"The Mind of the Married Man" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creator:

Mike Binder

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

23 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

An honest marriage can survive anything... except the truth.

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Mike Binder	...	Micky Barnes (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sonya Walger	...	Donna Barnes (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
Taylor Nichols	...	Doug Nelson (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jake Weber	...	Jake Berman (20 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

"My Dirty Little Mind" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (20 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (tv rating)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Greentrees Films

Trivia:

Mike Binder's character "Mickey Barnes" goes to see a movie with his friends and wife in one episode. The movie they go to see is Minority Report (2002). Mike Binder played the character "Leo F Crow" in Minority Report.

Quotes:

[Willa Ford and her dancers, dancing to the tune of "I Wanna Be Bad", appear in front Mickey's bed]
Willa Ford: [stops dancing] Am I too young for you now?
Mickey: No. No, you're perfect.
Willa Ford: Not even in your dreams, old man.
[Willa flips him the finger and disappears]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Men in Black II (2002)

Hilarious!

I am a woman and enjoy this show very much! I think it's hilarious, and also poignant at times. The guy-talk certainly reminds me of my personal experiences of girl-talk, and these scenes along with the "fantasies" are among my favourites. The dialogue just flows so naturally. So Mickey (Mike Binder) does stupid things, but don't we all although we "should know better", especially when we're torn? I also like it that although at first his two friends Jake (Jake Weber) and Doug (Taylor Nichols) seemed to be perfect impersonations of the total opposite points of view - philandering vs. complete devotion to your partner - in the course of the first season we have begun to see they go much deeper than that. Doug and his wife have a great relationship - how many men would tell their wives they had almost gone to a Japanese massage parlor with a friend??!! For the second season, I'm especially looking forward to find out more about Jake and why he became such a philanderer. He's such a riddle - although I cannot condone his constant cheating, I agree with what a friend says about him: he has his own warped sense of "chivalry". You saw it in his behaviour with his friends, and also when he went out with Missy - he only wanted to show her a good time, and didn't try to land her. The episode where his "computer girl" retired was very interesting - he had stated earlier that he could be with the same hooker for years and not feel anything, but now found out that isn't quite true. But he's only beginning to find such things out about himself, so I'm sure next season will be an interesting one for him. I'm also looking forward to see how Mickey and Donna's relationship will go on, and how Doug and Carol's relationship will be affected by her going back to work.

To all involved in shooting "Mind": Keep the good work up!!

Chris