Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on
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on September 22, 2003. Starring
Charlie SheenCarlos Irwin Estevez , better known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American film and television actor. He is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen....
,
Jon CryerJonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer is an American actor, screenwriter and film producer. He is the son of actress–singer Gretchen Cryer. He made his motion picture debut in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair, but gained greater fame as "Duckie" in the 1986 John Hughes-scripted film Pretty in Pink...
, and
Angus T. JonesAngus Turner Jones is an American actor, widely known for his role as Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men .-Career:...
, the show was originally about a hedonistic
jingleA jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and lyrics that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television...
writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake. Charlie's free-wheeling life is complicated when his brother gets divorced and moves, along with his son, into Charlie's beach-front
Malibu house. The series' premise was revamped in the
ninth seasonThe ninth season of Two and a Half Men premiered on September 19, 2011, with Ashton Kutcher joining the cast as Walden Schmidt. This season is the first without the show's star Charlie Sheen, as well as the first to feature a retooled plot, marking a major change in the series by focusing on Alan...
, focusing on Alan and Jake moving on with their lives after the death of Charlie with help from their new roommate, Walden Schmidt (
Ashton KutcherChristopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
), who is also dealing with his own troubles following a bad divorce. The three eventually bond and help each other grow and overcome their losses.
In 2010, CBS and
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reached a multi-year broadcast agreement for the series, renewing it through at least the 2011–12 season. However, CBS and Warner Bros. decided to end production for the rest of the
eighth seasonThe eighth season of Two and a Half Men premiered on September 20, 2010 in the United States & Canada; October 18, 2010 in Australia and on February 7, 2011 in the UK. The season finished on February 14, 2011 with only 16 episodes aired, making season eight the shortest season to date...
due to Sheen entering
drug rehabilitationDrug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
and making "disparaging comments" about the show's creator and executive producer,
Chuck LorreChuck Lorre is a writer, director, producer and composer who has created many American sitcoms, including Grace Under Fire, Cybill, Dharma & Greg, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory...
. Sheen was officially fired from the show on March 7, 2011. The ninth season premiere, "
Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt"Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt" is the ninth season premiere of the comedy series Two and a Half Men and the first appearance of Ashton Kutcher as Walden Schmidt, "an internet billionaire with a broken heart". It is the 178th episode of the show, and the first episode without former lead...
", killed off Sheen's character and introduced
Ashton KutcherChristopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
as Walden Schmidt, his replacement.
In 2011, a news article in
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called it "the biggest hit comedy of the past decade." The show has ranked among the Top 20 programs every season since it first aired. There have been nine seasons of the show so far.
Plot
The series revolves around the life of
Charlie HarperCharles Francis "Charlie" Harper is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men from seasons 1–8. Played by actor Charlie Sheen, the character has garnered him three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in...
, his brother
AlanDr. Alan Jerome Harper, DC, is a fictional character from the CBS situation comedy Two and a Half Men. Jon Cryer has played the role since the series began in 2003; after being nominated for an Emmy Award for his depiction of the character in 2006, 2007, and 2008, Cryer received an Emmy in 2009 for...
, and Alan's son, Jake. Charlie is a bachelor who makes his money writing jingles for a living and leads a
hedonisticHedonism is a school of thought which argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure .-Etymology:The name derives from the Greek word for "delight" ....
lifestyle. When Alan's wife Judith decides to divorce him, Alan moves into Charlie's beach house, with ten-year-old Jake periodically coming to stay with his father and Charlie. Charlie's house is cleaned by Berta, a sharp-tongued woman who initially resists the change to the household but comes to grudgingly accept it.
The first seasons of the series see Charlie in primarily sexual relationships with many women until, in season 7, he becomes engaged to Chelsea. However, the relationship does not last and Charlie eventually flies to Paris at the end of season 8 in pursuit of Rose, who was introduced as his stalker in the pilot episode. At the beginning of season 9, it is revealed that Charlie died when he "fell" in front of a train in Paris after cheating on Rose; it is strongly hinted that Rose in fact murdered him. Alan has a difficult time recovering from such loss, as he goes insane believing he is actually Charlie.
Alan's experiences are somewhat different from Charlie's. Throughout the series he continues to deal with the results of his divorce from Judith, his son growing up, and generally he has little success with women. Even his marriage to Kandi at the end of season 3 was short-lived. In season 4, Alan is back at the beach house paying
alimonyAlimony is a U.S. term denoting a legal obligation to provide financial support to one's spouse from the other spouse after marital separation or from the ex-spouse upon divorce...
to two women out of his meagre earnings from his job as a chiropractor. In season 7, he begins a relationship with Lyndsey McElroy, the mother of one of Jake's friends. Their relationship is temporarily suspended when Alan burns down her house, but the relationship eventually resumes.
At the beginning of season 9, the beach house is sold after Charlie's death to Walden Schmidt, an internet billionaire in the process of being divorced by his wife Bridget. Although he leaves to live with his mother Evelyn after the house is sold, Alan is invited back to live in the beach house by Walden as he needs a friend to help guide him in the world. The effects of the changes going on after Charlie's death temporarily make Alan lose his sanity and believe himself to be Charlie.
Production
Charlie Sheen's firing and replacement
Following a February 2010 announcement that Charlie Sheen was entering
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, filming of the show was put on hiatus, but resumed the following month. On April 1, 2010, People.com reported that after seven seasons, Sheen announced he was considering leaving the show. According to one source, Sheen quit the show after filming the final episode of season 7, purportedly due to his rejection of CBS's offer of $1 million per episode as too low. Sheen eventually stated that he would be back for two more seasons. On May 18, 2010, the
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website stuff.co.nz reported that a press release issued by Sheen's publicist confirmed that Sheen had signed a new contract for a further two years at $1.78 million per episode. "To put a fitting end on the two and one-half months of whirlwind speculation, I'm looking forward to returning to my CBS home on Monday nights," Sheen was quoted as saying.
On January 28, 2011, Sheen entered a rehabilitation center voluntarily for the third time in 12 months. According to
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and CBS, the show was put on hiatus for an unknown amount of time. The following month, after Sheen's verbal attacks against Chuck Lorre during a radio interview with Alex Jones and an online interview with
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, CBS announced that
Two and a Half Men would cease production for the rest of its eighth season, affecting an estimated 200 employees, and causing Warner Bros., Lorre, Sheen, and other profit participants not to receive about $10 million from the lost eight remaining episodes. Afterwards, Sheen was interviewed on
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's
20/20,
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's
Today, and
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's
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, continuing to make hostile comments about Lorre, as well as CBS. On March 7, CBS and Warner Bros. Television jointly announced that Sheen had been fired from
Two and a Half Men, citing "
moral turpitudeMoral turpitude is a legal concept in the United States that refers to "conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals." It appears in U.S. immigration law from the nineteenth century...
" as a main cause of separation. No decision about the future of the show was announced at that time.
Cast members
Marin HinkleMarin Elizabeth Hinkle is an American actress, perhaps best known for playing the role of Judith Harper-Melnick, Alan Harper's ex-wife on the hit series Two and a Half Men and her role as Judy Brooks the sister of the series lead Lily Manning on Once and Again.-Career:Hinkle started her career on...
and
Holland TaylorHolland Virginia Taylor is an American actress of film, stage and television. Her notable television roles include Ruth Dunbar in Bosom Buddies, senator's wife Margaret Powers on Norman Lear's The Powers That Be, Judge Roberta Kittleson in The Practice and Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half...
expressed sadness at Sheen's departure and personal problems.
Jon CryerJonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer is an American actor, screenwriter and film producer. He is the son of actress–singer Gretchen Cryer. He made his motion picture debut in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair, but gained greater fame as "Duckie" in the 1986 John Hughes-scripted film Pretty in Pink...
did not publicly comment on the matter and in response, Sheen called him "a turncoat, a traitor, [and] a troll" in an E! Online interview, although he later issued a "half-apology" to Cryer for the remarks. Sheen sued Lorre and Warner Bros. Television for $100 million, claiming that he had filed the lawsuit on behalf of himself and
Two and a Half Mens cast and crew; however, only Sheen was named as a plaintiff in court documents.
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that he and CBS were talking about a possible return to the show. Regardless, Lorre announced that same month that he had developed an idea for a Two and a Half Men reboot that will exclude Sheen and have Cryer in a key role alongside a new character.
On May 13, CBS announced that
Ashton KutcherChristopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
would join the cast. Kutcher was quoted as saying, "I can't replace Charlie Sheen but I'm going to work my ass off to entertain the hell out of people!"
On August 2, it was reported that the season nine premiere would begin with Sheen's character having been killed off and his ex-girlfriends attending his funeral. Afterwards, Charlie's Malibu home would be put up for sale and interested buyers would include celebrities from Lorre's other sitcoms, and
John StamosJohn Phillip Stamos is an American actor, singer and musician best known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the cancellation of that show in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous television films and series. From 2006...
as well as Kutcher's character, Walden Schmidt, "an Internet billionaire with a broken heart." Critics compared this situation to what happened in 1987 to
Valerie HarperValerie Harper is an American actress, known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda and Valerie.-Early life and career:Harper was born at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, Rockland County,...
, who was also fired from a sitcom,
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(later titled "Valeries Family
" and then "The Hogan Family"), also had her character killed offscreen, and was also replaced by another actor,
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, the following season. Rather than grieving over the death of his character, Sheen said he would watch his "fake funeral attended by [his] fake ex-girlfriends, from [his] very, very real movie theater, with [his] very real hotties in tow."
Cast and characters
Main
- Charlie Sheen
Carlos Irwin Estevez , better known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American film and television actor. He is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen....
as Charlie HarperCharles Francis "Charlie" Harper is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men from seasons 1–8. Played by actor Charlie Sheen, the character has garnered him three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in...
, (season 1–8) a hedonisticHedonism is a school of thought which argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure .-Etymology:The name derives from the Greek word for "delight" ....
bachelor, alcoholic, jingle/children's songwriter and Jake's uncle. Despite his sleazy and cynical demeanor, he does possess a kind heart though he very rarely shows it. He is written out of the series at the beginning of season 9, after being struck and killed offscreen by a moving train.
- Jon Cryer
Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer is an American actor, screenwriter and film producer. He is the son of actress–singer Gretchen Cryer. He made his motion picture debut in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair, but gained greater fame as "Duckie" in the 1986 John Hughes-scripted film Pretty in Pink...
as Alan HarperDr. Alan Jerome Harper, DC, is a fictional character from the CBS situation comedy Two and a Half Men. Jon Cryer has played the role since the series began in 2003; after being nominated for an Emmy Award for his depiction of the character in 2006, 2007, and 2008, Cryer received an Emmy in 2009 for...
, Charlie's chiropractorChiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine...
brother and Jake's divorced father, who is conscientious but continually stricken with bad judgment.
- Ashton Kutcher
Christopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
as Walden Schmidt (season 9–present), a childish, recently divorced internet tycoon, who purchases the Harper beach house after Charlie's death.
- Angus T. Jones
Angus Turner Jones is an American actor, widely known for his role as Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men .-Career:...
as Jake Harper, the underachieving son of Alan and Judith.
- Conchata Ferrell
Conchata Galen Ferrell is an American actress. She is best known for playing Berta the housekeeper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, for which she received two Emmy Award nominations in 2005 and 2007.-Personal life:...
as Berta, Alan and Charlie's (later Walden's) sharp-tongued housekeeper.
- Holland Taylor
Holland Virginia Taylor is an American actress of film, stage and television. Her notable television roles include Ruth Dunbar in Bosom Buddies, senator's wife Margaret Powers on Norman Lear's The Powers That Be, Judge Roberta Kittleson in The Practice and Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half...
as Evelyn Harper, Charlie and Alan's conceited mother and Jake's grandmother. A high powered Los Angeles broker/realtor.
- Marin Hinkle
Marin Elizabeth Hinkle is an American actress, perhaps best known for playing the role of Judith Harper-Melnick, Alan Harper's ex-wife on the hit series Two and a Half Men and her role as Judy Brooks the sister of the series lead Lily Manning on Once and Again.-Career:Hinkle started her career on...
as Judith Harper-Melnick, Alan's vindictive, self-absorbed ex-wife and Jake's mother.
Recurring
- Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Jayne Lynskey is a New Zealand actress best known for playing Charlie Harper's neighbor/stalker Rose on Two and a Half Men, and a range of characters in films such as Win Win, Up in the Air, The Informant!, Away We Go, Flags of Our Fathers, Shattered Glass, Sweet Home Alabama, Ever After...
(starring seasons 1–2; recurring seasons 3–present) as Rose, the Harpers' strange former neighbor and Charlie's stalkerStalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted and obsessive attention by an individual or group to another person. Stalking behaviors are related to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person and/or monitoring them via the internet...
. Before Sheen's firing, his character ran off with Rose to resume a romantic relationship. In the ninth season premiere, it is implied Rose may have had something to do with Charlie's death.
- Ryan Stiles
Ryan Lee Stiles is an American actor, comedian, director, and voice actor whose work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his improv and co-production work on the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the role of Lewis Kiniski on The Drew...
(season 2–present) as pediatrician Dr. Herbert "Herb" Melnick, Judith's goofy, train-hobbyist second husband, father to Judith's daughter, and Jake's stepfather. (In season 2, the character was named "Greg Melnick.")
- Emmanuelle Vaugier
Emmanuelle Vaugier is a Canadian film actress, singer, songwriter and television actress who has had recurring roles as Detective Jessica Angell on CSI: NY, Mia on Two and a Half Men, Dr. Helen Bryce on Smallville, and FBI Special Agent Emma Barnes on Human Target...
(seasons 3, 5–7,9) as Mia, ballet teacher, Charlie's ex-fiance.
- April Bowlby
April Michelle Bowlby is an American actress, best known for her role as Stacy on Drop Dead Diva, and also for the supporting role as Kandi, Alan's dim witted girlfriend and subsequently ex-wife on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men....
(seasons 3–4) as Kandi, Charlie's girlfriend, then girlfriend and wife of Alan, then Alan's ex-wife, Judith's best friend (for one episode).
- Jane Lynch
Jane Marie Lynch is an American comedian, actress and singer. She gained fame in Christopher Guest's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show and is currently best known for playing the role of Sue Sylvester in the television series Glee...
(seasons 1, 3–present) as Dr. Linda Freeman, Charlie's and Alan's adept, and later Walden's incisive, sarcastic, but money-hungry psychiatrist.
- J. D. Walsh
John Douglas "J.D." Walsh is an American actor, writer, producer, and improv comedy leader. He is best known for his role as Gordon on Two and a Half Men.-Career:...
as Gordon, a pizza delivery guy who appears in seasons 1–3 and season six onwards. At one time, he is Rose's boyfriend, or more correctly her substitute for Charlie.
- Kelly Stables
Kelly Michelle Stables is an American actress known for both stage and film acting.-Personal life:Stables was born in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri. She was a well-known cheerleader in her high school years, a fact which would be commemorated in an article in the magazine American Cheerleader...
(seasons 6–8) as Melissa, Alan's receptionist who briefly dated Charlie before starting an intermittent relationship with Alan.
- Jennifer Bini Taylor (seasons 6–7,9) as Chelsea, Charlie's girlfriend for most of season six, who has moved into his house by the end of the season. She then becomes Charlie's fiancée in season seven. (While credited on-screen among the main cast during the seventh season, CBS press releases billed her as a recurring character.)
- Courtney Thorne-Smith
Courtney Thorne-Smith is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal, and Cheryl Mabel in According to Jim, as well as her recurring role in Two and a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy.-Early life:She was born in San Francisco,...
(season 7–present) as Lyndsey MacElroy, Alan's girlfriend and the mother of Jake's best friend, Eldridge.
- Graham Patrick Martin
Graham Patrick Martin is an American film and television actor. He played the older son of Bill Engvall in the comedy The Bill Engvall Show, which played from 2007-2009. He played Willie Chandler, Jr., in Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door and also appeared in an episode of Law and Order:...
(season 7–8) as Eldridge MacElroy, Jake's best friend whose mother Lyndsey is dating Alan.
- Judy Greer
Judy Greer is an American actress, known for portraying a string of supporting female characters, including Kitty Sanchez on the Fox series Arrested Development and Cheryl on the animated comedy series Archer...
(season 9–present) as Bridget Schmidt, Walden's ex-wife who is in the process of divorcing him. Greer previously appeared in season 4 as Myra, Herb's sister.
- Jenny McCarthy
Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy is an American model, comedian, actress, author, activist, and game show host. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and was later named their Playmate of the Year. McCarthy then parlayed her Playboy fame into a successful television and...
(season 5, 8, 9) as Sylvia Fishman, also referred to as Courtney Leopold. A former con artist who is interested in rich men for their money.
- Macey Cruthird
Macey Cruthird is an American actress best known as the character Hayley Shanowski in the sitcom Hope & Faith.Macey has trained in numerous acting and auditioning workshops in Los Angeles and her hometown of Frisco, Texas...
(season 9-present) as Megan, Jake's chemistry tutor who he has a crush on, however, she has a crush on Walden.
Notable guest stars
Guest stars have included:
- John Amos
John Amos is an American actor and former football player. His television work includes roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Good Times, the miniseries Roots, and a recurring role in The West Wing. He has also appeared on Broadway and in numerous motion pictures in a career that spans four decades...
as Ed, boyfriend of Chelsea's father Tom (season 7The seventh season of Two and a Half Men began airing on September 21, 2009 in the United States and on September 28, 2009 in Australia.-Main:*Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper *Jon Cryer as Alan Harper *Angus T...
)
- Diora Baird
Diora Lynn Baird is an American actress and former model for Guess? who has appeared in films such as Wedding Crashers and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning .-Early life:...
as Wanda, a girl who chases after Charlie when he is engaged to Chelsea (season 6, episode 16)
- Orson Bean
Orson Bean is an American film, television, and Broadway actor. He appeared frequently on televised game shows in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including being a long-time panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth....
as Norman, an old man who is married to a woman with whom Charlie had sex (season 2)
- Susan Blakely
Susan Blakely is an American film actress who has mainly played supporting roles.-Early life:Blakely was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1948. She is the daughter of Weezie, a former art teacher, and Colonel Lawrence Blakely, a career Army officer. Her first career break came while she was living...
as Angie, an author Charlie met at a bookstore (season 5, episodes 18 and 19)
- Paget Brewster
Paget Valerie Brewster is an American actress. She is currently known for playing Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds. In June 2010, it was said that her role on Criminal Minds would be reduced in the sixth season. In March 2011, Brewster's character left the series...
as Jamie Eckleberry, Charlie and Alan's high school classmate (season 2, episode 12)
- Gary Busey
William Gary Busey , best known as Gary Busey, is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in a large variety of films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage...
as himself, Alan's roommate in a sanitarium (season 9)
- Julia Campbell
Julia Campbell , is an American actress, who is best known for her role as the "mean girl," Christie Masters-Christianson in the feature film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.-Career:...
as Francine, Jake's teacher (season 3)
- Jessica Collins as Gloria, one of Charlie's one night stands, who may be he and Alan's sister (season 4, episode 11)
- Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
as himself, Charlie's poker and cigar buddy (season 2, episode 1)
- Josie Davis
Josie Rebecca Davis is an American actress and producer, best known for her role as Sarah Powell in the television sitcom Charles in Charge from 1987 to 1990.-Television work:...
as Sandy, a girlfriend of Alan's (season 3)
- Michael Clarke Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan is an American actor, best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.- Early life :...
as Jerome Burnett, Charlie and Alan's neighbor, and the father of Celeste Burnette (season 6)
- Steven Eckholdt
Steven Eckholdt is an American actor of German descent.Eckholdt began his screen career in the mid 1980s. Primarily known for television roles, his main screen appearances include L.A. Law, Melrose Place, It's Like, You Know..., Providence, The West Wing and The L Word...
as Brad, Alan's lawyer, and Chelsea's replacement for Charlie (season 7)
- Jenna Elfman
Jennifer Mary "Jenna" Elfman is an American television and film actress. She is known for her role as Dharma on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg and as Billie on the short-lived CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose....
as Frankie (season 1, episode 15 and 16) and as Dharma (season 9, episode 1)
- Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire...
as Andy, Charlie's long-time friend who dies before him (season 6, episode 11)
- Morgan Fairchild
Morgan Fairchild is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, in which she usually conveyed a glamorous image. Fairchild has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies...
as Donna (Charlie's ego) (season 4, episode 16)
- Meagen Fay
Meagen Fay is an American actress.A native of Chicago, in the early 1980s Fay was a featured cast member at The Second City. Her first television role was in the 1987 television series Ohara....
as Martha Melini, Chelsea's mother (seasons 6 and 7)
- Frances Fisher
Frances Fisher is a British actress. She is known for her work on television, in theater and in films, including roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven , and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic .- Early life and education :Fisher was born...
as Priscilla Honeycutt, Alan's patient (season 7, episode 19)
- Megan Fox
Megan Denise Fox is an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 2001 with several minor television and film roles, and played a regular role on Hope & Faith. In 2004, she launched her film career with a role in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen...
as Prudence, Berta's granddaughter (season 1, episode 12)
- Thomas Gibson
Thomas Ellis Gibson is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as Daniel Nyland in the Medical drama series Chicago Hope, as Greg Montgomery in the comedy series Dharma & Greg, and as Supervisory Special Agent Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner in the highly-popular CBS drama, Criminal...
as Greg (season 9, episode 1)
- Judy Greer
Judy Greer is an American actress, known for portraying a string of supporting female characters, including Kitty Sanchez on the Fox series Arrested Development and Cheryl on the animated comedy series Archer...
as Myra Melnick, Herb Melnick's sister, Jake's step-aunt, and Charlie's one-night fling (season 4)
- Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher is an American actress, writer, and presenter. She is known for her television roles as Susan Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and Lois Lane on the ABC comedy-drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman...
as Liz, Judith's sister (season 1, episode 19)
- Tricia Helfer
Tricia Janine Helfer is a Canadian actress and former model, best known for her roles as Number Six in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, "Carla" on Burn Notice, and FBI Special Agent Alex Rice on Dark Blue, as well as for hosting the first season of Canada's...
as Gail, Chelsea's friend (season 7 and 9)
- Amy Hill
Amy Marie Hill is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Mrs. DePaulo in That's So Raven, Mrs. Kwan in The Cat in the Hat, the Kylie Minogue-inspired singer, Penny Candy from The Puzzle Place, and the voice of Jasmine Lee Amy Marie Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American...
as Mrs. Wiggins, Alan's receptionist after Melissa leaves him (season 7)
- Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
as Fernando, Charlie's carpenter/handyman (season 4, episode 23)
- Allison Janney
Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress, best known for her role as C.J. Cregg on the television series The West Wing.- Personal life :...
as Alan's online dating partner (season 4)
- James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones is an American actor. He is well-known for his distinctive bass voice and for his portrayal of characters of substance, gravitas and leadership...
as himself (season 6, episode 11)
- Tinashe Kachingwe
Tinashe Jorgenson Kachingwe , known professionally as Tinashe, is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is known as the former lead singer of girl group, the Stunners.-Early life:...
as Celeste Burnette, Jake's ex-girlfriend (seasons 6 and 7)
- Carol Kane
Carolyn Laurie "Carol" Kane is an American actress. Kane has worked on the stage, on the screen and in television. She appeared on the television series Taxi in the early 1980s, as the wife of the character played by Andy Kaufman. She received two Emmy Awards for her work...
as Shelly, Melissa's mother (season 6)
- Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy and musical...
as Tom Melini, Chelsea's father (season 7)
- Richard Kind
Richard John Kind is an American actor known for his roles in the sitcoms Mad About You and Spin City .- Early life :...
as Artie, Charlie's manager (season 5, episode 8)
- Eric Allan Kramer
Eric Allan Kramer is an American actor, perhaps best known as Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, as Thor in The Incredible Hulk Returns, as Whitey van de Bunt in Bob and as Dave Rogers in The Hughleys...
as Bill (season 1)
- Katherine LaNasa as Lydia, Charlie's Oedipal girlfriend and Evelyn's doppelgänger (season 4, episodes 6 and 10)
- Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman is an American actress of stage, film and television. She has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards—more than any other performer—and one Daytime Emmy Award...
as Norma, Charlie and Alan's neighbor, Alan's "sugar momma", and Charlie's former "sugar momma" (season 3)
- Richard Lewis
-Early life:Lewis was born in Brooklyn, New York City and was raised in Englewood, New Jersey. His father worked as a caterer and his mother was an actress. Lewis is Jewish. He later attended Ohio State University and was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity....
as Stan, Charlie's accountant (season 1, episode 14)
- Heather Locklear
Heather Deen Locklear is an American actress best known for her television roles as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan on T.J...
as Laura Lang, Esq., Alan's divorce attorney (season 1, episode 21)
- Camryn Manheim
Camryn Manheim is an American actress known primarily for her roles as attorney Ellenor Frutt on ABC's The Practice and Delia Banks on CBS's Ghost Whisperer and as Elvis's mother, Gladys Presley in the 2005 mini-series Elvis....
as Daisy, Berta's sister (season 2)
- Graham Patrick Martin
Graham Patrick Martin is an American film and television actor. He played the older son of Bill Engvall in the comedy The Bill Engvall Show, which played from 2007-2009. He played Willie Chandler, Jr., in Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door and also appeared in an episode of Law and Order:...
as Eldridge McElroy, friend of Jake and son of Alan's love interest, Lyndsey (seasons 7 and 8)
- Katy Mixon
Katy Elizabeth Mixon is an American actress. She is best known for her role as April Buchanon on HBO's Eastbound & Down and Victoria Flynn on the CBS television series Mike and Molly.-Life and career:...
as Betsy, a married woman whom Charlie purports to marry after his break-up with Chelsea (season 7, episodes 7 and 16)
- Christina Moore
Christina Moore is an American actress. She is most notable for her membership in the main cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv, for replacing Lisa Robin Kelly as Laurie Forman on That '70s Show during the sixth season and for portraying Candy Sullivan in the TNT show Hawthorne.She had...
as Cynthia Sullivan, Judith's best friend (season 5)
- Martin Mull
Martin Mull is an American actor who has starred in his own television sitcom and acted in prominent films. He is also a comedian, painter, and recording artist...
as Russell, Charlie's drug-addicted, unethical pharmacist (seasons 6, 7, 8, and 9)
- Ming-Na
Ming-Na is a Macanese-born American actress. She has been credited with and without her family name, but most credits since the late 1990s have been without it...
as the Hon. Linda Harris, Superior Court judge, adjunct law professor, and Charlie's girlfriend (season 5, episodes 3, 4, 5, and 6)
- Judd Nelson
Judd Asher Nelson is an American actor. He is best known for being a member of the "Brat Pack" in the mid-1980s; and for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbary in St...
(season 8) as Chris McElroy, ex-husband of Alan's love interest, Lyndsey and Eldridge's father.
- Chris O'Donnell
Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell is an American actor. He has played Robin in two Batman films, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman, Finn Dandridge in Grey's Anatomy, Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit, and more recently, Jack McAuliffe in The Company. O'Donnell...
as Jill/Bill, Charlie's ex-girlfriend who since became a manTransgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
(season 1, episode 18)
- Gail O'Grady
Gail Ann O'Grady is an American television actress. She is best known for her roles as Donna Abandando on NYPD Blue and as Helen Pryor on American Dreams...
as Mandi, mother of Kandi, ex-wife of Andy, and brief love interest of Charlie (season 3)
- Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe is an American actress and model, who at age 17 portrayed Cassidy Bridges on Nash Bridges. She is also known for her role on Prison Break as Gretchen Morgan, a.k.a. "Susan B. Anthony".-Early life:...
as Isabella (season 3, episode 6)
- Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, also known for his political and social activism...
as himself, Charlie's poker and cigar buddy (season 2, episode 1)
- Jack Plotnick
Jack Stuart Plotnick is an American film and television actor.Born in Worthington, Ohio, Plotnick is based in Hollywood...
as Mike (season 5)
- Annie Potts
Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress...
as Lenore, mother of Judith & Liz (season 7)
- Missi Pyle
Andrea Kay "Missi" Pyle is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in several films, including Galaxy Quest, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Big Fish, 50 First Dates, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay...
as Delores Pasternak, Jake's teacher (season 2, 7, and 9)
- Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. He has won nine Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during this career...
as Marty Pepper (season 7)
- Denise Richards
Denise Lee Richards is an American actress and former fashion model of Croatian and Welsh descent. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough...
as Lisa, Charlie's former girlfriend (season 1, episode 10, and season 2, episode 9)
- Emily Rose
Emily Rose Maier is an American actress. She is best known for her lead role in the Syfy TV series Haven .-Early life:...
as Janine (season 6, episode 12)
- Sara Rue
Sara Rue is an American television actress. She is best known for the roles she played as Carmen Ferrara on the comedy-drama Popular and Claude Casey on the sitcom Less Than Perfect. She is also known as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig...
as Naomi, Berta's daughter (season 4)
- Jeri Ryan
Jeri Lynn Zimmermann Ryan is an American actress best known for her roles as the liberated Borg, Seven of Nine, on Star Trek: Voyager; Tara Cole on Leverage; and Veronica "Ronnie" Cooke on Boston Public. She was also a regular on the science fiction show Dark Skies and the legal drama series...
as Sherri, Charlie's girlfriend (season 2, episodes 5 and 19)
- Martin Sheen
Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
as Harvey, father of Rose, and Evelyn's fling (season 3)
- Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields is an American actress and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle....
as Danielle, Charlie and Alan's neighbor (season 4)
- Rena Sofer
Rena Sherel Sofer is an American actress, primarily known for her appearances in daytime television, episodic guest appearances, and made-for-television movies...
as Chrissy, the "mother" of Charlie's "son" (season 6, episode 1)
- Kevin Sorbo
Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.-Early life:...
as Andy, father of Kandi, ex-husband of Mandi, and brief love interest of Judith (season 3)
- John Stamos
John Phillip Stamos is an American actor, singer and musician best known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the cancellation of that show in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous television films and series. From 2006...
as himself (season 9, episode 1)
- Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton is an American actor, musician, and singer. Stanton's career has spanned over fifty years, which has seen him star in such films as Paris, Texas, Kelly's Heroes, Dillinger, Alien, Repo Man, The Last Temptation of Christ, Wild at Heart, The Green Mile and The Pledge...
as himself, Charlie's poker and cigar buddy (season 2, episode 1)
- Tony Tripoli
Tony Tripoli is an actor, host, comedian, and LGBT rights activist living in Los Angeles, California.He has appeared on television shows such as Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Fashion House, and Two and a Half Men...
as Phillip, Evelyn's hairdresser (season 4)
- Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...
as himself, Charlie and Alan's neighbor and Berta's one-time employer (season 1, episode 4, and season 4, episode 2)
- Eddie Van Halen
Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen is a Dutch-American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
as himself (season 7, episode 1)
- Emmanuelle Vaugier
Emmanuelle Vaugier is a Canadian film actress, singer, songwriter and television actress who has had recurring roles as Detective Jessica Angell on CSI: NY, Mia on Two and a Half Men, Dr. Helen Bryce on Smallville, and FBI Special Agent Emma Barnes on Human Target...
as Mia, Charlie's ex-fiancée (seasons 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9)
- Robert Wagner
Robert John Wagner is an American actor of stage, screen, and television.A veteran of many films in the 1950s and 1960s, Wagner gained prominence in three American television series that spanned three decades: It Takes a Thief , Switch , and Hart to Hart...
as Nathan Krunk (alias "Teddy Leopold"), Evelyn's fifth husband (later revealed to be a con artist), who died late in season 5 (seasons 4 and 5)
- Wayne Wilderson
Wayne Wilderson is an American comedian and actor who has had guest spots on many successful television programs, including The Office, Seinfeld, Mr. Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and Two and a Half Men. He is slated to appear in the pilot episode of The Thick of It as a political blogger. He...
as Roger, Evelyn's co-worker (season 4)
- Alicia Witt
Alicia Roanne Witt is an American film, stage, television actress and singer.-Early life:Witt was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her mother, Diane , is a junior high school reading teacher, and her father, Robert Witt, is a science teacher and photographer. She has a brother, Ian...
(season 6) as Delores Pasternak, Jake's teacher who became a stripper
- ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
as themselves
As part of a crossover from the writers and executive producer of
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
,
George EadsGeorge Coleman Eads III is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.-Early life:...
made a brief
cameo appearanceA cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
on the
May 5, 2008 episode"Fish in a Drawer" is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of Two and a Half Men and the 113th episode overall. The episode was written by Evan Dunsky, Sarah Goldfinger, Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar, the writers of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, who swapped shows with the writing...
.
Charlie Sheen's real-life brother
Emilio EstevezEmilio Estevez is an American actor, film director, and writer. He started his career as an actor and is well-known for being a member of the acting Brat Pack of the 1980s, starring in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire...
has guest-starred as an old friend of Charlie's; his father
Martin SheenRamón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
has appeared as Rose's father. Sam Sheen, the real-life daughter of
Denise RichardsDenise Lee Richards is an American actress and former fashion model of Croatian and Welsh descent. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough...
and Charlie Sheen, has appeared as Lisa's daughter on November 22, 2004.
Episodes
Each episode's title is a dialogue fragment from the episode itself, usually offering no clue to the episode's actual plotline. The show's 100th episode ("City of Great Racks") aired on October 15, 2007. To celebrate this, a
casinoIn modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
-inspired party was held at West Hollywood's
Pacific Design CenterThe Pacific Design Center, or PDC, is a multi-use facility for the design community located in West Hollywood, California. One of the buildings is often described as the Blue Whale because of its outsize nature relative to surrounding buildings and its brilliant blue glass cladding.-Site and...
. Warner Brothers Television also distributed blue Micargi Rover bicycles adorned with the Two and a Half Men
logo along with the words "100 Episodes." Each bicycle came with a note saying, "You've made us very proud. Here's to a long ride together." The cast also gifted the crew with sterling silver key rings from Tiffany & Co. The key rings were attached to small pendants with "100" inscribed on one side and Two and a Half Men on the other.
All seasons except 5, 7 and 8 consist of 24 episodes. Season 5 was narrowed down to 19 episodes due to
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strikeThe 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
. Due to Sheen's personal life problems, Season 7 was narrowed down to 22 episodes. Season 8 premiered on September 20, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. ET. CBS initially ordered 24 episodes for the season, but due to Sheen's personal life, the show was put on hiatus after 16 episodes were produced, with production scheduled to resume on February 28. After a series of comments made by Sheen on February 24, 2011, CBS and Warner Bros. cancelled the remainder of the season (episodes 17–24).
On May 13, 2011, it was widely reported that actor
Ashton KutcherChristopher Ashton Kutcher , best known as Ashton Kutcher, is an American actor, producer, former fashion model and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show...
would be replacing Charlie Sheen as the lead on the show. The show's ninth season premiered on September 19, 2011. The first episode, "
Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt"Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt" is the ninth season premiere of the comedy series Two and a Half Men and the first appearance of Ashton Kutcher as Walden Schmidt, "an internet billionaire with a broken heart". It is the 178th episode of the show, and the first episode without former lead...
", begins with Charlie Harper's funeral, and introduces Kutcher as billionaire Walden Schmidt, who buys Harper's house.
Syndication
Two and a Half Men entered local United States broadcast syndication in 2007, with the first eight seasons available to local stations (largely CW affiliates in the major U.S. TV markets through major deals with
Tribune BroadcastingThe Tribune Broadcasting Company is a group of radio and television stations located throughout the United States which are owned and operated by the Tribune Company, a media conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois and named for the flagship Chicago Tribune newspaper.- History :Tribune Broadcasting...
and the
Sinclair Broadcast GroupThe Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
). On September 6, 2010, FX began airing the series daily on cable television nationwide.
Syndicated shows are sold in multi-year cycles, with the first cycle the most expensive. Two and a Half Mens first cycle is nine years in length. If there had been no ninth season because of Sheen's departure, due to the first cycle's premature end Warner Bros. would not have received about $80 million in license fees. While local stations would prefer to have as many episodes as possible available to them, an early start to the second cycle would lower the cost of the show for them.
International broadcasting
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Comedy Central (UK) Comedy Central in the United Kingdom and Ireland is a localised version of Comedy Central which first began in the United States in the 1990s. The television channel is available through the Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk TV in the United Kingdom, Sky Ireland, UPC Ireland and Magnet Networks in the...
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Crossovers and other appearances
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
In 2007,
Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre contacted
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
executive producer
Carol MendelsohnCarol Mendelsohn is a TV writer, notable for her work on the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.-Education:Mendelsohn grew up in Chicago. She attended the Latin School Of Chicago. Also she went to Smith College, but later transferred and in 1973 graduated from Cornell University...
about a crossover. At first, the idea seemed unlikely to receive approval; however, it resurfaced when Mendelsohn and Lorre were at the World Television Festival in
CanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and they decided to get approval and run with it. When Mendelsohn was giving a talk, she accidentally mentioned the crossover, that same day
Variety Magazine was already inquiring about the crossover episodes. Mendelsohn later stated: "We're all used to being in control and in charge of our own shows and even though this was a freelance-type situation ... there was an expectation and also a desire on all of our parts to really have a true collaboration. You have to give a little. It was sort of a life lesson, I think."
"The biggest challenge for us was doing a comedy with a murder in it. Generally our stories are a little lighter," stated Lorre in an interview. "Would our audience go with a dead body in it? There was a moment where it could have gone either way. I think the results were spectacular. It turned out to be a really funny episode."
The
Two and a Half Men episode "
Fish in a Drawer"Fish in a Drawer" is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of Two and a Half Men and the 113th episode overall. The episode was written by Evan Dunsky, Sarah Goldfinger, Carol Mendelsohn and Naren Shankar, the writers of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, who swapped shows with the writing...
" was the first part of the crossover to air, on May 5, 2008, written by
CSI writers
Sarah GoldfingerSarah Goldfinger was a television writer/producer for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, for Brothers and Sisters and for the new Hawaii Five-0.-Education:She graduated from Hampshire College with a BA in creative writing and literature....
, Evan Dunsky,
Carol MendelsohnCarol Mendelsohn is a TV writer, notable for her work on the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.-Education:Mendelsohn grew up in Chicago. She attended the Latin School Of Chicago. Also she went to Smith College, but later transferred and in 1973 graduated from Cornell University...
and Naren Shankar. George Eads is the only
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation cast member to make a
cameoA cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
in this episode.
Three days later the second part of the crossover aired, the
CSI episode "
Two and a Half Deaths"Two and a Half Deaths" is the sixteenth episode in the eighth season of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It was written by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn in a crossover between CSI and Two and a Half Men...
".
Gil GrissomDr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom, is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by William Petersen. Grissom was a forensic entomologist and the night-shift supervisor of the Clark County, Nevada CSI team, investigating crimes in and around the city of Las Vegas...
(
William PetersenWilliam Louis Petersen is an American actor and producer, best known for playing Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Grissom on the hit CBS series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He portrayed President John F...
) investigated the murder of a sitcom
divaA diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....
named Annabelle (
Katey SagalCatherine Louise "Katey" Sagal is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first achieved widespread fame as Peggy Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy series Married.....
), who was found murdered while she was filming her show in
Las VegasLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. The episode was written by
Two and a Half Men creators Lorre and Aronsohn; Sheen, Cryer, and Jones all make uncredited cameos in this episode as themselves, in the same clothes their characters were wearing in "Fish in a Drawer".
Due Date
At the end of 2010 film
Due DateDue Date is a 2010 American comedy road film directed by Todd Phillips, co-written by Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Adam Sztykiel, and starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. The film was released on November 5, 2010...
, a scene from
Two and a Half Men is shown, in which Sheen, Cryer, and Jones (deleted scene only) appear as their characters, while Ethan Chase (played by
Zach GalifianakisZachary Knight "Zach" Galifianakis is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his numerous film and television appearances including his own Comedy Central Presents special...
in the movie) plays Stu, Jake's tutor.
Other appearances
Two and a Half Men has also appeared in
The SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
,
King of the HillKing of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
and
Family GuyFamily Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
, with Sheen providing his voice for all three.
Reception
The
New York Daily NewsThe Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
has described the sitcom as "solid, well-acted and occasionally funny." Conversely
Graeme BlundellGraeme Blundell is an Australian actor, director, producer, writer and biographer.Blundell was born in Melbourne; he grew up in Clifton Hill, a suburb of Melbourne...
, writing for
The AustralianThe Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
, described it as a "sometimes creepy, misogynistic comedy".
The show has received multiple award nominations. It was nominated for 30
Primetime Emmy AwardThe Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
s (winning four technical awards and one for Jon Cryer as Alan Harper), and has also received two Golden Globe nominations. The show won the "Favorite TV Comedy" award at the
35th People's Choice AwardsThe 35th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2008, was held on January 7, 2009 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Queen Latifah in her third straight year as host, and was broadcast on CBS...
.
American television ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of
Two and a Half Men on CBS.
Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
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1stThe first season of Two and a Half Men, an American television series created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, that aired its pilot episode on September 22, 2003 at 9:30 p.m., ET/PT, on CBS, a U.S. broadcast television network. The pilot received great reviews and an Artios Award nomination for...
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Mondays 9:30 pm/8:30c |
September 22, 2003 |
May 24, 2004 |
2003–2004 |
#15 |
15.3 |
2ndThe second season of Two and a Half Men originally aired between September 2004 and May 2005. The season consisted of 24 episodes. The DVD was released on January 8, 2008.-Production:...
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Mondays 9:30 pm/8:30c |
September 20, 2004 |
May 23, 2005 |
2004–2005 |
#11 |
16.5 |
| 3rd The third season of Two and a Half Men originally aired between September 2005 and May 2006.-Production:The executive producer of the show for this season were the show's creators Chuck Lorre & Lee Arohnson. The shows production company is Chuck Lorre productions, The Tannenbaum Productions and...
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Mondays 9:00 pm/8c |
September 19, 2005 |
May 22, 2006 |
2005–2006 |
#17 |
15.1 |
4thThe fourth season of Two and a Half Men originally aired from September 18, 2006 to May 14, 2007 on CBS.-Main:* Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper* Jon Cryer as Alan Harper* Angus T...
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Mondays 9:00 pm/8c |
September 18, 2006 |
May 14, 2007 |
2006–2007 |
#19 |
14.4 |
5thThe fifth season of Two and a Half Men originally aired on CBS from September 24, 2007 to May 19, 2008. A total of only 19 episodes were aired, due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Unlike the previous seasons, the Season 5 DVD came without a gag reel.-Writer's strike:Production on...
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Mondays 9:00 pm/8c |
September 24, 2007 |
May 19, 2008 |
2007–2008 |
#16 |
13.6 |
| 6th The sixth season of Two and a Half Men began September 22, 2008 and concluded on May 18, 2009.-Main:* Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper* Jon Cryer as Alan Harper* Angus T. Jones as Jake Harper* Conchata Ferrell as Berta* Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper...
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Mondays 9:00 pm/8c |
September 22, 2008 |
May 18, 2009 |
2008–2009 |
#10 |
15.1 |
| 7th The seventh season of Two and a Half Men began airing on September 21, 2009 in the United States and on September 28, 2009 in Australia.-Main:*Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper *Jon Cryer as Alan Harper *Angus T...
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Mondays 9:00 pm/8c |
September 21, 2009 |
May 24, 2010 |
2009–2010 |
#11 |
15.0 |
| 8th The eighth season of Two and a Half Men premiered on September 20, 2010 in the United States & Canada; October 18, 2010 in Australia and on February 7, 2011 in the UK. The season finished on February 14, 2011 with only 16 episodes aired, making season eight the shortest season to date...
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Mondays 9:00 pm/8c |
September 20, 2010 |
February 14, 2011 |
2010–2011 |
#17 |
14.2 |
| 9th The ninth season of Two and a Half Men premiered on September 19, 2011, with Ashton Kutcher joining the cast as Walden Schmidt. This season is the first without the show's star Charlie Sheen, as well as the first to feature a retooled plot, marking a major change in the series by focusing on Alan...
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Mondays 9:00 pm/8c |
September 19, 2011 |
Spring, 2012 |
2011-2012 |
#3 |
17.28 [so far] |
For the week ending December 21, 2008 (which episode featured a cameo by
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), the series was first in households (10.7), with viewers (17.92M), with adults 25–54 (7.3) and with adults 18–49 (5.7). It was the series' best delivery in households and adults 18–49 since February 5, 2007 (the night after the 2007
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), with adults 25–54 since February 27, 2006, and viewers since May 16, 2005 (the night of the
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series finale), which scored 24.24 million viewers.
The premiere of the 9th season earned the show its highest rating yet of 28.74 million viewers.
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year |
Category |
Nominee |
Result |
| 2004 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 19, 2004. The awards show was hosted by Garry Shandling and was broadcast on ABC...
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Outstanding Main Title Theme Music This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
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Lee Aronsohn, Grant Geissman, Chuck Lorre |
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| Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series |
Steven V. Silver
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| Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series |
John Shaffner, Ann Shea
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| 2005 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 18, 2005, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards show was broadcast on CBS....
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
Holland Taylor
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| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
Conchata Ferrell
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| Outstanding Multi-camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special |
Robert LaMasney, Charlie McDaniel, Kathy Oldham, Bruce Peters
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| Outstanding Multi-camera Picture Editing for a Series |
Joe Bella
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| Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-camera Series |
Steven Silver
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| Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-camera Series |
John Shaffner, Ann Shea
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| 2006 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, August 27, 2006 on NBC at 8:00pm ET with Conan O'Brien hosting the show...
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Jon Cryer
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| Outstanding Multi-camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special |
Bob La Masney, Charlie McDaniel, Kathy Oldham, Bruce Peters
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| Outstanding Multi-camera Picture Editing for a Series |
Joe Bella
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Charlie Sheen
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| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
Martin Sheen
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| Outstanding Comedy Series The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an Emmy given to the best television comedy series of the year.-Winners and nominees:...
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| Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-camera Series |
Steven V. Silver
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2007The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on September 16, 2007 and were televised live on Fox at 8:00 p.m. EDT for the first time in high definition...
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
Holland Taylor
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| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
Conchata Ferrell
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Jon Cryer
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| Outstanding Multi-camera Picture Editing for a Series |
Joe Bella
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Charlie Sheen
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| Outstanding Comedy Series |
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| Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-camera Series |
Steven Silver
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| 2008 The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the newly opened Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest and televised in the United States on ABC.The Creative Arts Awards...
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
Holland Taylor
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Jon Cryer
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| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (half-hour) and Animation |
Bruce Peters, Kathy Oldham, Charlie McDaniel, Bob La Masney
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| Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-camera Series or a Special (non-prosthetic) |
Janice Berridge, Peggy Nichols, Shelly Woodhouse-Collins, Gabriel Solana
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Charlie Sheen
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| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-camera Series or a Special |
Pixie Schwartz, Krista Borrelli, Ralph M. Abalos, Janice Zoladz
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| Outstanding Comedy Series |
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| 2009 The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place on September 20, 2009. CBS broadcast the Primetime event and E! the Creative Arts event; both take place at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The nominations for the Awards were announced on July 16....
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Jon Cryer
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Charlie Sheen
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| 2010 The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, took place on August 29, 2010, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PDT...
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Jon Cryer
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| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
Holland Taylor
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| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
Jane Lynch
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| Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series |
Steven V. Silver
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| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special |
Pixie Schwartz, Krista Borrelli, Ralph Abalos, Janice Allison
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| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation |
Bruce Peters, Bob LaMasney, Kathy Oldham
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| 2011 The 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2010 until May 31, 2011, was held on September 18, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Fox televised the ceremony within the United States. Actress Jane Lynch hosted...
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Jon Cryer
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Golden Globe Awards
| Year |
Category |
Nominee |
Result |
| 2004 The 61st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2003, were held on January 25, 2004 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California...
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy |
Charlie Sheen
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Nominated |
| 2005 The 62nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2004, were held on January 16, 2005.The Aviator received the most nominations and won the most awards, with 3...
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy |
Charlie Sheen
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Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
| Year |
Category |
Nominee |
Result |
| 2005 |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
Charlie Sheen
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Nominated |
| 2010 ----Best Cast - Motion Picture: Inglourious Basterds----Best Cast - Drama Series: Mad Men Best Cast - Comedy Series: Glee ...
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
Charlie Sheen
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Nominated |
Home media
| DVD name | Ep # | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
The Complete First SeasonThe first season of Two and a Half Men, an American television series created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, that aired its pilot episode on September 22, 2003 at 9:30 p.m., ET/PT, on CBS, a U.S. broadcast television network. The pilot received great reviews and an Artios Award nomination for...
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24 |
September 11, 2007 |
September 12, 2005 |
February 15, 2006 |
The Complete Second SeasonThe second season of Two and a Half Men originally aired between September 2004 and May 2005. The season consisted of 24 episodes. The DVD was released on January 8, 2008.-Production:...
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24 |
January 8, 2008 |
August 28, 2006 |
September 6, 2006 |
| The Complete Third Season The third season of Two and a Half Men originally aired between September 2005 and May 2006.-Production:The executive producer of the show for this season were the show's creators Chuck Lorre & Lee Arohnson. The shows production company is Chuck Lorre productions, The Tannenbaum Productions and...
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24 |
May 13, 2008 |
May 19, 2008 |
July 23, 2008 |
The Complete Fourth SeasonThe fourth season of Two and a Half Men originally aired from September 18, 2006 to May 14, 2007 on CBS.-Main:* Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper* Jon Cryer as Alan Harper* Angus T...
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24 |
|September 23, 2008 |
October 6, 2008 |
October 8, 2008 |
The Complete Fifth SeasonThe fifth season of Two and a Half Men originally aired on CBS from September 24, 2007 to May 19, 2008. A total of only 19 episodes were aired, due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Unlike the previous seasons, the Season 5 DVD came without a gag reel.-Writer's strike:Production on...
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19 |
May 12, 2009 |
April 13, 2009 |
July 1, 2009 |
| The Complete Sixth Season The sixth season of Two and a Half Men began September 22, 2008 and concluded on May 18, 2009.-Main:* Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper* Jon Cryer as Alan Harper* Angus T. Jones as Jake Harper* Conchata Ferrell as Berta* Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper...
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24 |
September 1, 2009 |
October 19, 2009 |
March 3, 2010 |
| The Complete Seventh Season The seventh season of Two and a Half Men began airing on September 21, 2009 in the United States and on September 28, 2009 in Australia.-Main:*Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper *Jon Cryer as Alan Harper *Angus T...
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22 |
September 21, 2010 |
October 11, 2010 |
October 13, 2010 |
| The Complete Eighth Season The eighth season of Two and a Half Men premiered on September 20, 2010 in the United States & Canada; October 18, 2010 in Australia and on February 7, 2011 in the UK. The season finished on February 14, 2011 with only 16 episodes aired, making season eight the shortest season to date...
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16 |
September 6, 2011 |
August 8, 2011 |
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Season 1 extras
- Four disc set
- Two Adults, One Kid, No Grown-Ups – behind the scenes with the cast and crew.
- Backstage tour with Angus T. Jones
Angus Turner Jones is an American actor, widely known for his role as Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men .-Career:...
.
- Gag reel.
Season 2 extras
- Four disc set
- 2 Days in the Life of 2 – viewers are invited for a behind-the-scenes look at a typical day in the life of cast members Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones.
- The Serious Business of Writing Comedy – a hilarious look at what it really takes to write a comedy show.
- Gag reel.
Season 3 extras
Season 4 extras
- Four disc set
- Two men talking about Two and a Half Men – Creators Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn talk about the show.
- "Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous" commentary with Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn.
- "Mr. McGlue's Feedbag" commentary with Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones.
- Gag reel.
Season 5 extras
- Three disc set
- Two and a Half Men at 100 – featurette on the show's 100th episode.
- The Lore of Chuck Lorre: Must Pause TV – the genesis and evolution of his vanity cards at the end of each episode.
- Dying Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard – chronicling the crossover episodes between writing teams of Two and a Half Men and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
- Bonus episode: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – "Two and a Half Deaths."
Season 6 extras
- Four disc set
- Growing Up Harper – The evolution of Jake Harper and the actor who portrays him, Angus T. Jones
- The Women of "Two and a Half Men" – Interviews with the women
- Gag reel
Season 7 extras
- Three disc set
- Ghosts of Charlie's Girlfriends Past Featurette
- Gag Reel
Season 8 extras
External links