Dave's World (1993–1997)

Dave Barry, a Pulitzer prize winning columnist is dealing with his life in the suburbs together with his wife and two sons. Also starring in the series are Dave's amazingly stupid next door... See full summary »

Creator:

Fred Barron

Stars:

Harry Anderson, Zane Carney, DeLane Matthews

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
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 (34 episodes, 1995-1997)

Storyline

Dave Barry, a Pulitzer prize winning columnist is dealing with his life in the suburbs together with his wife and two sons. Also starring in the series are Dave's amazingly stupid next door neighbors Eric and Mia and Dave's two close friends: Kenny and Shel.

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Plot Keywords:

sitcom | newspaper columnist | character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

El mundo de Dave

Company Credits

Production Co:

Axelrod-Widdoes Productions, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Kitten in the Oven Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (98 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Psych: Truer Lies (2009)

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Soundtracks

"You May Be Right"
Written by Billy Joel
Performed by Southside Johnny

User Reviews

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.