TV series

One of the Boys

1982 · 1 season

A light, joke-driven sitcom with broad performances and a gentle generation-gap premise that feels dated and rarely surprising.

Overview: One of the Boys is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from January to April 1982. Starring Mickey Rooney, Dana Carvey, Nathan Lane, and Scatman Crothers. TV Guide ranked it number 24 on its TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows of All Time list in 2002.
How it feels: Light, campy, warm and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, friendship, aging, found family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
friendship
aging
found family
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Peter Baldwin
Written by: Bernie Orenstein
Starring: Dana Carvey, Mickey Rooney, Nathan Lane, Francine Beers, Scatman Crothers
Length: 1 seasons, 13 episodes, 30 min each
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English