'Cougar Town' Stars Will Crossover to Other Shows
'Cougar Town' is still benched until midseason, but the show has hatched a creative plan to keep the cul-de-sac crew on TV.According to USA Today, the cast will be popping up on more than a dozen shows as uncredited background actors. Starting on Thurs., Oct.13 the cast will be infiltrating shows across several networks. Look for Ian Gomez to kick things off at 9PM ET on 'Grey's Anatomy' and Courteney Cox and Christa Miller to play a lesbian couple at a fertility clinic on 'Private Practice' at 10PM ET on ABC.
Series co-creator Bill Lawrence said the cameos were designed to promote the show.
"I thought it was hysterical," Cox said. "Bill and the writers have always been great about figuring out ways to keep people aware of our show even when we're not on TV." Cox has already been doing her part and appearing in the audience of 'Dancing With the Stars.'
So far 13 shows are game for the cameos, but Lawrence told USA Today he's hoping to have more than 20 participating. In addition to 'Grey's,' 'Private Practice' and 'Dancing,' look for 'Cougar Town' actors to pop up on ABC's 'Body of Proof,' 'Castle,' 'Man Up!' and 'The Middle.' Actors will also appear on 'How I Met Your Mother' and Nick Jr.'s 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' Cameos on NBC's 'Parenthood' and CBS's '2 Broke Girls' are also in the works.
This isn't the first time 'Cougar Town' stars have done crossovers. Last season, series stars Dan Byrd and Busy Phillips appeared as background characters on 'Community,' a nod to the NBC show's running story about Danny Pudi's characters' love of the series. Pudi himself also appeared in an episode of 'Cougar Town.'
"Hopefully, it will be kind of a game for our fans and remind people we're still around and coming back soon enough," Lawrence said.
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