Series synopsis
Cavemen is an American comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on October 2, 2007. It ended on November 20, 2007. It stars Sam Huntington, Stephanie Courtney, Jeff Daniel Phillips and Bill English.
Joel, his cynical best friend, Nick, and easy-going little brother, Jamie, are contemporary cavemen who live in the suburban south and simply want to be treated like ordinary thirty-something guys. Despite their attempts at assimilation, Nick doesn't believe mainstream society will ever completely accept them, Jamie seems to take it all in stride and Joel straddles the middle, torn between his friends, his more traditional values and his loving fiancée.
Premise
Joel, his cynical best friend, Nick, and easy-going little brother, Jamie, are contemporary cavemen who live in the suburban south and simply want to be treated like ordinary thirty-something guys. Despite their attempts at assimilation, Nick doesn't believe mainstream society will ever completely accept them, Jamie seems to take it all in stride and Joel straddles the middle, torn between his friends, his more traditional values and his loving fiancée.
Premise: The evolution of comedy.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sam Huntington as Andy Claybrook
- Stephanie Courtney as Diane
- Jeff Daniel Phillips
- Bill English
- Kaitlin Doubleday
- Julie White
- Nick Kroll
- Stephanie Lemelin
Supporting cast
- Kelly Stables as Rocky the Cave Kid
- John Heard
Guest cast
- Eddie Shin
- Octavia Spencer
- Leon Frierson
- Ethan Phillips
- Kim Director as Heather
- Jim Pirri
- Nick Swardson
- J.P. Manoux
- Amy Farrington as Mrs. Collins
- Robert Curtis Brown
- James Adomian as Waiter #1
- Jelynn Sophia as Delta
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | October 2, 2007 | November 20, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unaired Pilot Joel, his brother and Nick are invited to a private BBQ which Kate's parents are having. Joel attempts to get Kate's fathers blessing for him and Kate to marry. This episode was seriously changed after being leaked online. Reviews were very poor. The actual aired pilot is very different. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Her Embarrassed of Caveman Joel thinks that his girlfriend is embarrassed to tell her friends that she is dating a caveman. |
October 2, 2007 |
| 2 |
Nick Get Job Nick gets a job at Norkbild, a home improvement center, through Joel. But when Nick is quickly fired for being a terrible worker, he considers his firing to be a discrimination act against him and immediately files a lawsuit against the company. Meanwhile, Andy scares a woman in an attempt to prove that he is not scary. |
October 9, 2007 |
| 3 |
The Cavewoman Joel, Nick, and Andy visit a frozen-yogurt shop, and Nick falls for the hot cavewoman who works there. |
October 16, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2007 |
| Last aired | November 20, 2007 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:00:00 |