
Twenty Good Years
No plan. No limits. No hair.
Twenty Good Years is a short-lived American sitcom created by Michael J. Leeson and Marsh McCall, and starring John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor as mismatched friends—impulsive surgeon John Mason and widower judge Jeffrey Pyne—who decide to live life to the fullest after realizing they only have 'twenty good years' left. Thirteen episodes were produced, with an NBC premiere of October 11, 2006; however, due to low ratings, it was canceled after only four episodes and replaced by a block of specials. The unaired episodes have never been released, and only the pilot can be found online.
Cast

John Lithgow
John Mason

Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Pyne

Heather Burns
Stella Mason

Jake Sandvig
Hugh Pyne
Seasons
E1Pilot
Oct 11, 2006
John and Jeffrey are complete opposites who can only agree on one thing – they only have twenty good years left to live. In spite of the differences between the two, they vow to live each day as if it were their last – without looking back and without any regrets.
E2Big Love
Oct 18, 2006
John and Jeffrey go to a rock music club. To their surprise, the club’s sexy owner flirts with them and invites them to an afterparty. The duo end up dating her at the same time and she offers a challenge that may be too much to handle.
E3The Elbow Incident
Oct 25, 2006
When Jeffrey injured his elbow in a basketball game against two youngsters, he refuses to let John operate as he's afraid of hospitals. This doesn't sit well with John because he wants a rematch.
E4Jeffrey's Choice
Nov 1, 2006
John doesn't like when Jeffrey's ex-girlfriend Gina arrives. He's afraid it will ruin the plans he has for him and Jeffrey.
E5Between Brock and a Hard Place
When Jeffrey and John's neighbor Brock Manley invites them to apply for membership in The Magellan Adventure Club, an exclusive, all-male club, it leads the two friends into an initiation process they didn't bargain for.
E6They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?
As they prepare for Thanksgiving, Jeffrey struggles to teach Hugh how to make the perfect pie and John makes plans to hunt for his turkey dinner. Meanwhile, John finds out about Stella's relationship with the doctor hired to replace him.
E7The Bong Show
When Jeffrey accidentally buys a bong—thinking it is a vase—John sneaks it into the background of a formal photo being taken of Jeffrey to be hung in the courthouse in honor of twenty years of service as a judge.
E8Foil Me Once / Sorry, Wrong Ship
E9Adventure Club / Murder, He Thought
E10The Crying Game
When John’s date accuses him of being unemotional, John pretends to cry but she sees through it. Meanwhile, Jeffrey cooks in a smoky kitchen because his building manager always ignores his pleas to fix the broken vent and a stuck window.
E11Remember the Alimony
When John’s ex-wife Kate announces her new engagement, John is ecstatic because he won’t be paying alimony anymore. However, Jeffrey suspects that Kate’s fiancé is gay after admitting that he’s ‘living a lie’.
E12Come Fly with Me
Jeffrey finds the woman that he wants to spend the rest of his life with and, as always, John’s not happy about it. Feeling rejected, John goes to Las Vegas and returns the next day with a new wife, a Korean blackjack dealer.
E13John's Old Lady
Jeffrey notices that John’s constant bickering with their attractive middle-aged neighbor is just thinly-veiled flirtation. Meanwhile, a sexy law student flirts with Jeffrey; however, they don't have much in common.
Storyline
Twenty Good Years is a short-lived American sitcom created by Michael J. Leeson and Marsh McCall, and starring John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor as mismatched friends—impulsive surgeon John Mason and widower judge Jeffrey Pyne—who decide to live life to the fullest after realizing they only have 'twenty good years' left. Thirteen episodes were produced, with an NBC premiere of October 11, 2006; however, due to low ratings, it was canceled after only four episodes and replaced by a block of specials. The unaired episodes have never been released, and only the pilot can be found online.
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