The Marshall Chronicles (1990– )

Marshall is a young high school kid who breaks the fourth wall and tell us about his life just like if he was sitting with us in our living room. Mostly the show revolves around him in love... See full summary »

Creator:

Richard Rosenstock

Stars:

Joshua Beckett, Gabriel Bologna, Bradley Gregg

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Joshua Beckett	...	Marshall Brightman (6 episodes, 1990)
Gabriel Bologna	...	Johnny Parmetko (6 episodes, 1990)
Bradley Gregg	...	Sean Bickoff (6 episodes, 1990)
Nile Lanning	...	Melissa Sandler (6 episodes, 1990)
Meredith Scott Lynn	...	Leslie Barash (6 episodes, 1990)
Jennifer Salt	...	Cynthia Brightman (6 episodes, 1990)
Steven Anderson	...	Michael Brightman (6 episodes, 1990)

Storyline

Marshall is a young high school kid who breaks the fourth wall and tell us about his life just like if he was sitting with us in our living room. Mostly the show revolves around him in love with the most beautiful girl in school who he has known since childhood but who is dating the school bully.(who of course makes Marshall life miserable)

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Plot Keywords:

high school | sitcom

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1990 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sweetum Productions, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Seinfeld was originally known as "The Seinfeld Chronicles", but the show's name was changed partly in order to avoid confusion with this series. After "Seinfeld" made its debut with its new name in May of 1990, The Marshall Chronicles only aired one further episode before it was cancelled.

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Soundtracks

"Falling in Love"
Performed by Randy Newman
(theme song)

User Reviews

Funny Show!

I loved this show. It was funny, well acted, and well written. Unfortunately, we rarely see shows with this type of visual and physical humor while still maintaining a higher degree of intelligence. These days, sitcoms are generally one of two genres: slapstick, which is often too low-brow (i.e., TGIF night on ABC) or intellectual comedy, most notably NBC's "Frasier". Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy ALL comedy, but this show was a great blend of both mediums.

My favorite episode is when Marshall got the flu just before his SAT's and had to keep leaving the test to go to the bathroom. When I am with my brother (another fan) we still say the line "Corn? When Did I eat corn?"

Thanks for the memories!