50 Fun Facts About Young & Hungry

In which California city is Young & Hungry set, home to tech millionaire Josh Kaminski's penthouse?

San Francisco is home to Josh and to Gabi, who shares an apartment with her best friend Sofia. The lead character was named after a real blogger from the city.

Emily Osment, Gabi Diamond in Young & Hungry, played Lilly Truscott on which Disney Channel series?

Hannah Montana made Osment a Disney star as the title character's best friend from 2006 to 2011. She had already played Gerti Giggles in two Spy Kids films as a child.

Which High School Musical star produced Young & Hungry and guest-starred as Logan Rawlings?

Ashley Tisdale made the sitcom through her own company, Blondie Girl Productions. On screen she plays a magazine boss who takes a shine to Gabi, turning a business dinner into a date.

Which sitcom legend plays Ms. Wilson, Gabi's advice-giving neighbor, in Young & Hungry?

Betty White plays Bernice Wilson, who puts on her wedding dress every Valentine's Day. She turns out to share a birthday with Gabi, and later reunites with an old flame played by Carl Reiner.

Which pop star guest-stars in season 2 of Young & Hungry as Shauna, a tech reporter who dates Josh?

Kylie Minogue plays Shauna across two episodes. The fling falls apart when Gabi reunites Shauna with her estranged grown-up daughter, who turns out to have a history with Josh too.

In Young & Hungry, the thrift-shop top Gabi and Sofia buy Josh once belonged to whom?

Steve Jobs really did own the black turtleneck, which makes it worth a small fortune. Gabi and Sofia then spend the episode doing everything they can to get it back.

What does Josh Kaminski wake up with after hitting his head in season 5 of Young & Hungry?

Amnesia wipes Gabi from Josh's mind even though he still recognizes Elliot and Yolanda. Gabi responds by restaging the day they met, hoping it will jog something loose.

Andy Buckley, Josh's dad in Young & Hungry, is best known as David Wallace on which sitcom?

The Office made Buckley famous as David Wallace, a part he won partly because he really was a financial advisor. He joined the Freeform sitcom in its last season as long-lost dad Matt Danon.

Which singer plays Cooper, the hacker Josh hires who then dates Gabi, in Young & Hungry?

Jesse McCartney plays Cooper Finley in the first two seasons. A jealous Josh tells Gabi she cannot date his new hire, so the two simply start seeing each other in secret.

What job does Yolanda, played by Kym Whitley, hold in Josh Kaminski's penthouse in Young & Hungry?

Housekeeper Yolanda is waiting with Elliot to confront Gabi the morning after the pilot's trial dinner ends in the boss's bed. Gabi gets the job anyway.

Rex Lee, who plays Elliot Park in Young & Hungry, played assistant Lloyd on which HBO comedy?

Entourage cast Lee as Lloyd, the assistant to agent Ari Gold who works his way up to agent himself. Lee had trained as a pianist until a college theater class changed his plans.

Young & Hungry premiered in June 2014 on which cable network, later renamed Freeform?

ABC Family ordered the pilot in August 2013 and kept that name through the first two seasons. The rebrand to Freeform came in January 2016, just before season 3 began.

Which girlfriend dumps Josh Kaminski in the Young & Hungry pilot, only to return as his fiancée?

Caroline, played by Mallory Jansen, breaks things off just before Josh can propose, which is how he ends up in bed with his new chef. He later cancels their wedding.

At which music festival do Josh and Gabi finally get together in Young & Hungry's third season?

Coachella is where Josh catches up with Gabi after overhearing her confess her feelings on the phone to Sofia. He admits his own, and she answers with a kiss.

In Young & Hungry's season 4 premiere, Gabi joins jilted groom Adam on his honeymoon to where?

Hawaii is the backdrop for a plan to make their exes jealous, hatched after Gabi learns Josh's therapist has joined him overseas. Gabi and Adam end up developing feelings for each other.

Gabi and Sofia promote their business for dumped women on which host's talk show in Young & Hungry?

Rachael Ray has the pair on after Elliot pulls some strings. Gabi had taken two weeks' leave from Josh's kitchen to launch the venture just after she and Sofia were both dumped.

For her 25th birthday in Young & Hungry, Gabi takes Ms. Wilson on a road trip to which city?

Las Vegas is where Ms. Wilson had promised to meet an old boyfriend. Josh follows and shows Gabi New York, Paris and Venice, the places she had hoped to see with her mom, without leaving the hotel.

In the Young & Hungry series finale, what does Josh buy for the outing where he plans to propose?

A yacht carries the whole gang out to sea with the ring hidden in a box. Sofia finds it, assumes it is meant for her, then accidentally tosses the box overboard and dives in after it.

What is the job of Elliot Park, Josh Kaminski's right-hand man played by Rex Lee in Young & Hungry?

Publicist Elliot resents Gabi's hiring from the start. In an early episode he even sets her up on a date with a magazine boss, hoping to win Josh a place on a list of young achievers.

Which character, played by Bryan Safi, becomes Elliot Park's husband in Young & Hungry?

Alan goes from boyfriend to husband once the couple convince a rabbi that they are fit to be married. The two later take in a foster child, expecting a baby and getting a teenager.

Gabi Diamond, Josh Kaminski's personal chef in Young & Hungry, originally comes from which US state?

Florida is also where Gabi's roommate Sofia earned her degree, at the University of Florida. The two best friends share an apartment and most of Gabi's elaborate schemes.

In Young & Hungry's second season, where does Gabi go on a three-week trip with boyfriend Cooper?

China is a trip Gabi agrees to despite her conflicting feelings for Josh. She comes home to find he has a new girlfriend, Jilly, who cooks well enough to threaten her job.

In season 2 of Young & Hungry, Gabi plans to audition for an elite internship in which country?

Switzerland hosts the six-month program, and Gabi does go. She returns to find Josh has hired another chef, so she takes a job cooking for a tech entrepreneur he is about to do a deal with.

On her first official day in Young & Hungry, what does Gabi serve investors flying in from Shanghai?

Spaghetti and meatballs earns a round of applause from the investors. Elliot had told Gabi to prepare the cuisine of their home country, but she guessed they would be sick of it.

Elliot schemes to get Josh onto which list published by Logan Rawlings in Young & Hungry?

30 Under 30 is the prize, and Josh, who is 29 when the series begins, is running out of time to make it. Logan proves more interested in Gabi than in him.

In Young & Hungry, Josh's brother Jake skips culinary school to buy what for himself and Gabi?

A food truck is Jake's idea of a future with Gabi, much to Josh's chagrin. Josh had pushed for a prestigious cooking school, and he is questioning his own feelings for Gabi again.

Which Curb Your Enthusiasm star plays Kathy, Josh's hard-drinking mom, in Young & Hungry?

Cheryl Hines arrives unannounced as Kathy and accuses Gabi of being a gold digger. Gabi's dad turns up to defend his daughter, and the two parents promptly fall for each other.

Which Stand by Me actor plays Nick Diamond, Gabi's dad who romances Josh's mom, in Young & Hungry?

Jerry O'Connell plays Nick, who shows up to defend his daughter against rude remarks at dinner. He leaves with a new love interest, to the shock of both Gabi and Josh.

Which gift from Josh angers Gabi in Young & Hungry because the old one was a memory of her mom?

A new car replaces the one that broke down, and Josh means it kindly. Once he learns why Gabi is angry, he sets out to make things right and get her old one back.

Keegan Allen, Gabi's drummer boyfriend in Young & Hungry, starred as Toby in which Freeform drama?

Pretty Little Liars made Allen famous as Toby Cavanaugh. His character Tyler seems a catch until a double date, when Josh works out that the rock drummer is actually homeless.

In Young & Hungry's third season, Josh flies to which city to collect a digital innovation award?

Sydney offers Josh an escape as much as a trophy. His therapist has just kissed him and admitted her feelings, and he goes to the ceremony to clear his head because he still likes Gabi.

In Young & Hungry, which animal makes Josh hit his head just before he can say he loves Gabi?

A squirrel living in the apartment wall does the damage. Elliot had been spotting it ever since having his wisdom teeth out, and everyone assumed he had gone crazy.

In the Young & Hungry finale, Alex Guarnaschelli offers to mentor Gabi as a sous-chef in which city?

Seattle is the job Josh insists Gabi take, even though he had planned to propose that day. Gabi responds by proposing to him instead and asking him to move there with her.

What did Freeform announce to resolve Young & Hungry's cliffhanger, then scrap in August 2018?

A wrap-up movie was promised on the day the cancellation was confirmed, then dropped five months later. That left the last episode's closing proposal as the end of the story.

In Young & Hungry, which period drama does Elliot binge before fearing Gabi will fire the staff?

Downton Abbey leaves Elliot and Yolanda paranoid that Gabi, now the woman of the house, will sack them both. To calm them, Gabi has Josh stay at her place, where the mess horrifies him.

What unwanted gift from boss Logan Rawlings does Gabi sell behind Sofia's back in Young & Hungry?

A used couch fetches $800 on Josh's new resale app before Gabi has to track it down again. It turns out to be a mean joke Logan plays on every newly hired assistant.

In Young & Hungry's fifth season, what do Gabi and Josh use to track their no-strings arrangement?

Punch cards with ten holes apiece are supposed to keep things casual. Sofia warns Gabi that she cannot leave feelings out of it, and she is soon proved right.

What pink vehicle does Gabi get from her uncle in season 5 of Young & Hungry, much to Josh's alarm?

A motorcycle worries Josh so much that he takes it himself, has a minor accident and ends up in a biker bar. Gabi realizes he was not being controlling, just trying to keep her safe.

In Young & Hungry's final season, Josh confesses to Gabi that he is secretly what kind of performer?

A magician is what Josh turns out to be, and Gabi says she is supportive until she finds the act annoys her. Sofia is sent to break the news but cannot bring herself to do it.

In Young & Hungry, Sofia falls for a serenading stranger on a last-minute birthday trip to which country?

Mexico is Gabi's way of making up for forgetting the birthday. When the holiday romance has to end, she tries to smuggle Sofia's new boyfriend across the border and is let off with a warning.

Which duo recorded "Closer", the Young & Hungry pilot track that becomes Josh and Gabi's song?

Tegan and Sara released Closer on their 2013 album Heartthrob. The sitcom brings the track back in season 5, when Josh plays it while following Gabi onto a train.

Which Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth sitcom premiered on the same night as Young & Hungry in 2014?

Mystery Girls reunited the two Beverly Hills, 90210 co-stars as former TV detectives, but it was cancelled after ten episodes. Its launch partner ran for five seasons.

Which writer created Young & Hungry and wrote both its pilot and its series finale?

David Holden built the premise around a real blogger, Gabi Moskowitz. She starred in the show's first webisode, released the day before the premiere.

What business does Elliot's boyfriend open in Young & Hungry, only to lose it later to high rent?

A karaoke bar is a venture Elliot disagrees with from the start. When the rent finally closes it, its owner turns to designing Josh's workspace despite having no experience.

Which Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast member directed the Young & Hungry episode "Young & Part Two"?

Alfonso Ribeiro went to film school after playing Carlton Banks and has directed many sitcoms since. Phill Lewis, Mr. Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, directed several episodes too.

In Young & Hungry, Josh is forced to revisit a childhood trauma connected to which pastime?

Bowling haunts Josh in the same episode that Gabi wins a cooking contest with a recipe from her estranged aunt. To collect the prize money, she first has to make amends with the relative.

Jonathan Sadowski, Josh in Young & Hungry, played Viola's best friend Paul in which 2006 comedy?

She's the Man gave Sadowski his first big role. He followed it with parts in Live Free or Die Hard and the 2009 Friday the 13th before landing his sitcom lead.

Aimee Carrero, Sofia in Young & Hungry, voiced the lead in which Disney Channel animated series?

Elena of Avalor ran from 2016 to 2020 with Carrero as its princess, overlapping with her sitcom's later seasons. She went on to voice Adora in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

Emily Osment earned three nominations from which annual ceremony for playing Gabi in Young & Hungry?

Teen Choice Awards voters nominated Osment in 2014, 2015 and 2016, but she never won. The sitcom itself was nominated four years running and also went home empty-handed.

In Young & Hungry, Gabi claims to work for Giada De Laurentiis to hide which real job at a diner?

A fry cook is what Gabi has become a month after her falling-out with Josh. He is hiding something too: a corset covers the weight he has gained from eating a lot.