Down and Out in Beverly Hills (TV series)

Down and Out in Beverly Hills is an American sitcom based[1] on the 1986 movie of the same name. It aired from April 26 to September 12, 1987 on the fledgling Fox network.[2] It has the distinction of being the first ever show to be cancelled by Fox; 5 of the 13 produced episodes did not air.[3]

Down and Out in Beverly Hills
GenreSitcom
Based onDown and Out in Beverly Hills
Developed byHoward Gewirtz
StarringHector Elizondo
Anita Morris
ComposerDavid Michael Frank
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (5 unaired)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyTouchstone Television
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseApril 26 (1987-04-26) –
September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)

The cast included Hector Elizondo as Dave Whiteman (Richard Dreyfuss' character in the movie), Anita Morris as Barbara Whiteman (Bette Midler's character in the movie), Eileen Seeley as Jenny Whiteman (Tracy Nelson's character in the movie), April Ortiz as Carmen the Maid (Elizabeth Peña's character from the movie), and Tim Thomerson as Jerry Baskin (Nick Nolte's character in the movie). Evan Richards (Max Whiteman) was the only cast member of the film to reprise his role for TV (except for Mike the dog).

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Episodes edit

Overview of episodes of Down and Out in Beverly Hills
No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Jerry's Mission"Bill FosterHoward GewirtzApril 26, 1987 (1987-04-26)
2"Something Mild"UnknownUnknownJuly 25, 1987 (1987-07-25)
3"Skin Tight"UnknownUnknownAugust 1, 1987 (1987-08-01)
4"Max Bedroom"UnknownUnknownAugust 8, 1987 (1987-08-08)
5"Altared States"UnknownUnknownAugust 15, 1987 (1987-08-15)
6"Shapiro's Carmen"UnknownUnknownAugust 22, 1987 (1987-08-22)
7"Dancing in the Dark"UnknownUnknownSeptember 5, 1987 (1987-09-05)
8"You Ought to Be in Pictures"Linda DayRobert Bruce & Martin WeissSeptember 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)
9"A Fistful of Dollars"TBDTBDUNAIRED
10"For a Few Dollars More"TBDTBDUNAIRED
11"Jerry Jumps Right In"TBDTBDUNAIRED
12"The Legend That is Barbara"TBDTBDUNAIRED
13"Jerry Strikes Out"TBDTBDUNAIRED

References edit

  1. ^ Corry, John (July 24, 1987). "'DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS' BECOMES A SERIES". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 335–336. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
  3. ^ "Down and out in Beverly Hills: 13 episodes" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, TV.com

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