50 Fun Facts About Cougar Town

Nearly every Cougar Town episode takes its title from a song by which Florida-born rock star?

Tom Petty, born in Gainesville, lent his song titles to all but two episodes: the pilot and one named after a duet performed on screen.

Jules Cobb drinks from a series of giant wine glasses on Cougar Town; what does she call the first?

Big Joe heads a long line of named glasses, and Jules holds a mock funeral whenever one breaks before swiftly replacing it.

On Cougar Town, what is the name of the game Bobby Cobb invents and later sells to a businessman?

Penny Can starts as a pastime for the gang, is bought by Roger Frank's company, and by season 5 is paying Bobby royalties from abroad.

Within the sitcom Cougar Town, why is the Florida hometown of Jules Cobb nicknamed after a cougar?

The high school mascot is the excuse, a device co-creator Bill Lawrence admitted was a big cheat before the pilot had even aired.

Which cable network rescued Cougar Town for three more seasons after ABC canceled it in 2012?

TBS stepped in just two days after the cancellation and eventually aired as many seasons as the original network had.

Which Friends actress plays Glenn, therapist to Jules Cobb, in the season 2 premiere of Cougar Town?

Jennifer Aniston was the second of three Friends alumni to drop by, after Lisa Kudrow in season 1 and before Matthew Perry in season 5.

In Cougar Town's two-part season 2 finale, the gang flies to which state to bring Travis Cobb home?

Hawaii is where a heartbroken Travis flees after dropping out of college, and the rescue mission doubles as a group vacation.

On Cougar Town, newly divorced Jules Cobb supports her son Travis by working in which profession?

Real estate agent Jules has her photo on signs all over town, which mortifies Travis when younger kids start stealing them.

On Cougar Town, Bobby Cobb is legally homeless because he lives in a parking lot aboard what?

A boat stranded on dry land is home for Bobby, and the lot around it later hosts a friend's wedding.

In which fictional Florida town, home to Jules Cobb and her wine-loving friends, is Cougar Town set?

Gulfhaven sits in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast, and the opening credits pinpoint the area on a map of the state.

Which Freaks and Geeks alumna plays Laurie Keller, assistant to Jules Cobb, on Cougar Town?

Busy Philipps won a Critics' Choice Television Award for the role and directed an episode in the final season.

Which Cougar Town star is married to co-creator Bill Lawrence, who created Ellie Torres for her?

Christa Miller had a recurring role on Scrubs too, and her husband jotted down little things she said to use for Ellie.

Which actor plays Grayson Ellis, the guitar-strumming bar owner Jules Cobb marries on Cougar Town?

Josh Hopkins went on to direct for the sitcom, while Grayson, a former model, keeps making up songs about his friends.

Which My Big Fat Greek Wedding actor plays Andy Torres, devoted husband of Ellie, on Cougar Town?

Ian Gomez was married to that film's writer and star, Nia Vardalos, who guest-stars on the sitcom as Andy's flirtatious sister-in-law.

Which Scrubs veteran plays Chick, the horse-loving father of Jules Cobb, on Cougar Town?

Ken Jenkins first appears for Halloween, Chick's favorite holiday, and later gets ordained online to marry his daughter to Grayson.

Which Scrubs star plays Angie, the college teacher who dates Bobby Cobb in season 3 of Cougar Town?

Sarah Chalke's arc ends when Bobby wants to be exclusive and Angie turns out to have expected only a fling.

Which singer guest-stars in Cougar Town's first season as Sara, a wine rep who dates Grayson Ellis?

Sheryl Crow sings a duet with Grayson during her arc, and that song gave the episode Everything Man its title.

Which Hitchcock leading lady appears as herself in Cougar Town's season 4 finale to cheer up Chick?

Tippi Hedren is one of Chick's favorite stars, so the gang cancels a trip to the Bahamas and takes him to Hollywood to meet her.

Cougar Town came from a company Courteney Cox ran with which Scream co-star, then her husband?

David Arquette was an executive producer and guest-starred in the season 3 finale as a hotel concierge, by which time the couple had separated.

Cougar Town's season 2 episode 9, When the Time Comes, takes place on which holiday?

Thanksgiving also falls in the ninth episode of season 1, when another romantic dinner planned by Jules backfires.

In Cougar Town's When the Time Comes, which Scrubs star appears as himself inside a phone app?

Zach Braff pops up twice as the voice of a phone app that suggests which appetizers to order.

Jules Cobb hosts a romantic dinner in Cougar Town's When the Time Comes hoping Grayson will do what?

Say he loves her is all Jules wants from the meal, while Ellie and Laurie spend the same episode crushing Andy's optimism.

Which character, the ex-wife of Grayson Ellis, first appears on Cougar Town in When the Time Comes?

Vivian left the marriage saying she did not want children, then got engaged to another man and became pregnant, a crushing blow for Grayson.

On Cougar Town, the feared Dr. Amy Evans, played by Lisa Kudrow, practices which medical specialty?

Dermatology is worth the abuse to Jules and Ellie because Dr. Evans is the best in town, until Jules learns the doctor is dating Bobby.

On Cougar Town, Jules Cobb agrees to date Matthew Perry's wealthy Sam after doing what to him?

Crashing into his car while reaching for her slipped wedding ring leaves an uninsured Jules at Sam's mercy, so a date buys his silence.

Which Community character, a Cougar Town fan played by Danny Pudi, cameos in the season 2 finale?

Abed Nadir eavesdrops on Laurie and Travis and then runs off, paying off a Community joke in which he claimed a walk-on role.

Community imagined a British original of Cougar Town whose title riffs on which period drama?

Downton Abbey inspired the spoof, and the sitcom returned the joke with a season 3 title card welcoming viewers to the fake show.

Barry Bostwick, Roger Frank on Cougar Town, starred in which earlier Bill Lawrence sitcom?

Spin City alumni Alan Ruck, Richard Kind and Michael McDonald all turned up in guest roles as well.

Co-creator Bill Lawrence makes a cameo in Cougar Town's season 3 finale playing what?

A police officer arrives to shut down the ceremony for breaking a local ordinance, so the guests keep moving the wedding along to dodge him.

Bobby Cobb, the laid-back ex-husband on Cougar Town, once toured as a professional in which sport?

Golf kept Bobby on the road, where his many affairs ended the marriage, and he later scrapes by giving lessons and mowing lawns.

Bobby Cobb exits Cougar Town early in the final season to take a club pro job in which state?

Georgia claimed Bobby when actor Brian Van Holt stepped back, though the character joins the series finale by video call.

On Cougar Town, oddball neighbor Tom Gazelian is eventually revealed to hold which impressive job?

Neurosurgeon Tom keeps his millions quiet, and the gang only learns his job when Travis lands in the hospital in season 3.

Before staying home to raise her son on Cougar Town, Ellie Torres worked in which profession?

Lawyer Ellie returns to her corporate career in the final season, once Andy admits he would love to be the parent at home.

From Cougar Town's fourth season, Andy Torres holds which local office that he often forgets he has?

Mayor Andy learns he won the election weeks late, because the post has so little power that nobody bothered to tell him.

After leaving her job as assistant to Jules Cobb on Cougar Town, Laurie Keller opens which business?

A cake shop gives Laurie her first real success in season 3, and she later bakes risqué designs to lift sales.

Travis Cobb, the son of Jules and Bobby on Cougar Town, goes to art college to pursue which passion?

Photography makes Travis ask to shoot his mother's wedding, though after graduating he ends up running a mobile wine delivery business.

In Cougar Town's fourth season, Chick, the father of Jules Cobb, is diagnosed with which condition?

Alzheimer's disease prompts the gang to swap a planned vacation for a trip in his honor, and Chick moves in with Jules in season 5.

On Cougar Town, Grayson Ellis discovers he has a baby daughter named after which Florida city?

Tampa is the child of Holly, a fling from his first months after the divorce, and her arrival answers his long-running wish for kids.

Where do Jules Cobb and Grayson Ellis finally marry on Cougar Town, defying a local ordinance?

On a beach back home is where the couple end up after calling off an elopement, and they ride away together on a horse.

In the Cougar Town series finale, the opening title card finally renames the sitcom as what?

Sunshine State was a rename the creators had wanted for years, but ABC turned it down over a clash with another sitcom on its schedule.

What alliterative name do Jules Cobb and her wine-loving neighbors on Cougar Town give their gang?

The Cul-de-Sac Crew guards its membership so closely that an elderly couple buy a house on the street only on condition of being let in.

On Cougar Town, sharp-tongued Ellie Torres regularly calls Laurie Keller by which sweet nickname?

Jellybean sticks even as Ellie's open hostility toward Laurie softens into grudging respect and eventually a close friendship.

Despite its Florida setting, Cougar Town was shot on a backlot where in Los Angeles County?

Culver City's backlot doubled for the Gulf Coast, a setting the producers chose because so many sitcoms are set in New York or California.

Before the creators settled on Cougar Town, which was a working title for the Courteney Cox sitcom?

40 and Single lost out, along with The Courteney Cox Show, because Bill Lawrence wanted a noisy title that people would notice.

In Cougar Town's season 3 finale, Jules and Grayson first run away to marry in which wine region?

Napa Valley was Grayson's idea for escaping a big ceremony six months away, but Jules calls it off because his daughter cannot be there.

Cougar Town's The Criminal Kind borrows its voice-over confessions from which John Hughes teen film?

The Breakfast Club fits because Jules, out to prove she is no goody-two-shoes, lands herself and her accomplices in grocery store jail.

Nick Zano left his role as Josh in Cougar Town's first season to join which revived primetime soap?

Melrose Place did Zano few favors, since the reboot was later cancelled while the sitcom he left ran for six seasons.

Ellie Torres mocks Grayson Ellis on Cougar Town with which nickname, a dig at one of his features?

Dime-Eyes reflects Ellie's belief that his eyes are too small for his face, a jab at a vain former model who loves a mirror.

Which character, played by Spencer Locke, is the first girlfriend of Travis Cobb on Cougar Town?

Kylie and Travis split after each kisses someone else, reunite, and finally break up for good once he starts college.

In Cougar Town's final season, Andy Torres gets stuck in the suit of which Toy Story character?

Buzz Lightyear was meant to impress his son on his birthday, but Andy ends up wearing the costume to an important client meeting.