10 Items or Less (TV series)

10 Items or Less (film) October 2013 10itemslogo.png Sitcom Mockumentary Single-camera 20–22 minutes Nancy Hower John Lehr Robert Hickey Nancy Hower John Lehr Robert Hickey Nancy Hower John Lehr Bob Clendenin Jennifer Elise Cox Greg Davis Jr. Chris Payne Gilbert Kirsten Gronfield Christopher Liam Moore Roberta Valderrama Steven Argila United States English TBS 2006 11 27 2009 02 24 Howler Monkey Productions Sony Pictures Television 3 21 10 Items or Less is an American comedy television series created by Nancy Hower, Robert Hickey, and John Lehr. Partly scripted and partly improvised, the show starred Lehr as a less-than-successful businessman who returned home to run Greens & Grains, the family-owned supermarket, upon the death of his father. The series debuted on TBS on November 27, 2006. During its first season, it aired Monday nights at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The second and third seasons aired on Tuesday nights at 11 p.m. ET/PT. In November 2009, a blog posting stated the show had been cancelled and would not be picked up for the fourth season.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09317/1012959-238.stm TV Q&A with Rob Owen Post-Gazette.com November 13, 2009 November 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091116140437/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09317/1012959-238.stm November 16, 2009 dead mdy In 2015, the series was made available on Crackle.http://www.crackle.com/c/10-items-or-less dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130604091013/http://www.crackle.com/c/10-items-or-less June 4, 2013 Watch 10 Items Or Less Online Free - Crackle Summary The series stars John Lehr as a failed New York City businessman who moves back to his hometown of Dayton, Ohio to take over the family supermarket following the death of his father. The show is set in the fictional supermarket known as Greens & Grains, located at 5th Street and Tiberius.Greens & Grains Grocers – Directions http://www.greensngrains.com/directions.html January 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080112142200/http://www.greensngrains.com/directions.html January 12, 2008 dead mdy-all Characters Leslie Pool (John Lehr) – the owner and manager of Greens & Grains. Leslie brings his oblivious yet lovable management style to the Greens & Grains grocery store he inherits after his father's death. Amy Anderson (Jennifer Elise Cox) – The first and second season manager of Super Value Mart, the G&G's number one competitor from across the street. Amy went to high school with Leslie. Mercy P. Jones (Kim Coles) – The third season manager of Super Value Mart. She is ultra-competitive, and trying to put the G&G's out-of-business at all cost. Ingrid Wakowski (Kirsten Gronfield) – Ingrid is the quirky, soft-spoken customer service representative who lives for Renaissance festivals. Yolanda Nelson (Roberta Valderrama) – The straight talking dominant force behind the produce department. Todd Sykes (Chris Payne Gilbert) – Todd, the butcher who hopes to be a NASCAR driver. Carl Dawson (Bob Clendenin) – Carl is the sweet doofus stockboy with a huge crush on Yolanda. Richard Mednick (Christopher Liam Moore) – Richard is a dignified cashier who dreams of becoming a professional figure skater. Buchwald "Buck" Washington (Greg Davis Jr.) – Buck is a checkout bagger who is looking towards the future of becoming a doctor by attending night school. Production A detailed script was written for each episode outlining the overall story arc. However, the script was not shown to the actors; instead they were provided with a loose outline of the plot, often finding out about it as they filmed. All dialogue in the show is improvised spontaneously by the actors on the set. A typical 22-minute episode was edited-down from roughly 30 hours of raw improvised dialogue and scenes.10 Items or Less on Quotes https://www.quotes.net/movies/10_items_or_less_100013medic John Lehr has described their production style as "similar to Spinal Tap." At one point during the first season, the actors demanded to see the script, but upon receiving it they decided as a group that they did not want to see the scripts again in the future.Chris Jalufka John Lehr Interview: Making Television with Actor John Lehr https://eviltender.com/2012/12/19/making-television-actor-writer-john-lehr/ Evil Tender 26 June 2018 en December 19, 2012 The series was filmed in a real grocery store called "Jon's" in Reseda, California (formerly Vons),Grocery-store Comedy Premieres on TBS Progressive Grocer November 28, 2006 often with actual customers used as extras. Episodes Season 1 (2006) #006419 U.S. 1 1 The New Boss Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2006 11 27 yes 101 When Leslie's father passes away, he moves back to Ohio to run the family's business, the Greens & Grains supermarket. To Leslie's surprise, Amy Anderson, the manager of the competitor Super Value Mart, tries to close a deal she made with Leslie's dad to buy Greens & Grains from Leslie. 006419 2 2 The Miracle Worker Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2006 12 04 yes 102 When he discovers a stain on one of the walls that resembles Jesus, Leslie markets the stain as a miracle to get more customers into the store. Meanwhile, Carl wants to see his son, Manuelito. 006419 3 3 Health Insurance Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2006 12 11 yes 103 Leslie announces that Greens & Grains is having some financial difficulties and must eliminate health insurance all together or fire one employee. 006419 4 4 What Women Want Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2006 12 18 yes 104 Leslie wants to join the Bisons, a high society social club, and plans on attending an event to make sure he gets in. But, because the Bisons are big on pairs, he first needs to find a date. 006419 5 5 Bag It Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2006 12 25 yes 105 Greens & Grains agrees to go head to head in a bagging competition with Super Value Mart. Leslie however does not realize that Buck, the store's best bagger, has given up bagging competitions. 006419 Season 2 (2008) #fee95c U.S. 6 1 Dollar Day Afternoon Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2008 01 15 yes 203 Leslie comes up with a plan to bring in more customers through a "free money giveaway." Meanwhile, in a failed robbery attempt, the G&G crew is taken hostage in the store and Ingrid develops Stockholm syndrome. Eventually the robbers are thwarted, but only after Leslie is shot. fee95c 7 2 Forever Young Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2008 01 22 yes 205 Leslie is devastated to learn that Buck and Amy slept together after being drunk at a club one night. Convinced Amy would go for him if he were young like Buck, Leslie resolves to "hip" himself up and snags a make out sessions of his own with Amy. fee95c 8 3 To Heir Is Human Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2008 01 29 yes 201 As Leslie remembers his father Bud on the one year anniversary of his death, he realizes there is no one to continue the legacy of G&G. He decides to find an "heir" to take over when he dies. fee95c 9 4 First Time Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2008 02 05 yes 202 Ingrid decides that its time to lose her virginity and tries to find a suitor to help her. fee95c 10 5 The Bromance Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2008 02 12 yes 204 Todd wins some cows in a poker game and pitches Leslie the idea that they could use the cows to sell "the freshest meat in town". fee95c 11 6 Amy Strikes Back Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2008 02 19 yes 206 When Amy loses her job at the SuperValueMart, Leslie decides to hire her as Greens & Grains' new assistant manager, to the horror of the rest of the staff. fee95c 12 7 Illegal Alien Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2008 02 26 yes 207 After a calendar shoot, which Ingrid was chosen as cover model, Amy overhears that Ingrid is an illegal alien from Poland. When an attempt to have her arrested fails, Amy calls INS which eventually lands everyone in jail. Amy is the only one unable to make bail, and Leslie decides to sponsor Ingrid's citizenship. fee95c 13 8 The Ren Fair Robert Hickey, Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2008 03 04 yes 208 The Greens & Grains grocery store is celebrating Renaissance Days, wherein the staff dresses in 15th century garb. fee95c Season 3 (2009) #4d5878 U.S. 14 1 Turkey Bowling Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2009 01 06 yes 301 Todd and Carl create a new grocery store bowling game using frozen turkeys. Leslie becomes obsessed with the game. The new Super Value Mart store manager, Mercy P. Jones, bets Leslie he can't throw 3,000 frames without leaving a single pin standing and gambling fever takes over the store. 4d5878 15 2 Eye Can See Clearly Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2009 01 13 yes 304 Leslie's decision to start an eye exam clinic in Greens & Grains sets off a chain of events that results in Leslie going blind, which forces him to live with Yolanda. 4d5878 16 3 Star Trok Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2009 01 20 yes 303 Leslie holds a Star Trok convention. When Jolene Blalock of Star Trek: Enterprise shows up for her celebrity appearance, an exploding refrigerator compressor leaves her trapped in close quarters with Leslie and Ingrid. 4d5878 17 4 One Day at a Time Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2009 01 27 yes 306 Leslie is convinced to help Richard's mother overcome her alcohol problems when she is caught shoplifting liquor from the store. 4d5878 18 5 The Whistler Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2009 02 03 yes 305 After being humiliated by Super Value Mart, Leslie decides to put his whistling talent to good use and gets air play for his tunes. 4d5878 19 6 The Milk Man Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2009 02 10 yes 307 Leslie complains about getting too many expired milk jugs and runs up against the dreaded Dairy Consortium. Soon, Greens & Grains is completely depleted of dairy products, and it appears Leslie's life is in danger. 4d5878 20 7 Dances with Groceries Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2009 02 17 yes 308 Leslie discovers his great, great, great grandfather was a Native American and decides to make contact with the local Shawnee Indian tribe in an attempt to connect with his heritage. 4d5878 21 8 Sesquicentennial Nancy Hower & John Lehr Nancy Hower 2009 02 24 yes 302 Leslie celebrates the store's 150th anniversary by doing everything the old-fashioned way; Ingrid dates a man who may not be what he appears to be. 4d5878 Home media Title Region 1 The Complete First and Second Seasons December 30, 2008 The Complete Third Season May 1, 2012 References External links Official website Archive.org of 10itemsorlesstv site Official website Archive.org of TBS site Official website Archive.org of Greens 'n' Grains grocery store site 0826254 10 Items or Less Category:2006 American television series debuts Category:2006 English-language television series debuts Category:2009 American television series endings Category:2009 English-language television series endings Category:2000s American mockumentary television series Category:2000s American single-camera sitcoms Category:2000s American workplace comedy television series Category:English-language American television shows Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television Category:Television shows set in Montgomery County, Ohio Category:Television shows shot in Los Angeles Category:Television series set in shops Category:TBS (American TV channel) sitcoms