Series synopsis
The Assistants is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on The N on July 10, 2009. It was created by Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi. It stars Britt Irvin, Meaghan Rath, Brendan Penny and Michael B. Jordan.
The Assistants is a Canadian sitcom that aired from 10 July 2009 to 11 September 2009. The series is the second original comedy to air on the Nickelodeon channel, The N after the series About a Girl.
Premise
The Assistants is a Canadian sitcom that aired from 10 July 2009 to 11 September 2009. The series is the second original comedy to air on the Nickelodeon channel, The N after the series About a Girl.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Britt Irvin as Gillian Hughes
- Meaghan Rath as Rigby Hastings
- Brendan Penny as Danny Newell
- Michael B. Jordan as Nate Warren
- Zak Santiago as Zach Del Toro
Guest cast
- Andre Benjamin as Cop
- Irene Karas as Pam
- Daniel Boileau
- Nathan Witte
- Brenda Campbell as Janet
- Jason Griffith as Security Guard
- Natassia Malthe as Tabitha Tinsdale
- Cory Monteith as Shane Baker
- Michael Teigen as Mike
- Andrea Lai
- Michael Antonakos as Carlo Vesspucci
- Geoff Gustafson as Desk Clerk
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | July 10, 2009 | September 11, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 1 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Car On her first day at “Kinky Bunny Pictures” as a new assistant to producer, Zak Del Toro, Gillian Hughes must sell his broken down old car by the end of the day, or share the same fate as her predecessor. Meanwhile, after being mistaken for an executive on a movie set, Rigby decides to take advantage of the situation. Nate tries to record the perfect voice mail message for Zak’s phone. |
July 10, 2009 |
| 2 |
The Star A popular film actor whisks Gillian away from doing meaningless chores at a press junket, and takes her out on the town. Rigby attempts to pitch her script to movie executives, but runs into numerous unforeseen obstacles. Danny teaches Nate how to avoid being saddled with extra office work. |
July 10, 2009 |
| 3 |
Rehab Gillian checks into rehab. Another Hollywood tragedy? No, she's just trying to help Zak cast his film. |
July 17, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 2, Episode 1 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The N |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 10, 2009 |
| Last aired | September 11, 2009 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Friday at 20:30:00 |