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Huff (TV series)

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Huff
Huff's intertitle
Created byBob Lowry
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time52 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseNovember 7, 2004 (2004-11-07) –
June 25, 2006 (2006-06-25)

Huff (stylized as HUFF!) is an American drama television series that aired on Showtime from November 7, 2004, to June 25, 2006. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards from ten nominations, as well as being nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

The storyline is centered around psychiatrist Craig Huffstodt. He is a good therapist and middle-aged family man in the middle of a mid-life crisis. His own family's private lives are chaotic, including a mentally incurable brother Teddy, who fascinates Craig's adolescent son, Byrd.

Cast and characters

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Besides Azaria, the cast included Paget Brewster, Blythe Danner (who won the Emmy Award in 2005 and 2006 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzy), Oliver Platt, Anton Yelchin, Andy Comeau, Kimberly Brooks, Liza Lapira, and Faith Prince.

Those making recurring guest appearances on the show during its first season included Lara Flynn Boyle, Robert Forster, Swoosie Kurtz, Annie Potts, and Faith Prince. In its second season, Huff also managed to attract high-profile recurring guest stars, including Sharon Stone and Anjelica Huston.

Main

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Hank Azaria played the title role.
  • Hank Azaria as Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt: a Los Angeles psychiatrist whose life is sent reeling when a tragedy occurs in his office. An eternal caretaker who thinks he can save people, Huff learns very brutally that he can't save everyone. He deals with the functionally insane all day, and when he comes home, he's faced with the daily insanities of family life.
  • Paget Brewster as Beth Huffstodt: Huff's loving yet capricious wife. She helps Huff avoid meltdowns while providing welcome, wifely support and amenities.
  • Oliver Platt as Russell Tupper: Huff's lawyer, longtime friend, and former running buddy from their single days. Although a source of questionable ethics and morality, he still gets it done with a sense of humor and comes through for Huff.
  • Blythe Danner as Isabelle "Izzy" Huffstodt: Huff's mother, who has lived in the apartment above the garage since the breakup of her marriage. Izzy is tough and manipulative but also funny and irreverent.
  • Anton Yelchin as Byrd Huffstodt: Huff and Beth's 14-year-old son. He is a loving child who is concerned with his father's well-being and about what's going on in the family. He's a very bright teenager.
  • Andy Comeau as Theodore "Teddy" Huffstodt: Huff's younger brother. Literally and figuratively locked away in a private mental institution, Teddy's mental illness brings clarity of thought to Huff during his visits.
  • Kimberly Brooks as Paula Dellahouse: Huff's office manager who protects him as much as she provokes him. She has been with Huff for a long time and knows him and his family very well.
  • Liza Lapira as Maggie Del Rosario: Russell's utterly devoted yet pull-no-punches assistant. She cares for him, covers for him and curses him, but it's all in a day's work for her as she knows she's probably the only woman Russell has ever allowed himself to truly depend on.
  • Faith Prince as Kelly Knippers: a television sales rep whom Russell meets and woos while shopping for a flat screen. A wild night of partying and debauchery results in a pregnancy that changes both their lives.

Recurring

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Production and broadcast

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The series was created by Bob Lowry and features Hank Azaria as Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, a psychiatrist whose life changes abruptly when a 15-year-old client commits suicide in his office. The series follows Huff, his family, and his friend Russell Tupper, played by Oliver Platt, as they navigate life.

The first season was broadcast on Showtime between November 7, 2004, and January 30, 2005. The second season premiered on April 2, 2006, and ended on June 25, 2006. Two days before the finale, Showtime announced that the show would not be picked up for a third season,[2] and several plotlines, including the resolution of pending criminal charges against Russell Tupper and the possibility of reconciliation between Huff and Beth, were left unresolved.

The two-hour pilot episode was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. Later, production for Huff was moved to Delfino Stages in Los Angeles, California.

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
113November 7, 2004 (2004-11-07)January 30, 2005 (2005-01-30)
213April 2, 2006 (2006-04-02)June 25, 2006 (2006-06-25)

Season 1 (2004–2005)

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Season 2 (2006)

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Reception

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Ratings

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U.S. Ratings
Season Episodes First aired Last aired Ave. viewers
(thousands)
Date Viewers
(thousands) 		Date Viewers
(thousands)
1 13 November 7, 2004 456[3] January 30, 2005 462[3] 287[3]
2 13 April 2, 2006 372[3] June 25, 2006 212[3] 220[3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Recipients Result
2005 Artios Awards Best Dramatic Pilot Casting Susan Edelman, Michelle Allen (Canadian Casting) Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film Oliver Platt Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Hank Azaria (Episode: "Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Oliver Platt (Episode: "That Fucking Cabin" + "Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Blythe Danner (Episodes: "Is She Dead?" + "Christmas Is Ruined") Won
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Scott Winant (Episode: "Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up") Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Swoosie Kurtz Nominated
Outstanding Main Title Design Tracy Chandler, Jose Gomez, Christopher Markos and André Stringer Won
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music W.G. Snuffy Walden Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Hank Azaria Nominated
2006 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Oliver Platt (Episodes: "Red Meat" + "So… What Brings You to Armageddon?") Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Blythe Danner (Episodes: "Maps Don't Talk" (Part 2)" + "So… What Brings You to Armageddon?") Won
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Swoosie Kurtz Nominated

Home media

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Huff - Season One was released on Region 1 DVD on March 21, 2006. All 13 episodes from the first season are presented in Anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) with Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio.[4] Extras include commentary tracks on four episodes, three featurettes, five minutes of deleted scenes and a gag reel.

Huff - The Complete 2nd Season was made available in 2012 as a three-disc DVD set, but is only produced via a "manufacture on demand" format through Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Missy Crider - IMDb". IMDb.
  2. ^ Zap2it Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on March 7, 2008
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Various Program Ratings (Showtime): 2000-2007". ratingsryan.com. December 23, 2020. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Videomatica - VHS, DVD and Laserdisc Rentals Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Lambert, David (June 21, 2012). "Huff - 'The Complete 2nd Season' - The Show's Last - is Finally Coming Home!". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Screen Archives Entertainment, Huff: The Complete Second Season. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
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