Luis

Name: Luis
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 19, 2003
Rating: 33
Cast: Diana-Maria Riva, Wesley A. Ramsey, Luis Guzman, Charlie Day, Masi Oka

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FOX | Release Date: September 19, 2003

Starring: Diana-Maria Riva, Wesley A. Ramsey, Luis Guzman, Charlie Day, Masi Oka, Malcolm Barrett, Reggie Lee, Jaclyn DeSantis, Shelley Malil

Summary: Luis is living the American dream. He's the proud owner of a Spanish Harlem donut shop and the landlord of the building it's in. But a dream is only a dream, and you've got to wake up sometime. He wakes up every day ... to a cast of characters that includes an obnoxious elderly Irish woman who lives in a rent-controlled apartment; a ChineseLuis is living the American dream. He's the proud owner of a Spanish Harlem donut shop and the landlord of the building it's in. But a dream is only a dream, and you've got to wake up sometime. He wakes up every day ... to a cast of characters that includes an obnoxious elderly Irish woman who lives in a rent-controlled apartment; a Chinese delivery boy who swears he was a cardiologist back in the "Old Country" and doesn't speak English because "This is America – you speak Spanish"; and to TK a young African-American kid who harasses his customers by trying to sell them "merchandise" he found in Luis' dumpster. Luis' family doesn't help much. His ex-wife, Isabella, constantly reminds him why they got divorced, but somehow she can't get enough of him or his donuts. Their daughter, Marly, is responsible and hardworking but lives in Luis' building with her free-loading boyfriend Greg, a pretentious "artiste" who hopes to pay his share of the rent by selling his paintings. At least Luis has Ginger – his mint, '82 Olds Delta 88, and his trusted assistant Richie, who pines for Luis' daughter. Luis is not quite conservative, not quite liberal. He's a man who's got the world figured out – the world just doesn't know it yet. … Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Robert Lloyd

Aug 19, 2015

Season 1 Review: The liveliest of the year's new sitcoms. It is low, broad and abrasive, but it moves fast and has some of the urban funkiness of the old "John Larroquette Show" -- the one set in a bus station -- and was indeed created by a veteran of that series, Will Gluck. Read full review

David Zurawik

Aug 19, 2015

Season 1 Review: Luis is part of a noteworthy change in the way ethnicity is depicted on network TV. In that sense, if no other, it is worth a look. [19 Sept 2003, p.1E] Read full review

Mike Duffy

Aug 19, 2015

Season 1 Review: Luis retains the creaky, cliched feel of a laugh track relic from another time. Even in the '70s, this ethnic comedy cartoon wouldn't have seemed all that funny. With manic Luis, more is less. [19 Sept 2003, p.6H]

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Aug 19, 2015

Season 1 Review: A largely one-note performance that does little to hook an audience. [19 Sept 2003]

Robert Bianco

Aug 19, 2015

Season 1 Review: Horrific. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Aug 19, 2015

Season 1 Review: None of this material is even slightly original, and Guzman - who has done good work on "Oz" and in movies such as "Traffic" - is sorely lacking in the punch-line delivery department. He over-projects, as if he were on a stage at a noisy comedy club, which, unfortunately, he isn't. Read full review

Steve Johnson

Aug 19, 2015

Season 1 Review: It's leeringly sexual, ham-handed in its attempt to "confront" stereotypes, and just plain small-brained. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 2003
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  S1:E10. Promotion
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  S1:E9. Friendship
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  S1:E8. Help
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  S1:E7. Bavarian Creme
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  S1:E5. Death Day
  Air Date: October 24, 2003
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  S1:E4. Bodega
  Air Date: October 17, 2003
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  S1:E3. E.P.T.
  Air Date: October 3, 2003
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  S1:E2. Placeholder
  Air Date: September 26, 2003
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 19, 2003