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American TV series or program
Mr. Box Office
is an American
sitcom
that debuted in first-run
syndication
in the
United States
on September 22, 2012. The show was created by
Byron Allen
and produced by his production company
Entertainment Studios
.
Plot
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The series centers on movie star Marcus Jackson (
Bill Bellamy
), who ends up getting sentenced to
community service
after engaging in an altercation with a
paparazzi
, forcing Marcus to put his film career on hold. Due to the fact that he has a
teacher's license
(since he originally aspired to work as a teacher), the judge presiding in his case orders him to serve a six-month stint as a teacher for underprivileged high school kids in
South Los Angeles
. As a result, Marcus has to deal with his agent Bobby Gold (
Jon Lovitz
), constantly trying to get him back into film. However, he discovers that Marcus has decided to remain working at the school, and help improve his students. Marcus also deals with the mishaps of his best friends and roommates Tony (
Tony T. Roberts
) and Jamal (Alex Thomas).
Cast
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Main cast
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Recurring cast
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Special guest cast
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Episodes
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Production
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Mr. Box Office
is primarily syndicated to
stations
affiliated with
The CW
and
MyNetworkTV
and to
independent stations
for broadcast in weekend primetime timeslots. The series was originally slated to produce a total of 104 episodes, borrowing a similarly-formatted episode order as several sitcoms produced and distributed by
Debmar-Mercury
, such as
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
and
Anger Management
, in which the vast majority of the episodes would be produced in one season.
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The series, which was sold as part of a two-hour comedy block with
The First Family
, was initially picked up by stations owned by
Tribune Broadcasting
,
Weigel Broadcasting
and
CBS Television Stations
. By May 2012, the program had been sold to stations covering approximately 85% of all U.S. markets.
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Production of the series slowed after the first 28 episodes aired. The series produced less than five new episodes per year in 2014 and 2015.
Syndication
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On April 4, 2013,
Centric
acquired the
cable
syndication rights to all past and future episodes of
The First Family
, along with
Mr. Box Office
, with both series expected to begin airing on the channel starting April 19, 2013.
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In
Canada
, the series aired on
M3
and formerly aired on
Comedy Gold
. The show also airs on
TheGrio
in the United States.
References
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Bill Bellamy, Jon Lovitz, Vivica A. Fox to Star in Syndicated Sitcom
,
The Hollywood Reporter
, September 7, 2012.
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Comedy Series Starring Bill Bellamy Eying 100-Episode Order, Fall Launch
,
Deadline Hollywood
, May 3, 2012.
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Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Clears Syndicated Sitcom Block For Fall ’12 Launch
,
Deadline Hollywood
, May 21, 2012.
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BET Networks Acquires Sitcoms 'The First Family' and 'Mr. Box Office'; Series to Air on Centric
,
TV by the Numbers
, April 4, 2013.
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