Season 3 • Episode 8
LatestGreens & Grains is holding a big promotion to celebrate its 150 year anniversary, but everything imaginable winds up going terribly wrong, from the 150% off sale to the assault of the quilters.
Leslie Pool returns to his native Ohio to run the Green & Grains grocery store he has just inherited from his father. Seeking to undermine Green & Grains is Leslie's arch nemesis, Amy, who manages the Super Value Mart down the street. He has known her since high school, where she was the popular beauty queen and he, a nerd.
Acting
John Lehr's frantic, improvised Leslie is genuinely unhinged.
Writing
Loose improv structure lets weirdness breathe.
Creators
John Lehr, Nancy Hower
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Lehr and Nancy Hower developed the show after working together on improv projects; much of the dialogue was genuinely improvised on set.
This was one of the few 2000s sitcoms with an openly gay lead where his sexuality wasn't the sole punchline—revolutionary for TBS at the time.
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