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The Bill Engvall Show on TBS Premieres Tuesday, July 17 at 9/8c
Hello TV Guide fans. Bill Engvall here, and I am thrilled to tell you about my new show on TBS. It premieres July 17th. Some of you may know me from my first album, Here’s Your Sign; The Blue Collar Comedy Tour; or my latest DVD, 15° off Cool.
I know a lot of you are like me and are family people. And one of the things that I feel has been missing from television is the lack of family viewing. Well worry no more my friends. The Bill Engvall Show is just the medicine that the doctor ordered. It’s is about a family that lives in Lewisville, Colorado. I play a family therapist who gives no-nonsense advice to his patients, but then has difficulty in applying the same principles to his own family. In the show, I have three children and a wife, played by the extremely talented and beautiful Nancy Travis. Now you know Nancy from things like So I Married an Axe Murderer, Becker and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. On my show her name is Susan, and she is the one that keeps everything moving and keeps me in line. Our children are Lauren, who is played by Jennifer Lawrence; Trent, our middle son played by Graham Patrick Martin; and Bryan, our youngest played by Skyler Gisondo.
The show is based loosely on my act. I have always been a family guy and came from a family that loved each other. My biggest disappointment in sitcoms is that the kids are always way too smart-alecky, the wife too overbearing and the dad too meek. When TBS came to me about doing this show I said that I wanted to do a show that the whole family could watch. I wanted a show about a family that you really believes loves each other, so that when everything else fails, they still have each other.
In our show we achieve that, and believe it or not, this is actually a normal family. We deal with the same type of issues that every American family would deal with, such as dating, curfews, birthdays, money issues and so on. I have always felt that these types of things were overlooked by other sitcoms, in lieu of some huge subject. That is not the way life works. Some of the funniest things come from everyday life. I firmly believe that if you will watch this show, you will find yourself sitting there saying “Hey, that happened to us!”
The thing that has given me the most success in my stand-up career is the ability to connect with the average American. Why? Because actually I am the average American, and that is what I am going to bring to this show. I am honored to have TBS as a partner in this venture. They have stepped up and said, “We are bringing family back to television.”
As I said earlier, we premiere on July 17th, and I hope that you will become a fan of the Pearson Family. We will make you laugh and maybe even make you tear up a little. I am so proud of this cast and the writers because they have captured the essence of what I have wanted to do since I was a little boy.
I will be writing a blog about the show each week and will give you some insight as to what goes on in the taping of a show and some of the backstage pranks.
I hope that you will get on the internet and read about The Bill Engvall Show and tell your friends about it. Lets bring family back to television together. I will never forget that if it wasn’t for fans like you, I would not have the shot to do this. I am eternally grateful for all your support over the years and thank you for allowing me to do what I love. Don’t forget, The Bill Engvall Show on TBS premiering July 17th on a television near you.
As always,
Bill Engvall
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Jun 29, 2007 11:07 AM
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Sounds great, Bill. I'll be there.
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Jun 29, 2007 3:34 PM
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My husband and I recently listened one of your CDs, which I gave him as a gift for Christmas last year. We had tears running down our faces because we were laughing so hard. We'd both love to watch a "family" show sans smart-aleck kids, a stupid dad/husband, and a long-suffering mom/wife who merely puts up with all of them. I've been a Nancy Travis fan for a long time, and am looking forward to watching your show.
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Jun 29, 2007 3:51 PM
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Bill, my teenage son and I are champing at the bit to get a chance to watch this new show. Seeing you on TV has been a family thing for years. We know we'll never be bored when you're on our screen.
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Jun 29, 2007 6:26 PM
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I was so excited when I saw your blog! I hadn't heard about this.
I'm in - will get you scheduled on a weekly basis!
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Jun 29, 2007 10:13 PM
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I'm intrigued!!! Love love love Bill Engvall and will set DVR. 
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Jun 29, 2007 10:20 PM
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My biggest disappointment in sitcoms is that the kids are always way too smart-alecky, the wife too overbearing and the dad too meek.
I agree with that for the most part, most sitcom families are like that, not something I need my kids to see. They get enough mouth going to school.
I look forward to checking out your show, good luck!
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Jun 30, 2007 7:42 AM
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I will have to get "cable" to get your show, but it will be worth the investment!
Too bad the non cable televsion can't follow the lead of TBS.
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Jul 2, 2007 7:17 AM
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I saw Bill Engvall perform for the first time in 1995 in Reno, Nevada. I have never laughed so hard at any comedian in my life - he is fabulous! Since then, I've seen him pretty much every time he's been in town, and have had the same reaction. My 10-year-old son has pretty much the entire "Dorkfish" and "Now That's Awesome" CDs memorized and will pull Engvall-isms out randomly. We are SO looking forward to this show. I hope that it will be completely successful.
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Jul 17, 2007 1:57 PM
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loved the first episode and can't wait to see more. It was nice to see a teenager decide to do good (the daughter) even if her reasons weren't the same as her parents. Not to mention showing that teen boys aren't only raging on testosterone, they can be insecure too!
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Jul 19, 2007 12:38 PM
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