Muddling Through
| Muddling Through | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Barton Dean |
| Written by |
Barton Dean Larry Spencer Nancylee Widdoes |
| Directed by |
Andy Ackerman Pamela Fryman Robby Benson James Widdoes |
| Starring |
Stephanie Hodge D. David Morin Jennifer Aniston Aimee Brooks Scott Waara |
| Composer(s) | Frank Fitzpatrick |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (1 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Barbara Dorio (producer) Nancy Blair (associate producer) Barton Dean (executive producer) Clay Graham (supervising producer) Daniel Palladino (supervising producer) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
CBS Entertainment Productions Savage Cake Productions Columbia Pictures Television |
| Distributor |
Sony Pictures Television CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | July 9 – September 7, 1994 |
Muddling Through is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from July 9, 1994 to September 7, 1994.[1]
Plot
Connie Drego was an ex-con paroled after serving three years in prison for shooting her cheating husband, Sonny, in the buttocks. Connie returned home to work at Drego's Oasis, the family's diner/motel in rural Michigan. Others in the cast were Madeline, Connie's oldest daughter who was married to Duane Cooper, the cop who arrested Connie and whose testimony led to her conviction, and Kerri, Connie's youngest daughter.
Cast
Starring
- Stephanie Hodge as Connie Drego (10 episodes)
- D. David Morin as Sonny Drego (10 episodes)
- Jennifer Aniston as Madeline Drego Cooper (10 episodes)
- Aimee Brooks as Kerri Drego (10 episodes)
- Scott Waara as Duane Cooper (10 episodes)
Jennifer Aniston's casting in this short-lived series might have kept her from joining the main cast of Friends, but Muddling Through was soon cancelled, and Friends went on to a very successful ten-year run.
Recurring
- Hal Landon Jr. as Gidney (7 episodes)
- Hank Underwood as Lyle (7 episodes)
- Forry Smith as Zane Whitman (2 episodes)
Guest Starring
- Sara Suzanne Brown as Miss Lagermeister
- Blake Clark as Ralph
- Pamela Dunlap as Estelle
- Donald Gibb as Bub
- Linda Hart as Fanny
- Andy Kindler as Beer Distributor
- Don McManus as Nick
- Barbara Sharma as Mrs. Cooper
- Lisa Sundstedt as Attractive Woman
- Richard Venture as Mr. Spivey
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 10 | July 9, 1994 | September 7, 1994 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1994-1994)
| No. in
series |
No. in
season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Originally aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | James Widdoes | Barton Dean | July 9, 1994 |
| After 3-years in prison Connie is released on parole only to discover that life outside of prison has changed drastically: the officer who arrested her Duane Cooper, has married her eldest daughter Madeline who was in charge of the Drego family Oasis in her absence; her youngest daughter Kerri has become a rebellious teenager thinking it's okay to stay out late, and her ex-husband Sonny is living at the Oasis. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Let It Be Normal" | Robby Benson | Barton Dean | July 16, 1994 |
| Connie's first full day of freedom brings a visit from her parole officer and disappointment from a friend. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Back by Demand" | Andy Ackerman | Barton Dean | July 23, 1994 |
| Connie and Sonny learn a few things about their own troubled youth while they try to persuade their youngest daughter Kerri to say in school. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "It's a Date" | Andy Ackerman | Barton Dean | July 30, 1994 |
| Connie and Sonny agree to date other people. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Second Time's the Charm" | Robby Benson | Barton Dean | August 6, 1994 |
| Madeline and Duane plan to renew their wedding vows. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Cabin Fever" | Andy Ackerman | Barton Dean | August 13, 1994 |
| An old friend visits and sets his sights on dating Connie after hearing of her divorce from Sonny. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Dog Duty" | Pamela Fryman | Barton Dean | August 24, 1994 |
| Duane is assigned to a new beat; Kerri tries to persuade Connie to buy her a car. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Ooh, Maybe Baby" | Pamela Fryman | Barton Dean & Larry Spencer | August 31, 1994 |
| Madeline and Duane plan to have a baby, but Connie isn't too happy about becoming a grandma. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" | Pamela Fryman | Barton Dean | September 7, 1994 |
| When Connie's parents visit, she finds her minister father hot under the collar about her arrest. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Take Any Job and Shove It" | unknown | Barton Dean | September 14, 1994 |
| When Connie gets a big bill for property taxes, she tells Sonny to either get a job or get out. | |||||
Notes
The pilot episode title is also known as "The More Things Change, the More They Stay Insane".
References
- ↑ Muddling Through, Stephanie Hodge, D. David Morin, Jennifer Aniston, retrieved 2018-06-01
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