"Whoopi" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Creators:

Bonnie Turner
Terry Turner

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A faded singer decides to reopen her hotel's lounge.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Racial Stereotype | Iranian | Soap Opera | Interracial Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Elizabeth Regen	...	Rita Nash / ... (20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Gordana Rashovich	...	Jadwiga (19 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mary Testa	...	Sophia (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Mavis Rae (15 episodes, 2003-2004)
Danielle Lee Greaves	...	Danielle (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mary Ann Hu	...	Soo Lin (10 episodes, 2003-2004)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:30 min (including commercials) (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner-Mandabach Productions

Quotes:

Mavis: Nasim, the thing is nobody can tell the difference between Arabs and Persians, and quite frankly, nobody cares.
Nasim: We followed your East Coast/West Coast rap wars. There were Tupac/Biggie updates every half-hour on al-Jazeera!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals (#29.16)" (2004)

Whoopi

This show was so funny that I went to see a taping of it and I never missed a show when it was on nor has my husband and we would love to by the series if it ever comes out on DVD. Please Please Please Please release this TV show on DVD. This was some of her best work by far. I don't know what else to say besides I loved this show and was more than heart broken when NBC removed it from it's line up. Why it wasn't a hot item I can't understand. But if it ever comes out on DVD i will by it.

We found it to be so funny that we laughed until we cried. Wanda was just as funny as Whoopi, but Whoopi's supporting cast just gave it that edge and blended so well with her that we became hooked from the first show to the last and even watched the repeats.