Listen Up!
Listen Up!
TV ShowEnded

Listen Up!

6.2 / 10
2004
1 season
22 episodes
Comedy

Listen Up! is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 20, 2004 until April 25, 2005. The sitcom was based loosely on the life and exploits of the popular sportswriter and sports-media personality Tony Kornheiser. Its principal executive producer was Jason Alexander, who was also the lead actor. Despite decent-to-good ratings, the show was canceled by CBS on May 18, 2005; "rising production costs" was the major reason officially given for the cancellation.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    20-09-200430m

    Tony tries to relate to his teenage daughter, who is embarrassed by his exuberance and out-of-date clothes.

  • Ep 2

    2.Hammer Time

    27-09-200430m

    When Megan breaks her curfew, Tony's reprimand goes practically unnoticed so he decides to take advice from Bernie, who suggests using ""tough love"" with his daughter. However, wh...

  • Ep 3

    3.Grandmaster of the Wolfhunt

    04-10-200430m

    Bernie proves to be more popular than Tony when they are both asked to speak at Megan and Mickey's school assembly.

  • Ep 4

    4.Cool Jerk

    11-10-200430m

    Bernie's mechanic insists Tony borrow Dennis Rodman's Hummer when his car is in the shop. When Tony's car is ready he puts off giving Rodman his car back. Tony quickly learns it i...

  • Ep 5

    5.Quest For Fire

    18-10-200430m

    Tony follows Bernie's advice and plans a romantic evening for his wife, but Dana doesn't respond to his overtures. Meanwhile, focus groups from Tony's talk show reveal that he's a...

  • Ep 6

    6.Mickey Swallows a Bee

    25-10-200430m

    When Mickey swallows a bee during a golf competition and is taken to the hospital, he becomes enamored with the medical profession. Tony is ecstatic that his son is considering bec...

  • Ep 7

    7.The Gift of the Ton-i

    08-11-200430m

    When Tony tells his wife that his dad's birthday is coming up, she implies that he couldn't find him a good gift. Offended, Tony takes the challenge. He decides to make an appear...

  • Ep 8

    8.Sweet Charity

    15-11-200430m

    When Megan's cell phone bill is too high, Tony encourages her to do charity work so she can learn to care for people other than herself. But when Tony discovers that the charity or...

  • Ep 9

    9.Thanksgiving

    22-11-200430m

    When Bernie and Tony secretly watch a football game on which they've placed a large bet in order to hide their gambling from Bernie's mother, she finds out and wonders what kind of...

  • Ep 10

    10.Mickey Without A Cause

    29-11-200430m

    When Mickey loses interest in school and golf, Tony searches for the source of his son's malcontent. After learning that Megan and Mickey found an illegal substance in the pocket o...

  • Ep 11

    11.Enemy at the Gates

    13-12-200430m

    Tony encourages Megan to take an interest in Mickey's golf tournament, but is upset when she becomes enamored with Mickey's competitor. When Tony forbids Megan to see the boy, she...

  • Ep 12

    12.Tony the Tiger

    03-01-200530m

    Tony tries to overcome his life-long cowardice by standing up to a smoking bully at a restaurant. When Tony asks a large man at a neighboring table to extinguish his cigarette, the...

  • Ep 13

    13.Snub Thy Neighbor

    17-01-200530m

    Tony's policy of not talking to his new neighbor backfires when he and Dana discover they have not been invited to a neighborhood party. Meanwhile, Mickey is dating a girl, Rebecca...

  • Ep 14

    14.Weekend With Bernie

    31-01-200530m

    When Dana goes out of town to supervise a monkey transfer from the Chicago Zoo, Tony invites Bernie to recuperate from his knee surgery and enjoy a weekend of relaxation at their h...

  • Ep 15

    15.Inky Dinky Don't

    07-02-200530m

    Dana tries to ward off her feelings of middle-age by getting a tattoo. When Tony expresses his disapproval, Dana vows to remove the tattoo if Tony can lose ten pounds. Meanwhile, M...

  • Ep 16

    16.Colon-Oopscopy

    14-02-200530m

    When Tony learns that he needs surgery, he is terrified, but not as scared as when he discovers that his new physician, Dr. Swerling, used to date his wife. With visions of Dr. Swe...

  • Ep 17

    17.Tony Whine-Man

    21-02-200530m

    After running into the man who used to relentlessly bully him as a child at summer camp, Tony decides to arrange a camp reunion where he can prove to his fellow campers once and fo...

  • Ep 18

    18.Couch Potato

    07-03-200530m

    When Megan's soccer coach Mitch leaves, Bernie graciously offers to step in and lead the team. Tony feels like a bad father when Bernie has better luck getting through to Megan as...

  • Ep 19

    19.Waiting for Kleinman

    21-03-200530m

    Megan is thrilled to get the part of Gretel in the local community theater until the director asks Tony to play Hansel, figuring his ""celebrity"" status will boost audience attend...

  • Ep 20

    20.Check Mates

    11-04-200530m

    The Kleinmans are thrilled when their neighbors, Andrew and Jane, agree to give Dana a large donation for the construction of a petting zoo. However, Tony ends up in hot water when...

  • Ep 21

    21.Ebony and Irony

    18-04-200530m

    When Mickey starts hanging out with Bernie's niece, Erika, Tony invites them to the studio to show them off to his colleagues and prove how liberal he is. When Bernie accuses Tony...

  • Ep 22

    22.Last Vegas

    25-04-200530m

    When Tony and Bernie go to Las Vegas to promote their show, Tony anticipates a fun ""guys' weekend"" with Bernie, until Dana suggests she and the kids come along to spend their 20t...

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