Boston Common (TV series)
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| Boston Common | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
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| Executive producers | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | March 21, 1996 – April 28, 1997 |
Boston Common is an American television sitcom created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick that aired on NBC from March 21, 1996, to April 28, 1997. In its first season, it ranked 8th for the year, with a 15.6 household rating, but with a move to Sundays in its second season, it dropped to 52nd place.[citation needed]
Boyd Pritchett is a genial, easy-going twenty-something from Virginia who delivers his sister Wyleen to college in Boston. Then Boyd falls in love with Joy and decides to stay, much to Wyleen's dismay. Boyd eventually gets a job at the college to help pay his sister's tuition and shares an apartment with Wyleen whose inclination is to be sexually active, but Boyd tries to inspire her with his chaste pursuit of Joy.
Characters
Main
- Anthony Clark as Boyd Pritchett
- Hedy Burress as Wyleen Pritchett
- Traylor Howard as Joy Byrnes
- Tasha Smith as Tasha King
- Steve Paymer as Leonard Prince
- Vincent Ventresca as Professor Jack Reed
- Roger Rees as President Harrison Cross (season 2)
Recurring
- Sam Anderson as President Wesley Butterfield
- Margot Kidder as Cookie de Varen
- Zach Galifianakis as Bobby
- D.C. Douglas as D.C.
Guest stars
- Robin Duke as Brenda Nidorf
- Leah Lail as Anna
- Larry Miller as Warren
- Shelley Long as Louise Holmes
