Hope and Gloria
| Hope and Gloria | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Cheri Steinkellner Bill Steinkellner |
| Starring |
Cynthia Stevenson Jessica Lundy Robert Garrova Alan Thicke |
| Opening theme | "Thank God for a Friend Like You" performed by Wild Orchid |
| Composer(s) | Craig Safan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jeanette Collins Mimi Friedman Bill Steinkellner Cherie Steinkellner |
| Producer(s) |
Stephen C. Grossman J. J. Paulsen |
| Production location(s) | Pittsburgh and Los Angeles |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Team Steinkellner Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | March 9, 1995 – June 22, 1996 |
Hope and Gloria is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from March 9, 1995, through June 22, 1996. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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