Marie (TV pilot)
Marie | |
---|---|
Genre | Sitcom |
Written by |
Norman Paul Joe Bonaduce |
Directed by | Richard Crenna |
Starring |
Marie Osmond Ellen Travolta Telma Hopkins Zan Charisse Stephen Shortridge Bruce Kirby |
Theme music composer |
Ike Egan Denny Crockett |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 1 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Norman Paul Joe Bonaduce |
Producer(s) | Dennis Johnson |
Editor(s) | Andy Zall |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Osmond Productions |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | December 1, 1979 |
Marie is a 1979 American television pilot starring singer-actress Marie Osmond. It was created as a star vehicle for Osmond which was her sitcom debut following a successful three-year run alongside brother Donny on their variety show Donny & Marie (1976–79).
The pilot was directed by actor Richard Crenna and broadcast December 1, 1979 on ABC but it was never picked up as a series by the network. It was produced by the Osmond family's production company, Osmond Productions.
Plot
Marie Osmond stars as Marie Owens, a young single woman who leaves her home in Nebraska and moves to New York City in hopes of realizing her career dream of becoming a Broadway dancer. She enrols in the Carla Coburn Dance Academy and finds an apartment that she shares with her two girlfriends, K.C. (Telma Hopkins) and Sandra (Zan Charisse).
Cast
- Marie Osmond as Marie Owens
- Ellen Travolta as Carla Coburn, Marie's dance instructor
- Telma Hopkins as K.C. Jones, Marie's roommate
- Zan Charisse as Sandra, Marie's roommate
- Tony Ramirez as Pancho, Marie's neighbor
- Bruce Kirby as Edgar Merton, Marie's landlord
- Stephen Shortridge as Detective Driscoll (guest star)
References
- Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937–2012
External links
- Marie on IMDb
- Marie pilot episode at YouTube