Pilot 

Caroline advertises for a colourist and employs Richard. Her former boyfriend, Del, has moved on and Caroline is under pressure to also get a date. Richard steps in at the last moment to allow Caroline to save face in front of Del.

Director:

James Burrows

Writers:

Fred Barron (created by), Marco Pennette (created by)

Stars:

Lea Thompson, Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Lea Thompson	...	Caroline Duffy
Eric Lutes	...	Del Cassidy
Malcolm Gets	...	Richard Karinsky
Amy Pietz	...	Annie Spadaro
Andrew Lauer	...	Charlie (as Andy Lauer)
Tom La Grua	...	Remo
Jason Workman	...	Jeff
Cathy Ladman	...	Ultimate Fan
John Mariano	...	Maitre D'
Sean Sullivan	...	Monroe (as Sean Gregory Sullivan)
Christine Taylor	...	Debby

Storyline

Caroline has been advertising for a colourist to finish off her cartoons and is disappointed with the candidates until Richard arrives. He is bad tempered and sarcastic but he gets the job. Caroline had just broken up with Del who works for her publisher and manages the Caroline in the City comic strip products. He already has already moved on with a new date and, in desperation for some oneupmanship, Caroline chooses a new date by throwing fruit out of the window. He doesn't turn up but Richard saves the day by going as her date.

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Plot Keywords:

date | fruit | reference to william shakespeare | reference to pablo picasso | reference to shakespeare's romeo and juliet | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Quotes

Richard Karinsky: [talking about the cat that has jumped in his lap] Can you please just make it disappear?
Caroline Duffy: I'm sorry, are you allergic?
Richard Karinsky: No, I just don't like cats, or dogs, or anything that runs up to you and pees on your feet when you come home.
Caroline Duffy: Well then, we may have a problem because I tend to get very excited when people come over.
[laughing]
Caroline Duffy: [disappointed] Not even a smile.

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Connections

References Murder, She Wrote (1984)

User Reviews

A brilliant pilot

I started watching this show mainly because I liked Lea Thompson's performances in 'Back To The Future' and the classic John Hughes film 'Some Kind Of Wonderful', but I thoroughly enjoyed her in this sitcom which sadly never got the praise it deserved.

This is a very good pilot. It's funny, it's cleverly written, and it perfectly introduces all the major characters - all of which is vital in a pilot.

They don't make shows like this anymore, which is a great shame, because this was great.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Barron/Pennette Productions, Three Sisters Entertainment, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1