Wendell and Vinnie
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jay Kogen |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Mauli B Mateo Laboriel |
| Opening theme | “Never Felt So Good” |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Jay Kogen Aaron Kaplan Co-executive producers: Steve Skrovan Susan Beavers |
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| Location(s) |
Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, California |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Passable Entertainment Kapital Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | February 16 – September 22, 2013 |
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| Website | |
Wendell & Vinnie is an American sitcom television mini-series that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 16, 2013 and ran until September 22, 2013. The series stars Jerry Trainor and Buddy Handleson. The first official promo for the show was released on December 21, 2012.
On August 15, 2013, Nickelodeon cancelled Wendell & Vinnie after one season and the remaining six episodes began airing on August 18, 2013.
After Cartoon Network began programming shows with a TV-PG rating, Nickelodeon started development on TV shows that were more 18+-oriented than their regular programming. Writing and filming of Wendell & Vinnie began in late 2011/early 2012 at Warner Brothers Studios, and the show had its first official promotion on December 21, 2012. It premiered on February 16, 2013.
Vinnie is the owner of a pop culture memorabilia store and lives in Los Angeles without a care in the world. After his nephew's parents suddenly die six months before the setting of the show, Vinnie finds himself as the legal guardian of his wise-beyond-his-years nephew, Wendell. With a little help from Vinnie's sister, Wilma, and his next-door neighbor, Taryn, Vinnie gets the hang of being a parent. At the same time, Wendell finds himself trying to keep his immature uncle under control.
The series was canceled by Nickelodeon on August 15, 2013.
Vinnie wants to teach Wendell to love baseball, but dislikes how Wendell likes the Yankees.
Vinnie meets up with an old friend the toad, who attempts to get them tickets to Vinnie's hero Jack White. Meanwhile, Wilma takes care of Wendell.
Wendell asks Vinnie for help convincing the PTA to build a school garden, and Vinnie soon discovers PTA politics. Vinnie and Wilma help him fulfil his dream.
Wendell & Vinnie received some negative reviews. Common Sense Media gave the show 2 out of 5 stars saying "Lackluster sitcom has mixed messages about parenting."
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