Series synopsis
Crumbs is an American comedy television series that premiered on ABC on January 12, 2006. It ended on February 7, 2006. It was created by Marco Pennette. It stars Fred Savage, Eddie McClintock, Maggie Lawson and Reginald Ballard.
Two estranged brothers reunite in their small hometown to deal with their mother who has just been released from a psychiatric facility and has yet to discover her ex-husband is about to have a baby with his new girlfriend.
Premise
Two estranged brothers reunite in their small hometown to deal with their mother who has just been released from a psychiatric facility and has yet to discover her ex-husband is about to have a baby with his new girlfriend.
Premise: The normal American family turned upside down.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Fred Savage as Mitch Crumb
- Eddie McClintock as Jody Crumb
- Maggie Lawson as Andrea Malone
- Reginald Ballard as Elvis
- William Devane as Billy Crumb
- Jane Curtin as Suzanne Crumb
Guest cast
- Illeana Douglas as Shelley
- Kevin Chamberlin as Massage Client
- Rachel Boston as Alison
- Rhea Perlman as Camille Spadaro
- Danielle Nicolet as Heide
- Branden Williams as Robbie Ghoul
- Valerie Mahaffey as Carolyn Pierce
- Martin Mull as Tom
- Rider Strong as Dennis
- Kevin Rahm as Roger
- Rae Norman as Woman #1
- Suzanne Ford as Woman #2
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 12, 2006 | February 7, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot 1) Mitch Crumb comes home to his hometown to deal with his mother (Suzanne Crumb), who has just been released from a psychiatric facility (Cedar Hill). 2) She has not yet learned that her ex-husband (Billy Crumb) is about to have a baby with another woman (Carolyn Pierce). 3) Mitch's brother (Jody Crumb), who's stayed there to carry on the family business, feels Mitch is only there to write about their family to make money. |
January 12, 2006 |
| 2 |
Whatever Happened to Baby Bodashka? 1) Suzanne decides to adopt a baby girl from the Ukraine after learning that Billy and new woman are having a girl. 2) Billy inadvertently gets Elvis, Suzanne's psychiatric orderly, fired from the institution (Silver Hill). 3) Jody forces a hesitant Mitch to take his job as restaurant manager seriously when he has to fire a waitress who is stealing. |
January 19, 2006 |
| 3 |
Friends in High Places 1) Mitch worries about Suzanne's avoiding friends that she shared with her former husband. Mitch advises her to join a divorce group to sort out some issues. She does, but finds that too boring, so she joins a group of recovering drug addicts instead. 2) Jody deceives Mitch into loaning him money. 3) Billy seeks reconciliation with Jody. |
January 26, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 12, 2006 |
| Last aired | February 7, 2006 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:30:00 |