Oh, Grow Up is a sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1999. Created by Alan Ball, who would later go on to win an Academy Award for writing American Beauty and also create the hit HBO series Six Feet Under, the show was based on his 1991 one-act stage play Bachelor Holiday, written before he found success as a television writer. Thirteen episodes in full were produced, but the series was cancelled after only eleven of them had aired.
Norris gets jealous after attending the art gallery of a college rival who used to copy Norris, and has now risen to fame. Rather than admit to his former classmate that he's nowhere near as successful, Norris lies about his prospects. Suzanne backs up Norris' story by pretending to be his agent -- and is holding a private showing of his work to prove it. But a blizzard strikes the day of the exhibit, making the turnout less than Norris anticipated, as only the art critic manages to show. Meanwhile, Chloe begins dating a rock star, and Ford can't come to an agreement on a property split with Suzanne, causing him to refuse to sign the divorce papers. Or is there another reason...?
Ford dumps Sal after he gets cold feet in the relationship. Sal misplaces his anger at Ford and fires Hunter. Meanwhile, when Norris sets his sights on Jane but doesn't know how to get her to like him, Suzanne converts him into a bad-boy type -- which doesn't have quite the intended effect.
The gang's big cookout goes down in flames when Norris's new gal serves up some hot dish about one of his roomies. Meanwhile, Suzanne gets steamed when she realizes how unhip she really is, and Ford feels the heat when he steps up to the grill for the first time.
As Julie heads home for the holidays, Hunter struggles with the revelation that he's not Chloe's real father. Meanwhile, Ford and Suzanne endure the big day with their respective families; and Norris's new telephone job gives psychic friends a bad name. 9Part 2 of 2)
Chloe's mom pays an unexpected Thanksgiving visit and is shocked to learn Chloe's made contact with Hunter. (Part 1 of 2)
Hunter ends up on the other side of his sexism when Ford's overbearing boss (Kari Coleman) snags him as her trophy date for a colleague's big party. Meanwhile, Norris hits a creative block after his new girlfriend makes him too happy.
Hunter throws a surprise birthday party for Chloe, who refuses to let her errant dad have his cake and eat hers, too. Meanwhile, Suzanne helps Norris fulfill a dream when she hires him to babysit a nightmarish artist.
Halloween fiend Hunter drags a bored Ford to a gay bar; a horror flick has Norris running scared to find Chloe at an underground party.
Ford's competitive streak comes out when he tricks an untrained Hunter into running a marathon with him. Meanwhile, Suzanne looks for clues that her ex-husband ever cared about her and finds some surprising evidence.
War breaks out in the house when Ford starts to take over and Norris feels replaced. Meanwhile, Suzanne and Chloe reveal a little too much on a hidden video TV show.
Ford fouls out at the dating game when the guys set him up with the only other men they know—or think—are gay. Meanwhile, Suzanne tries to save a trapped mouse that she and Ford considered a pet during their marriage.
Hunter's past comes back to haunt him when he realizes that he and Chloe's roommate have met "and more" before. Meanwhile, Ford takes a foray into cross-dressing to save Suzanne's job; and Norris gets the shaft from a client who stiffs him on a painting job.
Hunter is reunited with the 18-year-old daughter he never knew he had, while Ford deals with his revamped sexual orientation and his shell-shocked wife.
Oh, Grow Up is a sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1999. Created by Alan Ball, who would later go on to win an Academy Award for writing American Beauty and also create the hit HBO series Six Feet Under, the show was based on his 1991 one-act stage play Bachelor Holiday, written before he found success as a television writer. Thirteen episodes in full were produced, but the series was cancelled after only eleven of them had aired.
Stephen Dunham , David Alan Basche , John Ducey
Alan Ball
Fox Television Studios , The Greenblatt Janollari Studio
as Hunter Franklin
as Norris Michelsky
