Partners (1995 TV series)
| Partners | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Jeff Greenstein Jeff Strauss |
| Written by |
Adam Belanoff Oliver Goldstick Jeff Greenstein Bernadette Luckett Ari Posner Eric Preven Paul Redford Jeff Strauss |
| Directed by |
James Burrows Ellen Gittelsohn Paul Lazarus Max Tash |
| Starring |
Jon Cryer Tate Donovan Maria Pitillo |
| Composer(s) |
David A. King Julie Ritter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jeff Greenstein Jeff Strauss |
| Producer(s) |
Adam Belanoff Jay Kleckner |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Jeff & Jeff Productions Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 11, 1995 – April 1, 1996 |
Partners is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from 1995 to 1996.
Synopsis
The series centered a pair of young architects, Bob (Jon Cryer) and Owen (Tate Donovan), and Owen's fiancée Alicia (Maria Pitillo). Much of the show's humor derived from Bob's lack of success with women and his competition with Alicia for Owen's attention. The series was canceled after 22 episodes.
Production
Cast and Crew, Partners 1996
I've developed many television series during my career, but only a handful hold a special place. The first one to leave a major imprint on my heart was a sitcom called Partners. It was the result of my first development season as a newly minted senior executive in charge of comedy at Universal... The pilot lead to a celebratory upfront in NY, and an expanding family of talented writers and guest cast were assembled to produce the series.[1]
Cast
Main
Jon Cryer as Bob (22 episodes)
Tate Donovan as Owen (22 episodes)
Maria Pitillo as Alicia Sundergard (22 episodes)
Catherine Lloyd Burns as Heather Pond (22 episodes)
Recurring
Corinne Bohrer as Lolie (7 episodes)
James Cromwell as Mr. Sasonhouse (2 episodes)
Lawrence Pressman (2 episodes)
Guest Starring
Xander Berkely as Christophe Nnngaarzh
Joel Murray as Ron Wolfe
Lisa Edelstein as Cindy Wolfe
Thomas Haden Church as Ned Dorsey
Debra Messing as Stacey Colbert
Eric Stoltz as Cameron
Willie Garson as Larry
Alex Rocco as Warren
Courtney Thorne-Smith as Danielle
Mimi Rogers as Melissa
Jennifer Aniston CPA Suzanne
Simon Templeman as Carl
Kathy Griffin as Michelle
Crossover
The ninth episode, "City Hall", crossed over with another Fox series, Ned & Stacey, when Debra Messing and Thomas Haden Church appeared as their characters in the episode.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||
| 1 | 22 | September 11, 1995 | April 1, 1996 |
Season 1
| No. Overall | No. In Season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | James Burrows | Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss | September 11, 1995 |
| Alicia's ready to tie the knot - around Bob's neck - for interfering in her romance with Owen and with their plans to pick a wedding date. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "A Dress?" | James Burrows | Oliver Goldstick | September 18, 1995 |
| Bob gets a dressing down from Owen after he innocently buys Alicia a beautiful dress while on a shopping spree. After skirting the issue for a few days, Owen tries to one-up by buying his fiancee a dress himself; but he doesn't have Bob's terrific taste. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Who's Janet?" | James Burrows | Adam Belanoff | September 25, 1995 |
| Owen trips down Memory Lane when his secret college crush comes to town; unfortunately, Bob tells tales out of school to Alicia - then falls for Janet himself | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Primo?" | James Burrows | Maryanne Melloan | October 2, 1995 |
| Pressure from Alicia to plan their wedding has Owen neglecting his work and Bob - who, tired of catering to his partner's schedule, proposes changes in their work habits, such as not working together anymore. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Why Are the Blumenthals Living in My House? | Ellen Gittelsohn | Paul Redford | October 9, 1995 |
| Alicia suspects Owen may be trying to pull the wool over her eyes when he acts sheepish about winning a BAAA (Bay Area Architectural Association Award). | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Sexiversary" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Ari Posner & Eric Preven | October 16, 1995 |
| To celebrate the anniversary of the first time they made love, Owen and Alicia plan a weekend getaway to the hotel where it all happened, but their romantic trip hits a few roadblocks: their old room has not aged well. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Who's Afraid of Ron and Cindy Wolfe?" | James Burrows | Adam Balenoff | October 23, 1995 |
| Owen feels like he's been thrown to the wolves - or rather, to the Wolfes - when Alicia's co-worker Cindy Wolfe and her argumentative husband hire him and Bob to redesign their house. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Who Are You Supposed to Be?" | James Burrows | Bernadette Luckett | October 30, 1995 |
| Owen and Alicia's plans for a romantic "anit-Halloween" are interrupted by relentless trick-or-treaters and Bob - who's brought an entire party with him. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "City Hall" | James Burrows | Oliver Goldstick | November 13, 1995 |
| Owen learns he can't fight city hall after Alicia - shocked by her parent's announcement that they plan to divorce - demands he take her there at once to get married. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "How Long Does it Take to Cook a 22-Pound Turkey?" | Max Tash | Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss | November 20, 1995 |
| Owen can hardly mask his skepticism when his older brother Cameron pays him an unexpected visit and promises to make amends for a life straight out of pulp fiction; meanwhile, Bob dates Alicia's friend only to discover that they dislike each other on sight - and that she is his ex-girlfriend's therapist. | |||||
| 11 | 11 | "Do We Have to Write You a Check?" | Max Tash | Bernadette Luckett | December 4, 1995 |
| After jumping through hoops to fight the boys' club mentality at work, Alicia tries to beat her male colleagues at their own game by joining them at a sports bar. Meanwhile, Owen and Bob try to get their secretary a raise - and wind up paying for it themselves. | |||||
| 12 | 12 | "Fourteen Minutes?" | Dennis Erdman | Maryanne Melloan | December 11, 1995 |
| Upon learning his estranged father is making a Christmas Eve stop in San Francisco, Bob goes to great lengths to snow his dad into believing that his life is perfect. Unfortunately, the stop turns into a brief visit at the airport, giving Bob his 14-minuts of feign. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Year of Bob?" | Stan Daniels | Paul Redford | January 1, 1996 |
| Bob's New Year's Eve date Danielle can't seem to forget an old acquaintance - namely, her ex-beau David - so he resolves to intoxicate her with his charms by throwing a party. Meanwhile, Heather's in for a big surprise: since New Year's is her birthday, she assumes the party is a surprise for her. | |||||
| 14 | 14 | "Your Baby-sitter?" | Paul Lazarus | Ari Posner & Eric Preven | January 8, 1996 |
| A potential caterer for Owen and Alicia's wedding turns out to be Bob's former babysitter, a beautiful woman on whom he had a major crush. | |||||
| 15 | 15 | "How Was Your date with Dad?" | James Burrows | Bernadette Luckett | January 15, 1996 |
| Alicia is less than thrilled when her dad goes out on his first date following his divorce - with a younger cocktail waitress from the bar Owen and Bob took him to. Meanwhile, Bob tries to help Heather overcome her addiction to nasal spray. | |||||
| 16 | 16 | "May I Call You Dick?" | James Burrows | Douglas Lieblein | January 22, 1996 |
| It's a blueprint for disaster when Owen decks a rude contractor for making an off-color remark about Alicia. But Owen's guilt over the incident is offset by Bob's delight, improved productively at the job site, and Alicia's reluctant sexual excitement at her fiancee's new-found machismo. Meanwhile, Heather falls for the hunk temporarily replacing the despised "sandwich lady," but can't get him to notice her. | |||||
| 17 | 17 | "Follow the Clams?" | James Burrows | Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss | February 12, 1996 |
| As Valentine's Day nears,Bob's new love Suzanne, a CPA (Certified Public Accountant), fazes him with a request to shave off his goatee; the holiday finds Owen felled by the flu and falling down with exhaustion. | |||||
| 18 | 18 | "Can We Keep Her, Dad?" | Jay Kleckner | Adam Belanoff | February 19, 1996 |
| Alicia's dream of rolling in dough may need rethinking when she runs into her boss while returning the expensive pasta-maker he sent as a pre-wedding gift. | |||||
| 19 | 19 | "Hello? Harmless?" | Paul Lazarus | Paul Redford | March 4, 1996 |
| Owen, Alicia and Lolie are aghast when Bob leaves their engagement party for a sexual tryst with Alicia's friend Charlotte - who is herself getting married in a week - and Bob is infuriated by their assumption that he is too nice to go through with it. Trouble is, they're right: and after Lolie taunts him with the fact, it's they who tumble into bed together. | |||||
| 20 | 20 | "Soup or a Movie?" | Max Tash | Ari Posner & Eric Preven | March 11, 1996 |
| Owen and Alicia aren't happy that their best friends, Bob and Lolie, will both be coming to the wedding without partners. So they plot to set them up, respectively, with Diana, the wedding cake caterer, and Dr. Joe. Of course, they don't realize that Bob and Lolie are already sleeping with each other. At the cake testing, things don't go exactly to Owen and Alicia's plans, but at leas Bob and Lolie's secret is still safe. | |||||
| 21 | 21 | "You Quit?" | Max Tash | Oliver Goldstick | March 18, 1996 |
| After Owen and Bob sign restaurateur Max Lobster to a lucrative contract, Leavitt takes the account away from them - so they quit, sending Owen into a depressive tailspin nine days before his wedding. | |||||
| 22 | 22 | "Will You Marry Me?" | Paul Lazarus | Jeff Greenstein & Jeff Strauss | April 1, 1996 |
| As their big day approaches, Alicia becomes obsessed with the superstition that Owen should not see her on her wedding day; and Bob surprises Lolie with a proposal, but is not prepared for her reaction." | |||||
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