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Man of the People

  • TV Series
  • 1991–1992
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
56
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James Garner and Romy Walthall in Man of the People (1991)
Comedy

A man of dubious past joins the city council in place of his wife. He is savvy and becomes very popular which endangers the plans of several other politicians in town, especially the devious... Read allA man of dubious past joins the city council in place of his wife. He is savvy and becomes very popular which endangers the plans of several other politicians in town, especially the devious mayor.A man of dubious past joins the city council in place of his wife. He is savvy and becomes very popular which endangers the plans of several other politicians in town, especially the devious mayor.

  • Creator
    • R.J. Stewart
  • Stars
    • James Garner
    • Corinne Bohrer
    • George Wyner
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    56
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • R.J. Stewart
    • Stars
      • James Garner
      • Corinne Bohrer
      • George Wyner
    • 5User reviews
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    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Councilman Jim Doyle
    Corinne Bohrer
    Corinne Bohrer
    • Constance Leroy
    George Wyner
    George Wyner
    • Art Lurie
    Romy Walthall
    Romy Walthall
    • Rita
    Taylor Nichols
    Taylor Nichols
    • Richard Lawrence
    Kate Mulgrew
    Kate Mulgrew
    • Mayor Lisbeth Chardin
    Jack Garner
    • Bernie
    Louis Mustillo
    Louis Mustillo
    • Charlie
    LaRita Shelby
    LaRita Shelby
    • Rosie
    Earl Chaney
    • Mayor Sam
    Jayne Krashin
    • Showgirl
    Joe Mays
    Joe Mays
    • George Crane
    Grant Gelt
    Grant Gelt
    • Jackie
    Shelley Morrison
    Shelley Morrison
    Dale Harimoto
    • Newswoman
    Eric Poppick
    Eric Poppick
    Thomas Bellin
    Thomas Bellin
    • Minister
    Sandra de Bruin
    • Shirley
    • Creator
      • R.J. Stewart
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    • Trivia
      Kathleen Quinlan originally played the part of Constance Leroy but quit early in the production of he show. The role was recast with Corinne Bohrer, who re-shot Quinlan's scenes.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: James Garner/Ron Shock/Pete Rose (1991)

    User reviews5

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    imagine the rockford files meets a southern California mayberry

    I was sorry to see this show go off the air. It was at a changing point in sitcoms, on the eve of seinfeld, but not quite.

    Jim Garner, shady, but loyal to his people, constantly bickering with the ever beautiful Corinne Bohrer over what was right and wrong.

    This show, if given time and a slight recasting in secondary characters, would have easily given us a flavor of Rockford for the 90's.

    The casting was fine in Jim's district office. Two beautiful girls, one made a bit less sexy than her true beauty, and Jim.

    The mayor's office was a shambles and no one there fit the wonderful little city that Jim represented.

    I've recently seen this show on tape and it was shows like this one that would easily have once been seen on a lively 1970's Saturday night. Certainly this show , given a full season to percolate, would have fit right in with the "Mary Tyler Moore show" and "bob newhart".

    Times have changed and we likely will not see this type of show again. Too bad.
    • jondc9
    • Nov 21, 2005
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    • Release date
      • September 15, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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