''Go Fish'' 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 ...

television series that aired on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

'Go Fish' is like summer love / New NBC sitcom is too good to last
- SFGate.com from June 19 to July 3, 2001. The series was created by

Adam Herz Adam Herz (born September 10, 1972) is an American screenwriter and producer. He founded the production company Terra Firma Films in 2003 with a first-look deal at Universal Studios. Herz was born in New York City and raised in East Grand Rapi ...

(a screenwriter for the ''American'' Pie film series), developed by

Pam Brady Pam Brady is an American writer and television producer, best known for her work with '' South Park'' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Career Pam Brady first met Parker, Stone and Jason McHugh while working under Brian Graden at the Fox ...

(a consultant writer for '' South Park'') and starred

Kieran Culkin Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. The brother of actors Macaulay and Rory, he began his career as a child actor in the films ''Home Alone'' (1990), ''Father of the Bride'' (1991)'', The Mighty'' (1998), and ''Th ...

in his first regular role in a television series. A total of five episodes were produced, leaving one of those five unaired.

Premise

Andy Troutner (nicknamed "Fish") (

) is beginning his first year of high school at Westlake High. Joining him are his two best friends Henry Krakowski (Kyle Sabihy), the so-called wise one of the group and Hazard (

Taylor Handley Taylor Laurence Handley (born June 1, 1984) is an American actor. Early years Handley was born in Santa Barbara, California. He attended Santa Monica City College. Career In 1998, Handley played Rory Buck in the movie ''Jack Frost''. In 20 ...

), whose personality is defined by his name. His older brother Pete (

Will Friedle Will Friedle () (born August 11, 1976) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Eric Matthews on the ABC sitcom ''Boy Meets World'' (1993–2000). In animation, he voices Terry McGinnis / Batman on ''Batman Beyond'' (1 ...

) is a recent college graduate who gets a job at Fish's school. Rounding out the people in Fish's school are Ernie Hopkins (

Andy Dick Andrew Roane Dick (born Andrew Thomlinson; December 21, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and television and film producer. Known professionally as a comic, his first regular television role was on the short-lived but influential ...

), their overdramatic drama teacher, Laura Eastwood (

Kristin Lehman Kristin Lehman (born May 3, 1972) is a Canadian actress and dancer known for her roles in the television series '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'', ''Judging Amy'', and '' The Killing''. From 2013 to 2016, she starred as Detective Angie Flynn in the ...

), their attractive English teacher and Jess Riley (Katherine Ellis), a beautiful girl that Fish has affections for. His home life consisted of his not so smart brain surgeon dad ( Joe Flaherty) and his homemaker mother (

Molly Cheek Molly Cheek (born March 2, 1950) is an American actress. A Connecticut College graduate she worked in ‘dinner-theater productions and summer stock’ before finding television and film work. Cheek is best known for her roles in the televisio ...

). Future stars Adam Brody and

Joanna Garcia JoAnna García Swisher (''née'' García; born August 10, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sam in '' Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1994–96), Vicki Appleby in '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), and Cheyenne Hart-M ...

made guest appearances.

Cast

as Andy "Fish" Troutner *

as Pete Troutner * Kyle Sabihy as Henry "Krak" Krakowski *

as Hazard *

as Laura Eastwood * Joe Flaherty as Dr. Frank Troutner *

as Annie Troutner *

as Ernie Hopkins * Katherine Ellis as Jess Riley

Episodes

References

External links

* *{{epguides, id=GoFish, title=Go Fish 2000s American high school television series 2000s American teen sitcoms 2001 American television series debuts 2001 American television series endings English-language television shows NBC original programming Television series about teenagers Television series by ABC Studios Television shows set in Los Angeles