Frank's Place (1987–1988)

Frank Parish is a professor from Boston, who has not seen his father since he was two. 35 years later, he is told that his father died and that he owned a restaurant in New Orleans, which ... See full summary »

Creator:

Hugh Wilson

Stars:

Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Tim Reid	...	Frank Parrish (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Robert Harper	...	Bubba 'Si' Weisberger (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Daphne Reid	...	Hanna Griffin (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Francesca P. Roberts	...	Anna-May (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Frances E. Williams	...	Miss Marie (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Virginia Capers	...	Bertha Griffin-Lamour (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Tony Burton	...	Big Arthur (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Charles Lampkin	...	Tiger Shepin (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Lincoln Kilpatrick	...	Reverend Deal (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
William Thomas Jr.	...	Cool Charles (22 episodes, 1987-1988)
Don Yesso	...	Shorty (22 episodes, 1987-1988)

Storyline

Frank Parish is a professor from Boston, who has not seen his father since he was two. 35 years later, he is told that his father died and that he owned a restaurant in New Orleans, which is now legally Frank's. Frank goes there and was going to go back and sell the restaurant to the employees, but Miss Marie feels that the restaurant is his legacy, so she has a curse placed on him that would take effect when he returns to Boston. And when he does all sorts things happen to him, so he returns to New Orleans. He tries to make a go of it but frankly, it's a different place for him. The one bright spot is Hannah Griffin, whom Frank has the hots for but unfortunately for him, she's enganged. But when Frank meets him, he thinks that he has a shot.

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Plot Keywords:

restaurant | new orleans louisiana | african american

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

El local de Frank

Company Credits

Production Co:

Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Dog Eat Dog (2002)

User Reviews

One of the all time best

I still so miss this show. Even more now that there is so little of quality on network television. I rank it with Barney Miller and Frasier in the superiority of its comedy writing. Far and away one of the most intelligent shows ever produced. But then so much more than comedy. So deep and true and human. With wonderful performances by the entire, quirky cast. With real essence of place, which seemed to figure as another character in the overall mix. Such conscience, compassion and heart.

It is very dispiriting that such high quality entertainment is choked off as very possibly too black, but is followed by such a host of "black" shows so dumbed down, stereotypical, canned and downright silly as to only be able to aspire to mediocrity.

What a blessing it would be to be able to acquire the episodes on DVD. And/or to get the same dream team together for another stellar effort. I know the characters were only [?] fictional, but they felt so much like friends. COME BACK!!!