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Title: Annie McGuire (1988– )
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| Mary Tyler Moore | ... | Annie McGuire 10 episodes, 1988-1989 | |
| Denis Arndt | ... | Nick McGuire 10 episodes, 1988-1989 | |
| Eileen Heckart | ... | Emma Block 10 episodes, 1988-1989 | |
| John Randolph | ... | Red McGuire 10 episodes, 1988-1989 | |
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Newlyweds Anne and Nick McGuire both have a great deal of personal history they are bringing into the marriage. They both have kids from previous marriages, and are trying to balance out their respective jobs (she in politics, he in engineering). In addition to the conflicts and adjustments being made by their children, the new couple must also deal with her mother and his father, who are political polar opposites. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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The casting of John Randolph as the right wing father-in-law "Red" McGuire was an inside joke. Randolph was one of the Hollywood actors who had been blacklisted for many years due to his prior membership with the Communist Party. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Sandy Duncan/Steve Mittleman/Irv Kupcinet (1988) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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26 October 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Running for just six thirty-minute episodes in late 1988, this is a unique Mary Tyler Moore offering. Following her short-lived "Mary" sitcom from the mid-'80s, Mary returned to CBS in '88 with "Annie McGuire."
The show is a departure from the norm in that it really isn't a situation comedy, nor is it really a drama. The basic story concerns Mary's character "Annie McGuire," who recently re-married and commutes from NYC to Bayonne, New Jersey. She has a cranky very patriotic conservative father-in-law and a very liberal idealistic mother. These two characters drive a few of the show's plots.
Recently reviewing the set of six shows, I found them to all be very heavily message or themed stories. One episode, for example, follows Mary's attempts to find employment for a person who attempts to mug her. The twist here is that the mugger is in a wheelchair and Mary's character is frustrated at the lack of opportunities for handicapped people. Get the picture? Most episodes play out like this and for those who loved "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and even the short-lived "Mary," this series was both different and a bit of a disappointment.