Boston Common

Boston Common was a television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996-97. It starred Anthony Clark and took place in the city of Boston. It was one of the highest rated shows ever to get canceled, as it ranked 8th in the yearly ratings and was viewed by an average of 14.96 million households per episode. Anthony Clark portrayed Boyd Pritchett, a genial, easy-going twenty-something from Virginia (Clark is from Virginia) who delivers his sister Wyleen (p... more

Boston Common was a television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996-97. It starred Anthony Clark and took place in the city of Boston. It was one of the highest rated shows ever to get canceled, as it ranked 8th in the yearly ratings and was viewed by an average of 14.96 million households per episode. Anthony Clark portrayed Boyd Pritchett, a genial, easy-going twenty-something from Virginia (Clark is from Virginia) who delivers his sister Wyleen (played by Hedy Burress) to college in Boston. Then Boyd falls in love with Joy (Traylor Howard) and decides to stay, much to Wyleen's dismay. Boyd eventually gets a job at the college and shares an apartment with Wyleen. Wyleen's inclination is to be sexually active, but Boyd tries to inspire her with his chaste pursuit of Joy. The cast included Tasha Smith, Vincent Ventresca and Steve Paymer in supporting roles (and later the cast would be joined by Roger Rees). The show also boasted a long list of recurring character actors, including Leah... less