The Bill Engvall Show


The Bill Engvall Show is a sitcom which ran on TBS from July 17, 2007 to September 5, 2009. The series starred comedian Bill Engvall and was written and created by Engvall and Michael Leeson. The series was canceled on September 25, 2009.
Set in suburban Louisville, Colorado, Engvall played a family counselor called Bill Pearson who cannot always understand his own family. Nancy Travis co-starred as his wife and Tim Meadows played his best friend. The Pearson children were portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence, Graham Patrick Martin, and Skyler Gisondo.

Plot

The show focuses on parenting issues like allowance controversies, driver's licenses, parking tickets and larger issues like raising responsible children. The Pearsons also try to keep the spark alive in their marriage and balance work with family life.
Teenage daughter Lauren is the oldest child, a high-school girl dealing with classes and dating. Trent is the middle child, dim but affable. Bryan is the youngest and the "brainiac" of the family.
Bill works in the same building as his closest friend, Paul Dufrayne. Paul is a hair-replacement specialist who is treated like part of the Pearson family.

Characters

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2007)

Season 2 (2008)

Season 3 (2009)

International broadcasters

The first season of The Bill Engvall Show was released on DVD on May 20, 2008. Bonus features include an overview of the show, a set tour, interviews with the cast and an "Ask Bill" segment. Beginning January 22, 2013, Warner Archive released seasons 2 & 3 together in one set, completing the series on DVD.