall – Bill Pelton
- G. W. Bailey – Big Jim Foxworthy
- Neil Giuntoli - Florus Workman
- Jeanine Jackson – Livie Ann Pitts
- Kathryn Zaremba – Nettie
- Candy Trubucco – Candy Conklin
- Dave Powledge – Ebb Conklin
- Paula Sorge – Betty Pelton
- Darryl Theirse – Andre Tucsan
- Fred Applegate – Ernie Binderman
- Kevin Crowley – Trey
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (1995–96)
Season 2 (1996–97)
Broadcast
Reruns aired on the USA Network from January 14, 2000 to August 4, 2001. In 2005, Nick@Nite began airing the show. It was removed from the lineup a few years later. In 2012, TBS began airing the show on Saturday mornings from 5 to 5:30 am.In early October 2016, the sitcom came back to TV twice over: first on INSP Friday nights 10p-12a PT/1a-3a ET starting with season 2 on October 7. Then season 1 started broadcasting on Tuesday, October 11 on Get TV 5p-6:30p PT/8p-9:30p ET with repeats the following Friday night/Saturday morning at 1a PT/4a ET.
Home media
released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time between 2004–2009.On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including The Jeff Foxworthy Show. On August 18, 2015, they re-released both seasons on DVD in a 4-disc complete series set.
DVD Name | Ep# | Release Date |
The Complete 1st Season | 18 | July 27, 2004 |
The Complete 2nd and Final Season | 23 | May 12, 2009 |
The Complete Series | 41 | August 18, 2015 |