Double Trouble (1984–1985)

Sitcom about the antics between two twins, Kate and Allison (played by real life twins Liz and Jean Segal). Allison was always the serious outgoing sister, while Kate was more fun and ... See full summary »

Creators:

Bob Illes, James R. Stein

Stars:

Jean Sagal, Liz Sagal, James Vallely

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jean Sagal	...	Kate Foster (23 episodes, 1984-1985)
Liz Sagal	...	Allison Foster (23 episodes, 1984-1985)
James Vallely	...	Charles Kincaid (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Jonathan Schmock	...	Billy Batalato (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Michael D. Roberts	...	Mr. Arrechia (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Barbara Barrie	...	Aunt Margo (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Art Foster (9 episodes, 1984-1985)
Patricia Richardson	...	Beth McConnell (8 episodes, 1984)

Storyline

Sitcom about the antics between two twins, Kate and Allison (played by real life twins Liz and Jean Segal). Allison was always the serious outgoing sister, while Kate was more fun and laid-back. In the first season, the twins lived in Des Moines with the father Art, who ran a health club/dance studio. In the second season, the twins headed to New York City to live with their aunt Margo (who wrote children's books). Allison enrolls in design school trying to win points from hard-to-impress Mr. Arrechia, while Kate tries to break into acting.

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Plot Keywords:

twins | sitcom | new york city | short lived | des moines iowa | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1984 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Embassy Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Punky Brewster: Changes: Part 3 (1986)

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Soundtracks

"Double Trouble"
(Theme)
Written by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford
Performed by Liz Sagal and Jean Sagal

User Reviews

I wanted to have an identical twin so much!

I don't know. I think there is something incredible about identical twins. Since twins don't run in my family, I doubt that I will ever have twins myself. The Sagal twins (Liz and Jean) are also sisters to Katey Sagal. The first season had them together in the Midwest. The second season moved them to New York City to live with an aunt played by the wonderful Barbara Barrie. Now remember that the show has not been seen in about 20 years so I'm going by memory, I remember it aired briefly on NBC and then it got cancelled. Back then, sitcoms had the time to develop. It might have surfaced in syndication but it never did. I think it would have prospered and remain popular.