The 2009 sitcom “Cougar City” was by no means a large rankings hit; it was continually on the verge of cancellation, with ABC pulling the wire after season 3 and TBS selecting up after which pulling the wire once more in season 6. The present starred Courteney Cox of “Buddies” fame as principal character Jules, however it by no means got here wherever near being the cultural phenomenon that “Buddies’ was. Nonetheless, it was a enjoyable watch that supplied loads of enjoyable cameos for “Buddies” followers to get pleasure from.
As an illustration, midway by means of season 1 Lisa Kudrow exhibits up as Jules’ imply dermatologist. Within the season 2 premiere Jennifer Aniston stops by to play Jules’ therapist, and this character is not that good both. Lastly there got here Matthew Perry in season 5, who asks Jules out on a date after she crashes into his automobile; the storyline was further candy contemplating Perry and Cox had played lovers on “Friends” for its final five seasons.
All of those cameos have been one-offs and not one of the characters have been meant as stand-ins for his or her “Buddies” counterparts, however there have been nonetheless fixed winks to the viewers all through their scenes. The present handled their appearances like particular events, though not so particular that they alienated anybody who hadn’t seen “Buddies” beforehand. You may watch some clips of those cameos on YouTube, however actually it is higher to simply watch the total episodes themselves.
Cougar City did not simply have Buddies reunions; they did the identical factor with Scrubs
Though “Cougar City” was most well-known for its “Buddies” connection by means of Courteney Cox, the present additionally caught the eye of “Scrubs” followers. In any case, “Cougar City” starred Christa Miller, who performed Dr. Cox’s delightfully imply ex-wife Jordan. “Cougar City” was additionally co-created by Invoice Lawrence, the same guy who created and ran “Scrubs.” Not solely did the 2 exhibits share loads of the identical comedic sensibilities consequently, however season 3 featured an unofficial reunion for a bunch of the “Scrubs” actors.
First Sarah Chalke confirmed up as Bobby’s love curiosity Angie for a few episodes, then in season 3, episode 5, “A One Story City,” Sam Lloyd reprised his function because the nervous unhappy sack Ted. On the finish of the episode, Ted freaks out as a result of so lots of the characters round him remind him of “individuals from my outdated job.” He factors out that Angie appears to be like rather a lot like Elliot Reed and that Christa Miller’s Ellie appears to be like rather a lot like Jordan. He melts down even worse when Ken Jenkins (who performed Bob Kelso), Zach Braff (who performed JD), and Robert Maschio (who performed The Todd) present up in fast succession. It is a candy scene, made much more emotional in gentle of Lloyd’s passing in 2020.
Abed from Group additionally stopped by the set of Cougar City
The craziest crossover occasion on “Cougar City” was what occurred with the NBC sitcom “Group,” which was airing throughout the identical years and dealing with a similar struggle against low ratings. In season 2 of “Group,” Abed turns into a superfan of “Cougar City,” and it is a operating joke for a number of episodes. The joke culminates in late season 2’s “My Dinner With Abed.” There, Abed monologues a couple of life-changing expertise the place he gained the prospect to be on the set of “Cougar City” and star within the background of a scene. At first he was delighted to be within the present, however in the course of the scene he over-thought the scenario and had a panic assault, soiling himself on set and having to run off to the lavatory.
It was a funny monologue, made funnier by how Abed actually does present up within the season 2 finale of “Cougar City.” We will truly see the “Group” character doing a horrible job at background appearing, earlier than dashing off set in panic and startling the primary characters within the foreground:
It is simply considered one of many examples of how the “Group” writers (and I suppose the “Cougar City” writers) like to decide to the bit. This scene makes zero sense to viewers who weren’t aware of “Group,” however each exhibits went by means of with the connection just because they thought it would be cool. The truth that the entire scene occurs exterior a Subway (a sandwich chain restaurant of great significance in “Community” lore) solely makes it cooler.
