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This freshman show is a no go, and still has some episodes left in the can. Nick at Nite cancelled Wendell & Vinnie with only fourteen episodes aired on a twenty episodes first season already filmed. The show debuted on February and was pulled from schedule for a relaunch in September that will probably never happen.
Wendell & Vinnie, premiering Sunday, Feb. 17 at 8p.m. (ET/PT), follows Vinnie Bassett (Jerry Trainor), proprietor of a pop culture memorabilia store who only takes breaks to read comic books and play video games. His bachelor life comes to a halt when he assumes guardianship of his incredibly intelligent and mature nephew, Wendell (Buddy Handleson). They soon find that 12-year-old Wendell may be just the parent Vinnie needs. This season will find lighthearted Vinnie helping socially awkward Wendell – and vice versa – including Vinnie navigating through PTA politics to help Wendell build a school garden, a sleepover that goes awry when Vinnie becomes the center of attention and Wendell sent to detention after he helps Vinnie get closer to his vice principal. The series also stars Nicole Sullivan (Rita Rocks, MadTV) as Vinnie’s sister, Wilma, and Haley Strode (Gangster Squad) as Taryn, Vinnie’s next door neighbor, with special guest appearances by Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons), Robin Givens (House of Payne) and Willie Garson (Sex and the City).
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