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Creator:
Brad Hall
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
21 September 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
A struggling New York writer (Jonathan Silverman) attempts to find success and dates. full summary
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Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
One of the Great Shows of the 90s more (8 total)

Cast

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Ming-Na ... Trudy (43 episodes, 1995-1997)

Jonathan Silverman ... Jonathan Eliot (40 episodes, 1995-1997)

Ernest Borgnine ... Doorman / ... (23 episodes, 1995-1997)

Joey Slotnick ... Sam Sloan (21 episodes, 1995-1997)
Shawn Michael Howard ... Russell (19 episodes, 1996-1997)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (44 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Company:
Castle Rock Television more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Russell: I can't wait to see what this fool tips me today.
Jonathan Eliot: This guy's tipped you before, Russ?
Russell: Mm-hmm. The guy orders a bowl of soup and leaves a hundred dollar tip. What's up with that?
Trudy Sloan: [exchanges glances with Marie] Your boyfriend's rich.
Marie Blake: [nods her head] Cute.
Sam Sloan: You two look real good together.
Jonathan Eliot: Go for it, lamb chop!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie (#25.1)" (1999) more

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One of the Great Shows of the 90s, 23 December 1999
Author: UvulaPie from Fluid Lake, Indiana

When this was on it was one of my favorite shows. I guess I identified a lot with the Silverman character (people say I look like him, only taller and with a gut… oh, and less cute). Silverman is a struggling author trying to find love while surrounded by married friends and that wacky doorman played by Ernest Borgnine. Few remember that the Borgnine character was a flashy cross-dresser in the first three episodes but test-markets showed this was not working so they dropped it (in an episode near the end of the first season, the Borgnine character made a reference to his "garters" that surprisingly made it past the censors!) The show would have probably been a big hit had it not been for the character Sam Sloan, Jonathan's best friend. This guy was supposed to be the wacky, fun guy as the foil to Silverman's straight man but he quickly turned into a catch phrase machine with writers trying like mad to create a catchy phrase. Some of the things he uttered were "Yeah, like an emu!", "Enjoy the veal", and "We'll make millions for sure!" None of these caught on. My personal favorite episode is when Illeana Douglas guest starred as, I kid you not, a female alien who came to earth for superior breeding. Of course, Silverman thought she was a kook and did his best to stay away from her.

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