The Mike O'Malley Show

Name: The Mike O'Malley Show
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1999-09-21
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Mike O'Malley, Mark Rosenthal, Will Arnett

TV Series
1999
30m

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4.7/10

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Comedy

Mike is a big 30-year-old lug who doesn't want to grow up. He works as an EMS technician but spends his free time watching hockey and hanging out with scruffy slacker Weasel in the small hou... Read allMike is a big 30-year-old lug who doesn't want to grow up. He works as an EMS technician but spends his free time watching hockey and hanging out with scruffy slacker Weasel in the small house they share in New Haven, Connecticut. Mike gets a big slap upside the head when his fri... Read allMike is a big 30-year-old lug who doesn't want to grow up. He works as an EMS technician but spends his free time watching hockey and hanging out with scruffy slacker Weasel in the small house they share in New Haven, Connecticut. Mike gets a big slap upside the head when his friend Jimmy, well-known for his brief relationships, decides to marry soulmate Marcia and in... Read all

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4.7/10

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Even after the pilot was rewritten and reshot, it was canceled after only two episodes aired.

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Bad show known mainly for it's cast members other works

Mike O'Malley, known mainly as the anal retentive sports geek from an assortment of highly successful ESPN commercials from the early-mid 90s, got his own TV Show on NBC. Before you can say "crash and burn", the show did just that despite NBC hyping the show as the next big thing with months of pre-debut ads.

Of course that doesn't mean it killed everyone's careers, as Malley rebounded with "Yes Dear", which featured has enjoyed a successful run on CBS and brought Malley to the mainstream, in a slightly toned down format.

And then there is Will Arnett; known nowadays as "GOB" on the critically acclaimed "Arrested Development", "The Mike O'Malley Show" was Arnett's first big break on network television. Though given how fast the show went on off the air, most people don't know about this chapter in Arnett's career, which makes it at least somewhat notable in light of the show's blink and you miss it cancellation....