"Dave's World" (1993) TV series 1993-1997

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Writer:

Dave Barry (writings)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

20 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Dave Barry, a Pulitzer prize winning columnist is dealing with his life in the suburbs together with his wife and two sons...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Newspaper Columnist | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations

Cast

Harry Anderson	...	Dave Barry (98 episodes, 1993-1997)
Zane Carney	...	Tommy Barry (98 episodes, 1993-1997)
DeLane Matthews	...	Beth Barry (97 episodes, 1993-1997)
Meshach Taylor	...	Shel Baylor (91 episodes, 1993-1997)
Shadoe Stevens	...	Kenny Beckett (91 episodes, 1993-1997)
J.C. Wendel	...	Mia (90 episodes, 1993-1997)
Andrew Ducote	...	Willie Barry / ... (69 episodes, 1993-1997)
Patrick Warburton	...	Eric (33 episodes, 1994-1997)

Runtime:

30 min (98 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Axelrod-Widdoes Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: Truer Lies (#3.14)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

You May Be Right

Shucks, I thought this sitcom was pretty good

I am surprised by some of the other comments regarding Dave's World. I think the series was generally pretty good. It was an old-fashioned comedy, one with laughs and character observations, and NO social commentary or Emmy-targeted sob-story episodes.

I was a fan of Dave Barry in the early 90s - and forgive me any Barry fans - but I did not think that his columns were so remarkable that the TV show was an insult to his work. Barry generally seemed to write from an urban "aw, shucks!" hapless male perspective, and Dave's World reflected this.

And, apart from Seinfeld, and a few other comedies, I do not think there were all that many shows from that period that were better than Dave's World. The show did not get the recognition it deserved, primarily because it was not trendy. It did not showcase a bunch of 30-something actors playing 20-somethings, did not have a "cool" city or neighborhood as its setting (back then Florida was Golden Girls territory), and did not feature 90s lifestyle hot keys (grungy youth, coffee drinking, the IT world, emerging celebrity culture) in its plots.

When I get a chance, I shall pick up the DVDs and sit down to a good, healthy, ingenuous laugh.