''The Princes of Malibu'' is an American

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series which premiered on

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on July 10, 2005. There were six episodes broadcast; the first two aired on Fox, and the remaining four aired on

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. It starred

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and

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Synopsis

The series followed

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and

, the adult sons of Olympic champion

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and former

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Linda Thompson. On permanent vacation, the brothers lived with Linda and her husband,

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, in Foster's Malibu estate. Linda spoiled the boys, treated them as though they could do no wrong, while Foster wanted the "freeloaders" to get jobs and straighten their lives out. With their friend

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, the boys got themselves into various hijinks.

Production

The future of the series was thrown into doubt on July 11, 2005 when Thompson filed for divorce from Foster the day after the show premiered. Fox canceled the series after airing only two episodes. The remaining episodes were aired on

. It has since been featured on

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in the UK, and

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in Canada. ''The Princes of Malibu: The Complete Series'' was released on

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in July 2008. On December 20, 2016, GRB Entertainment made the show available for streaming on

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. Brody Jenner and Pratt became regulars on

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's '' The Hills''. In 2009, Jenner starred in his own reality show, ''

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''. Brody and Brandon occasionally appeared on their once-stepmother Kris Jenner's reality show, ''

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''.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Princes Of Malibu, The 2005 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings 2000s American reality television series English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Television shows related to the Kardashian–Jenner family Television shows set in Malibu, California Television series by GRB Entertainment