Series Description

The Ed TV show was a 60 minute comedy series on NBC about a big city lawyer whose wife left him (for the mailman) and he also lost his job at about the same time! He then moved back to his hometown to be near friends, family, and others who were supportive during his troubling times. He bought the town's bowling alley, opened a law office, and proceded to try his best to earn the love of the girl he was crazy about in high school.

Ed Cast

Thomas Cavanagh .... Ed Stevens
Julie Bowen .... Carol Vessey
Josh Randall .... Dr. Mike Burton
Jana Marie Hupp .... Nancy Burton
Lesley Boone .... Molly Hudson
Michael Ian Black .... Phil Stubbs
Rachel Cronin .... Shirley Pifko
Justin Long .... Warren Cheswick
Mike Starr .... Kenny Sandusky (2000-2002)
Michael Genadry .... Mark Vanacore (2001-2004) (Plus previous guest roles)
Ginnifer Goodwin .... Diane Snyder (2001-2004) (Plus previous guest roles)
Daryl Mitchell .... Eli Goggins (2002-2004)

Ed Trivia:

The producers, cast, and crew can take some real pride in the fact that the Ed TV show survived its first season despite some amazing competition in its time slot on Sunday nights from 8:00 to 9:00PM! ABC was airing the final hour of "The Wonderful World of Disney", CBS was broadcasting "Touched by an Angel", and FOX was running "The Simpsons" and "Malcolm in the Middle"!

Julie Bowen didn't stay unemployed very long after the Ed TV show went off the air! She almost immediately moved into a co-starring role as "Denise Bauer" on the series "Boston Legal".

Justin Long was the victim of one of Ashton Kutcher and crew's practical jokes on the sixth season of Ashton's MTV series titled, "Punk'd". Actor Josh Randall played the role of Dr. Mike Burton on the Ed TV show. Josh Randall was also the main character's name (played by Steve McQueen) on the 1958 series, "Wanted: Dead or Alive".