Hope & Gloria
Hope & Gloria is an American sitcom television series created by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, that aired on NBC from March 9, 1995, through June 22, 1996.[1] The show was canceled after 35 episodes. It starred Cynthia Stevenson as Hope, a high-strung television producer, and Jessica Lundy as Gloria, a tough-talking beautician, who become neighbors in an apartment complex in downtown Pittsburgh. The program also starred Alan Thicke as a local TV personality and featured Enrico Colantoni in one of his first regular roles on television.[2]
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Opening theme | "Thank God for a Friend Like You" performed by Wild Orchid |
| Composer | Craig Safan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
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| Production locations | Pittsburgh and Los Angeles |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | March 9, 1995 – June 22, 1996 |
The series was broadcast in Britain on ITV during the 1996 summer holiday, going out Monday to Friday for seven weeks.
Cast
- Jessica Lundy.....Gloria Utz
- Cynthia Stevenson.....Hope Davidson
- Enrico Colantoni.....Louis Utz
- Alan Thicke.....Dennis Dupree
- Robert Garrova.....Sonny Utz
- Taylor Negron as Gwillem Blatt (season 2)
Episodes
Season 1 (1995)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Are We Having Fun Yet?" | Barnet Kellman | Cheri Steinkellner & Bill Steinkellner | March 9, 1995 |
| 2 | 2 | "No Degrees of Separation" | Peter Bonerz | J.J. Paulsen | March 16, 1995 |
| 3 | 3 | "Salon, It's Been Good to Know You" | Steve Zuckerman | Jerry Perzigian | March 23, 1995 |
| 4 | 4 | "A Fine ROM-ance" | Steve Zuckerman | John Frink & Don Payne | March 30, 1995 |
| 5 | 5 | "Falling in Bed Again" | Peter Bonerz | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | April 6, 1995 |
| 6 | 6 | "I Never Sang for Our Father" | Peter Bonerz | Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali | April 13, 1995 |
| 7 | 7 | "My Mamma Done Told Me: Part 1" | Alan Rafkin | Cheri Steinkellner & Bill Steinkellner | April 20, 1995 |
| 8 | 8 | "Who's Poppa?: Part 2" | Peter Baldwin | Cheri Steinkellner & Bill Steinkellner | April 20, 1995 |
| 9 | 9 | "Love with an Improper Stranger" | Alan Rafkin | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | April 27, 1995 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Face with Two Men" | Alan Rafkin | Jerry Perzigian | May 4, 1995 |
| 11 | 11 | "Sisyphus, Prometheus and Me" | Steve Zuckerman | George McGrath | May 11, 1995 |
| 12 | 12 | "Don't Take Any Wooden Elephants" | Steve Zuckerman | Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali | August 10, 1995 |
| 13 | 13 | "A Midsummer Night's Trim" | Michael Lembeck | J.J. Paulsen | September 7, 1995 |
Season 2 (1995–96)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 14 | 1 | "An Embarrassment of Teapots" | Shelley Jensen | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | September 24, 1995 |
| 15 | 2 | "Dumb & Smarter" | Michael Lembeck | George McGrath | October 1, 1995 |
| 16 | 3 | "A Star is Reborn" | Shelley Jensen | Janis Hirsch | October 8, 1995 |
| 17 | 4 | "Love is the Afternoon" | Michael Lembeck | Jerry Perzigian | October 29, 1995 |
| 18 | 5 | "Manager and Woman" | Michael Lembeck | Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali | November 5, 1995 |
| 19 | 6 | "How to Get an Ed in Business" | Peter Baldwin | Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali | November 12, 1995 |
| 20 | 7 | "Listen, Sister" | Peter Baldwin | J.J. Paulsen | November 19, 1995 |
| 21 | 8 | "Money You Should Mention" | Michael Lembeck | J.J. Paulsen | December 3, 1995 |
| 22 | 9 | "Consenting Adults" | Michael Lembeck | Janis Hirsch | December 10, 1995 |
| 23 | 10 | "The Dupree Family Christmas" | Joanna Kerns | George McGrath | December 17, 1995 |
| 24 | 11 | "Enemies: A Love Story" | Alan Rafkin | Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali | January 6, 1996 |
| 25 | 12 | "The Man Upstairs" | Michael Lembeck | Jerry Perzigian | January 13, 1996 |
| 26 | 13 | "Danny, Oh Boy" | Alan Rafkin | J.J. Paulsen | January 20, 1996 |
| 27 | 14 | "A New York Story" | Alan Rafkin | George McGrath | February 3, 1996 |
| 28 | 15 | "Tainted Love" | Alan Rafkin | Janis Hirsch | February 10, 1996 |
| 29 | 16 | "One Sorry Mother" | Alan Rafkin | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | March 16, 1996 |
| 30 | 17 | "A Sentimental Education" | Pamela Fryman | Jerry Perzigian | March 23, 1996 |
| 31 | 18 | "The Art of the Deal" | John Bowab | Arnold Rudnick & Rich Hosek | March 30, 1996 |
| 32 | 19 | "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Funicular" | Michael Lembeck | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | April 6, 1996 |
| 33 | 20 | "Note to Self" | Alan Rafkin | Dean Batali & Rob Des Hotel | April 13, 1996 |
| 34 | 21 | "Baby Love" | Alan Rafkin | Janis Hirsh | April 20, 1996 |
| 35 | 22 | "Come Back Lil' Tina" | Pamela Fryman | Marc Peterson | June 22, 1996 |
Notable guest stars
- Larry Poindexter as Jeffrey
- Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay
References
- Leszczak, Bob (2018-08-31). Single Season Sitcoms of the 1990s: A Complete Guide. McFarland. pp. 229–230. ISBN 978-1-4766-7077-5.
- Timberg, Bernard M.; Erler, Robert J. (2010-01-01). Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show. University of Texas Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-292-77366-0.
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