''You Again?'' is an American

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television series that aired for two seasons on

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from February 27, 1986, to January 7, 1987. It was based on the British show ''

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Synopsis

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stars as Henry Willows, a man still embittered from his

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ten years earlier, who had made no effort to see his son Matt ( John Stamos) during that time. Henry had become fairly comfortable with his life as a supermarket manager and was not really looking to make major changes to it when Matt arrived looking to stay with his father, whom he hardly knew anymore. Matt was an ill-mannered but quite attractive youth who was very popular with the girls. He drove the gruff Henry almost over the edge, but of course in the end familial ties conquered all differences in sitcom tradition.

Cast

Main cast

as Henry Willows * John Stamos as Matt Willows * Elizabeth Bennett as Enid Thompkins *

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as Pam * Barbara Rhoades as Maggie Davis

Guest cast

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* Richard Kline *

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* David Wohl

Production

Development

The show was based on the British show ''

'', which was still in production at the same time.

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actress Elizabeth Bennett played housekeeper "Enid Thompson" in the British version and "Enid Tompkins" in the US version simultaneously, so she was a frequent commuter from

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during the time in which ''You Again?'' was in production.

Episode list

Season 1 (1986)

Season 2 (1986–87)

Reception

Ratings

''You Again?'' did not achieve the same level of hit status of ''Home to Roost'' in the UK, with many viewers finding it difficult to accept the 64-year-old Klugman as the father of 23-year-old Stamos. Nonetheless, the show finished at #19 in its first season's ratings, ahead of other, longer-running shows such as ''

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'' and '' The Facts of Life'' and strong enough for NBC to renew it for a second season. It ran for just under a year, occupying four different time slots in the process, prior to its cancellation. Less than a year after ''You Again?'' went off the air, John Stamos began appearing on the long-running sitcom ''

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''.

References

*Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''

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External links

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