Jenny (TV series)

Jenny
Genre Sitcom
Created by Howard Gewirtz
Mark Reisman
Directed by Andy Ackerman
Leonard R. Garner Jr.
Jeffrey Melman
Starring Jenny McCarthy
Heather Paige Kent
Theme music composer Brian Tyler
Composer(s) Bruce Miller
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 17 (7 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s) Howard Gewirtz
Mark Reisman
Producer(s) Stevie Ray Fromstein
Lori A. Moneymaker
Editor(s) Timothy Mozer
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Mark & Howard Productions
MTV Productions
Paramount Television
Distributor CBS Television Distribution (current)
Release
Original network NBC
Original release September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28) – January 12, 1998 (1998-01-12)

Jenny is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1998. The series was intended to be a star vehicle for Jenny McCarthy.[1]

Synopsis

The series starred McCarthy as Jenny McMillan, a Utica convenience store clerk who suddenly inherits a vast fortune from the B movie star father (George Hamilton) she never knew. After her father's funeral, Jenny and her lifelong friend Maggie (Heather Paige Kent) decide to pursue fame in Hollywood.

Cast

Cancellation

The series, originally scheduled on Sundays opposite the second half of CBS's Top 5 hit Touched by an Angel, Fox's Top 15 hit King of the Hill, and the last half-hour of ABC's Top 40 hit The Wonderful World of Disney,[2] was moved to Monday nights in December 1997 in an attempt to gain more viewers.[3] The move failed to attract more viewers and Jenny was canceled after 10 of the 17 episodes produced were aired. After the first 10 shows aired Paramount Television continued production in anticipation of the series being picked up by UPN, but the show was not picked up by the network. In an episode seen only outside the United States, Guy turned out not to be dead only missing.[4]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Pilot"Andy AckermanMark Reisman & Howard GewirtzSeptember 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)
2"A Girl's Gotta Pierce"Jeff MelmanJoshua Sternin & Jeffrey VentimiliaOctober 5, 1997 (1997-10-05)
3"A Girl's Gotta Work"Andy AckermanEllen Byron & Lissa KapstromOctober 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)
4"A Girl's Gotta Spike"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Lori KirklandNovember 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)
5"A Girl's Gotta Live in the Real World"Jeff MelmanJennifer GlickmanNovember 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)
6"A Girl's Gotta Lie"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Ellen Byron & Lissa KapstromDecember 1, 1997 (1997-12-01)
7"A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls"Jeff MelmanLori Kirkland & Jennifer GlickmanDecember 15, 1997 (1997-12-15)
8"A Girl's Gotta Love a Wedding"Leonard R. Garner Jr.Teleplay by: Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia
Story by: Howard Gewirtz		December 22, 1997 (1997-12-22)
9"A Girl's Gotta Merger"Jeff MelmanJoshua Sternin & Jeffrey VentimiliaJanuary 5, 1998 (1998-01-05)
10"A Girl's Gotta Get It"TBATBAJanuary 12, 1998 (1998-01-12)
11"A Girl's Gotta Hang with a Celebrity"TBATBAN/A
12"A Girl's Gotta Protect Her Assets"TBATBAN/A
13"A Girl's Gotta Make Room for Daddy: Part 1"TBATBAN/A
14"A Girl's Gotta Make Room for Daddy: Part 2"TBATBAN/A
15"A Girl's Gotta Go Vogue"TBATBAN/A
16"A Girl's Gotta Get Ready for Her Close-up"TBATBAN/A
17"A Girl's Gotta Come Through in a Clutch"TBATBAN/A

References

  1. ↑ "COVER STORY; Must-See? We'll See.; Can NBC make a sitcom star out of a former centerfold and MTV fantasy figure? She's not exactly your girl next door, but Jenny McCarthy says 'Jenny' is the real her. Really". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  2. ↑ Richmond, Ray (1997-09-27). "Jenny". variety.com. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  3. ↑ Hontz, Jenny (1997-12-04). "Jenny holds in Mon. slot". variety.com. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  4. ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 604. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
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