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Guys Next Door | |
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Genre | Sketch comedy |
Created by | Deborah McKay |
Developed by | Deborah McKay Vince Manze |
Written by | Deborah McKay Steve Mackal Tom Burkhard |
Directed by | Jon Ezrine Dominic Orlando Rick Squire |
Starring | Patrick J. Dancy Eddie Garcia Bobby Leslie Damon Sharpe Chris Wolf |
Voices of | Corey Burton |
Theme music composer |
Charlie Midnight Dan Hartman |
Opening theme | "(We're The) Guys Next Door" |
Composers | David Shapiro Howie Hersh |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Vince Manze Deb Leibling |
Producer | Deborah McKay |
Production location | NBC Studios, Burbank, California |
Editor | Lynne Lussier |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | NBC Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | 27 August 1990 16 February 1991 | –
Guys Next Door is an American sketch comedy television series aired on NBC in the 1990–1991 season as part of its Saturday morning lineup. [1] It featured a boy band performing comedy sketches and spoofs, as a combination of New Kids on the Block with The Monkees. [2] The show starred Patrick J. Dancy, Eddie Garcia, Bobby Leslie, Damon Sharpe, and Chris Wolf. Several music videos were created for the individual episodes; they were produced by Joseph Sassone and directed by Dominic Orlando.
As a band, the group was signed to SBK Records and released a self-titled album, which spawned a single titled "I've Been Waiting for You". The single peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on February 23, 1991. [3]
While Wolf and Leslie dropped out of the public eye after the show ended, Dancy and Garcia are still active as actors. Sharpe is currently a music producer and songwriter who has worked with such artists as Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Anastacia, Kelly Rowland, Big Time Rush, New Boyz, and Monica. [4]
The series sparked criticism by parents, teachers, and media experts due to airing a targeted program for young adult audiences on Saturday mornings that was since attended to be a marathon for children, causing the series to be cancelled after one season. [5] Prior to its cancellation in 1991, then-President George H. W. Bush signed a deal to require educational content on NBC by the Children's Television Act, [6] which became a downfall for the network and completely eliminating children’s programming in Summer 1992. [7]