I Married Dora 

Sitcom about a white collar professional who marries his Hispanic housekeeper so she will not be deported. They had to do everything to keep everyone from believing the truth.

Creator:

Michael Leeson

Stars:

Elizabeth Peña, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Sanford Jensen

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Elizabeth Peña	...	Dora Calderon 13 episodes, 1987-1988
Daniel Hugh Kelly	...	Peter Farrell 13 episodes, 1987-1988
Sanford Jensen	...	Dolf Menninger 13 episodes, 1987-1988
Juliette Lewis	...	Kate Farrell 13 episodes, 1987-1988
Jason Horst	...	Will Farrell 13 episodes, 1987-1988
Henry Jones	...	Hughes Whitney Lennox 13 episodes, 1987-1988

Storyline

Sitcom about a white collar professional who marries his Hispanic housekeeper so she will not be deported. They had to do everything to keep everyone from believing the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

housekeeper | hispanic | sitcom | salvadoran | architect | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1987 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reeves Entertainment Group, Welladay Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This television series was accompanied in the credits by a legal disclaimer stating the act of marrying an illegal alien to avoid deportation is illegal.

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Quotes

[In an airport]
Dora Calderon: What's wrong, Peter?
Peter Farrell: It's been canceled.
Dora Calderon: The flight?
Peter Farrell: No. Our series.

User Reviews

Funny Show with a memorable final scene.

"I Remember Dora" was one of those great shows that nobody watched. Elizabeth Pena was funny and beautiful. I also remember the last episode having an extremely jarring ending. It had one of the characters leaving the family to take a job in another country. He goes through the door to the plane, leaving the family in tears. He comes back a moment later. "what's wrong?", he is asked. "It was canceled," he replies. "What, the flight?" "No, our series!" At which point the camera pulls back, revealing the sets, lights and crew, and everyone turned and waved good-bye to the camera. I was 13 and remember this being EXTREMELY disturbing, but a brave wink to the few fans the show had.