Townies

Townies is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 18 to December 4, 1996. Created by Matthew Carlson, the series stars Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, and Lauren Graham.

Synopsis

Set in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Townies follows the lives of three 20-something lifelong friends who work in a restaurant together. No matter how badly they want to leave for the big city, something is always tying them down.

Cast

File:Townies-show.jpg

Cast of Townies: Jenna Elfman, Molly Ringwald, and Lauren Graham

• Molly Ringwald as Carrie Donovan
• Jenna Elfman as Shannon Canotis
• Lauren Graham as Denise Garibaldi Callahan
• Bill Burr as Ryan Callahan (credited as 'Billy Burr')
• Ron Livingston as Kurt Pettiglio
• Dion Anderson as Mike Donovan
• Conchata Ferrell as Marge
• Lee Garlington as Kathy Donovan
• Joseph D. Reitman as Jesse
• Jeff Doucette as Steve

Reception

As of 2024, the show has a 30% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and according to a Star Tribune review shortly prior to airing, the series relied heavily on sexual humor.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> The show is considered similar to Mystic Pizza, but is described as falling short.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

External links

• Template:Rotten Tomatoes
• Townies @ Carsey-Werner.net (en)
• Carsey-Werner - Townies
• [https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: 0115395

 | title/{{#if: {{#invoke:ustring|match|1=0115395|2=^tt}}
   | Template:Trim/
   | tt0115395/
   }}
 | {{#if: {{#property:P345|from=}}
   | title/Template:First word/
   | find?q=%5B%5B%3ATemplate%3APAGENAMEBASE%5D%5D&s=tt
   }}
 }}{{#ifeq: {{#invoke:If any equal|main|Q618779|Q67325957|Q33999|value=Template:Wikidata}} | yes 
     | {{#switch: Template:Wikidata 
       | Q618779 
       | Q67325957  = awards Awards for
       | Q33999  = fullcredits Full cast and crew of
       }}
   | {{#if: Template:Wikidata 
     | {{#switch: Template:Wikidata
       | Q63032896 
       | Q66763446  = fullcredits Full cast and crew of
       | Q107974527 
       | Q482994  = soundtrack Soundtrack of
       }}
     }}
   }} Template:Trim] at {{#if: | IMDb | IMDb }}Template:EditAtWikidata{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:IMDb title with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|showblankpositional=1| 1 | 2 | 3 | description | id | link_hide | qid | quotes | title }}{{#switch: {{#invoke:String2|matchAny|^tt.........|^tt.......|tt|.........|source=0115395|plain=false}}| 1 | 3 = Template:Main otherTemplate:Preview warning| 4 = Template:Main otherTemplate:Preview warning}}{{#if: 0115395 {{#property:P345}} || Template:Preview warningTemplate:Main other }}{{#switch: Template:Wikidata 

| Q21191270 | Q21664088 | Q50062923 | Q50914552 | Q99079902 | Q123186929 | Q55422400 | Q61220733 = Template:Preview warning | Q3464665 = Template:Preview warning }}{{#ifeq: Template:Wikidata | Q21191270 | Template:Preview warning }}{{#if: 0115395 | Template:WikidataCheck }}

• Template:Epguides

Template:US-comedy-tv-prog-stub