Twenty Good Years

2006 - 2006

Pilot

11th October 2006

Episode 1

John and Jeffrey are complete opposites who can only agree on one thing – they only have twenty good years left to live. In spite of the differences between the two, they vow to live each day as if it were their last – without looking back and without any regrets.

Big Love

18th October 2006

Episode 2

John and Jeffrey go to a rock music club. To their surprise, the club’s sexy owner flirts with them and invites them to an afterparty. The duo end up dating her at the same time and she offers a challenge that may be too much to handle.

The Elbow Incident

25th October 2006

Episode 3

When Jeffrey injured his elbow in a basketball game against two youngsters, he refuses to let John operate as he's afraid of hospitals. This doesn't sit well with John because he wants a rematch.

Jeffrey's Choice

1st November 2006

Episode 4

John doesn't like when Jeffrey's ex-girlfriend Gina arrives. He's afraid it will ruin the plans he has for him and Jeffrey.

Between Brock and a Hard Place

Episode 5

When Jeffrey and John's neighbor Brock Manley invites them to apply for membership in The Magellan Adventure Club, an exclusive, all-male club, it leads the two friends into an initiation process they didn't bargain for.

They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?

Episode 6

As they prepare for Thanksgiving, Jeffrey struggles to teach Hugh how to make the perfect pie and John makes plans to hunt for his turkey dinner. Meanwhile, John finds out about Stella's relationship with the doctor hired to replace him.

The Bong Show

Episode 7

When Jeffrey accidentally buys a bong—thinking it is a vase—John sneaks it into the background of a formal photo being taken of Jeffrey to be hung in the courthouse in honor of twenty years of service as a judge.

Foil Me Once / Sorry, Wrong Ship

Episode 8

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Adventure Club / Murder, He Thought

Episode 9

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The Crying Game

Episode 10

When John’s date accuses him of being unemotional, John pretends to cry but she sees through it. Meanwhile, Jeffrey cooks in a smoky kitchen because his building manager always ignores his pleas to fix the broken vent and a stuck window.

Remember the Alimony

Episode 11

When John’s ex-wife Kate announces her new engagement, John is ecstatic because he won’t be paying alimony anymore. However, Jeffrey suspects that Kate’s fiancé is gay after admitting that he’s ‘living a lie’.

Come Fly with Me

Episode 12

Jeffrey finds the woman that he wants to spend the rest of his life with and, as always, John’s not happy about it. Feeling rejected, John goes to Las Vegas and returns the next day with a new wife, a Korean blackjack dealer.

John's Old Lady

Episode 13

Jeffrey notices that John’s constant bickering with their attractive middle-aged neighbor is just thinly-veiled flirtation. Meanwhile, a sexy law student flirts with Jeffrey; however, they don't have much in common.

Top Cast

John Lithgow•Jeffrey Tambor•Heather Burns

Director

Terry Hughes

Twenty Good Years is a short-lived American sitcom created by Michael J. Leeson and Marsh McCall, and starring John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor as mismatched friends—impulsive surgeon John Mason and widower judge Jeffrey Pyne—who decide to live life to the fullest after realizing they only have 'twenty good years' left. Thirteen episodes were produced, with an NBC premiere of October 11, 2006; however, due to low ratings, it was canceled after only four episodes and replaced by a block of specials. The unaired episodes have never been released, and only the pilot can be found online.

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Full Cast

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John Lithgow

John Mason

Jeffrey Tambor Image

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Pyne

Heather Burns Image

Heather Burns

Stella Mason

Jake Sandvig Image

Jake Sandvig

Hugh Pyne

Full Crew

Terry Hughes Image

Terry Hughes

Director

Pamela Grant

Producer

Marsh McCall

Executive Producer

Mike Clements

Executive Producer

Eric L. Gold

Executive Producer

Tom Werner

Executive Producer

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Robert Cohen

Consulting Producer

Jimmy Miller

Executive Producer

Patricia Breen

Co-Producer

Lester Lewis

Consulting Producer

Kirk J. Rudell

Co-Executive Producer

Michael Teverbaugh

Co-Executive Producer

Eric Zicklin

Co-Executive Producer

John Adair

Original Music Composer

Steve Hampton

Original Music Composer

Bruce H. Newberg

Casting Director

Rick F. Gunter

Director of Photography

Greg J. Grande

Production Design

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