The Jeff Foxworthy Show

*The Jeff Foxworthy Show*
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
Created by	Tom Anderson
Starring	Jeff Foxworthy; Anita Barone; Jeanine Jackson; Bill Engvall; Ann Cusack; Haley Joel Osment; Neil Giuntoli; Jonathan Lipnicki; G. W. Bailey;
Composer	Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	41
Production
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera (1995–1996); Film; Multi-camera (1996–1997)
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Brillstein-Grey Communications; Mr. Willoughby, Inc.; Columbia Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	ABC (1995–1996); NBC (1996–1997)
Picture format	NTSC
Original release	September 12, 1995 –; May 5, 1997

The Jeff Foxworthy Show is an American sitcom television series created by Tom Anderson, starring comedian Jeff Foxworthy and based on Foxworthy's stand-up comedy routine. It originally aired from September 12, 1995 to May 5, 1997.

History[]

ABC era[]

The first series aired on ABC during the 1995–1996 season, but was cancelled after one season. NBC picked up the show for the following season, but despite improving in the ratings, it was again cancelled after one season. In the first season, network executives considered his routine "too Southern" for a national network and based his sitcom in Bloomington, Indiana.^[1]

Jay Mohr and Bob Saget made regular or cameo appearances, as did country singers Tim McGraw and Travis Tritt.

Cast[]

Jeff Foxworthy as Himself
Anita Barone as Karen Foxworthy (1995–1996)
Haley Joel Osment as Matt Foxworthy
Matt Clark as Walt Bacon (1995–1996)
Matt Borlenghi as Russ Francis (1995–1996)
Dakin Matthews as Elliot (1995–1996)
Bibi Besch as Lois (1995–1996)
Debra Jo Rupp as Gayle (1995–1996)
Jay Mohr as Wayne Foxworthy (1996)
Michelle Clunie as DeeDee Landrow (1996)
Sue Murphy as Sandi (1995)
Steve Hytner as Craig Lesko (1995)

NBC era[]

When the show moved to NBC, in addition to the casting changes, the show's production changed. In the first series, the show was recorded on tape; the second season was shot on film. In the second season, the show was set in the fictitious town of Briarton in Calhoun County, Georgia, based on Foxworthy's real-life hometown in the South, and the series was given a redesigned opening and theme.^[2]

Haley Joel Osment was the only other actor besides Foxworthy to make the move to NBC with the series, and Jeff's wife Karen was the only character that carried over with Jeff and Matt, though the role was filled by a new actress. Jonathan Lipnicki was added to the cast as the Foxworthys' other son Justin.

Cast[]

Jeff Foxworthy as Himself
Ann Cusack as Karen Foxworthy (1996–1997)
Haley Joel Osment as Matt Foxworthy
Jonathan Lipnicki as Justin Foxworthy (1996–1997)
Bill Engvall as Bill Pelton (1996–1997)
G. W. Bailey as Big Jim Foxworthy (1996–1997)
Neil Giuntoli - Florus Workman (1996-1997)
Jeanine Jackson as Livie Ann Pitts (1996)
Kathryn Zaremba as Nettie (1996–1997)
Candy Trubucco as Candy Conklin (1996–1997)
Dave Powledge as Ebb Conklin (1996)
Paula Sorge as Betty Pelton (1996–1997)
Darryl Theirse as Andre Tucsan (1997)
Harold Baines as Ernie Binderman (1997)
Kevin Crowley as Trey (1997)

Episodes[]

Series overview[]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	18	September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)	May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)	ABC
	2	23	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)	May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)	NBC

Season 1 (1995–96)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Jeff's Life 101"	Alan Rafkin	Tom Anderson	September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)
2	2	"A Non-Affair to Remember"	Alan Rafkin	David Castro	September 16, 1995 (1995-09-16)
3	3	"The Gene Pool"	Alan Rafkin	Bill Kunstler	September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)
4	4	"Elliot and Victoria's Secret"	Stan Lathan	Kathy Ann Stumpe	September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
5	5	"Womb With a View"	Stan Lathan	Tom Seeley & Norm Gunzenhauser	October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)
6	6	"With Two You Get Cow's Milk"	Alan Rafkin	Susan Sebastian & Jennie Ayers	October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28)
7	7	"Jeff & Ray & Rascal's Big Adventure"	Alan Rafkin	Susan Sebastian & Jennie Ayers	November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04)
8	8	"A Sore Winner"	Alan Rafkin	Ricky Blitt	November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)
9	9	"He's Making a List, Checking It Twice"	Alan Rafkin	David Castro	November 25, 1995 (1995-11-25)
10	10	"Foxworthy Family Feud"	Alan Rafkin	Kathy Ann Stumpe	December 16, 1995 (1995-12-16)
11	11	"Matt About You"	Alan Rafkin	Andrew Gordon & Eileen Conn	December 23, 1995 (1995-12-23)
12	12	"Clan of the Bare Caves"	Gil Junger	Kathy Ann Stumpe	January 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)
13	13	"Before You Say `No,' Just Hear Me Out"	Gil Junger	Tom Anderson and Jeff Foxworthy	January 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)
14	14	"Deedee Day"	Howard Murray	David Castro	January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)
15	15	"He Ain't Heavy, He's a Bully"	Howard Murray	Norm Gunzenhauser & Tom Seeley	January 24, 1996 (1996-01-24)
16	16	"Moonstruck"	Gil Junger	Susan Sebastian & Jennie Ayers	February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)
17	17	"Shootout at the Comedy Corral"	Art Dielhenn	David Castro	September 12, 1996 (1996-09-12)
18	18	"One Wedding and a Baby"	Art Dielhenn	Tom Anderson and Jeff Foxworthy	May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)

Season 2 (1996–97)[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
19	1	"Where the Donuts Are Good. Not Great"	Linda Day	Maxine Lapiduss	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)
20	2	"The List Is Strife"	Linda Day	Tom Anderson	September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)
21	3	"The Poor Sportsmen of the Apocalypse"	Ted Wass	Jack Amiel & Michael Belger	October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)
22	4	"My Dinner With Betty"	Andrew Tsao	John Pardee & Joey Murphy	October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)
23	5	"The Gift"	Linda Day	Story by : Jennie Ayers & Susan Sebastian Teleplay by : Katie Ford	October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
24	6	"The Practical Joke"	Ted Wass	David Garrett & Jason Ward	October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)
25	7	"Puppy Love Triangle"	Ted Wass	Robert Peacock	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)
26	8	"Like Florus, Like Son"	Ted Wass	Katie Ford	November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)
27	9	"Thanksgiving"	Ted Wass	John Pardee & Joey Murphy	November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
28	10	"Merry Christmas, Y'all"	Andrew Tsao	Story by : Russ Woody & Howard M. Gould Teleplay by : Susan Sebastian, Jennie Ayers & Robert Peacock	December 16, 1996 (1996-12-16)
29	11	"Feud for Thought"	Andrew Tsao	Story by : David Garrett & Jason Ward Teleplay by : Jack Amiel & Michael Begler and Ritch Shydner	January 6, 1997 (1997-01-06)
30	12	"You Can't Teach a Dead Dog New Tricks"	Ted Wass	Jack Amiel & Michael Begler	January 13, 1997 (1997-01-13)
31	13	"The Briarton Syndrome"	Ted Wass	Story by : Russ Woody Teleplay by : Jeff Foxworthy & Howard M. Gould	January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20)
32	14	"Jeff, You the Man"	Jonathan Weiss	Jennie Ayers & Susan Sebastian	February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)
33	15	"Big Dogs"	Patrick Maloney	Story by : Jennie Ayers & Susan Sebastian Teleplay by : Ritch Shydner & Robert Peacock	February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)
34	16	"Foxworthy Shall Rise Again"	Ted Wass	Ritch Shydner	March 3, 1997 (1997-03-03)
35	17	"Gone Fishin'"	Ted Wass	Glenn Gers	March 10, 1997 (1997-03-10)
36	18	"Mooseface Loves Nuzzles"	Patrick Maloney	Dan Wilcox	March 17, 1997 (1997-03-17)
37	19	"The Good, the Bad, and the Hairless"	Lex Passaris	Dan Wilcox	April 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)
38	20	"Real Men"	Ted Wass	Russ Woody	April 14, 1997 (1997-04-14)
39	21	"Wrestling Opera"	Ted Wass	Susan Dickes	April 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)
40	22	"Twister of Fate"	Ted Wass	Russ Woody	May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)
41	23	"Field of Schemes"	Ted Wass	Ritch Shydner & Robert Peacock	May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)

Broadcast[]

Reruns aired on the USA Network from January 14, 2000 to August 4, 2001. In 2005, Nick@Nite began airing the show. It was removed from the lineup a few years later. In 2012, TBS began airing the show on Saturday mornings from 5 to 5:30 am.

In early October 2016, the sitcom came back to TV twice over: first on INSP Friday nights 10p-12a PT/1a-3a ET starting with season 2 on October 7. Then season 1 started broadcasting on Tuesday, October 11 on Get TV 5p-6:30p PT/8p-9:30p ET with repeats the following Friday night/Saturday morning at 1a PT/4a ET. The show now airs on Circle.

Home media[]

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time between 2004–2009.

On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including The Jeff Foxworthy Show.^[3] On August 18, 2015, they re-released both seasons on DVD in a 4-disc complete series set.^[4]

DVD Name	Ep#	Release Date
The Complete 1st Season	18	July 27, 2004
The Complete 2nd and Final Season	23	May 12, 2009
The Complete Series	41	August 18, 2015

Streaming[]

In Summer of 2018 the full series was featured on Pure Flix Streaming Service. The series is also available on Sony Crackle. As of 2021, both seasons are available on NBC's streaming service, Peacock.

References[]

^ Bob Thomas – Associated Press Writer. "The 'Jeff Foxworthy Show'; The Redneck Comedian Renews Lease on Life by Switching to NBC and Georgia", Buffalo News, January 5. 1997. Retrieved March 7, 2011 from HighBeam Research.
^ Scott Moore. "Changing Partners; 'Foxworthy Show' Revises Cast, Relocates and Switches Networks", The Washington Post, August 4, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2011 from HighBeam Research.
^ "Mill Creek Entertainment Signs Deals With Sony Pictures Home Entertainment To Expand Their Distribution Partnership". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
^ "Both Seasons Come Together For the First Time in 'The Complete Series'". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

External links[]

The Jeff Foxworthy Show at IMDb

[1] Bob Thomas – Associated Press Writer. "The 'Jeff Foxworthy Show'; The Redneck Comedian Renews Lease on Life by Switching to NBC and Georgia", Buffalo News, January 5. 1997. Retrieved March 7, 2011 from HighBeam Research.

[2] Scott Moore. "Changing Partners; 'Foxworthy Show' Revises Cast, Relocates and Switches Networks", The Washington Post, August 4, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2011 from HighBeam Research.

[3] "Mill Creek Entertainment Signs Deals With Sony Pictures Home Entertainment To Expand Their Distribution Partnership". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

[4] "Both Seasons Come Together For the First Time in 'The Complete Series'". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

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