"Kath & Kim" (2008) TV series

Writers:

Jane Turner (written by) (episode) &
Gina Riley (written by) (episode)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

U.S. version of the hit Australian comedy about a dysfunctional mother and daughter relationship.

Plot Keywords:

Dating | Mother Daughter Relationship | Bitch | TV Series Pilot | Based On TV Series

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Selma Blair	...	Kim Day (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Molly Shannon	...	Kath Day (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Michael Higgins	...	Phil Knight (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mikey Day	...	Craig Baker (16 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Directed by
Jason Ensler		(6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Randall Einhorn		(3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Roger Kumble		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Writing credits
Michelle Nader		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Gina Riley		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jane Turner		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Wil Calhoun		(6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Liz Astrof		(5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dana Klein		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Produced by
Patrick Kienlen	....	producer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Rick McKenna	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michelle Nader	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Gina Riley	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Benjamin Silverman	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jane Turner	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sean Veder	....	associate producer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Teri Weinberg	....	executive producer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
James L. Thompson III	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Original Music by
Adam Cohen		(11 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Robert Wood		(11 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Cinematography by
Byron Shah		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Film Editing by
Ryan Case		(7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sandra Montiel		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Adam Weiss		(3 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting by
Collin Daniel		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Brett Greenstein		(17 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Production Design by
Dawn Snyder		(1 episode, 2008)

Series Art Direction by
Lisa Vasconcellos		(3 episodes, 2008)

Series Set Decoration by
Daryn-Reid Goodall		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume Design by
Jessica Replansky		(11 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Makeup Department
Raissa Patton	....	department head hair stylist (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Marylin Lee	....	additional makeup artist / makeup artist (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stephanie L. Massie	....	key makeup artist (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dionne Smith	....	makeup department head (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Beate Eisele	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Helen Marray-Finlay	....	additional makeup artist (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Nelson	....	first assistant director (7 episodes, 2008)
M.C. 'Max' Berryhill	....	second assistant director / second second assistant director (4 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Department
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nic Harvey	....	art department coordinator / art department production assistant (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
G. Lynn Maughan	....	construction foreman (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Chris J. Champagne	....	buyer / set dresser (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stephanie L. Ryan	....	art department production assistant (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Justin Gavejian	....	set dresser (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
John A. Gomez	....	leadman (8 episodes, 2008)
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker (6 episodes, 2008)
Timothy Oakley	....	set graphics (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Charles Cann	....	property (5 episodes, 2008)
Juliane Crump	....	graphic designer / art department coordinator (3 episodes, 2008)
Benjamin Gauvain Hoste	....	art department production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Jason Whetzell	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
John W. Cook II	....	sound re-recording mixer (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Johanna Turner	....	sound effects editor (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ryan Young	....	adr mixer (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jon Ailetcher	....	production sound mixer (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Fred Johnston	....	utility sound (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Knox White	....	boom operator (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mike Anderson	....	sound utility (6 episodes, 2008)
Lee Orloff	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 2008)
Brian Robinson	....	boom operator (5 episodes, 2008)
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer (3 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Stunts
Shawn Crowder	....	stunt coordinator / utility stunts (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Gayle Sherman	....	stunt double (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt driver (2 episodes, 2008)
Erik Solky	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Forand	....	chief lighting technician (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
James M. Sterba	....	camera operator: "b" camera (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Richard W. Botchlet	....	set lighting technician (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Erik Gonzales	....	assistant chief lighting technician (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
A.J. Taylor	....	set lighting technician (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Danny Vincent	....	set lighting technician (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Richard Avalon	....	first assistant camera (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sharla Cipicchio	....	second assistant camera (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ethan McDonald	....	first assistant camera (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Adam L. Taylor	....	still photographer (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Josh Medak	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2008)
Hernan Michael Otaño	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Casting Department
Sherie Hernandez	....	casting assistant (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kendra Shay Clark	....	casting associate (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Katja Blichfeld	....	casting coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kari Kurto	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nigel Boyd	....	key costumer (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lexi Cuesta	....	set costumer (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Carrie Grace	....	set costumer (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mina Amirzai	....	additional set costumer (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres	....	additional costumer / set costumer (3 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Editorial Department
Lizzy Calhoun	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2008)
Bethany Orlemann	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Music Department
Jonathan Mason Christiansen	....	music coordinator (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lodge Worster	....	music editor (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jason Alexander	....	music supervisor (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Rudy Chung	....	music supervisor (11 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Other crew
Rain Kanikula	....	second assistant accountant (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jeff Crandall	....	assistant location manager (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Scott Thomas Towler	....	assistant to executive producer/writer (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jose F. Barbosa	....	production assistant (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kristen Boulé	....	set production assistant (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Marne Braun	....	office production assistant (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Tracy Zigler	....	script supervisor (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Shayna Margolis	....	post production assistant (8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Dian Van Patten	....	stand-in: Molly Shannon / stand-in: Selma Blair (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Steven S. Lee	....	key assistant location manager (2 episodes, 2008)
Kristin Trabucco	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2008)
Alex Rinks	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2009)
Robbie Simons	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• NBC Universal Television
• Reveille Productions
• Riley Turner Productions
• Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Distributors

• NBC Universal Television Distribution (2007) (USA) (TV)
• TV2 (2009) (Hungary) (TV)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• VisionsMCP  extras casting

Also Known As:

Kath & Kim: The American Series (Australia)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

Molly Shannon is only 8 years older than her on-screen daughter Selma Blair.

Quotes:

Craig Baker: Okay Kimmy I want you to meet someone and I think shes going to make you a lot happier
[calls to Ginger]
Craig Baker: Ginger! Come on Ginger!
Kim Day: [disgusted] Eww you know I hate dogs!
Craig Baker: Wait - You say you hate everything, Kim, that's why it's hard to know what you really hate. Baby I did this for us your not going to be my best friend so I got Ginger.It was your moms idea, she sid
[imitating Kath]
Craig Baker: Craig get a dog
Kath Day: I did not say that!

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Kath & Kim" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Filthy/Gorgeous (Remix)

OK, but not as good as the Aussie version.

Me being from Australia and loving the series, I wasn't expecting much from the American version of Kath and Kim but I thought I'd watch the first episode to see if it was really that bad.

Well,whats there to say. Its nothing special.Selma Blair is OK as Kim and actually had a few good lines, Molly Shannon is not a good Kath though. The good thing about Jane Turner's Kath is that when she speaks with all her funny accents (such as when she says Yumor or Noice) it sounds like its just the natural way that she speaks, but when Shannon has a go at the accent, its clear that she is acting and trying to be the same as Turner. And the show really misses Sharon or some one else to give us something to laugh about, because the Kal and Craig characters in this version are really not funny.

So far only the first episode has aired and it is clearly not up to the standards of the Aussie version, although if it was a stand alone television show with a different name, not being compared to the Aussie version it would perhaps be viewed as being a little bit better. But if there is nothing else to do on a Sunday night (or Thursday night in America) then you cant do much harm in watching it, or better put on some of the Aussie version if you've got it.