Tracey Ullman Takes On New York

Tracey Ullman Takes On New York
Written by
Directed by Don Scardino
Starring
Composer(s)
Country of origin United States
Production
Executive producer(s) Allan McKeown
Producer(s)
  • Mark Flanagan (supervising producer)
  • David Wimbury
Cinematography Constantine Makris
Editor(s) Michael Hunt
Running time 50 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Witzend Productions
  • Carlton Select
  • SelecTV
Release
Original network HBO
Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV)
Original release October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)
Chronology
Preceded by Tracey Ullman: A Class Act
Followed by Tracey Takes On...
Related shows Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed

Tracey Ullman Takes On New York is a comedy special starring Tracey Ullman. "New York" was Ullman's first project for HBO. The special helped launch the series Tracey Takes On....

Plot

The Johnsons

Couple, Penny and Gordon Johnson, travel to New York to attend a Broadway show, which happens to be starring Linda Granger. Penny and Gordon get separated from each other in the city, and both experience two different sides of New York: Penny, the good. Gordon, the bad. Penny is even chosen to model for a fashion photographer. After Linda Granger gets hit by a bus, Penny is chosen to replace her in the show.

Family Reunion

Tracey Ullman: A Class Act character, Janie Pillsworth, now an adult, works as a magazine fashion editor. Pillsworth, who disowned her parents as a young girl, is reunited with them during an interview. Janie, although mortified at first, reconciles with them and decides to put them on the cover of her magazine's next issue.

The Rosenthal Affair

Harry and Fern Rosenthal welcome their daughter's future in-laws to the city. Fern becomes jealous of her future son-in-law's mother, and begins to suspect that she is trying to steal her daughter away from her.

Awards

Takes On New York was nominated for a total of seven Emmy Awards, winning two; nominated for and winning one American Comedy Award; nominated for three CableAce Awards, winning one; nominated for one Directors Guild of America Award; nominated for and winning one Writers Guild of America Award.

Wins

American Comedy Awards
  • 1994–Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication
CableACE Awards
  • 1995–Performance in a Comedy Special
Primetime Emmy Awards
  • 1994–Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
  • 1994–Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program
Writers Guild of America Award
  • 1995–Variety - Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event

Commercial release

The special acts as a bonus feature on the DVD set Tracey Takes On... Complete Season 1. It became available on Hulu in the United States in 2012.

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