The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987–1991)

Molly Dodd was a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York and facing the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of apartment living, love life and its consequences, and so on.

Creator:

Jay Tarses

Stars:

Blair Brown, James Greene, Allyn Ann McLerie

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Blair Brown	...	Molly Dodd (65 episodes, 1987-1991)
James Greene	...	Davey McQuinn (65 episodes, 1987-1991)
Allyn Ann McLerie	...	Florence Bickford (59 episodes, 1987-1991)
William Converse-Roberts	...	Fred Dodd (30 episodes, 1987-1991)

Storyline

Molly Dodd was a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York and facing the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of apartment living, love life and its consequences, and so on.

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Plot Keywords:

pregnancy | single mother | interracial relationship | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los días y las noches de Molly Dodd

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

You And Me Kid Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (65 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series takes place in New York City. But for the first two seasons, except for some exterior scenes, it was filmed in Los Angeles. Most of the cast and writers, including Blair Brown, actually lived in New York City. When the show moved to Lifetime from NBC, production was moved to New York City.

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Connections

Referenced in The Golden Girls: The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo (1988)

User Reviews

TRUE SATIRE

This series was a wacky satire of a female's life in New York City. Some would find it slightly surreal, but not a true New Yorker. Much more true-to-life than "Sex in the City", this was a real woman, real apartment, real doorman, etc. True, the apt was too large for her means, but maybe it was "rent-controlled/stabilized". Her doorman was very intelligent and witty, but I know some who are!

My favorite celebrity spotting was Nathan Lane who appeared in an early episode playing a putative employer and who, at the time, was so hilarious and appealed to me so much I said "He is going places!" How right I was. I also adored David Straithorn as her very shy bookstore-owner boyfriend.

I loved this show & would buy it on DVD or watch it in syndication!