SYNOPSIS:

From Archie Bunker in “All in the Family” to Doug Heffernan in “King of Queens,” the story of an everyday, hard-working man and his common struggle is usually the foolproof formula for laughs. However, sitcoms such as the aforementioned usually take place in New York City or on Long Island, or in another famous city such as Los Angeles or even Milwaukee. Middle America can relate, but not to the degree that they would if the main characters lived in a small town hamlet like their own…with this in mind, ADHD Entertainment is proud to bring you “Ain’t Life Grand!”—a sitcom written by and about an honest hard-working man in a small, unassuming town in the Hudson Valley of New York. This is a town that could really be any suburban town in North America, whether it is in upstate New York, the Midwest, or the south, and is much more relatable to the average American television viewer than a show that takes place in Queens. The main character, Rob, is a general contractor in a town like so many others in America: quaint, everybody-knows-everybody’s business, mom-and-pop deli US of A. After suffering a devastating car accident, he is returning to business as usual, which includes going down to Bubba’s Bagel Store every morning to get the same cup of coffee at the same time, and exchange witticisms with Bubba and his wife Marie to add a bit of excitement to small town life. He then interacts with the other eccentric characters in the show—his clients, who are often offbeat and unusual to say the least. He has been hired by a condominium complex to do punch list work, and he rents an office there to organize his primary duties and also to work on his creative endeavors. These stories are based on the actual experiences of the show’s creator, and his interactions with his clients highlight the peculiarity and unconventional behavior that often lurks behind the idyllic image of picket-fences, small town bliss. The other main focus of Rob’s life is the fact that he is an artist at heart, and is constantly firing off new ideas for “making it big” and getting the heck out of dodge—these ideas run the gamut of the creative spectrum, and include music, writing, photography, script-writing, poetry, et cetera. He is spending his harried life working his fingers to the bone for a living, cooperating with the bizarre characters that come with his day job, and running around carrying out various creative brainstorms hoping to be “discovered” so he can quit construction, follow his dream and devote his life to the entertainment business.