''Halfway Home'' is an American

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series that aired on Comedy Central in the

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of 2007. After airing 10 episodes, on June 20, 2007 costar

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confirmed that the show had ended.Regan's Weblog: Moving on
/ref> On its official website, ''Halfway Home'' is described as an "

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half-hour show featuring the daily exploits of five

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living together in a residential rehab facility" (the fictional Crenshaw Halfway House, in

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Characters

* Carly Barzac (played by

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) is an ex-convict for

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. She has a bad relationship with her parents (they screen her calls), and had to hire actors to pretend to be her parents on Parents' Day.''Halfway Parent's Day'' She has set the world record for pogo-sticking.''Halfway Impotent'' Carly's years of drug use have severely hindered her cognitive abilities, leaving her ditzy and, according to an online intelligence test, "mildly retarded." When she goes sober her IQ skyrockets; this led to her gaining the highest score ever on the GED test in the state of California. Unfortunately, this also leaves her irritable and violent, to the point where giving her more pot becomes the only option. *Kenny Carlyle (played by

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) is the house supervisor. He is the stereotypical sensitive counselor who enforces the rules, while being known to break them on occasion. He has "no formal training regarding rehabilitation or psychology."''Kenny's Blog: To Beg, Borrow, or Steal''
ComedyCentral.com He has apparently been working at the Crenshaw Halfway House for fifteen years.
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', ComedyCentral.com Kenny hopes to pursue a musical career but lacks the talent.''Halfway New Guy'' *Serenity Johnson (played by

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) is an ex-convict for

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. She is very aggressive and hostile, threatening other housemates with violence, no matter what terms she is on with them. She has a troubled relationship with her mother, a

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.''Halfway Parent's Day'' She had aspirations of fame when she was interviewed for a television show, only to later discover the show was "America's Stupidest Criminals."''Halfway High School'' * Eulogio Pla (played by Oscar Nunez) was convicted for

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; his prison file describes him as "

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sex to get what he wants." He comes from a very long line of prostitutes and is the only one in the family to have been arrested, a fact his father is deeply ashamed of.''Halfway Parent's Day'' Eulogio seems to have some skills as a beautician. He fixes Carly's hair after Alan burns half of it off and, also, gives Del's delinquent nephew, Hubble a near-complete makeover.''Halfway Scared'' *Alan Shepard (played by

) is an ex-convict for

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, described as "the house narc who has an "uncontrollable obsession with fire". Alan married a woman after she lied and told him she was pregnant (she didn't become pregnant until two years after they had been married). They have five daughters, though according to him his "relationship with all of them is somewhat stressed at the moment, but you try living in a house with 6 females, all of whom constantly put you down as a man. Always belittling everything about you, including the size of your penis. I hate when they visit."''Alan's Blog: All Things Burn''
ComedyCentral.com Stemming from his wildly intolerant father, Shepard has been shown to have many bigoted beliefs, once stating, "I normally don't have anything against the gays and the dark skinned peoples of the world, but I don't want to live with them. And by live with them, I mean share the same zip code.".''Halfway Parent's Day'' At times, though, he will try to get along with the other housemates, to varying degrees of success. He considers Kenny to be his best friend and thinks of himself as Kenny's second in command. *Sebastian "C-Bass" Yates (played by Jordan Black) is an ex-convict for

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. A computer hacker and a Muslim described as a "wanna-be

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who's really just a rich kid from Calabasas." He comes from a wealthy family and misses being in the Accelerated Computer Sciences program at Pepperdine University in Malibu. He is prejudiced against whites and sees himself as fighting for black rights (though he complains more than taking any action). He is on the rape list at prison''Halfway Hot'' and was suspected of being a virgin upon entering prison.''Halfway Scared''

Episodes

Episodes are listed in the order of the date they aired, which does not necessarily coincide with the order in which they were produced (as indicated by the production codes listed).

References

External links

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