Series synopsis
The Guest Book is an American comedy television series that premiered on TBS on August 3, 2017. It ended on December 18, 2018. It was created by Greg Garcia. It stars Carly Jibson, Eddie Steeples, Charles Robinson and Lou Wilson.
Guests bring their baggage and own special brand of crazy to a vacation cottage and record their confessions, alibis and farewells in the cottage’s guest book. Each season features a new town, and along with it a new cottage and town locals, though characters from previous season often come along for the ride.
Premise
Guests bring their baggage and own special brand of crazy to a vacation cottage and record their confessions, alibis and farewells in the cottage’s guest book. Each season features a new town, and along with it a new cottage and town locals, though characters from previous season often come along for the ride.
Premise: If these walls could talk...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Carly Jibson as Vivian
- Eddie Steeples as Eddie
- Charles Robinson as Wilfred
- Lou Wilson as Frank
- Kellie Martin as Officer Kimberly Leahy
- Garret Dillahunt as Dr. Andrew Brown
- Kimiko Glenn as Nikki
- Dan Beirne as Tommy
Supporting cast
- Jimmy Tatro as Bodhi
- Greg Garcia as Homeless Jack (uncredited)
- Suzanne Santo as Mail Carrier (uncredited)
- Benjamin Jaffe as Lifeguard (Uncredited)
Guest cast
- Danny Pudi as Tim
- Lauren Lapkus as Sandy
- Stockard Channing as Jill
- Henry Zebrowski as Ethan
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Lynn
- Michaela Watkins as Phyllis
- David Zayas as David
- Jaime Pressly as Christy
- John Ortiz as Paul
- Kate Micucci as Gillian
- Kimberly Hébert Gregory as Trina
- Tommy Dewey as Blake
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | August 3, 2017 | September 28, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 10 | October 23, 2018 | December 18, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Full Bush Tim books the cabin to spice up his sex life with his wife, Sandy. But when things take an unexpected turn, the mild-mannered science teacher finds himself in way over his head in a criminal conspiracy. |
August 3, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Tail End of a Balloon Animal Jill is annoyed that her son, Ethan, brought his atheist fiance, Lynn, along to the cabin & she's willing to do whatever it takes to make sure an atheist doesn't marry into her family. |
August 3, 2017 |
| 3 |
It Just Stings Phyllis and her husband's weekend retreat with his boss and the boss' much younger wife becomes unbearable for Phyllis, until she finds an unlikely escape by helping a stranger run away from a plural marriage. |
August 10, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Finding Reality Vivian and Eddie leave Mt. Trace to make a fresh start in a small beachside town, where they meet Nikki and Tommy, the engaged couple running Emmy Lou's Grill and vacation home Bare Feet Retreat, and Bodhi, the local handyman. Vivian starts working at Emmy Lou's and Eddie quickly befriends Bodhi. Tara and Derek rent Bare Feet Retreat in an attempt to improve their marriage, which has been complicated by Derek's addiction to VR. |
October 23, 2018 |
| 2 |
Under Cover Rob and Shelley run an operation called Rock Bottom Industries. In exchange for money, they stage situations to make sure people's drug-addicted loved ones hit rock bottom in a safe environment. They rent Bare Feet Retreat to lure in their next mark, a woman named Angel who is abusing every substance that can be abused. Meanwhile, Vivian develops a crush on Bodhi and Nikki goes into labor. |
October 23, 2018 |
| 3 |
Counting Problems Adam has cured himself of his counting compulsion and rents the beach house for a getaway with his family to show them how much he's improved. When his family cancels and he's left to his own devices, he tries to befriend another family on vacation. |
October 30, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 3, 2017 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2018 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:30:00 |