Fries with That?
Created byClaudio Luca (Producer)
Starring
Music byJames Gelfand
Country of originCanada
Original languages
  • English
  • French
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Running timeapprox. 23 minutes
Production companyCiné Télé Action Inc.
Original release
NetworkYTV
Release4 April (2004-04-04) 
18 December 2004 (2004-12-18)

Fries with That? is a YTV produced sitcom. It first aired in April 2004.

This sitcom revolves around a group of high school students who work at a local fast-food restaurant named Bulky's in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The sitcom follows primarily five high school students and focuses on many themes such as love, responsibility, friendship, and honesty.

It was cancelled after completion of the second season due to declining ratings.

Principal characters

Pattie, cashier. She enjoys playing sports, especially Canadian football and basketball. She uses her athleticism to compensate for her lack of intellect. For example, Pattie uses a unique studying technique, which involves shooting a piece of paper into a makeshift basket in order to learn specific historical events such as July 1, 1867 (Canadian Confederation). Although she is in touch with her masculine side, she is extremely romantic. Her taste for men can vary from an ostracized nerd to a handsome criminal, and she once had feelings for Alex. Her full name is Patricia Johnson.

Tess, cashier. Tess is the free spirit of the crew. Her French accent and last name indicate that she comes from a Francophone household. Her colleagues know her to be extremely creative and artistic. She tends to be rather eccentric, and she believes her aura/soul has a huge presence in her life and should be taken seriously, but is often ignored. She is obsessed with the paranormal and likes to use it as an explanation for everyday occurrences. She is often distracted at work by studying, art projects, deadlines, songs, extra projects, or boys. Her full name is Tess Laverière.

Robyn, cashier, griller, dishwasher. She is the most functional member of the group. She claims to hate men, but has a secret crush on Alex. She hints at the secret several times, but Alex could never figure it out. For example, when Alex and Pattie were mistakenly believed to be in a serious relationship, she indicated with two miniature figurines that they would not be married; she also moped and ate expired chocolate. Her full name is Robyn Cohen.

Alex, burger-flipper. Alex is the typical handsome egotistical teenager. Although he has a reputation of being rude, disgusting, and inconsiderate, he is a loyal friend. He is not very romantic and fails to recognize Robyn's attraction. He tends to be very physical in his relationships and cannot seem to keep his hands off girls that attract him. He also loves to provoke his extremely obsessive assistant manager, Ben Shaw, and they seem to be in a constant state of frustration with each other. His full name is Alexander Kurzi.

Ben is the highly obsessive and greedy assistant manager. He only wants one thing: more profits for Bulky's so that he can get some recognition and finally become the manager. He is sometimes aloof and unpleasant, but other times friendly and accepting. He is a perfectionist and tends to stress easily. Some crewmembers wish he would fall off a bridge, just so they could have a day off. He enjoys making up absurd but "official" sounding rules such as "no member of the crew at Bulky’s is allowed to date another crewmember at Bulky’s." Ben is also an excellent mathematician and greatly enjoys listing and calculating profits. His full name is Benjamin Shaw.

Meiyan, introduced in season two. She loves to annoy Ben, and tried to take his job when he faked his death.

Eddie is not part of the main crew, but rather an employee that transports the supplies from the warehouse to the restaurant. He is portrayed as a simpleton, but revealed he got 100% on all of his provincial exams without cheating. He often replies "____? I'm super good at _____" whenever anyone mentions something they have problems with, but usually, Eddie turns out to not be as good as he says he is. His full name is Eduardo Samisk.

The "head office guy" supervises the restaurant and is constantly bombarding Ben and the crew with threats in order to increase productivity. He tends to be serious, but can be lighthearted, such as when he pulled an April Fool's Day prank on the crew.

Origin of the series

Fries with That? was inspired by the Quebec French language VRAK.TV sitcom Une grenade avec ça? ("A grenade With That?").

Episodes

Season 1

SeasonEpisode No.Episode NameDirected ByWritten ByOriginal YTV Airdate
11"The Expendables"Carl GoldsteinTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéApril 15, 2004
12"Metal Mouth"Carl GoldsteinTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéApril 14, 2004
13"Coach Pattie"Adam WeissmanHeidi FossApril 4, 2004
14"Robyn the Boss"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéApril 29, 2004
15"Everyone's Alex"Carl GoldsteinJackie MayMay 17, 2004
16"Help Unwanted"Carl GoldsteinShane SimmonsApril 20, 2004
17"Where's the Ham?"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéMay 10, 2004
18"The Ben Effect"Adam WeissmanHeidi FossMay 3, 2004
19"The Campaign"Giles WalkerTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéMay 6, 2004
110"Undercover Guy"Carl GoldsteinTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéMay 12, 2004
111"Alex's Last Chapter"Carl GoldsteinHeidi FossApril 11, 2004
112"Curse of the Tess People"Giles WalkerTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéApril 19, 2004
113"The Competition"Giles WalkerShane SimmonsApril 22, 2004
114"Candid Camera"Carl GoldsteinScott FaulconbridgeMay 19, 2004
115"A Phone for Ben"Carl GoldsteinTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéApril 21, 2004
116"As Fate would have It"Sean DwyerScott FaulconbridgeMay 11, 2004
117"Mobyn and Myan"Carl GoldsteinTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéApril 26, 2004
118"The Cold Shoulder"Carl GoldsteinShane SimmonsApril 27, 2004
119"Music For Your Mouths"Giles WalkerHeidi FossMay 5, 2004
120"Tigerman"Giles WalkerTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéMay 25, 2004
121"Alternative Ben"Carl GoldsteinHeidi FossMay 4, 2004
122"Foreign Effects"Carl GoldsteinScott FaulconbridgeMay 18, 2004
123"The Love Potion"Giles WalkerTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéMay 20, 2004
124"A Side order of Love"Giles WalkerTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéMay 24, 2004
125"While Supplies Last"Giles WalkerShane SimmonsMay 13, 2004
126"Mini Ben"Giles WalkerTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéMay 28, 2004

Season 2

SeasonEpisode No.Episode NameDirected ByWritten ByOriginal YTV Airdate
21"Ben Bites"Giles WalkerHeidi FossSeptember 9, 2004
22"Alex Takes Over"Giles WalkerTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéSeptember 14, 2004
23"For a Limited Time Only"Giles WalkerShane SimmonsSeptember 16, 2004
24"Burgatron 9000"Adam WeissmanShane SimmonsSeptember 21, 2004
25"Dearly Departed"Giles WalkerHeidi FossSeptember 23, 2004
26"The Prankster"Giles WalkerScott FaulconbridgeSeptember 28, 2004
27"Peace, Love and Misunderstanding"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéSeptember 30, 2004
28"Pass/Fail"Adam WeissmanAlan SilberbergOctober 5, 2004
29"The Soup Kitchen"Giles WalkerHeidi FossOctober 7, 2004
210"The Food Critic"Adam WeissmanHeidi FossOctober 12, 2004
211"Heart of the Matter"Giles WalkerScott FaulconbridgeOctober 14, 2004
212"One Alex to Go"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéOctober 19, 2004
213"The Return of a Man Called Smith"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéNovember 4, 2004
214"Drive-thru Speaker Bandit"Adam WeissmanHeidi FossNovember 9, 2004
215"The Hottie"Giles WalkerScott FaulconbridgeSeptember 7, 2004
216"Flipping Over You"Adam WeissmanScott FaulconbridgeOctober 21, 2004
217"The Haunted"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéOctober 28, 2004
218"Mortimer's Makeover"Giles WalkerTerence BowmanNovember 23, 2004
219"Love and War"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéNovember 2, 2004
220"Catering on the Side"Adam WeissmanAlan SilberbergNovember 25, 2004
221"Shake, Cattle and Roll"Adam WeissmanShane SimmonsNovember 30, 2004
222"Love, Robyn Style"Giles WalkerTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéDecember 2, 2004
223"Sleeping with the Fish Sticks"Adam WeissmanShane SimmonsNovember 11, 2004
224"Dirty Burger"Giles WalkerPhilip Kalin-HajduNovember 18, 2004
225"Robyn... and Eddy"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéNovember 16, 2004
226"It's a Wonderful Christmas Time, Ben Shaw"Adam WeissmanTerence Bowman, Bernard Deniger, & Paul ParéDecember 18, 2004

Cast

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