"Cougar Town" Returns With More Mischief And Less Prowl
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Courteney Cox returns as Jules Cobb in "Cougar Town" on ABC (Bob D'Amico/ABC)
ABC’s "Cougar Town" is here for its second season, already filled with the same things that keep its faithful viewers watching.
A quirky cast of characters whose love for each other and everyday antics give the show its heart. The laughter onscreen is infectious, and you find yourself going along with each crazy scheme or bet, thanks to witty writing.
This season opens with the crew sitting around Jules Cobb’s living room drinking wine and playing a “drinking game.” The game is Grayson’s invention, and all you have to do is combine two movie titles with similar words in it and then describe it to someone; then someone guesses the title. Such combinations like "Garfield-of Dreams" and "The Blue La-Goonies" draw laughs of the har-har-har variety. Typical wordplay for this crafty show!
Jules and Grayson are continuing their “Grayson-ship” as they jokingly refer to their relationship; Travis is headed off to college soon; Bobby still lives on his boat in a parking lot with his dog Travis; Ellie and Andy are still the go-to neighbors; and Laurie is still dating Smith and always cooking up mischief. It seems like no time has elapsed between the finale and the premiere. Everyone besides Bobby is in a committed relationship and no one is out there dating and trying to find love like last season. Everyone feels more settled, but that certainly does not mean boring or predictable for this show.
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox’s former "Friends" co-star and real-life close friend appears as a surprising guest star. Aniston plays Jules’ new shrink, who is a real nut-case. Jules hounds her therapist, Glen, throughout the show making her answer questions to settle arguments and ends up stalking her around. This leads to a hilarious confrontation where Glen ends up asking Jules not to come see her anymore for sessions and Jules exclaims “you’re firing me?”
The boys are also back at it: this time their latest project is protecting a bench with Jules’ real estate firm’s advertisement on it, which features a large picture of her face. Andy realizes that someone is graffiting her face and vows to stake out the spot to see who the vandal is. He gets Bobby, who brings along dog Travis and Grayson to help out. During their stakeout, they fall asleep since they now have a “siesta time” and WHAM! The bench has been vandalized. Later, Bobby admits to Grayson that he is the one drawing on Jules’ face since he still has a hard time adjusting to the fact that Grayson is dating Jules now.
This season looks as if it will be full of all the oddball jokes and silly situations that make this show hilarious. There will probably be a lot less cougar-ing, except for the small section of each episode where that infamous cougar, Barb, pops up and sexual innuendos fly.
Make sure to check it out, Wednesday nights, at 9:30 p.m. (following "Modern Family") on ABC.
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