Josh Stamberg, Brie Larson, and Slade Pearce were originally cast for the roles of Charley, Sydney, and Justin. They were in the original pilot, taped April 30, 2003, but they were fired and replaced due to creative differences. The parts were recast, and the pilot was shot again on August 16, 2004.
Nicole Paggi originally played Sydney Shanowski in season one, after that season, Megan Fox took over the role for the other two seasons.
The episode "Hope's Float" was first billed as a season finale and then two weeks later it was the series finale when ABC canceled the show.
Faith Ford co-stars as Hope Shanowski, but her co-star Kelly Ripa plays a character that uses her co-star's real name Faith.
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