Maybe This Time (1995– )

Recent divorcée Julia Wallace prefers trying to run the family-owned coffee shop to dating, but her much-married mother Shirley won't let her give up on love.

Creator:

Bob Young

Stars:

Marie Osmond, Betty White, Ashley Johnson

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Marie Osmond	...	Julia Wallace (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Betty White	...	Shirley Wallace (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ashley Johnson	...	Gracie Wallace (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Amy Hill	...	Kay Ohara (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Craig Ferguson	...	Logan McDonough (18 episodes, 1995-1996)

Storyline

Recent divorcée Julia Wallace prefers trying to run the family-owned coffee shop to dating, but her much-married mother Shirley won't let her give up on love.

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Plot Keywords:

coffee shop | family business | divorcee

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Taglines:

Three women. One bathroom.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 1995 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Never quite hit critical mass

This show was a classic example of "not quite." A sitcom which concerned the relationships between 3 generations of women, it wasn't quite funny enough, didn't attract quite enough attention, and didn't quite survive through its original 13 episode order from ABC. Marie Osmond played a young single mother living and running a small coffee shop with her mother, played by Betty White. Ashley Williams played Marie's precocious (what else?) daughter. The cast was actually pretty good (yes, including Marie); I especially liked Amy Hill as a friend of the grandmother. She has played a surprising variety of characters on shows like "All American Girl" as Margaret Cho's grandmother (a role much older than the actress), "The Naked Truth" as an eccentric photographer, and "The Hughleys" as Pat Morita's lesbian daughter. Even if "Maybe This Time" had been good enough to succeed, it was likely doomed to cancellation anyway as it ran on ABC Saturday night in what has been a ratings graveyard for decades.