Update (11/24): Nick@Nite will start to air Two and a Half Men nightly at 1:00am and 1:32am ET/PT from Thursday 7th December 2017!
Two and a Half Men is a comedy about men, women, sex, dating, divorce, mothers, single parenthood, sibling relations, surrogate families, money and, most importantly, love. More specifically, it's about the lives of two brothers, one brother's son, and the many women who surround them.
Hedonistic commercial jingle writer Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen) is a well-to-do bachelor with a house at the beach, a Mercedes in the garage and an easy way with women. His casual Malibu lifestyle is rudely interrupted when his tightly wound brother, Alan (Jon Cryer), and Alan's son, Jake (Angus T. Jones), came to stay with him. Complicating matters further are Charlie and Alan's narcissistic, emotionally toxic mother, Evelyn (Holland Taylor); Alan's deeply neurotic ex-wife, Judith (Marin Hinkle), Charlie's domineering, a sharp-tongued, unapologetically blue-collar housekeeper, Berta (Conchata Ferrell); and Rose (Melanie Lynskey), who stalks Charlie following a one-night stand. Despite the complexities of their lives and their own strained relationship, Charlie and Alan have one thing in common - they both love Jake and want what's best for him. As a result, they manage to create a little family unit that promises to make each of them a better man.
Following the death of Charlie Harper between season 8 and season 9, the beach house is sold to Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher), an Internet billionaire going through a divorce from Bridget (Judy Greer). Alan leaves to live with his mother Evelyn (Holland Taylor) when the house is sold, but Walden invites both Alan and Jake back to live in the beach house, and continues to employ Berta as the homes housekeeper. He needs friends and the three form a tightknit surrogate family.
Season 11 introduced fans to Jenny (Amber Tamblyn), Charlie's long-lost illegitimate daughter who shares many personality traits with her father, including indulging in alcohol and women.
In the 12th and final season, Walden decides to reprioritize his life after a health scare by deciding to adopt a baby. He realizes that the only way to do this is to be married, but does not know anyone who will do it, so he asks Alan to marry him and pretend that they are a gay couple, thus ensuring success at adopting. They eventually adopt an African American child, Louis (Edan Alexander), and subsequently divorce to pursue relationships with women.
Two and a Half Men is created by Lee Aronsohn and Chuck Lorre, and produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, The Tannenbaum Company and Warner Bros. Television. The series originally ran for 262 episodes over 12 seasons between September 22, 2003 – February 19, 2015.
To celebrate Two and a Half Men's upcoming debut on Nick@Nite, nickatnite.com has unveiled the networks official Two and a Half Men show webpage, which includes animated GIFs from the show.
In the UK, Two and a Half Men airs on Comedy Central UK & Ireland.
Throughout the shows run, many notable names featured in the series, either as guest stars or as recurring characters, including:
- Ryan Stiles (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) as Herb Melnick, a pediatrician who becomes Judith's second husband;
- Miley Cyrus as Missi, an old family friend of Walden's, who becomes Jake's brief love interest;
- Judy Greer as Bridget, Walden's ex-wife; also played Myra Melnick, Herb Melnick's sister and Charlie's one-night fling;
- Maggie Lawson (Psych) as Ms. McMartin, Walden and Alan's social worker for Louis' adoption;
- Jane Lynch (iCarly, Glee) as the sarcastic Dr. Linda Freeman, originally Jake's child psychologist, and later Charlie's regular psychiatrist who later also treats Alan and Walden;
- Robert Wagner (The Pink Panther, The Towering Inferno) as Nathan Krunk (alias "Teddy Leopold"), Evelyn's fifth husband, thought to be Courtney's father, but later revealed to be a con artist;
- Jenny McCarthy (MTV's Singled Out, Jenny, The Big Breakfast) as Sylvia Fishman (alias "Courtney Leopold"), alleged daughter of Nathan Krunk (alias "Teddy Leopold")
- Martin Mull (Danny Phantom, Roseanne, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) as Russell, Charlie's self-medicating pharmacist;
- Patton Oswalt (The Goldbergs, King of Queens) as Billy Stanhope, Walden's former business partner who dates Bridget;
- John Stamos (Grandfathered, Full House, Fuller House) as himself, a prospective buyer of the beach house before Walden purchases it, who later returns in the finale where he is about to sleep with Bridget;
- Sophie Winkleman as Zoey Hyde-Tottingham-Pierce, Walden's love interest following his divorce from Bridget;
- Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) as Dr. Goodman, Alan's doctor;
- Teri Hatcher (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Desperate Housewives) as Liz, Judith's sister
- Hilary Duff as Stacy, a ditzy one-night stand of Walden's;
- Mila Kunis (Family Guy) as Vivian, a free-spirit hiker;
- James Earl Jones as himself;
- Annie Potts (Ghostbusters) as Lenore, mother of Judith and Liz
- Heather Locklear (Spin City) as Laura Lang, Alan's divorce attorney;
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Lieutenant Wagner;
- Brooke Shields (The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, The Middle) as Danielle, Charlie and Alan's neighbor;
- Christian Slater as himself;
- ZZ Top as themselves
- Joel Murray (brother of Bill Murray; Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Ghostbusters: Answer The Call, Mad Men, Dharma & Greg, Beethoven (TV series));
- As part of a special crossover from the writers and executive producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, George Eads made a brief cameo appearance on the May 5, 2008, episode.
- Charlie Sheen's real-life brother Emilio Estevez also guest-starred as an old friend of Charlie's; his father Martin Sheen has appeared as Rose's father and Evelyn's fling. Sam Sheen, the real-life daughter of Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen, appeared as Lisa's daughter.
H/T: ToonZone Forums /@kanc; Additional sources: Wikipedia,
Amazon.co.uk, Viacom International Media Networks' (VIMN) UK & Ireland Press Centre, CBS.com (via the Web Archive)
Spoiler TV,
IMDb, Coming Soon (via Complex), In Touch Weekly.
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Originally posted: Sunday, November 19, 2017.
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