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Out of Practice

TV·2005–2006·CBS·Comedy·30m·7.5·Created by Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd

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Out Of Practice is a comedy about a family of physicians who share the same profession but have little else in common. Ben Barnes is an earnest young couples' counselor whose family doesn't consider him to be a "real" doctor because he doesn't have "M.D." after his name. They're the real doctors: Ben's brother, Oliver is good-looking, self-centered and a plastic surgeon who enjoys dating the prettiest women in town, some of whom he helped make that way; and his sister Regina is an E.R. doctor who's hooked on the non-stop action there. Their divorcing parents are Stewart, a gastroenterologist who is glad to be free from the reins of his controlling wife, and Lydia, a driven, status conscious cardiologist whose career eclipsed her ex's years ago. But despite their lofty credentials, Ben might be the best prescription for the future of this family.

Cast

Christopher GorhamChristopher GorhamBenjamin BarnesTy BurrellTy BurrellOliver BarnesPaula MarshallPaula MarshallRegina BarnesHenry WinklerHenry WinklerStewart BarnesStockard ChanningStockard ChanningLydia BarnesJennifer TillyJennifer TillyCrystal

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