"Suddenly Susan" (1996) TV series 1996-2000

Creator:

Clyde Phillips
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

19 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Jack owns a magazine and is the former brother-in-law of Susan. After she runs out on her fiancé on their wedding day...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 8 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Brooke Shields	...	Susan Keane (93 episodes, 1996-2000)
Nestor Carbonell	...	Luis Rivera (93 episodes, 1996-2000)
Kathy Griffin	...	Vicki Groener (93 episodes, 1996-2000)
Barbara Barrie	...	Helen "Nana" Keane / ... (92 episodes, 1996-2000)
Judd Nelson	...	Jack Richmond (71 episodes, 1996-1999)
David Strickland	...	Todd Stities (71 episodes, 1996-1999)
Andrea Bendewald	...	Maddy Piper (59 episodes, 1997-1999)

Series Directed by
Shelley Jensen		(25 episodes, 1996-1999)
Philip Charles MacKenzie		(10 episodes, 1997-1999)
Alan Rafkin		(9 episodes, 1998-1999)
Andrew Tsao		(8 episodes, 1999-2000)
Lee Shallat Chemel		(6 episodes, 1999)
Steve Zuckerman		(5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tom Moore		(5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Pamela Fryman		(5 episodes, 1997)
Roger Christiansen		(5 episodes, 1998-2000)
Leonard R. Garner Jr.		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Gail Mancuso		(2 episodes, 1997)
Michael Kelly		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Writing credits
Clyde Phillips		(93 episodes, 1996-2000)
Gary Dontzig		(10 episodes, 1996-1999)
Andrew Green		(9 episodes, 1996-1999)
Steven Peterman		(9 episodes, 1996-1999)
Rick Singer		(9 episodes, 1996-1999)
Drew Vaupen		(7 episodes, 1997-1999)
Phil Baker		(6 episodes, 1997-1999)
Chuck Tatham		(6 episodes, 1997-1999)
Becky Hartman Edwards		(5 episodes, 1997-1999)
Christopher Vane		(5 episodes, 1997-1999)
Maria Semple		(5 episodes, 1998-2000)
Dan O'Shannon		(4 episodes, 1996-1998)
Jeanette Collins		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Mimi Friedman		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Maryanne Melloan Woods		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jana Barto		(3 episodes, 1997-1999)
Mark Driscoll		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ian Praiser		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Heather MacGillvray		(2 episodes, 1996)
Linda Mathious		(2 episodes, 1996)
Michael C. McCarthy		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Joel H. Cohen		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tod Himmel		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ellen Idelson		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rob Lotterstein		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Lisa K. Nelson		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Robert Peacock		(2 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Babcock		(2 episodes, 1999)
Stacy Traub		(2 episodes, 2000)

Series Produced by
Frank Pace	....	producer (93 episodes, 1996-2000)
Andrew Green	....	producer / co-producer (71 episodes, 1996-1999)
Rick Singer	....	producer / co-producer (71 episodes, 1996-1999)
Brenda Bos	....	associate producer / coordinating producer (64 episodes, 1997-2000)
Gary Dontzig	....	executive producer (56 episodes, 1997-1999)
Steven Peterman	....	executive producer (56 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jeanette Collins	....	co-executive producer / consulting producer (48 episodes, 1996-1998)
Mimi Friedman	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer / ... (48 episodes, 1996-1998)
Becky Hartman Edwards	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer (48 episodes, 1997-1999)
Christopher Vane	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (48 episodes, 1997-1999)
Phil Baker	....	co-producer / producer (47 episodes, 1997-1999)
Drew Vaupen	....	co-producer / producer (47 episodes, 1997-1999)
Chuck Tatham	....	supervising producer / producer (46 episodes, 1997-1999)
Maria Semple	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (43 episodes, 1998-2000)
Brooke Shields	....	producer (42 episodes, 1998-2000)
Perry Rogers	....	co-producer (25 episodes, 1997-1998)
Dan O'Shannon	....	consulting producer / co-executive producer (24 episodes, 1997-1998)
Tod Himmel	....	producer / co-producer (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Babcock	....	co-executive producer (20 episodes, 1999-2000)
Mark Driscoll	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ed Yeager	....	supervising producer (15 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ellen Idelson	....	producer (14 episodes, 1999-2000)
Rob Lotterstein	....	producer (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Flebotte	....	consulting producer (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Susan Fales-Hill	....	consulting producer (8 episodes, 1997)
Korby Siamis	....	consulting producer (8 episodes, 1997)
Jean Zuhorski	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1997)
Ian Praiser	....	supervising producer (7 episodes, 1997)

Series Original Music by
Ed Alton		(73 episodes, 1997-2000)

Series Cinematography by
Frank Raymond		(78 episodes, 1997-2000)

Series Film Editing by
Larry Harris		(56 episodes, 1997-1999)
Marco Zappia		(21 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Casting by
Anthony Sepulveda		(93 episodes, 1996-2000)

Series Art Direction by
Greg Richman		(78 episodes, 1997-2000)

Series Set Decoration by
Steve Rostine		(78 episodes, 1997-2000)

Series Costume Design by
Judith Brewer Curtis		(78 episodes, 1997-2000)
Bambi Breakstone		(3 episodes, 1996)

Series Makeup Department
Cynthia Bachman	....	makeup artist / makeup department head (78 episodes, 1997-2000)
Luke O'Connor	....	hair stylist (70 episodes, 1997-2000)
Aliki Demetriades	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1997)
Camille Friend	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1997)
Amy L. Taylor	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Michael Kelly	....	unit production manager (76 episodes, 1997-2000)
Leif Christoffersen	....	post-production supervisor (8 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Kelly	....	first assistant director (76 episodes, 1997-2000)
William Bardelli	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (70 episodes, 1997-2000)
Rosario Roveto Jr.	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 1997)
Phyllis Guarnaccia	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1997)
Robbie Countryman	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ron Dempsey	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Joshua Meltzer	....	property master (78 episodes, 1997-2000)
Bruce Fuselier	....	leadman (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Joaquin Navarro	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Alisha Rothman	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Anthony Constantini	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (78 episodes, 1997-2000)
Doug Gray	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (78 episodes, 1997-2000)
Robert Douglass	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (76 episodes, 1997-2000)
Phil Valdivia	....	sound mixer (39 episodes, 1998-2000)
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Mike Cruz	....	boom operator (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Dale Rardin	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 2000)
Rick Himot	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Michael Ballin	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 1999)
Noel Vought	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Dan Carrington	....	flame artist / Flame artist (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Scott Milne	....	visual effects supervisor (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tim Bird	....	visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
Casey Conroy	....	visual effects producer: Ring of Fire (unknown episodes)
Lori Freitag-Hild	....	visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
John Myers	....	visual effects executive producer: Ring of Fire (unknown episodes)
Kevin Prendiville	....	visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
Jerry Spivack	....	visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
Mark Zerate	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Anita Hart	....	stunt double: Brooke Shields (unknown episodes)
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Rod Weaver	....	gaffer (93 episodes, 1996-2000)
Jon Purdy	....	camera operator (25 episodes, 1997-1998)
Rick Lamb	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 1996)
Cary Sachs	....	electrician (2 episodes, 1998)
Ron Eisenberg	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Thomas H. Frederick	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
John Lazear	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Wayne A. Lee	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Barbara Miller	....	executive in charge of casting (77 episodes, 1997-2000)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
David McGough	....	costume supervisor (78 episodes, 1997-2000)
Joyce Unruh	....	costume supervisor (48 episodes, 1996-1998)
Steve Hicke	....	set costumer (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Chris Burrows	....	costume supervisor (44 episodes, 1998-2000)

Series Editorial Department
Scott Freeman	....	avid technician (1 episode, 2000)
Michele Gitomer	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Shawn Colvin	....	theme performer (2 episodes, 1999)
Matt Kierscht	....	music manager (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Yuell Newsome	....	film librarian / stock librarian (93 episodes, 1996-2000)
Kate Wright	....	script supervisor (76 episodes, 1996-2000)
Roger Christiansen	....	technical coordinator (71 episodes, 1997-2000)
Roni Kaplan	....	production coordinator (67 episodes, 1997-2000)
Clyde Phillips	....	creative consultant (48 episodes, 1996-1998)
Gary Dontzig	....	series developer (48 episodes, 1997-1999)
Steven Peterman	....	series developer (48 episodes, 1997-1999)
Betty Arnold	....	assistant to writers (22 episodes, 1996-1997)
Robert Peacock	....	executive story editor (14 episodes, 1999-2000)
Brenda Bos	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 1997)
Andrew Green	....	executive story editor (8 episodes, 1997)
Maryanne Melloan Woods	....	executive story editor (8 episodes, 1997)
Rick Singer	....	executive story editor (8 episodes, 1997)
Phil Baker	....	executive story editor (6 episodes, 1997)
Drew Vaupen	....	executive story editor (6 episodes, 1997)
Tom Conkright	....	technical coordinator (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Heather MacGillvray	....	executive story editor (2 episodes, 1997)
Linda Mathious	....	executive story editor (2 episodes, 1997)
Brett Dos Santos	....	audience switcher (unknown episodes)
Marc Flanagan	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Brian Hall	....	stage production assistant (unknown episodes)
Polly Levy	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
Rebecca Thornell	....	clearance (unknown episodes)
Billy Van Zandt	....	developer: original pilot (unknown episodes)
Robert Zimiga	....	stand-in (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• NICK (2006) (Germany) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (USA)
• RTL (????) (Germany) (TV)
• Super Channel (2001) (Japan) (TV)
• Televisión Federal (Telefe) (Argentina)
• Vox (????) (Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• MFX  visual effects

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (93 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Laramie Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Television

Trivia:

For the final episode, The Beatle's "In My Life" played over a clip segment of the shows memorable moments. In versions aired throughout Europe and other countries, the music was changed to Shawn Colvin's version of the same song. Shawn Colvin had previously contributed to the show, her song "Nothin' On Me" was the shows theme tune in the second and third seasons.

Quotes:

Claire:Careful honey, I'm all done up! Remember, smudges and smears give mommy tears!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Mole People (#9.3)" (1997)

prior to David Strickland's death

This show and its ensemble of characters was one of the funniest and creative shows on television. The comedy's center was the workplace with each character finding his/her own niche, completely separate and different from the others. Brooke Shields was excellent as the foil to many pranks/quips relating to her relationship with her cohorts, especially after the addition of Maddie. Unfortunately the shows strengths diminished after the death of David Stickland and the departure of Jack and Maddie. The whole show's premise and hilarity was lost with the addition of Eric Idol and the change to the magazine as well. Bring back the origin of this sitcom. David Strickland must have never known how he affected so many in his life. It is a shame, God rest and bless his soul.