The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)

Television sitcom about a recovering alcoholic who becomes the manager of a big city bus station. The tragicomic theme of the show is perhaps summed up best by an old carnival sign that now... See full summary »

Creator:

Don Reo

Stars:

John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Daryl Mitchell

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
John Larroquette	...	John Hemingway (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Liz Torres	...	Mahalia Sanchez (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Daryl Mitchell	...	Dexter Walker (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Chi McBride	...	Heavy Gene (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Lenny Clarke	...	Officer Adam Hampton (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Elizabeth Berridge	...	Officer Eve Eggers (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Gigi Rice	...	Carly Watkins (83 episodes, 1993-1996)

Storyline

Television sitcom about a recovering alcoholic who becomes the manager of a big city bus station. The tragicomic theme of the show is perhaps summed up best by an old carnival sign that now hangs in his office, 'This is a Dark Ride.'

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Plot Keywords:

recovering alcoholic | sitcom | bus station manager | policewoman | actor shares first name with character | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crossroads

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Impact Zone Productions, Witt/Thomas Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (78 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first twelve episodes were based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Larroquette is a recovering alcoholic in real life.

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Quotes

Officer Eve Eggers: Nobody gets me.

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Connections

Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995)

User Reviews

Funniest in it's first season.

I really liked this show during it's first season. It even had a local connection for me. The outside of the "bus station" was actually the historic railroad passenger terminal here in Sacramento.

The show was funniest in it's first year, because it showed him trying to balance recovering from alcoholism while managing this madhouse of a bus station on the graveyard shift. The alcoholism made for some very dark, (but very funny) humour.

A good example of the dark humour is when a robber is holding a gun on Larroquette and the black food counter owner (can't remember the character's name), the black guy says to the robber, "Shoot him (pointing at Larroquette) he's white." Larroquette responds "No. Shoot him (pointing at the black guy). You'll do less time." Edgy, but funny!

After the first season, they almost completely discarded the "recovering alcoholic theme" making it an OK show. But without the dark comedy of the alcoholism theme, it made it just another sitcom.

The show "held on" for one more year, and then pretty much floundered after that.