Hidden Hills

This article is about the television series. For the city in California, see Hidden Hills, California.

Hidden Hills is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2002, to January 21, 2003, during the 2002 fall line-up. Based on the book Surviving Suburbia, the series was created by Peter Segal and Ric Swartzlander. The theme song was "Pleasant Valley Sunday", made famous by The Monkees. Mark Mothersbaugh (co-founder of Devo) performed the version used on the show. The show was made by Ric Swartzlander's Rude Mood Productions and NBC.

Hidden Hills
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Peter Segal Ric Swartzlander
Starring	Justin Louis Paula Marshall
Opening theme	Pleasant Valley Sunday
Composer	Mark Mothersbaugh
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Susanne Daniels Kate Juergens Peter Segal Ric Swartzlander
Producer	Michael Ewing
Cinematography	Billy Dickson Peter Smokler
Editors	Joel Goodman David Helfand Karen Segal Bill Turro Steve Welch
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	First Move Callahan Filmworks Rude Mood Productions NBC Studios
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24) – January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)

Cast

Main

• Justin Louis as Doug Barber^[1]
• Paula Marshall as Dr. Janine Barber^[1]
• Kristin Bauer as Belinda Slypich
• Stacy Galina as Pam Asher
• Tamara Taylor as Sarah Timmerman
• Dondré Whitfield as Zack Timmerman
• Alexa Nikolas as Emily Barber
• Sean Marquette as Derek Barber

Recurring

• Cristián de la Fuente as Manolo
• Sandra McCoy as Miss Lily

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Robert Berlinger	Peter Segal & Ric Swartzlander	September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24)
2	"The Mark of Manolo"	Michael Engler	Barbie Feldman	October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)
3	"The Affair"	Robert Berlinger	Gayle Abrams	October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)
4	"The Vasectomy"	Robert Berlinger	Lester Lewis	October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)
5	"The Getaway"	Robert Berlinger	Ric Swartzlander	October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)
6	"Halloween"	Michael Engler	Bob Kushell	October 29, 2002 (2002-10-29)
7	"The Shocker"	Lev L. Spiro	Al Sonja L. Rice	November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)
8	"Coach Doug"	Peter Segal	Rob Greenberg	November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)
9	"The Birth"	Robert Berlinger	Bob Kushell	November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)
10	"Christmas"	Bryan Gordon	Lester Lewis	December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)
11	"The Visit"	Craig Zisk	Gayle Abrams	January 7, 2003 (2003-01-07)
12	"The Concert"	Martha Coolidge	Taylor Hamra	January 14, 2003 (2003-01-14)
13	"The Neighbors"	Michael McDonald	Peter Segal	January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)
14	"The Feud"	Robert Berlinger	Jim Gerkin	Unaired
15	"The Reunion"	Lev L. Spiro	Bob Kushell	Unaired
16	"The Birthday"	Lev L. Spiro	Nat Faxon	Unaired
17	"The Housewife"	Lawrence Trilling	Gayle Abrams	Unaired
18	"The Motorcycle"	Alan Myerson	Jim Gerkin	Unaired

Reception

An article in The Record newspaper in New Jersey stated that "Hidden Hills features the usual sitcom theme of jealousy but tackles it with intelligent writing. And Marshall sticks with an honest portrayal that doesn't go over the top."^[1]