Grapevine (1992– )

Susan, David, and Thumper talk about the relationship troubles a couple they all know are having. Each week a new couple is introduced along with several supporting characters. Susan works ... See full summary »

Creator:

David Frankel

Stars:

Lynn Clark, Steven Eckholdt, Jonathan Penner

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lynn Clark	...	Susan Crawford (6 episodes, 1992)
Steven Eckholdt	...	Thumper Klein (6 episodes, 1992)
Jonathan Penner	...	David Klein (6 episodes, 1992)

Storyline

Susan, David, and Thumper talk about the relationship troubles a couple they all know are having. Each week a new couple is introduced along with several supporting characters. Susan works for a cruise line, David owns a restaurant, and Thumper works as a sports-caster and always presents the sleazy guy angel. The topics are always sexual in nature from virginity to fidelity to fantasies.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 1992 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Grapevine (2000)

User Reviews

Interesting show

I stumbled onto this show one Monday, and I was fascinated. The style was that of a mini-documentary. It gave credence to the little things in relationships which are the things that make or break them.

I liked the style, which was more of an anthology, not centering around a particular cast, but using a larger cast in a more general way. Instead of watching particular characters, we get others describing what transcribed with those characters, giving various point of view. The humor came when the comments broke along gender lines.

The cast was almost generic, but that is not a complaint. It was more like the types of friends and acquaintances that everyone has.

I do hope that this show reaches DVD sometime. I would like to have a set with both this and the 2000 return.