History Series / BostonCommon

* MrsRobinson: In "Here's to You, Mrs. Byrnes" (Season 2, Episode 19), Joy's mother, Betty, comes to Boston to visit her and Jack. Betty takes a liking to Boyd, attempting to seduce him, which he isn't interested in. When Jack finds this out, he has a chance to tell Joy, but chickens out, and says that Boyd was only nice to Betty to show him (Jack) up.

* CreditCardPlot: "Extra Credit" (Season 2, Episode 17) sees President Cross introduce a credit card program to the university, which, much to Boyd's horror, Wyleen applies and is approved for. Unsurprisingly, she goes nuts, and maxes out the card in ''two days'', purchasing a cappuccino maker, a fancy stereo, and a dog that she puts a pink sweater on, among other things. After President Cross refuses to waive the interest rate, Wyleen goes down the street and gets ''another'' credit card, with half the interest rate of the university's card. This leads Boyd and Tasha to invite other credit card companies with lower interest rates to set up shop in the student union, forcing Cross to drop the credit card program. At episode's end, Wyleen was able to take back the stereo, keep the cappuccino maker, and sold the dog to Leonard, where it immediately made itself at home on Leonard's bed, much to his dismay.

* ThePeterPrinciple: President Butterfield, and, to an extent, President Cross, the latter of whom would be outsmarted on many issues by Boyd.

* IAmVeryBritish: President Cross.

-->--'''The lyrics to ''Boston Common'''s'' theme song, as sung by Danny Timms'''

-->--'''The lyrics to ''Boston Common's'' theme song, as sung by Danny Timms'''

The series's first season aired in two parts, with the first six episodes airing on Thursdays as part of NBC's "Must See TV" block from March 21 to April 25, 1996, and the remaining three episodes airing on Sundays (August 11, 18, and September 8) after the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. For its second season, the show was placed in the 8:30 PM Eastern time slot on Sundays, paired with ''[[Series/ThirdRockfromtheSun Third Rock from the Sun]]''.

* AndStarring: From the second episode to the last, Ventresca got the "And" credit. For the pilot episode, the last name listed in the opening credits was that of Fred Applegate, who was in the pilot only as a character named Sherman who hires Boyd. Applegate did not get the "And" credit. Rees's arrival saw him receive billing in the opening credits as the "With" credit.

* AndStarring: From the second episode to the last, Ventresca got the "And" credit. For the pilot episode, the last name listed in the opening credits was that of Fred Applegate, who was in the pilot only as a character named Sherman who hires Boyd. Rees's arrival saw him receive billing in the opening credits as the "With" credit.

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After its cancellation, ''Boston Common'' aired in reruns on Creator/{{USA Network}}'s "USAM" block, alongside other cancelled NBC sitcoms, such as ''Something So Right'', ''The Naked Truth'', ''Working'', and another much more successful NBC sitcom from {{the nineties}}, ''{{Series/Wings}}''.

''Boston Common'' was a short-lived sitcom that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from March 21, 1996 to April 27, 1997. Created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, in what was their last big project before the much-more successful ''[[Series/WillandGrace Will and Grace]]'', the series centered around Boyd Pritchett, a young handyman from rural Virginia, as he moved his younger sister, Wyleen, to Boston, so she could start her life as a student at the fictional Randolph Harrington College. Boyd was only supposed to stay a few days to help Wyleen get settled in before returning home, only to end up falling in love with attractive graduate student Joy Byrnes, and getting a job as a maintenance worker at the university. Joy, though, was attached to snooty professor Jack Reed. Living in the apartment across the hall from Boyd and Wyleen was the [[Main/PerpetualDowner pretty much always down]] Leonard Prince, and working with Boyd at the front desk in the student union was the sassy Tasha King, the student union supervisor.

''Boston Common'' was a short-lived sitcom that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from March 21, 1996 to April 27, 1997. Created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, in what was their last big project before the much-more successful ''[[Series/WillandGrace Will and Grace]]'', the series centered around Boyd Pritchett, a young handyman from rural Virginia, as he moved his younger sister, Wyleen, to Boston, so she could start her life as a student at the fictional Randolph Harrington College. Boyd was only supposed to stay a few days to help Wyleen get settled in before returning home, only to end up falling in love with attractive graduate student Joy Byrnes, and getting a job as a maintenance worker at the university. Joy, though, was attached to snooty professor Jack Reed. Living in the apartment across the hall from Boyd and Wyleen was the pretty much always down Leonard Prince, and working with Boyd at the front desk in the student union was the sassy Tasha King, the student union supervisor.

For season two, however, ratings plummeted. ''Boston Common'' finished 51st in the overall ratings for 1996-97, two positions ahead of, of all shows ''[[Series/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]'', but ''23 spots'' below its ''Third Rock'' lead-in, leading to the show's {{cancellation}}.

After its cancellation, ''Boston Common'' aired in reruns on Creator/{{USA Network}}'s "USAM" block, alongside other cancelled NBC sitcoms, such as ''Something So Right'', ''The Naked Truth'', ''Working'', and another much more successful NBC sitcom from {{the nineties}}, ''{{Wings}}''.

After its cancellation, ''Boston Common'' aired in reruns on Creator/{{USA Network}}'s "USAM" block, alongside other cancelled NBC sitcoms, such as ''Something So Right'',

''Boston Common'' was a short-lived sitcom that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from March 21, 1996 to April 27, 1997. Created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, in what was their last big project before the much-more successful ''[[Series/WillandGrace Will and Grace]]'', the series centered around Boyd Pritchett, a young handyman from rural Virginia, as he moved his younger sister, Wyleen, to Boston, so she could start her life as a student at the fictional Randolph Harrington College. Boyd was only supposed to stay a few days to help Wyleen get settled in before returning home, only to end up falling in love with attractive graduate student Joy Byrnes, and getting a job as a maintenance worker at the university. Joy, though, was attached to snooty professor Jack Reed. Living in the apartment hall from Boyd and Wyleen was the pretty much always down Leonard Prince, and working with Boyd at the front desk in the student union was the sassy Tasha King, the student union supervisor.

Virginia-born comedian Anthony Clark played Boyd, with Hedy Burress playing Wyleen, Traylor Howard as Joy, Steve Paymer as Leonard, Tasha Smith as, well, Tasha, and, except for the pilot episode, Vincent Ventresca as Jack. In the pilot, the role of Jack Reed was played by Patrick Fabian. Sam Anderson played university president Wesley Butterfield until near the halfway point of season two. At the two-thirds mark of the second season, Tony Award-winning Englishman Roger Rees joined the cast as Butterfield's replacement, uppity Harrison Cross, and the role of university president became more prominent in the show, as Boyd and Cross began to clash on just about everything.

''Boston Common'' was a short-lived sitcom that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from March 21, 1996 to April 27, 1997. Created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, and produced by their production company, KoMut Entertainment, in what was their last big project before the much-more successful ''[[Series/WillandGrace Will and Grace]]'', the series centered around Boyd Pritchett, a young handyman from rural Virginia, as he moved his younger sister, Wyleen, to Boston, so she could start her life as a student at the fictional Randolph Harrington College. Boyd was only supposed to stay a few days to help Wyleen get settled in before returning home, only to end up falling in love with attractive graduate student Joy Byrnes, and getting a job as a maintenance worker at the university. Joy, though, was attached to snooty professor Jack Reed. Living in the apartment hall from Boyd and Wyleen was the pretty much always down Leonard Prince, and working with Boyd at the front desk in the student union was the sassy Tasha King, the student union supervisor.

For season two, however, ratings plummeted. ''Boston Common'' finished 51st in the overall ratings for 1996-97, two positions ahead of, of all shows ''[[Series/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]'', but ''23 spots'' below its ''Third Rock'' lead-in, leading to the show's {{cancellation}}.

Ratings for the series premiere were strong, as ''Boston Common'' finished third on the night, with its lead-in, ''[[Series/Friends]]'', finishing first with a new episode, and the show that followed it ''[[Series/Seinfeld]]'', finishing second with a rerun. The show won its 8:30 Eastern time slot over Creator/{{Fox}}'s ''[[Series/Martin]]'', Creator/{{CBS}}'s coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and Creator/{{ABC}}'s coverage of the World Figure Skating Championships. In its first six episodes, ''Boston Common'' finished no lower than seventh in the ratings on Thursdays. It ranked eighth overall in the ratings for the 1995-96 television season for all series, between ''[[Series/HomeImprovement Home Improvement]]'' and ''[[Series/SixtyMinutes 60 Minutes]]''.

For season two, however, ratings plummeted. ''Boston Common'' finished 51st in the overall ratings for 1996-97, two positions ahead of, of all shows ''[[Series/The Simpsons]]'', but ''23 spots'' below its ''Third Rock'' lead-in, leading to the show's [[Cancellation cancellation]].

->''"Hey, Boston!
Ooh, I can hardly believe it
Oh, but now, I know I can see this is
My place to go
And now I know
I'm home
I'm home!
Thank you, Boston!"''

''Boston Common'' was a short-lived sitcom that aired on [[Creator/NBC]] from March 21, 1996 to April 27, 1997. Created by David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, and produced by their production company, KoMut Entertainment, in what was their last big project before the much-more successful ''[[Series/Will and Grace]]'', the series centered around Boyd Pritchett, a young handyman from rural Virginia, as he moved his younger sister, Wyleen, to Boston, so she could start her life as a student at the fictional Randolph Harrington College. Boyd was only supposed to stay a few days to help Wyleen get settled in before returning home, only to end up falling in love with attractive graduate student Joy Byrnes, and getting a job as a maintenance worker at the university. Joy, though, was attached to snooty professor Jack Reed. Living in the apartment hall from Boyd and Wyleen was the pretty much always down Leonard Prince, and working with Boyd at the front desk in the student union was the sassy Tasha King, the student union supervisor.

The series's first season aired in two parts, with the first six episodes airing on Thursdays as part of NBC's "Must See TV" block from March 21 to April 25, 1996, and the remaining three episodes airing on Sundays (August 11, 18, and September 8) after the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. For its second season, the show was placed in the 8:30 PM Eastern time slot on Sundays, paired with ''[[Series/Third Rock from the Sun]]''.

Ratings for the series premiere were strong, as ''Boston Common'' finished third on the night, with its lead-in, ''[[Series/Friends]]'', finishing first with a new episode, and the show that followed it ''[[Series/Seinfeld]]'', finishing second with a rerun. The show won its 8:30 Eastern time slot over [[Creator/Fox]]'s ''[[Series/Martin]]'', [[Creator/CBS]]'s coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and [[Creator/ABC]]'s coverage of the World Figure Skating Championships. In its first six episodes, ''Boston Common'' finished no lower than seventh in the ratings on Thursdays. It ranked eighth overall in the ratings for the 1995-96 television season for all series, between ''[[Series/Home Improvement]]'' and ''[[Series/60 Minutes]]''.