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Hope & Gloria
GenreSitcom
Created by
Starring
Opening theme"Thank God for a Friend Like You" performed by Wild Orchid
ComposerCraig Safan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes35
Production
Executive producers
  • Jeanette Collins
  • Mimi Friedman
  • Bill Steinkellner
  • Cherie Steinkellner
Producers
Production locationsPittsburgh and Los Angeles
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 9, 1995 (1995-03-09) –
June 22, 1996 (1996-06-22)

Hope & Gloria is an American sitcom television series created by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, that aired on NBC from March 9, 1995, through June 22, 1996.[1] The show was canceled after 35 episodes. It starred Cynthia Stevenson as Hope, a high-strung television producer, and Jessica Lundy as Gloria, a tough-talking beautician, who become neighbors in an apartment complex in downtown Pittsburgh. The program also starred Alan Thicke as a local TV personality and featured Enrico Colantoni in one of his first regular roles on television.[2]

The series was broadcast in Britain on ITV during the 1996 summer holiday, going out Monday to Friday for seven weeks.

Cast

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Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113March 9, 1995 (1995-03-09)September 7, 1995 (1995-09-07)
222September 24, 1995 (1995-09-24)June 22, 1996 (1996-06-22)

Season 1 (1995)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Are We Having Fun Yet?"Barnet KellmanCheri Steinkellner & Bill SteinkellnerMarch 9, 1995 (1995-03-09)22.8[3]
22"No Degrees of Separation"Peter BonerzJ.J. PaulsenMarch 16, 1995 (1995-03-16)21.0[4]
33"Salon, It's Been Good to Know You"Steve ZuckermanJerry PerzigianMarch 23, 1995 (1995-03-23)20.1[5]
44"A Fine ROM-ance"Steve ZuckermanJohn Frink & Don PayneMarch 30, 1995 (1995-03-30)22.2[6]
55"Falling in Bed Again"Peter BonerzJeanette Collins & Mimi FriedmanApril 6, 1995 (1995-04-06)19.4[7]
66"I Never Sang for Our Father"Peter BonerzRob Des Hotel & Dean BataliApril 13, 1995 (1995-04-13)16.2[8]
77"My Mamma Done Told Me: Part 1"Alan RafkinCheri Steinkellner & Bill SteinkellnerApril 20, 1995 (1995-04-20)21.2[9]
88"Who's Poppa?: Part 2"Peter BaldwinCheri Steinkellner & Bill SteinkellnerApril 20, 1995 (1995-04-20)24.9[9]
99"Love with an Improper Stranger"Alan RafkinJeanette Collins & Mimi FriedmanApril 27, 1995 (1995-04-27)18.8[10]
1010"The Face with Two Men"Alan RafkinJerry PerzigianMay 4, 1995 (1995-05-04)19.2[11]
1111"Sisyphus, Prometheus and Me"Steve ZuckermanGeorge McGrathMay 11, 1995 (1995-05-11)16.1[12]
1212"Don't Take Any Wooden Elephants"Steve ZuckermanRob Des Hotel & Dean BataliAugust 10, 1995 (1995-08-10)13.9[13]
1313"A Midsummer Night's Trim"Michael LembeckJ.J. PaulsenSeptember 7, 1995 (1995-09-07)16.8[14]

Season 2 (1995–96)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
141"An Embarrassment of Teapots"Shelley JensenJeanette Collins & Mimi FriedmanSeptember 24, 1995 (1995-09-24)18.7[15]
152"Dumb & Smarter"Michael LembeckGeorge McGrathOctober 1, 1995 (1995-10-01)17.0[16]
163"A Star is Reborn"Shelley JensenJanis HirschOctober 8, 1995 (1995-10-08)16.8[17]
174"Love is the Afternoon"Michael LembeckJerry PerzigianOctober 29, 1995 (1995-10-29)15.5[18]
185"Manager and Woman"Michael LembeckRob Des Hotel & Dean BataliNovember 5, 1995 (1995-11-05)15.1[19]
196"How to Get an Ed in Business"Peter BaldwinRob Des Hotel & Dean BataliNovember 12, 1995 (1995-11-12)15.7[20]
207"Listen, Sister"Peter BaldwinJ.J. PaulsenNovember 19, 1995 (1995-11-19)13.6[21]
218"Money You Should Mention"Michael LembeckJ.J. PaulsenDecember 3, 1995 (1995-12-03)13.9[22]
229"Consenting Adults"Michael LembeckJanis HirschDecember 10, 1995 (1995-12-10)12.1[23]
2310"The Dupree Family Christmas"Joanna KernsGeorge McGrathDecember 17, 1995 (1995-12-17)12.9[24]
2411"Enemies: A Love Story"Alan RafkinRob Des Hotel & Dean BataliJanuary 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)7.3[25]
2512"The Man Upstairs"Michael LembeckJerry PerzigianJanuary 13, 1996 (1996-01-13)7.1[26]
2613"Danny, Oh Boy"Alan RafkinJ.J. PaulsenJanuary 20, 1996 (1996-01-20)7.5[27]
2714"A New York Story"Alan RafkinGeorge McGrathFebruary 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)7.2[28]
2815"Tainted Love"Alan RafkinJanis HirschFebruary 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)5.8[29]
2916"One Sorry Mother"Alan RafkinJeanette Collins & Mimi FriedmanMarch 16, 1996 (1996-03-16)7.0[30]
3017"A Sentimental Education"Pamela FrymanJerry PerzigianMarch 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)6.2[31]
3118"The Art of the Deal"John BowabArnold Rudnick & Rich HosekMarch 30, 1996 (1996-03-30)6.4[32]
3219"Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Funicular"Michael LembeckJeanette Collins & Mimi FriedmanApril 6, 1996 (1996-04-06)6.2[33]
3320"Note to Self"Alan RafkinDean Batali & Rob Des HotelApril 13, 1996 (1996-04-13)5.9[34]
3421"Baby Love"Alan RafkinJanis HirshApril 20, 1996 (1996-04-20)5.2[35]
3522"Come Back Lil' Tina"Pamela FrymanMarc PetersonJune 22, 1996 (1996-06-22)4.7[36]

Notable guest stars

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