The Pitts is an American sitcom that aired on Fox between March and April 2003. It is about a family and their bad luck. The show featured absurd, fantastical plots presented within the context of a seemingly normal family sitcom. It was cancelled after two months.[1]

The Pitts
The cast (from left to right), David Henrie as Petey, Kellie Waymire as Liz, Lizzy Caplan as Faith and Dylan Baker as Bob.
Created byMike Scully
Julie Thacker
StarringDylan Baker
Kellie Waymire
Lizzy Caplan
David Henrie
Theme music composerTerry Adams
Joey Spampinato
Tom Ardolino
Johnny Spampinato
ComposerEric Speier
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (2 unaired)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesNothing Can Go Wrong Now Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseMarch 30 (2003-03-30) –
April 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)

Cast

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
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1"Pilot"Lee Shallat ChemelMike Scully & Julie Thacker-ScullyMarch 30, 2003 (2003-03-30)1AGV79
Bob hires a babysitter for the kids but does not realize she is the girl he stood up for prom night.
2"A Bug's Wife"Lee Shallat ChemelMike Scully & Julie Thacker-ScullyApril 6, 2003 (2003-04-06)1AGV01
Faith gets a Volkswagen bug but it falls in love with her and plans to marry her in Las Vegas.
3"Squarewolves"Katy GarretsonStory by : Julie Thacker-Scully
Teleplay by : Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild
April 13, 2003 (2003-04-13)1AGV06
Bob and Liz become werewolves and wreak havoc in the nighttime.
4"Dummy & Dummier"Tom CheronesStory by : Mike Scully & Julie Thacker-Scully
Teleplay by : Mike Scully
April 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)1AGV05
A dummy comes to life and haunts the family.
5"Miss American Pipe"Matthew DiamondTom Gammill & Max ProssApril 20, 2003 (2003-04-20)1AGV04
Faith loses her chances of being in a rock video after a pipe goes through her head.
6"Ticket to Riot"Lee Shallat-ChemelMike Scully & Julie ThackerUnaired1AGV02
The Pitts take the wrong bus and are held hostage by escaping prisoners.
7"Bob's New Heart"Matthew DiamondStory by : Mike Scully & Julie Thacker-Scully
Teleplay by : Brian Scully
Unaired1AGV03
Bob and Liz are convinced to join a dance club which turns out to be a satanic cult.

Reception

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The Pitts had a mostly negative reception from critics.[3][4][5]

Cancellation and failed revival

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Fox ordered seven episodes of the series; the network cancelled the show after only five episodes aired. The last two episodes that aired on Fox aired on the same night, the first airing at 7:30/6:30 CT and the second airing at its regular timeslot at 9:30/8:30 CT. The final two episodes of the series aired two years later in the U.K.

On October 10, 2007, Fox announced an animated version of the show was in development.[6] Of the main cast, Lizzy Caplan and Dylan Baker signed on to reprise their roles. Kellie Waymire died in 2003 and Allison Janney had been cast in her role. The part of Petey was to be played by Andy Milonakis replacing David Henrie who was already starring in Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place.[7]

On July 24, 2008, it was announced that the animated series had been taken out of production after a pilot had failed to impress Fox executives.

References

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  1. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - The Pitts". web.archive.org. Dec 9, 2004. Retrieved Nov 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Cormier, Roger (Jan 14, 2013). "'The Pitts': The Show Where Lizzy Caplan Married a Volkswagen". Vulture. Retrieved Nov 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Gallo, Phil (Mar 28, 2003). "The Pitts". Retrieved Nov 22, 2024.
  4. ^ McCormick, Colin; Mosley, Kayla; Bruce, Amanda (Feb 2, 2020). "15 Sitcoms From The 2000s Everyone Forgot About". ScreenRant. Retrieved Nov 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Pitts". EW.com. Retrieved Nov 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Nellie Andreeva; Kimberly Nordyke (2007-10-10). "Fox reviving failed sitcom as a cartoon". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  7. ^ Nellie Andreeva (2008-03-04). "Allison Janney joins Fox family cartoon". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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