''Life with Roger'' 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 created by Howard Adler and Robert Griffard, that aired on

The WB The WB Television Network (for Warner Bros., or the "Frog Network", for its former mascot, Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network launched on terrestrial television, broadcast television on January 11, 1995, as a joint venture be ...

from September 8, 1996 to March 30, 1997, as part of its 1996–97 schedule.

Synopsis

''Life with Roger'' starred

Mike O'Malley Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor, writer and producer. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show '' Nickelodeon Guts'' before moving to Los Angeles later ...

as Roger Hoyt, a formerly

suicidal Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and subs ...

homeless young man dissuaded from jumping off of a bridge by Jason Fuller ( Maurice Godin), a man whose car had coincidentally broken down on the bridge just before Roger could complete his planned jump. Jason, a medical doctor, talks Roger out of going through with his suicide plan, and Roger repairs his car. They eventually become roommates when Roger talks Jason out of marrying his fiancėe, and typical sitcom mayhem ensues.

Hallie Todd Hallie Todd (born January 7, 1962) is an American actress. She played Penny Waters on ''Brothers,''Jo McGuire on ''Lizzie McGuire,'' and Rhoda Markowitz, Dennis Stanton's assistant, on ''Murder, She Wrote''. She also made guest-starring appearan ...

co-starred as Jason's sister, Lanie Clark, and

Meredith Scott Lynn Meredith Scott Lynn (born March 8, 1970) is an American actress, producer, and director, best known as Anne in ‘’Days of Our Lives’’ (2012-2017). Early life Lynn's mother is a former teacher. Lynn attended the High School of Perform ...

played Myra, Jason's former fiancėe. The series premiered on September 8, 1996, airing twenty episodes, before being canceled in March 1997 due to low ratings.

Cast

as Roger Hoyt * Maurice Godin as Jason Fuller *

as Lanie Clark *

as Myra * Heather Paige Kent as Kate

Episodes

References

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* * 1990s American sitcoms 1996 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings English-language television shows Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios The WB original programming Television shows set in New York City Latino sitcoms {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub