"Moonlighting" (1985) TV series 1985-1989

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

Glenn Gordon Caron
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

5 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

The quirky cases of an ex model and a wiseguy detective who co-run a private detective agency.

Plot Keywords:

Private Detective | Ex Model | Wisecrack Humor | Sexual Tension | Stalking

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 51 nominations

Cast

Cybill Shepherd	...	Madelyn 'Maddie' Hayes / ... (54 episodes, 1985-1989)
Allyce Beasley	...	Agnes DiPesto / ... (54 episodes, 1985-1989)
Bruce Willis	...	David Addison Jr. / ... (54 episodes, 1985-1989)
Curtis Armstrong	...	Herbert Quentin Viola (23 episodes, 1986-1989)
Jack Blessing	...	MacGillicudy (17 episodes, 1986-1989)

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Series Directed by
Peter Werner		(9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Christian I. Nyby II		(7 episodes, 1985-1986)
Dennis Dugan		(5 episodes, 1988-1989)
Will Mackenzie		(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Paul Krasny		(4 episodes, 1986-1989)
Allan Arkush		(3 episodes, 1986-1989)
Christopher Hibler		(3 episodes, 1986)
Artie Mandelberg		(3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jay Daniel		(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Sam Weisman		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Glenn Gordon Caron		(66 episodes, 1985-1989)
Ron Osborn		(7 episodes, 1985-1989)
Jeff Reno		(7 episodes, 1985-1989)
Kerry Ehrin		(7 episodes, 1985-1988)
Roger Director		(6 episodes, 1985-1989)
Debra Frank		(5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Charles H. Eglee		(5 episodes, 1986-1989)
Carl Sautter		(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ali Marie Matheson		(3 episodes, 1985)
Karen Hall		(3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jim Kramer		(3 episodes, 1989)
Chris Ruppenthal		(3 episodes, 1989)
Marc Abraham		(2 episodes, 1985-1989)
Bruce Franklin Singer		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Michael Scheff		(2 episodes, 1985)
Barbara Hall		(2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jerry Stahl		(2 episodes, 1989)
Frank Dandridge		(unknown episodes)
Jeremy Lew		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jay Daniel	....	producer / executive producer / ... (37 episodes, 1985-1989)
Artie Mandelberg	....	supervising producer / associate producer (37 episodes, 1985-1989)
Glenn Gordon Caron	....	executive producer / producer (26 episodes, 1985-1988)
Charles H. Eglee	....	producer (15 episodes, 1987-1989)
Pauline Miller	....	associate producer (10 episodes, 1985)
Ron Osborn	....	producer / senior producer (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jeff Reno	....	producer / senior producer (8 episodes, 1986-1988)
Christopher T. Welch	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 1986-1989)
Roger Director	....	supervising producer / producer (4 episodes, 1986-1988)
Philip Carr Neel	....	associate producer / producer (unknown episodes, 1987-1989)
Barbara Hall	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1988-1989)

Series Original Music by
Alf Clausen		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Richard Lewis Warren		(2 episodes, 1985)

Series Cinematography by
Gerald Perry Finnerman		(30 episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Film Editing by
Roger Bondelli		(7 episodes, 1986)
Christopher T. Welch		(4 episodes, 1985)
Curtis Freilich		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Neil Mandelberg		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Virginia Olah		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Steven C. Brown		(unknown episodes)
Jerry Dronsky		(unknown episodes)
Leslie Gaulin		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Carol L. Dudley		(5 episodes, 1985)
Karen Vice		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Production Design by
James J. Agazzi		(5 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Set Decoration by
Mel Cooper		(61 episodes, 1985-1989)
Bill Harp		(2 episodes, 1986)
Cheryal Kearney		(unknown episodes, 1985)

Series Costume Design by
Robert Turturice		(7 episodes, 1985-1986)
Susan Cohoon-Swain		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Norman T. Leavitt	....	makeup artist (25 episodes, 1985-1987)
Josée Normand	....	hair stylist (22 episodes, 1985-1987)
Nora de la Torre	....	makeup artist (16 episodes, 1985-1986)
Judy Crown	....	hair stylist (14 episodes, 1985-1986)
Dave Grayson	....	makeup artist (9 episodes, 1985-1987)
Sharleen Rassi	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (7 episodes, 1985)
Timothy A. Miguel	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1985)
Anthony Esposito	....	hair stylist: Ms. Shepherd / hair stylist / ... (4 episodes, 1986)
Walter Derfer	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1985)
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Ms. Shepherd (3 episodes, 1986-1987)

Series Production Management
Catherine Peacock	....	associate post-production supervisor / post-production supervisor (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Philip Carr Neel	....	post-production supervisor / post production supervisor (7 episodes, 1986)
Christopher T. Welch	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Richard Learman	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1986)
F.A. Miller	....	production manager (1 episode, 1985-1986)
Rick Finn	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
David McCann	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leigh Webb	....	second assistant director (25 episodes, 1985-1987)
Chris Howell	....	second unit director (21 episodes, 1985-1986)
Skip Beaudine	....	first assistant director (15 episodes, 1985-1987)
Elizabeth Ward	....	second second assistant director (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Craig Beaudine	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Donald P.H. Eaton	....	second assistant director / first assistant director: second unit (5 episodes, 1985)
Allan Wertheim	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1985)
James Simons	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
James Lansbury	....	second second assistant director (4 episodes, 1985)
Mack Bing	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1985)
Paula Brody	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Steven Hirsch	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Victor M. Shannon	....	plasterer foreman (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Anthony Cowley	....	construction foreman (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Mel Cooper	....	lead person (2 episodes, 1986)
John Kersey	....	construction coordinator (2 episodes, 1986)
John M. Schenk	....	property master (2 episodes, 1986)
Dominick Bruno	....	property master (unknown episodes, 1985)
William M. Bates	....	property master (unknown episodes)
R. Gilbert Clayton	....	production illustrator (unknown episodes)
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Marvin Salsberg	....	construction foreman (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist (66 episodes, 1985-1989)
Val Kuklowsky	....	sound editor / supervising sound editor (31 episodes, 1985-1987)
Richard Van Dyke	....	production sound mixer (17 episodes, 1985-1986)
Martin Raymond Bolger	....	production sound mixer (13 episodes, 1986-1987)
Kevin B. Barron	....	assistant sound editor (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist (3 episodes, 1985)
Echo Film Services	....	sound (unknown episodes, 1985)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Derek Casari	....	dubbing engineer (unknown episodes)
John S. Coffey	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Arnold Finkelstein	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
William Gazecki	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Tom Gerard	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
James M. McCann	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Charles E. Dolan	....	special effects supervisor (1 episode, 1985)
Paul Stewart	....	special effects (unknown episodes, 1985)
Jor Van Kline	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Thomas Baker	....	main title graphics (1 episode, 1985)
Hoyt Yeatman	....	visual effects (1 episode, 1985)

Series Stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunt double (66 episodes, 1985-1989)
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (9 episodes, 1985-1989)
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts (5 episodes, 1985-1989)
Chris Howell	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Joey Box	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ernie Reed	....	camera operator: second unit (54 episodes, 1985-1989)
Michael Santoro	....	best boy grip (13 episodes, 1988-1989)
Anthony R. Palmieri	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1985)
William N. Clark	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 1985-1986)
Frederic J. Smith	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1986-1987)
Walter Cripps Jr.	....	key grip (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
H. Taylor Smith	....	gaffer (5 episodes, 1985)
Peter Salim	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1986)
Mark O'Brien	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Red Cripps Jr.	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
George Hill	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1985)
Vincent Contarino	....	gaffer (unknown episodes, 1985)
Scott C. Williman	....	lamp operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Cohoon-Swain	....	costumer: women (2 episodes, 1986)
Robert Q. Mathews	....	costumer: men (2 episodes, 1986)
Michael Abbott	....	costumer: men (unknown episodes, 1987)
Buffy Snyder	....	costumer: women (unknown episodes, 1987)
Yvonne Kubis	....	costume supervisor: women (unknown episodes)
Valerie Laven-Cooper	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
John S. Perry	....	costume department head (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Julie Janata	....	assistant editor (33 episodes, 1985-1987)
Dennis Brookins	....	negative cutter (24 episodes, 1985-1987)
Harvey Rosenstock	....	associate film editor / assistant film editor (18 episodes, 1985-1986)
Sheryl Main	....	post-production coordinator (12 episodes, 1986-1987)
Rory T. Marcus	....	post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
Alec Smight	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Gerald Lawrence Whelan	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
David Rosner	....	music consultant (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Frank Capp	....	music coordinator (19 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jim Harrison	....	music editor (19 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jeff Carson	....	music editor (16 episodes, 1985-1986)
Segue Music	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Peter Asher	....	song producer: theme song (unknown episodes)
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Clive Henderson	....	transportation coordinator (29 episodes, 1985-1987)
Chris Haynes	....	driver (9 episodes, 1986-1988)
Jerry Sidwell	....	driver captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Robert Karpman	....	assistant location manager (40 episodes, 1986-1989)
Sally Young	....	production executive / production coordinator (21 episodes, 1985-1986)
Coleen Cannon	....	script supervisor (17 episodes, 1985-1986)
Roger Director	....	executive story consultant (17 episodes, 1985-1986)
Myrna Huffman	....	production coordinator (17 episodes, 1985-1986)
Candace Montgomery-Lira	....	production auditor (16 episodes, 1985-1987)
John Kersey	....	construction superintendent / lead foreman (15 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ron Osborn	....	executive script consultant (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jeff Reno	....	executive script consultant (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Christopher T. Welch	....	production consultant (7 episodes, 1986-1987)
Dennis L. Judd II	....	production executive (7 episodes, 1986)
Karen Hall	....	assistant to actor (6 episodes, 1985)
Suzanne Waite	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 1986-1987)
Suzanne Gangursky	....	production coordinator / assistant production coordinator (5 episodes, 1985-1987)
Judi Brown	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 1985)
Jay R. Goldenberg	....	dialogue coach (5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Priscilla Taussig	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 1986)
Ket Lamb	....	assistant to writer (4 episodes, 1986)
Jeff Gullo	....	production office assistant (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Sharon Kimelblot	....	assistant production coordinator / production secretary (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
David Willis	....	production office assistant (3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Charles H. Eglee	....	executive script consultant (3 episodes, 1986)
Bobby Howard	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Steve Dayan	....	assistant location manager (2 episodes, 1986)
Melissa Gelineau	....	assistant: Mr Daniel / assistant: Mr. Daniel (2 episodes, 1986)
Gregory Harris	....	assistant: Mr. Caron (2 episodes, 1986)
Michael Joiner	....	photo double (2 episodes, 1988)
Scott Grossman	....	production office assistant (unknown episodes, 1986)
Eric C. Daroca	....	production office assistant (unknown episodes)
Debra Frank	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Jean Henley	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Keith McNulty	....	cue cards (unknown episodes)
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)
Carl Sautter	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Laura Sode-Matteson	....	location manager (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Clint Althouse	....	dedicated to the memory of (1 episode, 1989)

Production Companies

• ABC Circle Films
• Picturemaker Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1985-1989) (USA) (TV)
• Duna Televízió (2007-2008) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• ABC1 (2004-) (UK) (TV)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Television (1995) (worldwide) (TV)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• NHK (1986-1993) (Japan) (TV)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• SKY Show (????) (Italy) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006-) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1-3)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 4 and 5)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Fur Wardrobe International: Los Angeles  furs courtesy of (episode "Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde?")
• Fur Wardrobe International: Los Angeles  furs courtesy of (episode "Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice, The")
• Fur Wardrobe International: Los Angeles  furs courtesy of (episode "Lady in the Iron Mask, The")
• Fur Wardrobe International: Los Angeles  furs courtesy of (episode "Money Talks ... Maddie Walks")
• Los Angeles Post Office  special thanks (episode "Yours, Very Deadly")
• Movie Movers  cast trailers

Runtime:

60 min (66 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (seasons 1 and 2) | Singapore:PG (season 3) (season 4) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (2005) (self applied) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

ABC Entertainment Center - 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

ABC Circle Films

Trivia:

Voice actor and stand-up comedian Maurice LaMarche auditioned for the role of David Addison Jr. and came close to getting the part. He got three callbacks, but was eliminated before the screen-test phase.

Quotes:

Maddie Hayes: David! Can I have a minute of your time, please?
David Addison: Take two, they're small.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Growing Pains: This Is Your Life (#3.10)" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Moonlighting

Reliving the 80's with one of my favorite shows.

Presently, "Moonlighting" is being shown on cable (Bravo)here in the U.S. I must say watching these episodes after fifteen years brings back a lot of joy for me. It was one of my favorite shows of the '80's. I remember enjoying the verbal sparring between Maddie and David. It was also fun to watch what antics David would pull. True, some episodes weren't all that great, but what T.V. show has been truly perfect? Anyway, for the most part "Moonlighting" was a wonderful show that was well-written. As I watch these episodes again, I'm struck by how beautiful Cybill Sheperd was photographed and how young looking Bruce Willis was. (I think they've aged pretty well.)Last night I saw "Twas the Episode Before Xmas" and loved how they (writers and actors) frequently broke through the "fourth wall". That's another thing I loved about the show. It frequently broke through the "fourth wall". In all, "Moonlighting" was a witty romantic comedic show that put a whole new spin on the detective show genre.