Mr. Sunshine: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In Mr. Sunshine, Ben Donovan is a self-involved manager of a San Diego sports arena, the Sunshine Center, where curious mishaps and bizarre requests are nothing more than ordinary. Working alongside him is his boss and arena owner Crystal attractive, powerful and highly erratic; Alice the cute, tomboyish marketing director and Ben's friend with benefits; Alonzo a former basketball player, handsome and unbelievably happy; Ben's assistant, Heather, pretty, sweet, but terrifying because she once lit a boyfriend on fire; and Crystal's son, Roman, sweet-faced, clueless and Ben's newest employee.

Series details

• Title: Mr. Sunshine
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Sports
• Premiere date: 2011-02-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 509

Cast and credited roles

• Matthew Perry — Ben Donovan
• Andrea Anders — Alice Aubrey
• James Lesure — Alonzo Pope
• Nate Torrence — Roman Cohen
• Allison Janney — Crystal Cohen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-02-09; final listed air date 2012-01-01; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mr. Sunshine on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.