Listen Up

2004 - 2005 TV-PG 30m 5.7

Tiny, O-shaped Tony Kleinman and his mate, former professional jock Bernie Widman, still a popular womanizer, co-present a TV talk show in Philadelphia, mainly devoted to sports and athletes of all disciplines. Tony compensates his size by...

Tiny, O-shaped Tony Kleinman and his mate, former professional jock Bernie Widman, still a popular womanizer, co-present a TV talk show in Philadelphia, mainly devoted to sports and athletes of all disciplines. Tony compensates his size by a big mouth, often cleverly phrasing but alas almost as often too quickly yapping, as all too often he only talks himself into more trouble, especially at home, where he faces a well-meaning wife, who happens to be 'always right' more often then a man can stand, especially as she isn't often really wrong, and a tomboy daughter driving anyone to despair, mouthier then him, devious, as assertive and selfish as only spoiled teenage girls can be, and convinced poor devoted dad is the scum of the earth, too embarrassing to take any notice of if it can be helped, and she can get away with an awful lot. Tony's firstborn, Mickey, is a darling boy, and a gifted golfer, but as meek as a lamb, as ambitious as a clam and as assertive as a punching ball: the absolute anti-macho, whose greatest joy is to please people, out of the goodness of his heart.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 20, 2004

Former sports commentator Tony Kleinman is the comical star-half of a TV-life...

Episode 2 Hammer Time

2. Hammer Time

Aired: Sep 27, 2004

Tony's manhood is threatened from all sides. At work, studio boss Paul wants ...

Episode 4 Cool Jerk

4. Cool Jerk

Aired: Oct 11, 2004

When his studio has a camera problem, Tony drives home and persuades Dana to ...

Episode 5 Quest for Fire

5. Quest for Fire

Aired: Oct 18, 2004

Tony fears that Dana is no longer interested in him as a man, so he takes Ber...

Episode 6 Mickey Swallows a Bee

6. Mickey Swallows a Bee

Aired: Oct 25, 2004

When ever-gentle son Mickey literally swallows a bee, he and dad Tony decide ...

Episode 7 The Gift of the Ton-I

7. The Gift of the Ton-I

Aired: Nov 8, 2004

Sick and tired of his wife outclassing him with cooler gifts Tony bets that h...

Episode 8 Sweet Charity

8. Sweet Charity

Aired: Nov 15, 2004

When Tony sees Megan's enormous cell-phone bill, he has enough of her selfish...

Episode 9 Thanksgiving

9. Thanksgiving

Aired: Nov 22, 2004

Bernie's widowed mother Pamela Widmer is a bossy know-it-all who lives alone ...

Episode 11 Enemy at the Gates

11. Enemy at the Gates

Aired: Dec 13, 2004

All Tony's over-enthusiastic hopes were on sweet son Mickey's amateur finale ...

Episode 12 Tony the Tiger

12. Tony the Tiger

Aired: Jan 3, 2005

When the Kleinmans enjoy a rare family restaurant night, Dana makes Tony ask ...

Episode 13 Snub Thy Neighbor

13. Snub Thy Neighbor

Aired: Jan 17, 2005

When ever-docile Mikey follows his girlfriend Rebecca to Gettysburg, five hou...

Episode 14 Weekend with Bernie

14. Weekend with Bernie

Aired: Jan 31, 2005

While Dana is away for the transfer of a monkey to the zoo from Chicago, but ...

Episode 15 Inky Dinky Don't

15. Inky Dinky Don't

Aired: Feb 7, 2005

When construction workers whistle at Tony and Dana, not for her looks but as ...

Episode 16 Colon-oopscopy

16. Colon-oopscopy

Aired: Feb 14, 2005

When Bernie has an insurance-required colonoscopy (a miniature camera on a tu...

Episode 17 Tony Whine-Man

17. Tony Whine-Man

Aired: Feb 21, 2005

Tony is upset when Dana invites to dinner a man who used to bully Tony when h...

Episode 18 Couch Potato

18. Couch Potato

Aired: Mar 7, 2005

Megan's amateur girls' soccer team's coach Mitch tells Tony that his endless ...

Episode 19 Waiting for Kleinman

19. Waiting for Kleinman

Aired: Mar 21, 2005

Megan is thrilled to get the part of Gretel in the local community theater un...

Episode 20 Check Mates

20. Check Mates

Aired: Apr 11, 2005

To his own surprise and Dana's delight, while taking out the trash Tony charm...

Episode 21 Ebony and Irony

21. Ebony and Irony

Aired: Apr 18, 2005

When Bernie brings to the studio his visiting cousin Erika, he asks Tony to i...

Episode 22 Last Vegas

22. Last Vegas

Aired: Apr 25, 2005

The TV station sends Tony and Bernie on a promotion trip to Las Vegas, but si...

Info about Listen Up

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Genres: Comedy, Sport