# Rodney (TV series)

Rodney is an American television sitcom starring stand-up comic and country music singer Rodney Carrington that aired on ABC from September 21, 2004, to June 6, 2006. Executive producer Ric Swartzlander, Don Reo, and Damon Wayans were the creators of the series.

## Premise

The show's story revolves around the character Rodney Hamilton (Rodney Carrington) who wishes to leave his horrible job in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to become a stand-up comedian.
Rodney's daily life revolves around his family – his wife Trina (Jennifer Aspen) and his sons Jack (Oliver Davis) and Bo (Matthew Josten). He also spends a lot of time with his best friend Barry Martin (Nick Searcy) who constantly tries to escape his wife Genie, and with his crazy sister-in-law Charlie (Amy Pietz).
One recurring character is Trina's father, Carl (Mac Davis), who is constantly lending or giving the family money, much to Rodney's dismay.
Another recurring character is police officer Gerald Bob (Jon Reep), who has a sexual relationship with Charlie.

## Cast and characters
### Main characters

* Rodney Hamilton (Rodney Carrington)
* Trina Hamilton (Jennifer Aspen) – Rodney's wife
* Barry (Nick Searcy) – Rodney's friend
* Jack Hamilton (Oliver Davis) – Rodney's son
* Bo Hamilton (Matthew Josten) – Rodney's son
* Charlie (Amy Pietz) – Trina's sister

### Recurring characters

* Gerald Bob (Jon Reep) – local law enforcement officer
* Carl (Mac Davis) – Trina's father

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21) | April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26) |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) | June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06) |

### Season 1 (2004–05)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Robert Berlinger | Story by : Don Reo & Damon Wayans & Ric Swartzlander Teleplay by : Ric Swartzlander | September 21, 2004 (2004-09-21) | 9.92 |
| 2 | 2 | "Superhero" | Robert Berlinger | Gayle Abrams | September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) | 9.27 |
| 3 | 3 | "Teacher" | Robert Berlinger | Bob Myer | October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12) | 8.83 |
| 4 | 4 | "Reacquisition Engineer" | Robert Berlinger | Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer | October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19) | 8.93 |
| 5 | 5 | "Halloween" | Robert Berlinger | Jim Gerkin | October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26) | 10.05 |
| 6 | 6 | "Rodney's Mom" | Robert Berlinger | Don Woodard | November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09) | 8.67 |
| 7 | 7 | "Keep on Truckin'" | Robert Berlinger | Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen | November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16) | 10.13 |
| 8 | 8 | "Thanksgiving" | Robert Berlinger | Gayle Abrams | November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23) | 10.48 |
| 9 | 9 | "Dream Lover" | Robert Berlinger | Bob Myer | November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30) | 10.06 |
| 10 | 10 | "It's Up, It's Good" | Robert Berlinger | Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer | December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07) | 9.94 |
| 11 | 11 | "Talent Show" | Gil Junger | Maisha Closson & Jim Gerkin | January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11) | 9.75 |
| 12 | 12 | "Charity Ball" | John Whitesell | Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen | January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18) | 7.55 |
| 13 | 13 | "Sorry Charlie" | Robert Berlinger | Maisha Closson | January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25) | 9.75 |
| 14 | 14 | "Hell Week" | John Whitesell | Mark Gross | February 1, 2005 (2005-02-01) | 9.54 |
| 15 | 15 | "Tassels" | Gail Mancuso | Steve Joe & Greg Schaffer | February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08) | 9.01 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Ring" | Gail Mancuso | Gayle Abrams | February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15) | 8.79 |
| 17 | 17 | "Rodney's Affair" | Shelley Jensen | Reid Harrison | March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22) | 7.82 |
| 18 | 18 | "We Day" | Robert Berlinger | Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen | March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29) | 8.56 |
| 19 | 19 | "Rodney Takes a Ship" | Gil Junger | Mark Kunerth | April 5, 2005 (2005-04-05) | 7.75 |
| 20 | 20 | "Rodney Moonlights" | Sean Mulcahy | Jim Reynolds | April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12) | 8.05 |
| 21 | 21 | "Rodney Gets Robbed" | Gil Junger | David Baldy & Maisha Closson | April 19, 2005 (2005-04-19) | 8.18 |
| 22 | 22 | "Rodney's Big Shot" | Gail Mancuso | Glenn Ellis & Daniel Hsia & Craig Peters | April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26) | 8.14 |

### Season 2 (2005–06)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "To Hell and Back" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) | 7.49 |
| 24 | 2 | "Question Mark Hamilton" | Shelley Jensen | Gayle Abrams | October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) | 7.98 |
| 25 | 3 | "Who's the Man?" | Shelley Jensen | Mark Gross | October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18) | 7.62 |
| 26 | 4 | "Halloween and Javier" | Gil Junger | Maisha Closson | November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01) | 7.17 |
| 27 | 5 | "Keith" | Gil Junger | Don Woodard | November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08) | 7.50 |
| 28 | 6 | "Rodney Comes Out" | Gil Junger | David Sacks | November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29) | 7.88 |
| 29 | 7 | "O Christmas Tree" | Shelley Jensen | Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen | December 20, 2005 (2005-12-20) | 7.52 |
| 30 | 8 | "The Sleepover" | Shelley Jensen | Glenn Ellis | January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10) | 7.23 |
| 31 | 9 | "Welcome Ho" | Unknown | Unknown | January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17) | 4.60 |
| 32 | 10 | "A Tisket, A Casket" | Unknown | Unknown | January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24) | 5.52 |
| 33 | 11 | "When Rodney Comes Marching Home" | Sean Mulcahy | Mike Larsen | February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07) | 5.94 |
| 34 | 12 | "Love is in the Air" | Shelley Jensen | Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen | February 14, 2006 (2006-02-14) | 4.61 |
| 35 | 13 | "Rodney Gets a Leg Up" | Gil Junger | Jim Gerkin | February 21, 2006 (2006-02-21) | 6.07 |
| 36 | 14 | "Where the Rubber Meets the Road" | Unknown | Unknown | February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28) | 5.45 |
| 37 | 15 | "Celebrity" | Unknown | Unknown | May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30) | 4.89 |
| 38 | 16 | "The Best Little Pie Shop in Tulsa" | Shelley Jensen | Glenn Ellis & Ed Brown | June 6, 2006 (2006-06-06) | 4.22 |
| 39 | 17 | "Rodney's Biggest Fan" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |
| 40 | 18 | "Waiting for Himelfarb" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |
| 41 | 19 | "Tulsa, Florida" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |
| 42 | 20 | "Hot Tub Blues" | Shelley Jensen | Don Woodard & David Sacks | Unaired | N/A |
| 43 | 21 | "Potty Mouth" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |
| 44 | 22 | "Finale" | N/A | N/A | Unaired | N/A |

## Airings

Other than in the US, the show also began broadcasting in the UK on ABC1 on May 31, 2005, in Australia on the Seven Network on August 17, 2006, and in the Netherlands on June 9, 2008. The final six episodes were not aired in the United States, however they were shown in Australia on the Seven network in October 2006 and on ABC1 in the UK (before that channel closed in 2007). In Poland it premiered on Comedy Central Family (former VH1) on May 14, 2011.

### American ratings

| Season | Season | Episodes | Premiere | Season finale | U.S. ratings |
| 1 | 2004–2005 | 22 | September 21, 2004 | April 26, 2005 | 9.0 million (56th place) |
| 2 | 2005–2006 | 22 (6 unaired) | October 4, 2005 | June 6, 2006 | 6.6 million (93rd place) |

## Home media

Season 1 of the series was released exclusively to Wal-Mart on May 5, 2009. The set included all 22 episodes and presented in widescreen. The second and final season DVD-Box was released on October 6, 2009, and includes all 22 episodes, even those not aired by ABC.