Rodney (2004)
Rodney
2004In the middle of real, everyday America, Rodney Hamilton's life revolves around two things: His family and his thankless job at a fiberglass plant..
Seasons & Episode
Fearing that he's going to go to hell, Rodney takes desperate action to please the man upstairs by mowing the church lawn and filling in for the minister at the teenage Sunday School class.
In this flashback episode, Trina realizes that she and Rodney don't know anything about each other, and she has serious doubts about raising a newborn and sharing her life with him.
Barry confides in Rodney that he has a condition that he's concerned might make him look less masculine. Meanwhile, Rodney has a man-to-man talk with Jack about puberty and the birds and the bees.
Rodney brings a surprise guest home to celebrate Halloween with the kids.
Trina's father is forced to lay her off when the car dealership falls on hard times. Rodney and Barry make a plan to bring some extra food home by buying two slabs of beef, but then the Hamiltons end up with an extra mouth to feed.
Rodney gains some perspective on his own sexuality when he makes some new fans at a gay comedy club.
Rodney and Trina have a bitter feud over which angel to put on a Christmas tree that her father, Carl, overcharged them for. So when Rodney goes to Carl’s office to demand a new, free family tree, he finds that Carl has been living down and out in his office. In the true spirit of Christmas, Rodney decides to make peace with Carl and invites him to live with them until he gets back on his feet.
Rodney and Trina mistakenly get Jack and his friend drunk at a sleepover. Meanwhile, Charlie falls for a very unlikely candidate.
Rodney returns home after his first standup comedy tour to find that a lot has changed. His wife’s got new friends who are hanging around the house much more than he’d like, his boys have gotten taller and started liking girls and, somehow, he’s acquired a new fountain in the backyard.
Rodney’s flaky father, Dale, refuses to help him pay for his estranged and not-well-liked great Aunt Ruth’s funeral. But when Dale shows up at Ruth’s backyard eulogy, Rodney uses it as an opportunity for his boys to get to know his father.
When Rodney appears on The Bob & Tom Show, an opportunity for Rodney to travel to Afghanistan to perform for the troops presents itself. But a practical joke gone wrong sends him home before he can deliver a single punch line.
Trina feels taken for granted when Rodney fails to notice her sexy new haircut. Meanwhile, both Jack and Carl are very unlucky in love.
Rodney’s manager, Amy, comes on to him, and when Trina pays her a visit, she discovers that Amy is an equal opportunity woman. Meanwhile, Rodney and Trina decide that it’s time for the boys to start earning an allowance by doing chores, so Trina calls Jack’s bluff when he pawns some of his chores off on a friend.
Rodney and Trina each suspect the other is having an affair when a lone condom wrapper is found in a laundry basket.
Celebrity Rodney thinks hes really made it when he's invited to participate in a celebrity golf match, but he gets a lesson in humility when Trina and Charlie are the ones to hobnob with actors John Schneider and John Ratzenberger.
Rodney and Barry go on a camping trip that turns into a whole other type of adventure.
Rodney is thrilled to meet an enthusiastic new fan, but takes drastic measures to turn him away when things get out of hand.
When Rodney's plan to finally take the family on a many-times-canceled vacation to Florida is spoiled due to Trina's fear of flying, Rodney is determined not to let Jack and Bo down, and wakes them up in a Tulsa hotel suite decorated with Florida-related paraphernalia and tries to trick them into thinking they're in Florida.
Rodney decides to buy a hot tub, and being too proud to ask Barry's help, does his best to built it himself. Meanwhile, Rodney's mother and father drop a bombshell.
Rodney is offered a lucrative deal with a record company but he'll have to tone down his act and wear a silly costume so Jack tries to persuade him not to do it.
With Rodney all set to travel to Nashville to record his major label debut, Trina is upset about Rodney making decisions without asking her opinion. Meanwhile, Rodney and Barry decide to follow the record companies advice to implement a visual element into Rodney's act by buying a 10 foot high wooden penis sculpture.
In the middle of real, everyday America, Rodney Hamilton's life revolves around two things: His family and his thankless job at a fiberglass plant..