Series synopsis
Cougar Town is an American comedy television series that premiered on ABC on September 23, 2009. It ended on March 31, 2015. It was created by Bill Lawrence, Kevin Biegel. It stars Courteney Cox, Christa Miller, Busy Philipps and Dan Byrd.
Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is her son, her ex-husband, her husband/neighbor and her friends who together make up her dysfunctional, but supportive and caring extended family... even if they have a funny way of showing it sometimes.
Premise
Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is her son, her ex-husband, her husband/neighbor and her friends who together make up her dysfunctional, but supportive and caring extended family... even if they have a funny way of showing it sometimes.
Premise: Bad title. Good comedy.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Courteney Cox as Jules Cobb
- Christa Miller as Ellie Torres
- Busy Philipps as Laurie Keller
- Dan Byrd as Travis Cobb
- Josh Hopkins as Grayson Ellis
- Ian Gomez as Andy Torres
- Brian Van Holt as Bobby Cobb
Guest cast
- Carolyn Hennesy as Barbara Coman
- Ryan Devlin as Smith Frank
- Sheryl Crow as Sara
- Alan Ruck as Frank Miller
- Scott Foley as Jeff
- Sarah Chalke as Angie
- Jennifer Aniston as Glenn
- Barry Bostwick as Roger Frank
- Spencer Locke as Kylie
- Beverly D'Angelo as Sheila Keller
- Nick Zano as Josh
- Yasmin Deliz as Nezzie
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 148 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 46 | February 26, 2013 | |
| Season 1 | 24 | September 23, 2009 | May 19, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 22 | September 22, 2010 | May 25, 2011 |
| Season 3 | 15 | February 14, 2012 | May 29, 2012 |
| Season 4 | 15 | January 8, 2013 | April 9, 2013 |
| Season 5 | 13 | January 7, 2014 | April 1, 2014 |
| Season 6 | 13 | January 6, 2015 | March 31, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taming Cougar Town | |
| 2 | Season 1 Bloopers | |
| 3 | Saber-Tooth Tiger Town (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dating Scene Pilot - We meet Jules, a woman who at her twenties took on marriage and a baby instead of experiencing the dating scene. Now on her forties, she finds herself as a divorcee and eager to live the dating scene that she missed. With the help of her friend, Laurie, her younger co-worker who wants to show Jules to go out there and have fun. Ellie, her sarcastic, married and content to her average but lovable husband Andy. There's also her family, her ex-husband Bobby and her son Travis, who will test her patience, and her new forty-something divorced neighbour Gray, who doesn't believe that Jules can date again. |
September 23, 2009 |
| 2 |
Into the Great Wide Open Jules tries to party hard like a twentysomething and ends up looking like a total fool, when even her best friend Ellie, told her not to do it. Travis discovers trying to avoid further embarrassment due to his father, Bobby, working at his school, can actually add to it. Jules gets as frustrated as she faces the physical limitations of her age. |
September 30, 2009 |
| 3 |
Don't Do Me Like That Jules family and friends crash the 10th date with her new boyfriend, Josh. Ellie and Laurie help Jules realize that it's ok to be selfish once in a while, when Jules has a disastrous experience in bed with Josh. Meanwhile, Jules left Travis with Bobby, who has to be responsible and deal with his son. |
October 7, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
All Mixed Up Bobby struggles with the reality of Jules being in a relationship with Grayson. Jules has issues with her new psychiatrist when she discovers the truth behind her methods. |
September 22, 2010 |
| 2 |
Let Yourself Go Jules has difficulty coping when Travis gets ready to leave for college; Andy forms an elaborate plan to deceive Ellie. |
September 29, 2010 |
| 3 |
Makin' Some Noise As Jules adjusts to living on her own, Grayson unwillingly becomes the new object of her constant attention; Travis turns to Bobby for advice on how to redefine himself at college; and Ellie is determined not to be friends with her new nanny. |
October 6, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ain't Love Strange Jules is miffed when Grayson (who has an ulterior motive) calls her "predictable"; Ellie frets that little Stan is turning into a "devil child," or even worse, could grow up to be like Laurie; and Travis likes his new off campus housing, until Bobby tries to convince him to take dog Travis in. |
February 14, 2012 |
| 2 |
A Mind With a Heart of Its Own Jules ends up asking both Ellie and Laurie to be her "co-maids" of honor because she can't stand to hurt anyone's feelings; and Grayson tries to ask Chick for Jules' hand in marriage formally, but Chick decides to have a little fun in the process. |
February 21, 2012 |
| 3 |
Lover's Touch There is no time for romance when you're planning a wedding, and Jules is in full "AWATT" mode (All Wedding All the Time), until Travis is in an accident and rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile Grayson is feeling neglected by Jules, so the guys try to cheer him up by inventing a new game called "D-Ball," and things get dangerous when Laurie and Ellie want to play. |
February 28, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blue Sunday It's the first week of marriage for Grayson and Jules, but when Grayson doesn't know the rules, he soon becomes Jules' "coffee and wine bitch." After Travis' 21st birthday, Bobby tries to make up for lost time by teaching him lessons about being a man. And Ellie and Laurie try to pull Jules out of her depression when Grayson refuses to apologize for what he did in her dream. |
January 8, 2013 |
| 2 |
I Need to Know Jules releases Travis from mandatory family night, but when he stays away too long, she becomes crazed. Ellie discovers she can get Andy to do anything she wants by training him like a dog. And the guys grow mustaches to look cool like Tom Selleck. |
January 15, 2013 |
| 3 |
Between Two Worlds Jules begins to worry that her marriage to Grayson lacks passion. But when she enlists Ellie to start a verbal firestorm, things quickly get too heated. Laurie helps Travis find his superpower. And Bobby tries to shake things up by taking on a 'cooler' persona. |
January 22, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
All or Nothin' The Cul de Sac Crew feels weird about Laurie and Travis dating, but Jules is determined to play it cool. Bobby and Andy make it big when Penny Can goes global. But when Bobby starts throwing around money, Grayson confronts him about years of unpaid bar tabs. Meanwhile, Andy struggles to get Stan to sleep after a slasher movie. |
January 7, 2014 |
| 2 |
Like a Diamond Bobby is paranoid about a blizzard hitting town. Jules gets into an auto accident with a man, who is attracted to her. |
January 14, 2014 |
| 3 |
Depending on You Jules and Grayson receive a wedding invitation but have conflicting plans; Tom has made a model of the neighborhood with eerily lifelike dolls. |
January 21, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Dream Plan B Jules agrees to stop drinking wine during Laurie's pregnancy, but the rest of the gang doesn't agree, so Tom opens up his garage as a speakeasy. Meanwhile, Grayson prepares Travis for fatherhood with the help of a baby pig. |
January 6, 2015 |
| 2 |
Full Grown Boy Jules is overprotective when Chick wants to go to his Civil War reenactment. Bobby considers a job opportunity in another state. Travis hates Laurie's choices for baby names and needs Ellie to destroy them. |
January 13, 2015 |
| 3 |
To Find a Friend When Grayson helps Andy with his tryouts for a new best friend, Jules and Ellie step in to run the bar. But they soon find it's harder than they thought. And Travis and Laurie spend their first weekend alone with Baby Bobby. |
January 20, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 23, 2009 |
| Last aired | March 31, 2015 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:30:00 |