The Winner (TV series)
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| Genre | Period sitcom |
| Created by | Ricky Blitt |
| Written by | Ricky Blitt |
| Directed by |
Episode 1: Terry Hughes Episodes 2-6: Mark Cendrowski |
| Starring |
Rob Corddry Erinn Hayes Keir Gilchrist Linda Hart Lenny Clarke |
| Theme music composer | Walter Murphy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Ricky Blitt Seth MacFarlane |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Candy Bar Productions Fuzzy Door Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | March 4 – March 18, 2007 |
The Winner is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 4, 2007. It is a comedy about a successful man named Glen Abbott (played by Rob Corddry) looking back to the time when he was in his 30s and living with his parents in 1994 Buffalo, New York.
Other cast members include Erinn Hayes as Alison, Keir Gilchrist as Alison's son, Josh, Lenny Clarke as Glen's father, Ron and Linda Hart as Glen's mother, Irene. The show is produced by Ricky Blitt and Seth MacFarlane, who are also producers of Family Guy.
The working title of this series was Becoming Glen. A pilot was made for Fox in 2002 starring Johnny Galecki as Glen. It also starred Samantha Mathis, Gerald McRaney and Sally Struthers. The pilot was not picked up. However, the resurgence of Family Guy and the success of The 40-Year-Old Virgin in 2005 helped Blitt get a chance at making another pilot.
At Family Guy Live in Montreal on July 21, 2007, Seth MacFarlane said "It is looking like there could be a future life for The Winner." However, the series was officially cancelled on May 16, 2007.
Glen Abbott: A successful man who looks back at when he was 31 and living with his parents. He had only just lost his virginity at 31 to his former English teacher. He also was trying to date his neighbor, Alison McKeller and made friends with her son, Josh McKeller.
Ron Abbott: The disappointed father of Glen Abbott and unhappy husband of Irene Abbott. His personality is comparable to Frank Barone of Everybody Loves Raymond or Frank Costanza of Seinfeld, although to a lesser degree.
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