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      Season 1 – Complete Savages

      2004 Comedy List
      45% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 75% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Firefighter and single father Nick Savage has trouble hanging on to housekeepers. No surprise there, since he's raising five boys who don't do much of anything around the house. Nick does his best to corral his brood, but he's not above living up to his surname either. Read More Read Less
      Complete Savages — Season 1

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      Its cast is up to the task of making its gross-out sensibilities enjoyable, but mundane sitcom plotting sinks Complete Savages.

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      Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 2004 Pilot Another housekeeper quits, and while the boys vote for a cute new replacement, Nick decides the boys need to learn how to take care of themselves. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 1, 2004 Tutoring Studious Sam is failing a class, and when his siblings find out that it's gym, he becomes the butt of everyone's jokes. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 2004 Almost Men in Uniform The boys use Nick's firefighter uniforms to garner gratitude from their neighbors who give them free stuff. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 15, 2004 Nick Kicks Butt Nick finds a pack of cigarettes in the house, forcing him to confront the boys and his own habit of smoking cigars. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 22, 2004 Car Jack Jack finally gets the money and parental consent he needs to get a car of his own, but when he comes home with a motorcycle instead, Nick makes the boys watch a highway safety video. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 2004 Free Lily The Savage boys try to decide on their annual Halloween prank, and inspiration strikes when Chris has to dissect a frog in class. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 5, 2004 For Whom the Cell Tolls Jack encourages Sam to go to the mall to meet a new girl, but the girl he winds up with prefers her cell phone to him. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 12, 2004 Carnival Knowledge The boys have different reasons for wanting to visit the carnival when it comes to town; T.J. has a hard time convincing Nick that the dog really did eat his homework. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 19, 2004 My Two Sons The boys decide it is time for Nick to meet a woman and try to set him up through the Internet. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 26, 2004 Thanksgiving With the Savages Nick and Jimmy are called to a fire, so the boys decide to surprise them by making the holiday dinner on their own. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 3, 2004 The Man Without a Ball The boys hit their dad's championship ball into the yard of an ornery neighbor who refuses to give it back. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 10, 2004 Voodude Kyle is attracted to Josie but fears having a girlfriend will threaten his masculinity; T.J. and the boys build a destructo-boggan to knock all the inner tubes off the slopes this year. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 17, 2004 Savage XXX-mas The three older boys get more than they bargained for when they get jobs at a lingerie store in order to buy Christmas gifts for their girlfriends. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 14, 2005 Save a Dance for Me Chris is thrilled when the hottest girl in school (Haylie Duff) asks him to the Backward Dance, until he realizes he will actually have to dance with her. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 21, 2005 Teen Things I Hate About You In an effort to get the boys out of the house on Saturday nights, Nick encourages the city to open a teen center, but the plan backfires when he is given the task of supervising it. Details Episode 16 Aired May 27, 2005 Saving Old Lady Riley The boys administer their own version of CPR, complete with bicycle pump and plunger, on Old Lady Riley when she has a heart attack on their doorstep. Details Episode 17 Aired Jun 3, 2005 Crimes and Mini-Wieners Their principal makes Kyle, Chris and Sam serve lunch in the school cafeteria as punishment for starting a food fight. Details Episode 18 Aired Jun 10, 2005 Bad Reception Nick and the boys skip Angela's grandmother's birthday party in favor of watching the Super Bowl, but when their cable goes out, they must join the party after all. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 17, 2005 The Complete Savages In ... Hot Water A sudden windfall allows Nick and Jimmy to buy a hot tub, and when the boys ignore rules for use, they find themselves in serious hot water. Details

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      Linda Stasi New York Post "Complete Savages" is unfortunately yet another formulaic sitcom with what sounds like yet another out of control laugh track. Rated: 2/4 Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Tom Shales Washington Post The boys in the cast are talented and distinctive, and make their grossness funny, which isn't easy. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel Complete Savages is a standard TGIF show played broadly by a band of merry pranksters. The new sitcoms this season are so pitiful that standard could be considered a high compliment. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review People Staff People Magazine The opener offers a few laughs, as Dad refuses to hire a new housekeeper and the boys become bigger slobs than usual. But it won't be long before this show desperately needs a civilizing female presence. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel The new ABC series is aggressively and proudly stupid, populated by cliched types more than fleshed out characters. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Complete Savages is the sitcom for you, if you think trash, garbage, maggots and vermin are funny. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Rams R Awesome série ! i love it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 19 single season episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious show with an excellent cast. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Season Info

      Director
      Shelley Jensen, Mel Gibson, Julie Thacker-Scully, Daniel Stern, Gary Halvorson, Robby Benson
      Executive Producer
      Mike Scully, Julie Thacker-Scully, Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey
      Screenwriter
      Brian Scully, Adam Lorenzo, Steven Molara, Tom Gammill, Lissa Levin, Julie Thacker-Scully, Donick Cary, Andrew Gordon, Steven Molaro, Mike Scully
      Network
      ABC
      Rating
      TV-PG (L)
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 24, 2004