You Again?


You Again? is an American sitcom television series that aired for two seasons on NBC from February 27, 1986, to January 7, 1987.
It was based on the British show Home to Roost.

Synopsis

stars as Henry Willows, a man still embittered from his divorce ten years earlier, who has made no effort to see his son Matt during that time. Henry has become fairly comfortable with his life as a supermarket manager and is not really looking to make major changes to it when Matt arrives looking to stay with his father, whom he hardly knows anymore. Matt is an ill-mannered but quite attractive youth who is very popular with the girls. He drives the gruff Henry almost over the edge, but of course in the end familial ties conquer all differences in sitcom tradition.

Cast

Main cast

Development

The show was based on the British show Home to Roost, which was still in production at the same time. British actress Elizabeth Bennett played housekeeper "Enid Thompson" in the British version and "Enid Tompkins" in the US version simultaneously, so she was a frequent commuter from London to Los Angeles during the time in which You Again? was in production.

Episode list

Season 1 (1986)

Season 2 (1986–87)

Reception

Ratings

You Again? did not achieve the same level of hit status of Home to Roost in the UK, with many viewers finding it difficult to accept the 64-year-old Klugman as the father of 23-year-old Stamos. Nonetheless, the show finished at #19 in its first season's ratings, ahead of other, longer-running shows such as The [Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life] or newcomers like 227, and was strong enough for NBC to renew it for a second season. The first season aired on Mondays at 8:00 PM, and the second season aired on Wednesdays at 9:30 PM, ending its run on January 7, 1987 after 26 episodes; eventually later that same year, John Stamos began appearing on the long-running sitcom Full House.