Room for Two is an American sitcom television series starring Patricia Heaton and Linda Lavin that aired for two seasons on ABC from March 24, 1992 to July 6, 1993. The series marked Linda Lavin's return to a series after her popular CBS sitcom Alice ended back in 1985.
| Room for Two | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Rick Kellard Wendy Goldman |
| Directed by | Will Mackenzie Peter Bonerz Peter Baldwin |
| Starring | Patricia Heaton Linda Lavin Peter Michael Goetz Paula Kelly Bess Meyer Andrew Prine John Putch Jeff Yagher |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Wendy Goldman |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Big Deal, Inc. Phantom Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 24, 1992 – July 6, 1993 |
Overview
editPatricia Heaton stars as Jill Kurland, an executive producer of a New York City television show called Wake Up, New York. The show focused on Jill's relationship with her mother Edie (Linda Lavin) from Ohio, who joined Jill's show as a result of her humorous and misplaced opinions and criticisms.[1]
Cast
edit- Patricia Heaton as Jill Kurland
- Linda Lavin as Edie Kurland
- Peter Michael Goetz as Ken Kazurinsky
- Paula Kelly as Diahnn Boudreaud
- Bess Meyer as Naomi Dylan
- Andrew Prine as Reid Ellis
- John Putch as Matt Draughon
- Jeff Yagher as Keith Wyman
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7 | March 24, 1992 | April 29, 1992 | |
| 2 | 19 | September 3, 1992 | July 6, 1993 | |
Season 1 (1992)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Will Mackenzie | Rick Kellard & Wendy Goldman | March 24, 1992 | 27.1[2] |
| 2 | 2 | "Not Quite... Room for Two" | Will Mackenzie | Rick Kellard & Wendy Goldman | March 31, 1992 | 26.4[3] |
| 3 | 3 | "Whose Mouth Is It Anyway?" | Will Mackenzie | Russ Woody | April 7, 1992 | 19.7[4] |
| 4 | 4 | "Help" | Will Mackenzie | Rick Kellard & Wendy Goldman | April 14, 1992 | 21.3[5] |
| 5 | 5 | "Private Parts" | Peter Bonerz | Dana Coen | April 15, 1992 | 13.1[5] |
| 6 | 6 | "Psyched!" | Peter Bonerz | Lisa Loomer | April 22, 1992 | 12.8[6] |
| 7 | 7 | "Winners and Other Losers" | Peter Bonerz | Russ Woody | April 29, 1992 | 11.7[7] |
Season 2 (1992–93)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | "A Couch with a View" | Peter Bonerz | Lisa Loomer | September 3, 1992 | 7.3[8] |
| 9 | 2 | "Little White Lies" | Peter Bonerz | Russ Woody | September 10, 1992 | 7.6[9] |
| 10 | 3 | "A Couple of Couples" | Peter Bonerz | Wendy Goldman & Rick Kellard | September 17, 1992 | 11.7[10] |
| 11 | 4 | "My Right Foot" | Will Mackenzie | Wendy Goldman & Rick Kellard | September 24, 1992 | 11.4[11] |
| 12 | 5 | "If It's Saturday, It Must Be Meat Loaf" | Will Mackenzie | Tom Maxwell & Don Woodard | October 1, 1992 | 10.2[12] |
| 13 | 6 | "A Night with the Jetsons" | Will Mackenzie | Wendy Goldman & Rick Kellard | October 8, 1992 | 13.7[13] |
| 14 | 7 | "Ken, We Hardly Knew Ye... Much" | Will Mackenzie | Russ Woody | October 15, 1992 | 11.6[14] |
| 15 | 8 | "And Now, a Pause for Menopause" | Will Mackenzie | Wendy Goldman & Rick Kellard | October 29, 1992 | 10.5[15] |
| 16 | 9 | "The Night of the Living Lou" | Will Mackenzie | Becky Hartman Edwards | November 12, 1992 | 9.1[16] |
| 17 | 10 | "Dog Day Afternoons" | Peter Bonerz | Emily Levine | November 26, 1992 | 7.4[17] |
| 18 | 11 | "All Men Are Created Equal, Bummer" | Will Mackenzie | Tom Maxwell & Don Woodard | December 3, 1992 | 9.1[18] |
| 19 | 12 | "All Edie's Children" | Will Mackenzie | Kathy Slevin | December 17, 1992 | 8.8[19] |
| 20 | 13 | "Sex, Rugs and Rock 'n' Roll" | Will Mackenzie | Russ Woody | June 8, 1993 | 14.2[20] |
| 21 | 14 | "To Book or Not to Book" | Will Mackenzie | Russ Woody | June 15, 1993 | 14.1[21] |
| 22 | 15 | "Moving On" | Will Mackenzie | Kathy Slevin | June 22, 1993 | 13.9[22] |
| 23 | 16 | "Big Noise from Mendota" | Will Mackenzie | Tom Maxwell & Don Woodard | June 29, 1993 | 15.0[23] |
| 24 | 17 | "M Is for the Many Things" | Will Mackenzie | Wendy Goldman & Rick Kellard | July 6, 1993 | 14.9[24] |
| 25 | 18 | "Look Ma, Four Hands" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | N/A |
| 26 | 19 | "A Home, a Loan" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | N/A |
See also
editGreat News, a later two season sitcom, featuring a very similar premise of a daughter working as a television producer, whose mother ends up working on the same show, and interfering with both her work and love life.
DVD releases
editThere are currently no DVD releases planned by Warner Bros., who owns the rights. However, the second episode was included in a commemorative DVD released by Warner Bros. during their 50th anniversary, along with the pilot of My Sister Sam.
References
edit- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1010. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ Donlon, Brian (April 1, 1992). "'Room' in the top 10 for ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (April 8, 1992). "Oscar sweep extends to ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (April 15, 1992). "CBS' historic jump". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ a b Gable, Donna (April 22, 1992). "'Roseanne' leads ABC's way". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (April 29, 1992). "ABC wins with news, goodbyes". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (May 6, 1992). "'Cosby' goes out on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (September 9, 1992). "Murphy Brown' puts CBS on top again". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (September 16, 1992). "Football kicks off ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (September 23, 1992). "CBS wins with some old friends". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (September 30, 1992). "'Murphy' wave carries CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (October 7, 1992). "Monday lineup bolsters No. 1 CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Donlon, Brian (October 14, 1992). "Rankings omit Perot' paid ad". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (October 21, 1992). "Baseball hits big for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (November 4, 1992). "Politics, Halloween scare up an ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (November 18, 1992). "'Jacksons,' solid gold for ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (December 2, 1992). "'Weapon 2' serves CBS well". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (December 9, 1992). "ABC's Tuesday lineup ends up rosy". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Donlon, Brian (December 23, 1992). "Early Christmas gift for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (June 16, 1993). "NBC and the NBA a winning match". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (June 23, 1993). "NBA Finals: NBC loves this game". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (June 30, 1993). "Connie Chang, apple of CBS' eye". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (July 7, 1993). "Violence wins ratings". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (July 14, 1993). "CBS takes top spot". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
External links
edit- Room for Two at IMDb