"Emeril" (2000) TV series

Creator:

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

25 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Viewers are taken behind the scenes of a cooking show starring the animated chef. His dealings with his producer and stage manager provide the yuks.

Plot Keywords:

Cooking | Chef | Television Flop | Short Lived | Sitcom

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Emeril Lagasse	...	Emeril Lagasse (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Cassandra Gilman (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Sherri Shepherd	...	Melva LeBlanc (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Carrie Preston	...	B.D. Benson (10 episodes, 2001)
Robert Urich	...	Jerry McKenney (10 episodes, 2001)
Tricia O'Kelley	...	Trish O'Connell (6 episodes, 2001)
Tara Karsian	...	Nurse Smearball / ... (4 episodes, 2001)
Mary Page Keller	...	Nora Lagasse (4 episodes, 2001)

Series Directed by
Harry Thomason		(9 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Writing credits
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason		(11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dan Cohen		(2 episodes, 2001)
Pamela Norris		(2 episodes, 2001)
F.J. Pratt		(2 episodes, 2001)
George McGrath		(unknown episodes)
Bill Steinkellner		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Pamela Norris	....	consulting producer (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Adrienne Crow	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Douglas Jackson	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Emeril Lagasse	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Bill Steinkellner	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Barbara Stoll	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Harry Thomason	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
James W. Roberson		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Michael Fendler		(1 episode, 2000)
Leo Papin		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Deborah Barylski		(unknown episodes)
Fran Bascom		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Dwight Jackson		(11 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Art Direction by
Ed LaPorta		(11 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Set Decoration by
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer		(1 episode, 2001)

Series Costume Design by
Cliff Chally		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Cindy Welles	....	hair stylist (1 episode, 2000)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Will Bardelli	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Mike Henry	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Dorothy A. Steinicke	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Doug Devine	....	on-set dresser (1 episode, 2000)
Ed Brown	....	lead man (unknown episodes)
Dwayne Grady	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Christopher H. Lawrence	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Renata V. Ray	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Tony Margulies	....	foley artist (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kevin Reilly	....	foley artist (2 episodes, 2001)
Jesse Peck	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Johanna Turner	....	sound editor / supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Dan Carrington	....	titles compositor (1 episode, 2000)
Scott Milne	....	visual effects supervisor (1 episode, 2000)

Series Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode)
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Johnson	....	best boy (11 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Casting Department
Lynn Mason	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Dan Rimas	....	music licensing (11 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Transportation Department
Jesse Dutchover	....	transportation coordinator (10 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Other crew
Grace Anne Carter	....	script supervisor (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Genessa Davis	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2000-2001)
Colin Ebeling	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2001)
Dalis Bondurant	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Hope Diamond	....	senior publicist (unknown episodes)
Stephanie Emerson	....	assistant to director (unknown episodes)
Michele Jenofsky	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Eric Letsche	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Roger Lundblade	....	audience warm-up (unknown episodes)
Temple Northup	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Mozark Productions
• NBC Studios

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• MFX  visual effects

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mozark Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Mr. Saturday Knight (#3.9)" (2001)

Only one word can sum up this tired hackneyed 'sitcom': DREADFUL!

I didn't really think Emeril Lagasse could pass as a comedian, but after watching this show, not only has it been confirmed that he isn't funny - but he also can't act.

The promo spots on television for this sitcom didn't feature any laughable teasers. That's usually a bad sign for things to come. Emeril basically plays himself in this show. He's a television chef of a reasonably successful cooking show and the sitcom centers around himself and his staff.

The premiere episode was something I could only describe as 'just awful'. Emeril and his crew enter themselves into a competition to see who can lose the most weight against the crews of the other cooking shows on the same network. The prize, $100,000.00, to be split amongst the winning crew. We spend thirty painstaking minutes listening to tired jokes about losing weight and how dieting makes people cranky. We see Emeril and his 'agent' (played by Robert Urich, which is almost a laugh in itself) get themselves into ridiculous situations, such as sweating it out at a gym. And to top it off, we see the main characters sitting in wet-suits on power-cycles at the gym arguing amongst themselves over who can lose the most weight.

One of the worst things about this show is the supporting cast themselves. They over-act to the point where the jokes are forgotten and you find yourself cringing in turmoil over why you haven't yet changed the channel at this point.

If you find it amusing when Emeril shouts "BAM!" when throwing salt onto a plate of food, then this show is for you.

If you want to watch something that will make you laugh at least once, then this show is not for you.

Shame on NBC for serving up this garbage to us so early in the season!