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Twenty Good Years

TV·2006–2006·1 season, 13 episodes·NBC·Comedy·24m·Created by Michael J. Leeson, Marsh McCall

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Twenty Good Years is a short-lived American sitcom created by Michael J. Leeson and Marsh McCall, and starring John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor as mismatched friends—impulsive surgeon John Mason and widower judge Jeffrey Pyne—who decide to live life to the fullest after realizing they only have 'twenty good years' left. Thirteen episodes were produced, with an NBC premiere of October 11, 2006; however, due to low ratings, it was canceled after only four episodes and replaced by a block of specials. The unaired episodes have never been released, and only the pilot can be found online.

Cast

John LithgowJohn LithgowJohn MasonJeffrey TamborJeffrey TamborJeffrey PyneHeather BurnsHeather BurnsStella MasonJake SandvigJake SandvigHugh Pyne

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes2006Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01PilotOctober 11, 2006—John and Jeffrey are complete opposites who can only agree on one thing – they only have twenty good years left to live. In spite of the dif
  2. S01E02Big LoveOctober 18, 2006—John and Jeffrey go to a rock music club. To their surprise, the club’s sexy owner flirts with them and invites them to an afterparty. The d
  3. S01E03The Elbow IncidentOctober 25, 2006—When Jeffrey injured his elbow in a basketball game against two youngsters, he refuses to let John operate as he's afraid of hospitals. This
  4. S01E04Jeffrey's ChoiceNovember 1, 2006—John doesn't like when Jeffrey's ex-girlfriend Gina arrives. He's afraid it will ruin the plans he has for him and Jeffrey.
  5. S01E05Between Brock and a Hard Place—When Jeffrey and John's neighbor Brock Manley invites them to apply for membership in The Magellan Adventure Club, an exclusive, all-male cl
  6. S01E06They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?—As they prepare for Thanksgiving, Jeffrey struggles to teach Hugh how to make the perfect pie and John makes plans to hunt for his turkey di
  7. S01E07The Bong Show—When Jeffrey accidentally buys a bong—thinking it is a vase—John sneaks it into the background of a formal photo being taken of Jeffrey to b
  8. S01E08Foil Me Once / Sorry, Wrong Ship—
  9. S01E09Adventure Club / Murder, He Thought—
  10. S01E10The Crying Game—When John’s date accuses him of being unemotional, John pretends to cry but she sees through it. Meanwhile, Jeffrey cooks in a smoky kitchen
  11. S01E11Remember the Alimony—When John’s ex-wife Kate announces her new engagement, John is ecstatic because he won’t be paying alimony anymore. However, Jeffrey suspect
  12. S01E12Come Fly with Me—Jeffrey finds the woman that he wants to spend the rest of his life with and, as always, John’s not happy about it. Feeling rejected, John g
  13. S01E13John's Old Lady—Jeffrey notices that John’s constant bickering with their attractive middle-aged neighbor is just thinly-veiled flirtation. Meanwhile, a sex

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