Was watching Two and a Half Men on CBS the other day. Never really got into it, although I’ve caught a few minutes here and there over the years. Critically-speaking, it’s been wildly successful, having been nominated for the best comedy series Emmy 3 times, winning “Favorite TV Comedy” 3 times at the People’s Choice Awards, and is currently the highest rated sitcom on television.

In many ways, there’s no other way to describe it than as a cute show. It’s funny. It’s entertaining. And with all the fast-paced, complex dramas out there like Prison Break, 24 and Lost, I suppose people enjoy watching the predictable story of a mature kid and the two juvenile grown men who raise him, the latter of which the audience knows will never change.

After mindlessly watching a few minutes, I realized something interesting: The “half” in “Two and a Half,” 15-year-old Angus T. Jones, is flat smack in the middle of puberty. In the 5 years since the show’s been around, we’re finally seeing this little bastard grow up.

Shit, we’ve got a front row seat.

The last time I saw the show Jones was at least 3 inches shorter, dozens of pounds heavier, and his voice had that helium-octaved tone that gave me the impression that neither of his balls had yet dropped.

His balls have still not fully dropped. But it certainly sounds like they’re in the midst of making their descent. Maybe one has dropped and the other will soon follow. Or maybe both are equidistant from their adolescent starting point.

Either way, his balls are on their way down.

The point is, we’ve all hit puberty. Some hit harder than others. And along with all the rest of us, so has every successful child sitcom star. Some hit harder than others.

Only difference is, ours wasn’t projected weekly to the world.

Puberty: Live Via Sitcom, 3.0 out of 5 based on 2 ratings

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