One Big Happy (TV series)

This article is about the television program. For the comic strip, see One Big Happy (comic strip).

One Big Happy
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Liz Feldman
Starring	Elisha Cuthbert Nick Zano Kelly Brook Rebecca Corry Chris Williams Brandon Mychal Smith
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ellen DeGeneres Jeff Kleeman Liz Feldman Scott Ellis
Producer(s)	Jay Kleckner
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Visualized, Inc. A Very Good Production Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	March 17 (2015-03-17) – April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
External links
Website

One Big Happy is a television sitcom produced by Ellen DeGeneres starring Elisha Cuthbert, Nick Zano and Kelly Brook, about a gay woman, Lizzy, who is pregnant with her best friend Luke's baby, while he is in love with another woman, Prudence. The show was created by Liz Feldman, and it premiered on March 17, 2015. Six episodes were ordered by NBC. The series was canceled after one season.

Cast

• Elisha Cuthbert as Lizzy
• Nick Zano as Luke
• Kelly Brook as Prudence
• Rebecca Corry as Leisha
• Chris Williams as Roy
• Brandon Mychal Smith as Marcus

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Scott Ellis	Liz Feldman	March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)	276080	5.47
Best friends Lizzy and Luke's plans to have a baby together are suddenly derailed when Luke meets British woman Prudence. Luke marries Prudence on their second date so that she can stay in the country but then Lizzy reveals that her pregnancy attempt has been a success.
2	"Out of the Closet"	David Trainer	Liz Feldman & Sara Hess	March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)	4X6902	3.79
While the trio attempt to adjust to their new living arrangements, Prudence's attempt to help Lizzy move on from an old girlfriend result in Lizzy going on another date with her ex, while Luke is uncomfortable about Prudence's old puppets.
3	"Crushing It"	Linda Mendoza	Peter Blake & Liz Feldman & Sara Hess	March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)	4X6904	3.82
Lizzy scores a date with a woman she has been crushing on at her local gym, but the relationship is abruptly halted when the woman is revealed to be a nurse working for Lizzy's gynecologist; meanwhile, Prudence feels dejected when she realizes that there is no clear term for her role in Luke and Lizzy's developing family.
4	"Flight Risk"	Shelley Jensen	Nastaran Dibai	April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)	4X6903	3.57
Luke's concerns that Prudence may get bored with him result in him alienating Lizzy and pushing himself too hard on various risky stunts.
5	"A Tale of Two Hubbies"	Katy Garretson	Gregg Mettler	April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)	4X6905	3.76
Prudence, Lizzy and Luke head to Vegas and learn that the marriage wasn't legal. Lizzy decides to help them have a new wedding. However they learn that Prudence was married to Martin (Steve Valentine) in England and despite her signing divorce papers, he didn't.
6	"Wedlocked"	Shelley Jensen	Liz Feldman	April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)	4X6906	3.08
Luke disappears after learning about Prudence being married in England. While Lizzy tries to console Prudence and fix the situation, Luke hits the bars with Marcus.

Reception

One Big Happy received generally negative reviews from critics. At Metacritic (which assigns a weighted mean—out of 100—based on reviews from mainstream critics) the show received a weighted mean score of 37 from 21 reviews.

External links

• One Big Happy at IMDb