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10 Items or Less
Format	Sitcom Mockumentary
Created by	Robert Hickey Nancy Hower John Lehr
Starring	John Lehr Kim Coles Bob Clendenin Jennifer Elise Cox Greg Davis Jr. Chris Payne Gilbert Kirsten Gronfield Christopher Liam Moore Roberta Valderrama
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	21 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Hickey Nancy Hower John Lehr
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	20–22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	TBS
Original run	November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27) – February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)
External links
Official website

10 Items or Less is a partly-scripted, partly improvised American comedy series created by Nancy Hower, John Lehr, and Robert Hickey. It starred Lehr as a less-than-successful businessman who returned home to run Greens & Grains, the family-owned supermarket, upon the death of his father. The series was not related to the film 10 Items or Less which premiered around the same time.

The series debuted on TBS on November 27, 2006. It aired in Canada on Global's CH stations, but when the new E! television system replaced CH, the show was dropped due to poor ratings.

During its first season, the program aired Monday nights at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The second and third seasons aired on TBS Tuesday nights at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

In November 2009, a blog posting stated the show had been cancelled, and would not be picked up for the fourth season.^[1]

Summary

The series stars John Lehr as a struggling New York City businessman who moves back to his hometown of Dayton, Ohio to take over the family supermarket following the death of his father. The show is set in the fictional supermarket known as Greens & Grains, located at 5th Street and Tiberius^[2].

Filming

A detailed script is written for each episode outlining the overall story arc. However, this script is not shown to the actors; instead they are provided with a loose outline of the plot, often finding out about it as they film. All dialogue is improvised spontaneously by the actors on the set. A typical 22-minute episode will be edited-down from roughly 30 hours of raw improvised dialogue and scenes^[3]. John Lehr describes their production style as "similar to Spinal Tap."^[4]

The series is filmed in a real grocery store called "Jon's" in Reseda, California (formerly Vons)^[5], often with actual customers used as extras.

Characters

Main characters

• Leslie Pool (John Lehr) - the owner/manager of G&G. Returning back to Ohio from NYC, Leslie brings his oblivious yet lovable management style to the Greens & Grains grocery store he inherits after his father's death.
• Amy Anderson (Jennifer Elise Cox) - The first and second season manager of Super Value Mart, the G&G's number one competitor from across the street. Amy went to high school with Leslie.
• Mercy P. Jones (Kim Coles) - The third season manager of Super Value Mart. She is ultra-competitive, and trying to put the G&G's out-of-business at all cost.
• Ingrid Wakowski (Kirsten Gronfield) - Ingrid is the quirky, soft-spoken customer service representative who lives for Renaissance Festivals.
• Yolanda Nelson (Roberta Valderrama) - The straight talking dominant force behind the produce department.
• Todd Sykes (Chris Payne Gilbert) - Todd, the butcher who hopes to be a NASCAR driver.
• Carl Dawson (Bob Clendenin) - Carl is the sweet doofus stockboy with a huge crush on Yolanda.
• Richard Mednick (Christopher Liam Moore) - Richard is a dignified cashier who dreams of becoming a professional ice dancer.
• Buchwald "Buck" Washington (Greg Davis Jr.) - Buck is a checkout bagger who is looking towards the future of becoming a doctor by attending night school.

Minor characters

• Manuelito (Raymond Ochoa) - Carl and Yolanda's son, but he thinks his dad died in the war. Carl finally sees his son in The Miracle Worker, but Leslie thinks he is talking to him.
• Shannon (Evie Peck) - This is a girl that Ingrid sees Todd flirting with in the aisle in The New Boss.
• Andy (Andrew Friedman) - Andy is Carl's friend who gives him an "It's a Boy" balloon after Yolanda tells him that he is the father of Manuelito in The New Boss.

DVD release

Episodes

References

External links

• Official website
• Official website from TBS
• Fictitious site for Greens 'n' Grains grocery store
• 10 Items or Less at the Internet Movie Database
• 10 Items or Less at TV.com