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Surviving Jack

Surviving Jack

20147.31 Season8 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A boy becomes a man, and a man becomes a father, in a time before coming of age was something you could Google.

Created by Bill Lawrence
NetworksFOX

Top Cast

Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

Dr. Jack Dunlevy

Rachael Harris

Rachael Harris

Joanne Dunlevy

C

Connor Buckley

Frankie Dunlevy

Claudia Lee

Claudia Lee

Rachel Dunlevy

Kevin Hernandez

Kevin Hernandez

George

Tyler Foden

Tyler Foden

Mikey

M

Mell Bowser

Craig

Themes & Keywords

californiastay-at-home dadfamilysitcom1990s

About Surviving Jack

Surviving Jack is a comedy series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of california, stay-at-home dad, family, sitcom, 1990s. Created by Bill Lawrence, it stars Christopher Meloni, Rachael Harris, Connor Buckley. A boy becomes a man, and a man becomes a father, in a time before coming of age was something you could Google.

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