The Help (2004– )

Maria was on her way to becoming a beautician when her mother's illness forced the 22 year-old to come home to care for her. Maria's mom has since moved on to a better place. Maria has ... See full summary »

Creator:

Ron Leavitt

Stars:

Camille Guaty, Al Santos, Brenda Strong

Cast

Series cast summary:
Camille Guaty	...	Maria - Maid (7 episodes, 2004)
Al Santos	...	Ollie, the Chauffeur (7 episodes, 2004)
Brenda Strong	...	Arlene Ridgeway, the Rich Lady (7 episodes, 2004)
Mindy Cohn	...	Maggie, the Cook (7 episodes, 2004)
Marika Dominczyk	...	Anna, the Nanny (7 episodes, 2004)
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Dwayne, the Trainer (7 episodes, 2004)
Tori Spelling	...	Molly the Dog Walker (7 episodes, 2004)
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Veronica Ridgeway, The Pop Star Daughter (6 episodes, 2004)
Esther Scott	...	Doris (6 episodes, 2004)
Jack Axelrod	...	Grandpa Eddie (5 episodes, 2004)
David Faustino	...	Adam Ridgeway (5 episodes, 2004)
Megan Fox	...	Cassandra Ridgeway (3 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

Maria was on her way to becoming a beautician when her mother's illness forced the 22 year-old to come home to care for her. Maria's mom has since moved on to a better place. Maria has moved on as well - to be the maid for the insanely wealthy Ridgeway dynasty. As one of many servants who dote on the demented and dysfunctional family, Maria juggles extremely important tasks like dusting their many unread books, vacuuming their priceless rugs and picking up after their prized poodle Pookie. But the biggest surprise comes when Maria discovers there's not only a class struggle between the upstairs and the downstairs, but there's an all out war among The Help!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

WB [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Original Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Maria, the Maid: That was so brave when you yelled, "Take the limo! Just don't hurt me!"
Ollie, the Chauffeur: Yes, because I knew that if we kept walking we would find the limo.
Maria, the Maid: Yes, and I knew we would only have to push it another mile to the gas station.
Anna, the Nanny: I dont know what you are worried about. It was the prostitute who had to dance for the gas station owner!

User Reviews

Another standard-issue sitbomb

The WB does it again! Or should I say, network television does it again. Here we have yet another so-so sitcom laid on us, not overly funny, yet not really a stinker. The story so far is actually a bit interesting, but the problem always seems to be the level of comedy. Maybe it's the overall lame dialog, generally overacted performances, or the annoying studio audience laughing (better than a laugh track, of course, but this one seems to be trying to emulate old Married With Children's). As only the pilot episode has aired as I write this, hopefully there will be a potential realized with the stellar eye-candy cast (Camille Guaty, Megan Fox, Marika Dominczyk, Keri Lynn Pratt, and yes even Brenda Strong), which is what saves this sitcom from a quick death (well, I would hope so, anyway). Plus Tori Spelling guest starring in anything is worth watching, IMHO! So, best of luck to this show. [Show: C - Cast: B+]