Maggie is an American comedy television series starring Ann Cusack. The series premiered August 18, 1998, on Lifetime Television,[1] running for one season and airing its final episode on March 13, 1999.
| Maggie | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Dan O'Shannon |
| Directed by | Pamela Fryman |
| Starring | Ann Cusack John Getz Morgan Nagler John Slattery |
| Composers | Starr Parodi Jeff Eden Flair |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dan O'Shannon |
| Producer | David Menteer |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Atomic Television Paramount Network Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | August 18, 1998 – March 13, 1999 |
Premise
editMaggie Day and Dr. Arthur Day have been married for 19 years, and together they have a 17-year-old daughter, Amanda. Amanda's friend Reg is a budding cartoonist. After Maggie gets a job at an animal clinic and develops a crush on the veterinarian, Richard, she starts seeing a therapist, Kimberly.[2]
Cast
editMain
edit- Ann Cusack as Maggie Day
- John Getz as Dr. Arthur Day
- Melissa Samuels as Amy Sherwood
- Morgan Nagler as Amanda Day
- John Slattery as Richard
Recurring
edit- Todd Giebenhain as Reg
- Francesca P. Roberts as Kimberly
Production
editThe working title for the series was Maggie Day.[3][4] In November 1998, series creator, writer and executive producer Dan O'Shannon left the series with the episode "Love the One You're Not With", due to creative differences with Lifetime Television.[5]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Pamela Fryman | Dan O'Shannon | August 18, 1998 |
| 2 | "The Other Woman" | Michael Zinberg | Daphne Pollon | August 25, 1998 |
| 3 | "Maggie's First Save" | Michael Zinberg | Amy DeBartolomeis & David Warick | September 1, 1998 |
| 4 | "Liar Liar" | Michael Zinberg | Mike Teverbaugh & Linda Teverbaugh | September 8, 1998 |
| 5 | "If You Can See What I Hear" | Joe Regalbuto | Dan O'Shannon | September 15, 1998 |
| 6 | "Cats" | Sheldon Epps | Story by : Mike Teverbaugh Teleplay by : Dan O'Shannon & Daphne Pollon | September 29, 1998 |
| 7 | "The Maris Syndrome" | Sheldon Epps | Andy Guerdat | October 6, 1998 |
| 8 | "A Two Story House" | Joe Regalbuto | Dan O'Shannon | October 13, 1998 |
| 9 | "Ka-Boom" | Joe Regalbuto | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | October 20, 1998 |
| 10 | "The Greatest Story Ever Told" | Joe Regalbuto | Bill Barol | October 27, 1998 |
| 11 | "The Ballad of Maggie Day" | Max Tash | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | November 3, 1998 |
| 12 | "Black and White" | Max Tash | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | December 1, 1998 |
| 13 | "Just Shoot Him" | Art Dielhenn | Norma Safford Vela | December 8, 1998 |
| 14 | "Every Little Star" | Joe Regalbuto | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | December 15, 1998 |
| 15 | "Love the One You're Not With" | Joe Regalbuto | Dan O'Shannon | January 9, 1999 |
| 16 | "Art History" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1999 |
| 17 | "Maggie Outs Art" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 1999 |
| 18 | "Remains of the Days" | Matthew Diamond | Brian Hargrove & Jack Kenny | January 30, 1999 |
| 19 | "The Dawn of a New Maggie Day" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1999 |
| 20 | "This Is Just a Test" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1999 |
| 21 | "Don't Quit Your Day Job" | Unknown | Unknown | March 6, 1999 |
| 22 | "Uh-Oh Baby" | Max Tash | Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter | March 13, 1999 |
References
edit- ^ Dempsey, John (September 8, 1998). "New Lifetime series on target with demos". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Richmond, Ray (August 18, 1998). "Maggie". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Snow, Shauna (May 21, 1998). "Morning Report". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Dempsey, John (May 13, 1998). "Lifetime OKs $160 mil for firstrun programs". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Snow, Shauna (November 6, 1998). "Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, news services and the nation's press". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.