"Clubhouse" (2004) TV series 2004-2005

Creator:

Daniel Cerone

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

26 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

Life can be as big as your dreams.

Plot:

A teenage boy lives out his biggest dream as the batboy for a major league baseball team.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Batboy | New York City | Single Mother | Teen

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jeremy Sumpter	...	Pete Young (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dean Cain	...	Conrad Dean (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dan Byrd	...	Mike Dougherty (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kirsten Storms	...	Betsy Young (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Mare Winningham	...	Lynne Young (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Lou Russo (11 episodes, 2004-2005)
John Ortiz	...	Carlos Tavares (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
J.D. Pardo	...	Jose Marquez (10 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michael Jai White	...	Ellis Hayes (9 episodes, 2004-2005)
Gabriel Salvador	...	Chris Pontecorvo (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
Kevin G. Schmidt	...	Brad Saminski (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tony Ervolina	...	Bobby / ... (5 episodes, 2004-2005)
Leah Pipes	...	Jessie (5 episodes, 2004-2005)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) | 60 min (11 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Dodger Stadium - 1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Chávez Ravine, Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Icon Entertainment International

Trivia:

After reading the pilot script The Major League Baseball Corporation and The New York Yankees team declined a request for a cooperative licensing arrangement that would have allowed the series to use established team names and locations. "There were particular elements we weren't comfortable being associated with," MLB spokesman Carmine Tiso said. This necessitated the creation of fictional leagues, teams, and stadiums. The show was also forced after filming the pilot to quickly abandon the pinstripes on the Empire uniforms as they were too similar to the Yankees. The pinstripes were even digitally erased from promos for the series premiere.

Quotes:

Lou Russo: [about the players] Bunch of nancy boys, probably use the money for online shoe shopping.

Soundtrack:

Our Lives

Better than a lot of stuff out there - especially reality TV

This show has a few clichés and a few over the top, Dawson's Creek-like moments (a 16-year-old talking about way back when life made sense?), but overall it seems like a decent show. Most of the characters seem very real, and the story seemed to move along well in the pilot - ending with a good lesson in the end. I just hope every episode doesn't turn out to be life-altering like the first, that would just be too much drama for this vehicle. Jeremy Sumpter does an excellent job as a teenager with a passion for baseball, I believe a lot of us could relate to his awe and sometimes tunnel vision for the team that he always wanted to a part of.