''Easy Money'' is an American

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television series that aired on

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from October 5, 2008 to August 16, 2009. The series was created by Diane Frolov and

Andrew Schneider Andrew Schneider is an American screenwriter and television producer, whose credits include writing for ''The Sopranos'', ''Northern Exposure'', '' The Incredible Hulk'' and '' Alien Nation''. He frequently co-writes episodes with his wife, Dia ...

. The show—along with '' Valentine'', '' Surviving Suburbia'', and '' In Harm's Way''—are shows programmed by Media Rights Capital (MRC), an independent producer of television programming. The Sunday night block (5pm–10pm) was sold to the producers on a leased-time basis from

after the network had no ratings success with the night. Production of the series was put on hold in mid-October and was expected to resume within four to six weeks. Two weeks later, MRC decided to cancel both ''Easy Money'' and ''Valentine''. On November 20, 2008,

announced that it was ending its Sunday Night agreement with MRC, removing the current shows and programming the night itself. On July 6, 2009,

announced that beginning July 26, the series would begin burning off the remaining episodes Sundays at 7 p.m.

Plot

28-year-old Morgan Buffkin (Hephner) finds himself in charge of Prestige Payday Loans, his eccentric family's enormously successful short-term loan business. Any doubts Morgan has about running his family's business are quickly replaced by dealing with family business. Morgan's brother Cooper (Ferguson) insists on driving a silver-plated Hummer, Morgan's sister Brandy (Lowes) has questionable morals, he suspects that his mother (Metcalfe) and father (Searcy) are not being completely honest with him about his relation to the family, and every so often, part-time detective Barry (Reinhold) drops in.

Cast

Laurie Metcalf Laura Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen, she has received various accolades throughout a career spanning more than four d ...

as Bobette Buffkin *

Nick Searcy Nicholas Alan Searcy (born March 7, 1959) is an American character actor best known for portraying Chief Deputy United States Marshal Art Mullen on FX's '' Justified''. He also had a major role in the Tom Hanks–produced miniseries ''From the ...

as Roy Buffkin *

Marsha Thomason Marsha Lisa Thomason Sykes (born 19 January 1976) is an English actress who is best known for playing Sara Evers in Disney's ''The Haunted Mansion'', Nessa Holt in the first two seasons of the NBC series ''Las Vegas'', Naomi Dorrit on the ABC ...

as Julia Miller *

Jeff Hephner Jeffrey Hephner is an American actor, best known for the role of Jeff Clarke, first on the NBC television series '' Chicago Fire'' and then on its sister show, '' Chicago Med''. On film, he co-starred with Jennifer Garner in the action thrill ...

as Morgan Buffkin * Jay R. Ferguson as Cooper Buffkin * Katie Lowes as Brandy Buffkin *

Judge Reinhold Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who is best known for his work in Hollywood films during the 1980s. He has starred in several popular films such as '' Stripes'' (1981), '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High' ...

as Barry

International syndication

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has aired the complete series.

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aired all 8 episodes in 2009.

Episodes

References

External links

Official website
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