Down and Out in Beverly Hills (TV series)
| Down and Out in Beverly Hills | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
| Developed by | Howard Gewirtz |
| Starring | Hector Elizondo Anita Morris |
| Composer | David Michael Frank |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (5 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Touchstone Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | April 26 – September 12, 1987 |
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]
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).
Cast
[edit]- Hector Elizondo as Dave Whiteman
- Anita Morris as Barbara Whiteman
- Evan Richards as Max Whiteman
- Eileen Seeley as Jenny Whiteman
- Tim Thomerson as Jerry Baskin
- April Ortiz as Carmen
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jerry's Mission" | Bill Foster | Howard Gewirtz | April 26, 1987 |
| 2 | "Something Mild" | Unknown | Unknown | July 25, 1987 |
| 3 | "Skin Tight" | Unknown | Unknown | August 1, 1987 |
| 4 | "Max Bedroom" | Unknown | Unknown | August 8, 1987 |
| 5 | "Altared States" | Unknown | Unknown | August 15, 1987 |
| 6 | "Shapiro's Carmen" | Unknown | Unknown | August 22, 1987 |
| 7 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 1987 |
| 8 | "You Ought to Be in Pictures" | Linda Day | Robert Bruce & Martin Weiss | September 12, 1987 |
| 9 | "A Fistful of Dollars" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 10 | "For a Few Dollars More" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 11 | "Jerry Jumps Right In" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 12 | "The Legend That is Barbara" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 13 | "Jerry Strikes Out" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
References
[edit]- ^ Corry, John (July 24, 1987). "'DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS' BECOMES A SERIES". The New York Times.
- ^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 335–336. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
- ^ "Down and out in Beverly Hills: 13 episodes" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, TV.com