Man Up!

Man Up!

6.7/10
ABC Ended Comedy • Family

1 Season · 13 Episodes · Premiered October 18, 2011 · Ended December 13, 2011

Three modern men try to get in touch with their inner tough guys and redefine what it means to be a "real man" in this funny and relatable comedy. Will's grandfather fought in WWII. Will's father fought in Vietnam. Will plays Call of Duty on his PS3 and drinks non-dairy hazelnut creamer. So what happened to all the real men? They're still here -- they just smell like pomegranate body wash now. Meet Will (Mather Zickel). His evolved, sensitive nature is why his awesome wife, Theresa (Teri Polo), married him. But Will and his friends find themselves wondering -- in a world of Axe ads and manscaping -- what does it really mean to be a guy anymore? Will is more interested in finding the perfect gift for his son Nathan's (Jake Johnson) 13th birthday than in doing his job selling insurance; sensitive soul Craig (Christopher Moynihan) still pines for his college ex, Lisa; and Kenny (Dan Fogler) clamps down on his anger and asks himself, "What would Tobey Maguire do?," when his ex, Brenda (Amanda Detmer), starts seeing a guy (Henry Simmons) who is everything he's not and much better looking. After Craig crashes Lisa's wedding to try to win her back, they are all faced with an opportunity to Man Up and be like their forefathers.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

13 episodes
E01
Pilot
Wed, Oct 19 2011 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
A virile new comedy that follows the struggles of three modern male archetypes as they search for their identities and try to prove that "real men" really can use hazelnut creamer.
E02
Finessing the Bromance
Wed, Oct 26 2011 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Kenny gets jealous when Will and Grant strike up an unlikely "bromance." Things go from bad to worse when he finds out Grant is coming to the weekly Keen Sunday dinner. In an attempt to strike some common ground, the guys try a "Star Wars" screening, a film Kenny is obsessed with, but Grant has never seen.
E03
Digging Deeper
Wed, Nov 2 2011 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
After Craig and Kenny clash, Will suggests they try working on a project together; Theresa asks Will to take an improv class with her; Brenda longs for time alone.
E04
Wingmen
Wed, Nov 9 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Kenny admits he hasn't had a date since his divorce from Brenda -- and that Brenda is the only woman he has ever slept with -- the guys, including Grant, take him clubbing to jump start his love life. But things don't go as planned, especially when a friend of Theresa's sees Will and thinks he's stepping out on his wife.
E05
Acceptance
Wed, Nov 16 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Will buys his son a cell phone; Kenny screws things up when he meets Jane's parents; Theresa installs a tracking device on Will's phone.
E06
High Road Is The Guy Road
Wed, Nov 23 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Will struggles to take the high road after a kid at school starts bullying Nathan, especially after Theresa tells him the kid's mom is on the school board, which Theresa is lobbying for funding for the science club.
E07
Disciplining The Keens
Wed, Nov 30 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
After they find out that Nathan's allergic, the whole family goes on a gluten free diet, which leads to a weird competition between Will and Theresa to see who can keep the diet up longer, and for Brenda, who's trying to convince health-conscious Grant she can live without it. Problem is, they're all cheating. Meanwhile, it's all fast food, all the time for Craig and Kenny as they romance two ladies who work at Big Burger.
E08
Men and Their Chickens
Wed, Dec 7 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Will hopes that adopting a baby chick for little Lucy will be a "teachable moment" about where food comes from, but things get out of hand when all of the guys decide they want to adopt chicks too; Craig dates an attractive doctor, but finds himself intimidated by her bully of a son.
E09
Camping
Wed, Dec 14 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
The guys camp out all night at Price Best for a hot video game.
E10
Fear
Wed, Dec 14 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Will installs a new home security system, but instead of making everyone feel safer, the system keeps tripping and wreaks havoc in all their lives. Meanwhile Craig reconnects with Lisa, the girl whose wedding he broke up; and Grant convinces Kenny to play a "trust the universe" game with him with his new GPS, letting the GPS randomly select their destination: Kenny is convinced it will eventually lead to disaster, but instead he and Grant end up on a series of wild adventures, which eventually finds Kenny meeting his "Star Wars" hero, Billy Dee Williams.
E11
Up All Night
Wed, Dec 14 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
The guys' plans for a video game tournament go south.
E12
Letting Go
Wed, Dec 14 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Will offers to fix Kenny's car for him.
E13
Be Who You're Not
Wed, Dec 14 2011 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Will's boss Mr. Donahue overhears him telling a story and promotes him.
Henry Simmons
Henry Simmons as Grant Sweet
Mather Zickel
Mather Zickel as Will Keen
Dan Fogler
Dan Fogler as Kenny Hayden
Christopher Moynihan
Christopher Moynihan as Craig Griffith
Teri Polo
Teri Polo as Theresa Hayden Keen
Amanda Detmer
Amanda Detmer as Brenda Hayden
Jake Johnson
Jake Johnson as Nathan Keen
Charlotte Labadie
Charlotte Labadie as Lucy Keen

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