History Series / GroundFloor

** Then, of course, there's John C. {{=McGinley=}}, who famously starred as Dr. Cox on ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' and now stars as Mr. Mansfield on ''Ground Floor''.

** Then, of course, there's John C. {{=McGinley=}, who famously starred as Dr. Cox on ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' and now stars as Mr. Mansfield on ''Ground Floor''.

'''Ground Floor''' is a 2013 Creator/{{TBS}} [[ComedySeries comedy]] about [[WorkCom financial businessmen]] created by Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins. It follow Brody, an up-and-coming investment banker, and Jenny, a working-class building supervisor, as they build a relationship.

* HiddenDepths: Mansfield initially comes across as an egotistical[[note]]the adjectives seen around the office are words he uses to describe himself[[/note]] banker who is intent on making as much money as possible without much care for others. But as the show goes on, it becomes clear that he dearly loves his family and thinks about his employees' well-being in [[WorkHardPlayHard his own way]]. He even dotes on Jenny to a certain degree and goes out of his way to make sure Brody is treating her properly.

* InsultBackfire: Harvard posts a video of Brody singing on the toilet onto {=YouTube=} in an attempt to humiliate him, but the video becomes a viral hit with loads of positive comments.

--> '''Jenny''': Threepeat, you know who's fluent in Mandarin is Tori."

* OneHourWorkweek: Mansfield only works three days a week, but it's only because he spent nearly two decades working tirelessly to build his company up to a point where it can work with only minimal input from him. He uses his off days to spend time with his wife and daughters that he didn't have in the past.

* AllStarCast: Those listed above are only the ones that have been in ''every single episode''.

* ActorAllusion:
** Guessing [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Dr Cox]] favors [[Film/PitchPerfect Jesse for beating up Turk]].
** So, Jesse and Aubrey dated in college?
*** Stacie disapproves.
*** Apparently, she's Film/PitchPerfect, though:
--->'''Jenny:''' She's pitchy!
--->'''Brody:''' No, she's not.
--->'''Jenny:''' No, she's not!
** Heather does treat [[TokenMinority Threepeat]] like Film/TheHelp.

* CastTheExpert when you realize that [[FridgeLogic they would need someone who can sing flawlessly to play Heather]], or else the "pitchy" gag wouldn't work. Out of all the 25-to-35-year-old actresses that wanted to play the part, were known to the target audience, and can sing really well, they picked Anna Camp.

It stars Skylar Astin as Brody Carol Moyer and Briga Heelan as intelligence maintenance supervisor Jenny Miller as well as Rory Scovel, Rene Gube, James Earl, Alexis Knapp and John C. [=McGinley=] as... other people in the building.

'''Ground Floor''' is a 2013 Creator/{{TBS}} [[ComedySeries comedy]] about [[WorkCom financial businessmen]] created by Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins. Er, yes, a comedy. It follows Brody, a young and successful banker at Remington Trust.

* TheCastShowOff: Karaoke with the cast of Film/PitchPerfect, probably not on the mind when two of them were cast.
** A case of CastTheExpert when you realize that [[FridgeLogic they would need someone who can sing flawlessly to play Heather]], or else the "pitchy" gag wouldn't work. Out of all the 25-to-35-year-old actresses that wanted to play the part, were known to the target audience, and can sing really well, they picked Anna Camp.

*** Mansfield is Dr. Cox as a businessman.
*** Stacie becomes Tori - the "sexy coworker".

** Heather ''is'' [[TypeCasting Aubrey in a few years' time]].

'''Ground Floor''' is a 2013 {{TBS}} [[ComedySeries comedy]] about [[WorkCom financial businessmen]] created by Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins. Er, yes, a comedy. It follows Brody, a young and successful banker at Remington Trust.

!!Tropes in ''Ground Floor'':

** A case of CastTheExpert when you realize that they would need someone who can sing flawlessly to play Heather, or else the "pitchy" gag wouldn't work. Out of all the 25-to-35-year-old actresses that wanted to play the part, were known to the target audience, and can sing really well, they picked Anna Camp.
* CastingGag: Okay, which genius came up with the brilliant idea of casting Anna Camp as Skylar Astin's ex-girlfriend, or were they trying to send a message?

'''Ground Floor''' is a 2013 TBS comedy about financial businessmen created by Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins. Er, yes, a comedy. It follows Brody, a young and successful banker at Remington Trust.

'''Ground Floor''' is a 2013 TBS comedy about financial businessmen created by [[Creator/{{DOOZER}} Bill Lawrence]] and Greg Malins. Er, yes, a comedy. It follows Brody, a young and successful banker at Remington Trust.

'''Ground Floor''' is a 2013 TBS comedy about financial businessmen created by Creator/BillLawrence and Creator/GregMalins. Er, yes, a comedy. It follows Brody, a young and successful banker at Remington Trust.

It stars Skylar Astin as Brody Carol Moyer and Briga Heelan as intelligence maintenance supervisor Jenny Miller as well as Rory Scovel, Rene Gube, James Earl, Alexis Knapp and John C. McGinley as... other people in the building.