The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 

Molly Dodd was a mid thirties, divorced woman living in New York City and facing the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of apartment living, love life and its consequences, and so on.

Creator:

Jay Tarses

Stars:

Blair Brown, James Greene, Allyn Ann McLerie

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Blair Brown	...	Molly Dodd / ... 65 episodes, 1987-1991
James Greene	...	Davey McQuinn / ... 65 episodes, 1987-1991
Allyn Ann McLerie	...	Florence Bickford 59 episodes, 1987-1991
William Converse-Roberts	...	Fred Dodd 30 episodes, 1987-1991

Storyline

Molly Dodd was a mid thirties, divorced woman living in New York City and facing the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of apartment living, love life and its consequences, and so on.

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Plot Keywords:

single mother | interracial relationship | pregnancy | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

NBC Programming Executive Brandon Tartikoff pitched the idea to Jay Tarses of doing a series about a single woman in her thirties, living in a big city. Tarses immediately thought of his friend Blair Brown for the lead. Tarses and Brown discussed how not to make the series into a formulaic sitcom.

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Quotes

Molly Dodd: Crazy with a "K"

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Connections

Featured in Quiet on the Set: Behind the Scenes of Molly Dodd (1990)

User Reviews

TRUE SATIRE

This series was a wacky satire of a female's life in New York City. Some would find it slightly surreal, but not a true New Yorker. Much more true-to-life than "Sex in the City", this was a real woman, real apartment, real doorman, etc. True, the apt was too large for her means, but maybe it was "rent-controlled/stabilized". Her doorman was very intelligent and witty, but I know some who are!

My favorite celebrity spotting was Nathan Lane who appeared in an early episode playing a putative employer and who, at the time, was so hilarious and appealed to me so much I said "He is going places!" How right I was. I also adored David Straithorn as her very shy bookstore-owner boyfriend.

I loved this show & would buy it on DVD or watch it in syndication!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

You And Me Kid Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (65 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1