"Wings" (1990) TV series 1990-1997

Creators:

David Angell
Peter Casey
David Lee
(more)

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 friend Helen attempt to run a Cape Cod-based airline while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Aviation | Airport | One Word Title | Brother Brother Relationship

Awards:

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

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 (144 episodes, 1991-1997)
Thomas Haden Church	...	Lowell Mather (123 episodes, 1990-1995)
Amy Yasbeck	...	Casey Chapel Davenport (74 episodes, 1994-1997)

Series Directed by
Andy Ackerman		(46 episodes, 1991-1994)
Jeff Melman		(40 episodes, 1994-1997)
Leonard R. Garner Jr.		(33 episodes, 1992-1997)
Noam Pitlik		(27 episodes, 1990-1991)
Peter Bonerz		(11 episodes, 1994)
David Lee		(4 episodes, 1992-1994)
Rick Beren		(4 episodes, 1995)
Darryl Bates		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joyce Gittlin		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Writing credits
David Angell		(172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Peter Casey		(172 episodes, 1990-1997)
David Lee		(172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Ian Gurvitz		(16 episodes, 1993-1997)
Steven Levitan		(15 episodes, 1991-1995)
Dave Hackel		(12 episodes, 1990-1993)
Mark Reisman		(12 episodes, 1993-1996)
Ellen Byron		(12 episodes, 1994-1997)
Lissa Kapstrom		(12 episodes, 1994-1997)
Michael Sardo		(12 episodes, 1994-1997)
David Lloyd		(11 episodes, 1990-1995)
Jeffrey Richman		(11 episodes, 1994-1997)
Howard Gewirtz		(10 episodes, 1993-1996)
Bill Diamond		(8 episodes, 1990-1993)
Michael Saltzman		(8 episodes, 1990-1993)
Christopher Vane		(8 episodes, 1995-1997)
Lori Kirkland Baker		(7 episodes, 1996-1997)
Christopher Lloyd		(6 episodes, 1991-1993)
Joyce Gittlin		(6 episodes, 1994-1996)
Shelly Landau		(6 episodes, 1994-1995)
Philip LaZebnik		(5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Larry Balmagia		(5 episodes, 1991-1993)
Bruce Rasmussen		(4 episodes, 1990-1991)
David Isaacs		(4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Ken Levine		(4 episodes, 1991-1992)
Adam Belanoff		(3 episodes, 1992-1993)
Bryan Winter		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rick Copp		(2 episodes, 1993-1995)
David A. Goodman		(2 episodes, 1993-1995)

Series Produced by
David Angell	....	executive producer (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Peter Casey	....	executive producer (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
David Lee	....	executive producer (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Robin Chamberlain	....	producer (141 episodes, 1991-1997)
Ian Gurvitz	....	co-executive producer / executive producer / ... (111 episodes, 1992-1997)
Mark Reisman	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (100 episodes, 1993-1997)
Howard Gewirtz	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (99 episodes, 1993-1997)
Lori A. Moneymaker	....	associate producer / co-producer (98 episodes, 1993-1997)
Dave Hackel	....	supervising producer / executive producer / ... (94 episodes, 1990-1994)
Maggie Blanc	....	associate producer / co-producer (72 episodes, 1990-1993)
Ellen Byron	....	co-producer / supervising producer (50 episodes, 1995-1997)
Lissa Kapstrom	....	co-producer / supervising producer (50 episodes, 1995-1997)
Jeffrey Richman	....	producer / co-executive producer (50 episodes, 1995-1997)
Christopher Vane	....	producer / supervising producer (50 episodes, 1995-1997)
Steven Levitan	....	co-producer / co-executive producer / ... (48 episodes, 1993-1995)
Larry Balmagia	....	co-producer / producer (44 episodes, 1991-1993)
Andy Ackerman	....	producer (42 episodes, 1991-1993)
Christopher Lloyd	....	producer / supervising producer (42 episodes, 1991-1993)
Roz Doyle	....	producer (28 episodes, 1990-1991)
Shelly Landau	....	co-producer (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Michael Sardo	....	producer (24 episodes, 1996-1997)
Suzanne Holmes	....	associate producer (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bill Diamond	....	co-producer (22 episodes, 1991-1992)
Michael Saltzman	....	co-producer (22 episodes, 1991-1992)
Philip LaZebnik	....	co-producer (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bruce Rasmussen	....	co-producer (21 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Original Music by
Bruce Miller		(163 episodes, 1990-1997)
Antony Cooke		(8 episodes, 1990)

Series Cinematography by
Jerry Workman		(87 episodes, 1991-1995)
Ken Lamkin		(34 episodes, 1990-1991)
David Plenn		(26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Thomas Marshall		(23 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Film Editing by
Darryl Bates		(125 episodes, 1991-1997)
Billy Fox		(28 episodes, 1990-1991)
Timothy Mozer		(15 episodes, 1994-1996)
Debra F. Simone		(3 episodes, 1997)

Series Casting by
Jeff Greenberg		(170 episodes, 1990-1997)
Sheila Guthrie		(158 episodes, 1990-1997)
Lisa Zarowin		(7 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Production Design by
Roy Christopher		(14 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Art Direction by
Roy Christopher		(156 episodes, 1990-1997)

Series Set Decoration by
Sharon Viljoen		(164 episodes, 1990-1997)
Laura Richarz		(7 episodes, 1990)

Series Costume Design by
Audrey M. Bansmer		(162 episodes, 1990-1997)
Elizabeth Palmer		(7 episodes, 1990)

Series Makeup Department
Tommy Cole	....	makeup artist (159 episodes, 1990-1997)
Pixie Schwartz	....	hair stylist (67 episodes, 1992-1995)
Linda Trainoff	....	hair stylist (22 episodes, 1991-1992)
Monique DeSart	....	hair stylist (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rachel Dowling	....	hair stylist (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Valerie Scott	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 1997)
Jonathan Hanousek	....	hair stylist (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lucia Mace	....	hair stylist (8 episodes, 1996-1997)
Marilyn Patricia Phillips	....	hair stylist (7 episodes, 1990)
Bruce Hutchinson	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1990)
Silvia Abascal	....	assistant hair stylist (4 episodes, 1992)
Ron Berkeley	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1990)
Mary Guererro	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1993)
D.J. Plumb	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Production Management
Robin Chamberlain	....	unit production manager (164 episodes, 1990-1997)
Chris Porterfield	....	production supervisor (48 episodes, 1995-1997)
Stephen Lim	....	unit production manager (7 episodes, 1990)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Epstein	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (121 episodes, 1990-1995)
Leonard R. Garner Jr.	....	first assistant director (82 episodes, 1990-1994)
Barbara Bruno	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (73 episodes, 1994-1997)
Wendy Shear	....	second assistant director (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sheila Stewart	....	second assistant director (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Robin Fleck	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 1993)
Maria Henley	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1996)
Barbara Gelman	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1990)
Mark Cendrowski	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1994)

Series Art Department
Christopher Harwood	....	leadman (122 episodes, 1992-1997)
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	construction foreman (unknown episodes)
Don Cinderella	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Klaus Landsberg	....	production mixer (130 episodes, 1990-1997)
Clark Conrad	....	sound effects / supervising sound editor (86 episodes, 1992-1997)
Erick Jolley	....	foley editor: additional post-production (28 episodes, 1990-1991)
Joseph A. Johnston	....	sound effects (8 episodes, 1992-1993)
Robert Crosby	....	production mixer (7 episodes, 1990)
Rick Wachter	....	production mixer (7 episodes, 1992-1995)
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1995-1997)
Gary Long	....	production mixer (2 episodes, 1997)
Craig M. Otte	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 1994-1996)
Noel Vought	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Robert Cole	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunt double (1 episode, 1990)
Curt Bonn	....	stunt performer (1 episode, 1992)
Johnny Martin	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Myke Schwartz	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
John Cicolello	....	grip (40 episodes, 1996-1997)
Gene Jackson	....	camera operator (24 episodes, 1996-1997)
Frank Klepadlo	....	grip (24 episodes, 1996-1997)
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 1990)
Henry Minski	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Helen Mossler	....	casting executive (170 episodes, 1990-1997)
Richard Fontenot	....	casting assistant / casting intern (24 episodes, 1996-1997)
Erica Arvold	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Lisa Zarowin	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Toni Lombardo-Picciolo	....	costume supervisor (73 episodes, 1994-1997)
Debra Beebe	....	costume supervisor (59 episodes, 1990-1993)
Steve Hicke	....	set costumer (52 episodes, 1994-1996)
Deborah Curtis	....	costume supervisor (24 episodes, 1993-1994)
Vincent Lapper	....	costumer (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
Joyce Aysta	....	costume supervisor (7 episodes, 1990)
John Melvin Young	....	costume supervisor (6 episodes, 1990)
Kim Myer	....	set costumer (4 episodes, 1997)

Series Editorial Department
Suzanne Holmes	....	post-production supervisor / post-production coordinator (49 episodes, 1994-1996)
Bill Missett	....	on-line editor (48 episodes, 1995-1997)
Lori A. Moneymaker	....	post-production supervisor / post-production coordinator (43 episodes, 1991-1993)
Lisa Iannone	....	post-production supervisor (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Debra F. Simone	....	assistant editor (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Timothy Mozer	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 1996)
Mark Hornish	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Music Department
Franz Schubert	....	composer: theme music (171 episodes, 1990-1997)
Chips Swanson	....	music editor (170 episodes, 1990-1997)
Antony Cooke	....	arranger and adaptor: Schubert's theme (31 episodes, 1990-1991)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	production driver (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Other crew
Robert G. Lee	....	warm-up comic (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Marcia Gould	....	script supervisor (136 episodes, 1991-1997)
Doug J. Campbell	....	technical coordinator (131 episodes, 1990-1997)
Yvette Culver	....	assistant to producers (123 episodes, 1990-1996)
Joyce Gittlin	....	creative consultant / executive script consultant (119 episodes, 1992-1997)
Wendy Ellison-Allen	....	assistant to producers (117 episodes, 1991-1997)
Chris Porterfield	....	production coordinator / assistant to producers (94 episodes, 1991-1996)
Emily Miller	....	assistant to producers (89 episodes, 1990-1995)
Bob Ellison	....	creative consultant (89 episodes, 1993-1997)
Timothy Mozer	....	assistant to producers (78 episodes, 1991-1996)
Mariellen Serena	....	assistant to producers (73 episodes, 1994-1997)
Chris Wayne	....	assistant to producers (73 episodes, 1994-1997)
Suzanne Holmes	....	assistant to producers (72 episodes, 1990-1993)
Nancy Koppang	....	assistant to producers (72 episodes, 1994-1997)
Jeffrey Richman	....	executive script consultant / creative consultant (71 episodes, 1992-1995)
Deborah Ross	....	main title and logo design (71 episodes, 1994-1997)
Nina Saxon	....	main title and logo design (71 episodes, 1994-1997)
Gina Pontrelli	....	assistant to producers (65 episodes, 1990-1993)
Kristen Arthur	....	assistant to producers (51 episodes, 1994-1996)
Michael Sardo	....	executive story editor / story editor (51 episodes, 1994-1996)
Lori Kirkland Baker	....	story editor / executive story editor (49 episodes, 1995-1997)
Leslie Arras	....	assistant to producers (48 episodes, 1995-1997)
Jeffrey Pfefferle	....	assistant to producers (47 episodes, 1995-1997)
Georgyne LaLone	....	assistant to producers / production coordinator (46 episodes, 1990-1995)
Peter Holmes	....	assistant to producers (46 episodes, 1992-1995)
Tony Hicks	....	assistant to producers / production assistant (44 episodes, 1991-1993)
Keith Bickford	....	assistant to producers (43 episodes, 1990-1992)
Cara Coslow	....	assistant to producers (43 episodes, 1990-1992)
Melanie Peters	....	production coordinator / assistant to producers (43 episodes, 1990-1992)
Cindy Collins	....	assistant to producers (43 episodes, 1991-1993)
David Isaacs	....	creative consultant (43 episodes, 1991-1993)
Dani Morris	....	assistant to producers (42 episodes, 1995-1997)
Michael Grizzi	....	assistant to producers (39 episodes, 1991-1993)
Ken Levine	....	creative consultant (36 episodes, 1991-1993)
Roger Stricker	....	assistant to producers (33 episodes, 1994-1997)
Lori A. Moneymaker	....	assistant to producers (28 episodes, 1990-1991)
W. Dean White	....	assistant to producers (28 episodes, 1990-1991)
Peggy Illman	....	assistant to producers (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rita VanderWaal	....	assistant to producers (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ellen Byron	....	executive story editor (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Lissa Kapstrom	....	executive story editor (25 episodes, 1994-1995)
Shelly Landau	....	executive story editor (24 episodes, 1993-1994)
Jack E. Herman	....	extras set coordinator (24 episodes, 1996-1997)
Karen Gracey	....	assistant to producers (23 episodes, 1994-1995)
Tanya Michnevich	....	assistant to producers (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Teena Wong	....	assistant to producers (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Suzanne Bantit	....	assistant to producers (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
China Iwata	....	assistant to producers (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
Steven Levitan	....	story editor (22 episodes, 1992-1993)
Dave Hackel	....	creative consultant (22 episodes, 1994-1995)
Bill Diamond	....	executive story consultant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Michael Saltzman	....	executive story consultant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kerry Michael Tym	....	assistant to producers (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Steven K. Dry	....	assistant to producers (21 episodes, 1992-1993)
Rachel Schwimmer	....	assistant to producers (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Karyn Greenberg	....	assistant to producers (20 episodes, 1995-1996)
Vincent Lapper	....	assistant to producers (19 episodes, 1992-1993)
Erica Arvold	....	assistant to producers (18 episodes, 1996-1997)
Adam Belanoff	....	story editor (17 episodes, 1992-1993)
Jerry Robinson	....	assistant to producers (17 episodes, 1992-1993)
Sonny P. Filippini	....	script supervisor (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
Steve Hicke	....	assistant to producers (15 episodes, 1995)
Marilyn Giardino	....	script supervisor (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bryan Winter	....	story editor (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jennifer Carroll	....	assistant to producers (8 episodes, 1996)
Lisa Zarowin	....	assistant to producers (8 episodes, 1996)
Renaté Radford	....	assistant to producers (8 episodes, 1997)
Rick Beren	....	technical coordinator (7 episodes, 1990)
Janice Carr	....	production coordinator (7 episodes, 1990)
Sheila Guthrie	....	assistant to producers (7 episodes, 1990)
Teena Heim	....	assistant to producers (7 episodes, 1990)
Philip LaZebnik	....	executive story consultant (7 episodes, 1990)
Larry McCallister	....	assistant to producers (7 episodes, 1990)
Eddie Williams	....	assistant to producers (7 episodes, 1990)
Lloyd Garver	....	creative consultant (7 episodes, 1993)
Elise F. Macaluso	....	assistant to producers (6 episodes, 1990)
Tony Martinelli	....	assistant to producers (6 episodes, 1990)
Lorri Fischer	....	assistant to producers (6 episodes, 1995)
Michael Paull	....	assistant to producers (5 episodes, 1991)
Gail Baker	....	assistant to producers (5 episodes, 1995)
Ben Karson	....	assistant to producers (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bill Fraley	....	technical coordinator (5 episodes, 1996)
Richard Fontenot	....	assistant to producers (4 episodes, 1997)
Colin Marshall	....	assistant to producers (3 episodes, 1995)
Kari Hendler	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Kim Myer	....	assistant to producers (3 episodes, 1997)
David A. Goodman	....	creative consultant (2 episodes, 1996)

Production Companies

• Grub Street Productions
• Paramount Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1990-1997) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• USA Network (1996-2002) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Larson Sound Center  sound (as Larson Sound)
• LaserPacific  electronic laboratory (as Laser-Pacific)
• Hamilton / Benjamin & Assoc.  main title sequence
• Saxon/Ross Film Design  logo design
• Panavision  filmed with Panavision® cameras and lenses

Also Known As:

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 aircraft in the opening and closing credits (N121PP) is still in use with Cape Air Airlines of Hyannis, Massachusetts. One of Cape Air's primary destinations in its New England operation (they also operate in Florida, the Caribbean, and Micronesia) is, in fact, Nantucket. This particular aircraft exclusively serves the New England market, so on any given day it is probably flying in and out of Nantucket. When filmed for the credits, 121PB was in the livery of the now-defunct Express Air of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Shortly after the filming, it became the property of Cape Air and has been used in that airline's service ever since. Prior to Express Air, it was in service for Provincetown-Boston Airlines (hence the PB in the registration), which went out of business the year before Cape Air started.

Goofs:

Continuity: Early on in the series, Helen (Crystal Bernard) makes a reference to her sister "Loraine". Years later Amy Yasbeck joins the series playing Helen's only sister "Casey".

Quotes:

Brian Hackett:This is the worst Christmas ever. I had thought it was the one when our parents bought us hamsters and forgot to poke holes in the boxes, but at least that had a moment of suspense.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Pilot (#4.23)" (1993)

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.