"The Help" (2004) TV series

Directors:

Gerry Cohen
Ron Leavitt

Writers:

Matt Leavitt (writer) (2004)
Ron Leavitt (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Maria was on her way to becoming a beautician when her mother's illness forced the 22 year-old to come home to care for her...

Cast

Camille Guaty	...	Maria - Maid / ... (7 episodes, 2004)
Al Santos	...	Ollie, the Chauffeur (7 episodes, 2004)
Brenda Strong	...	Arlene Ridgeway, the Rich Lady (7 episodes, 2004)
Mindy Cohn	...	Maggie, the Cook (7 episodes, 2004)
Marika Dominczyk	...	Anna, the Nanny (7 episodes, 2004)
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Dwayne, the Trainer (7 episodes, 2004)
Tori Spelling	...	Molly the Dog Walker (7 episodes, 2004)
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Veronica Ridgeway, The Pop Star Daughter / ... (6 episodes, 2004)
Esther Scott	...	Doris (6 episodes, 2004)
Jack Axelrod	...	Grandpa Eddie (5 episodes, 2004)
David Faustino	...	Adam Ridgeway (5 episodes, 2004)
Megan Fox	...	Cassandra Ridgeway (3 episodes, 2004)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Original Productions

Quotes:

Dwayne, the Trainer: You know she didn't want to stay with Dwayne. The sexual tension must be too much for her. It makes sense. Even I can't keep my hands off Dwayne.

IMHO, the worst show on TV

I was actually surprised that some people actually liked it. I'm not going to cut down those people 'cause everything is subjective, but I just thought that there was nothing to like about it except for the cleavage and if you don't like that, then there's nothing. I decided after watching the 3rd episode (for the cleavage) that it's best to watch this show with the mute on. I agree with the person that said that the characters are annoying. None of them are likeable, except for maybe Mindy Cohn's "the Cook". But the sad thing is that I find NONE of the jokes funny at all. I don't even crack a smile during 98% of each episode (most of that is rolling my eyes) and the other 2% is, at most, a chuckle. A sitcom that is not funny is not a comedy, it's a tragedy and it just makes you bored and annoyed. I'm gonna say the fault of this show lies solely on the writing. The actors and everyone else do the best with what they have but you can't make unfunny writing funny, no matter how good you may be. Of the actors I've seen before, I've seen them all do better elsewhere. David Faustino doesn't get to do anything but grunt so how can anyone say he's a good or bad actor from this? They give him nothing. But, it's a paycheck for the actors and good for them. I just think they all deserve work better than this. Like I said before though, to each his own 'cause some people obviously do find it funny. What really bugs me is that Wonderfalls is off the air and this show is still on. The world is topsy turvy.