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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Directed by | Sam Kass |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Running time | 8 to 10 minutes |
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| Network | Crackle |
| Release | January 16 (2009-01-16) – March 13, 2009 (2009-03-13) |
Star-ving is a comedyweb series of episodes running eight to ten minutes, based very loosely on the life ofDavid Faustino fromMarried... with Children. His co-star isCorin Nemec, who played the title character inParker Lewis Can't Lose. The start date for the episodes was January 16, 2009. The series is a production of FNB Entertainment LLC in association with Sony Pictures Television, webcast onCrackle.
In 2006, Faustino and his writing partners, Corin Nemec and Todd Bringewatt, started a production company called F.N.B. Entertainment. In 2007, they wrote a two-page treatment forStar-ving, which they took to director Sam Kass, a former writer and producer onSeinfeld. After shooting the pilot, they took it to Crackle, where twelvewebisodes were ordered. In the series, "Faustino plays an exaggerated version of himself — he's broke, can't find a job and his wife has left him forCoolio."[1] Faustino has said of the show, "We don't push the envelope, we're shredding it."[2]
Faustino'sMarried... with Children co-stars,Katey Sagal,Christina Applegate andEd O'Neill, make cameo appearances in the series as themselves.
| No. | Title | Release date | |
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| 1 | "Begging Ed[3]" | January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16) | |
David Faustino tries to solicit money from former co-starEd O'Neill (Al Bundy), with no help from Corin. | |||
| 2 | "Gilbert's Kid[4]" | January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16) | |
David babysits Sparky,Gilbert Gottfried's 34-year-old mentally challenged adopted son. | |||
| 3 | "Straight Outta Compton[5]" | January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16) | |
Coolio saves Dave from an angry black mob that Corin knows well. | |||
| 4 | ""Married with Children"..The Movie[6]" | January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) | |
Dave's big chance to play his old role is usurped bySeth Green. The rest of the 'family' likes the idea. | |||
| 5 | "The Scheize Flick[7]" | January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) | |
Dave gets an offer to make a film in Germany. After celebrating withRon Jeremy, he arrives to find he'll be doing more than 'brown-nosing' on the set. | |||
| 6 | "Just One Drink[8]" | January 30, 2009 (2009-01-30) | |
Executives from 'The Network' includingAhmed Best (Jar Jar Binks fromStar Wars) offer Dave a show. But then Dave downs a beer to commemorate the occasion, and things go south. | |||
| 7 | "Starving…Literally[9]" | February 6, 2009 (2009-02-06) | |
Dave and Corin run into all kinds of trouble trying to find something to eat, some involvingKato Kaelin. | |||
| 8 | "Going O.J.[10]" | February 13, 2009 (2009-02-13) | |
When the porn shop needs cash to survive, Dave, his mom, and Corin travel toLas Vegas to steal back some unusual memorabilia. | |||
| 9 | "Stealing Alan Thicke[11]" | February 20, 2009 (2009-02-20) | |
KidnappingAlan Thicke to extort money from his pop star son does not turn out like Dave and Corin thought it would. | |||
| 10 | "El Al-Qaeda[12]" | February 27, 2009 (2009-02-27) | |
Ed Asner plays twins in the episode, one a therapist, the other the head of a major foreign studio. Things are looking up for Dave and Corin until a misunderstanding takes place. | |||
| 11 | "Getting Huge[13]" | March 6, 2009 (2009-03-06) | |
After an ill-fated trip to the gym, during which Dave happens upon his ex-wife andCoolio doing some inappropriate stretching, a locker room encounter turns ugly. | |||
| 12 | "Deliverance[14]" | March 13, 2009 (2009-03-13) | |