"Fresno" (1986) TV mini-series

Director:

Jeff Bleckner

Writers:

Mark Ganzel (writer)
Barry Kemp (writer)

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

16 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Power!...The Passion!... The Produce!

Plot:

A long-format spoof of 1980s prime-time soap operas, set in raisin town Fresno, California.

Plot Keywords:

Raisin | Spoof | Matriarch | Fresno California | Brother Brother Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Mitch Kalamian

(1 episode, 1986)

Runtime:

360 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Fresno, California, USA

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Quotes:

Charlotte Kensington: [when employee, Juan, asks for a raise] Juan, there are two types of people in the world: those who have, and those who have not. I have. You have not.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Dallas" (1978)

Outrageous classic spoof of "Dallas"

As far as we know, we are two of about ten people on planet Earth to have watched this show. This is so frustrating, because Fresno has to be one of the best shows of its kind ever produced.

Fourteen years later, my spouse and I still quip about certain memorable scenes and lines. For me, the most memorable was the breakfast table scene culminating in the "You'd think this was Roots or something" comment. For my spouse, it was Carol Burnett always telling the driver to bring around the Bentley (always in the garage under repair), and then riding, facing backward, in a broken down station wagon like nothing was wrong.

We wish other people could/would watch Fresno, so we can be sure that it was as funny as I remember (and we aren't crazy).