Shaping Up

This article is about the 1984 TV show. For the album and song by "The Sherbs", see Shaping Up (album).

Not to be confused with shape up (disambiguation).

Shaping Up
Also known as	''Welcome to the Club''
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ken Estin Sam Simon
Written by	Ken Estin Merrill Markoe Sam Simon
Directed by	Michael Lessac
Starring	Leslie Nielsen Michael Fontaine Jennifer Tilly Shawn Weatherly Jake Steinfeld
Composer(s)	Fletcher Adams
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ken Estin Sam Simon
Producer(s)	Richard Sakai
Running time	30 min (approx)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 20 – April 17, 1984
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Shaping Up is an American sitcom created by writer-producers Sam Simon and Ken Estin, which ran for five weeks on ABC. The show was cancelled despite being a top 10 hit.

Synopsis

A spring replacement in 1984, Shaping Up, originally titled Welcome to the Club, was given the 9:00 Tuesday slot following Three's Company. Leslie Nielsen played Buddy Fox, curmudgeon owner of the Buddy Fox Health Club. Michael Fontaine played Ben, the club's manager who was like a son to Buddy and served as the show's voice of sanity. Other cast members included Jennifer Tilly, Shawn Weatherly and Jake Steinfeld of Body by Jake fame.

While five episodes were aired, six were shot. The role of Ben was first played by Tim Robbins, whom the network replaced with Fontaine.

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	"Baby Be Mine"	March 20, 1984
1-2	"Ex Pede Hercuelum"	March 27, 1984
1-3	"Defusing the Muse"	April 3, 1984
1-4	"I Should Have Danced All Night"	April 10, 1984
1-5	"Mixed Nuts"	April 17, 1984

External links

• Shaping Up at IMDb
• Shaping Up at TV.com