"Wings" (1990) TV series 1990-1997

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creators:

David Angell
Peter Casey
David Lee

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

19 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett and wife Helen attempt to run a Nantucket-based airline while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.

Plot Keywords:

Brothers | Beautiful Woman | Brother Brother Relationship | One Word Title | Airport

Awards:

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

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	3:30 AM	USA	Around the World in Eighty Years	#1.2
Fri. Nov. 13	6:00 AM	USA	Return to Nantucket	#1.3

Cast

Tim Daly	...	Joe Montgomery Hackett (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Steven Weber	...	Brian Michael Hackett (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Crystal Bernard	...	Helen Chapel / ... (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
David Schramm	...	Roy Biggins (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Rebecca Schull	...	Fay Evelyn Schlob Dumbly DeVay Cochran (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Tony Shalhoub	...	Antonio Scarpacci (136 episodes, 1991-1997)
Thomas Haden Church	...	Lowell Mather (123 episodes, 1990-1995)
Amy Yasbeck	...	Casey Chapel Davenport / ... (76 episodes, 1994-1997)

Runtime:

30 min (172 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Grub Street Productions

Trivia:

The Club Car, which was often featured on the show, is a real restaurant on Nantucket.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the last episode, when the brothers open the locker and take the suitcase full of money that their father left for them, it is the same locker that Lowell opens in the first episode to get the first suitcase their father left. Lowell only takes out the one suitcase.

Quotes:

Joe Hackett: Lowell, where you going?
Lowell Mather: Oh, to clear my mind.
Roy Biggins: Shouldn't take long. One good sneeze ought to do it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Whistle While Your Wife Works (#5.5)" (2006)

One of the greatest...

Wings is a very funny show. The jokes are great and the writing is superb. I love the characters and the actors portray them wonderfully! If you like Wings then you'll like Cheers and Frasier, The Golden Girls, Taxi, and Mary Tyler Moore.