''Townies'' is an American

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...

that aired on

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from September to December 1996. Created by

Matthew Carlson Matthew Carlson (birth name Matt James Carlson; born February 10, 1951) is an American television producer and writer. He is best known for his work on the series ''Malcolm in the Middle'' and ''The Wonder Years''. He was nominated for two Pri ...

, the series stars

Molly Ringwald Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. She was cast in her first major role as Molly in the NBC sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' (1979–80) after a casting director saw her playing an or ...

, Jenna Elfman, and

Lauren Graham Lauren Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Lorelai Gilmore on The WB/ CW television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), for which she received nominations for Screen Actors Guild ...

Synopsis

Set in

Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester () is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 29,729 at the 2020 U.S. Census. An important center of the fishing industry and a ...

, ''Townies'' follows the lives of three 20-something lifelong friends who work in a restaurant together.

Cast

as Carrie Donovan * Jenna Elfman as Shannon Canotis *

as Denise Garibaldi Callahan *

Ron Livingston Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for playing Peter Gibbons in the 1999 film ''Office Space'' and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the 2001 miniseries '' Band of Brothers.'' Livingston's other roles include ...

as Curt Pettiglio * Billy Burr as Ryan Callahan * Dion Anderson as Mike Donovan *

Conchata Ferrell Conchata Galen Ferrell (March 28, 1943October 12, 2020) was an American actress. Although she was a regular cast member of five TV sitcoms, she was best known for playing Berta the housekeeper for all 12 seasons of ''Two and a Half Men''. For he ...

as Marge *

Lee Garlington Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. Early life Garlington was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. She spent her teenage years in Wilmington, Delaware. Career She has guest starred in a number of notable television s ...

as Kathy Donovan *

Joseph D. Reitman Joseph David Reitman (born May 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer, director, and writer. Early life Joe Reitman grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, and majored in theatre at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, in order to pursu ...

as Jesse *

Jeff Doucette Jeffrey Doucette (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor. Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the second of eight children born to Elizabeth (Betty Andres) and William (Bill) Doucette. Jeffrey attended Marquette Universit ...

as Steve

Episodes

External links

''Townies'' @ Carsey-Werner.net (en)

Carsey-Werner - ''Townies''
* * 1996 American television series debuts 1996 American television series endings 1990s American sitcoms 1990s American workplace comedy television series American Broadcasting Company original programming English-language television shows Television series by Carsey-Werner Productions Television shows set in Massachusetts {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub