Editing Two and a Half Men (section)

== Crossovers and other appearances ==
{{Further|Two and a Half Deaths|Fish in a Drawer}}
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=== ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' ===
In 2007, ''Two and a Half Men'' creator Chuck Lorre contacted ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' executive producer [[Carol Mendelsohn]] about a [[crossover (fiction)|crossover]]. At first, the idea seemed unlikely to receive approval; however, it resurfaced when Mendelsohn and Lorre were at the World Television Festival in Canada and they decided to get approval and run with it.<ref name="Showbuzz">{{cite news|title="Two & A Half Men" & "CSI" Make TV History |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-a-half-men-csi-make-tv-history/ |publisher=Showbuzz |work=Show Writers Teamed Up, Swapped Scripts To Create Crossover Episodes |date=February 11, 2009 |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719105456/http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/tv/main4072701.shtml |archive-date=July 19, 2008 }}</ref>  When Mendelsohn was giving a talk, she accidentally mentioned the crossover, that same day ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' was already inquiring about the crossover episodes. Mendelsohn later stated: "We're all used to being in control and in charge of our own shows and even though this was a freelance-type situation ... there was an expectation and also a desire on all of our parts to really have a true collaboration. You have to give a little. It was sort of a life lesson, I think."<ref name="Showbuzz" />

"The biggest challenge for us was doing a comedy with a murder in it. Generally, our stories are a little lighter," stated Lorre in an interview. "Would our audience go with a dead body in it? There was a moment where it could have gone either way. I think the results were spectacular. It turned out to be a really funny episode."<ref name="Showbuzz" /> The ''Two and a Half Men'' episode "[[Fish in a Drawer]]" was the first part of the crossover to air, on May 5, 2008, written by ''CSI'' writers [[Sarah Goldfinger]], Evan Dunsky, [[Carol Mendelsohn]] and Naren Shankar.<ref name="BTV2">{{cite news | last=DeLeon | first=Kris | title='CSI' and 'Two and a Half Men' Crossover Previews | url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/csi/csi-and-two-and-a-half-men-cro-18859.aspx | publisher=[[BuddyTV]] | date=April 24, 2008 | access-date=May 31, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504042854/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/csi/csi-and-two-and-a-half-men-cro-18859.aspx | archive-date=May 4, 2008 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> George Eads is the only ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' cast member to make a cameo in this episode.

Three days later, the second part of the crossover aired, the ''CSI'' episode "[[Two and a Half Deaths]]". [[Gil Grissom]] ([[William Petersen]]) investigated the murder of a sitcom [[diva]] named Annabelle ([[Katey Sagal]]), who was found murdered while she was filming her show in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]].<ref name="BTV2" /> The episode was written by ''Two and a Half Men'' creators Lorre and Aronsohn; Sheen, Cryer and Jones all make uncredited cameos in this episode, in the same clothes their characters were wearing in "Fish in a Drawer".

=== ''Due Date'' ===
At the end of 2010 film ''[[Due Date]]'', a scene from ''Two and a Half Men'' is shown, in which  Sheen and Cryer appear as their characters, while Ethan Chase (played by [[Zach Galifianakis]] in the movie) plays Stu, Jake's tutor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4XTWyH2HzA |title=The Complete Two and a Half Men Scene – Due Date Zach Galifianakis |date=March 19, 2011 |via=YouTube |access-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313015937/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4XTWyH2HzA |url-status=live }}</ref>