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Accidentally on Purpose

Accidentally on Purpose

She's With Child, And Pregnant Too.

20095.81 Season18 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A newspaper film critic, Billie is a single woman who finds herself "accidentally" pregnant after a one-night stand with a much younger guy, and decides to keep the baby... and the guy.

Created by Claudia Lonow
Written by Mary F. Pols
NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Jenna Elfman

Jenna Elfman

Billie

Jon Foster

Jon Foster

Zack

Ashley Jensen

Ashley Jensen

Olivia

Grant Show

Grant Show

James

Nicolas Wright

Nicolas Wright

Davis

Lennon Parham

Lennon Parham

Abby

Pooch Hall

Pooch Hall

Ryan

Themes & Keywords

san francisco, californiaroommatespregnancyunwanted pregnancysitcom

About Accidentally on Purpose

Accidentally on Purpose is a comedy series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of san francisco, california, roommates, pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, sitcom. Created by Claudia Lonow, it stars Jenna Elfman, Jon Foster, Ashley Jensen. A newspaper film critic, Billie is a single woman who finds herself "accidentally" pregnant after a one-night stand with a much younger guy, and decides to keep the baby... and the guy.

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