M.Y.O.B. (TV series)

M.Y.O.B.
Also known asMind Your Own Business
GenreSitcom
Created byDon Roos
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4 (9 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJune 6 (2000-06-06) –
June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)

M.Y.O.B. (also known as Mind Your Own Business)[1] is an American sitcom starring Katharine Towne and Lauren Graham. The series premiered on NBC on June 6 and ended on June 27, 2000.[2] Eight episodes were produced, but only four were aired by NBC. It was effectively burned off when The WB picked up Gilmore Girls to series the month before, which would star Graham.

Cast and characters

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Main

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  • Katharine Towne as Riley Veatch, a teen runaway from Akron, Ohio, who is searching for her birth mother
  • Colin Mortensen as A.J. Swartz
  • Lauren Graham as Opal Marie Brown, Riley's aunt and the assistant principal at Gossett High School
  • Paul Fitzgerald as Mitch Levitt
  • Amanda Detmer as Lisa Overbeck

Recurring

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Guest Stars

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Production

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The pilot episode, filmed in early 1999, stars Nicki Aycox, with Elizabeth Perkins as the aunt.[3]

Episodes

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The first two episodes of the series are registered with the United States Copyright Office.[4]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
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1"The Bad Seed"Bryan GordonDon RoosJune 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)63501
2"Boys in the Band"Bryan GordonAnn DonahueJune 13, 2000 (2000-06-13)63502
3"French Connection"Victoria HochbergJimmy Aleck & Jim KeilyJune 20, 2000 (2000-06-20)63503
4"Basic Instinct"Stephen CraggMarc DubeJune 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)63504
5"The Paper Chase"TBDTBDUnaired (Unaired)63505
6"Coming to America"TBDTBDUnaired (Unaired)63506
7"Out of Africa"TBDTBDUnaired (Unaired)TBA
8"Arms Akimbo"TBDTBDUnaired (Unaired)TBA

References

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  1. ^ Don Roos, Ann Donahue (2000). M.Y.O.B (TV drama episode, Opening sequence). USA: NBC.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Howard (June 6, 2000). "Edgy Humor Shows Promise in NBC's Uneven 'M.Y.O.B.'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  3. ^ Flynn, Gillian (April 9, 1999). "Family Ties". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  4. ^ From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "MYOB"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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