Belle's

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Belle's
Genre Comedy
Created by Ed. Weinberger
Miguel Núñez
Starring Elise Neal
Ella Joyce
Keith David
Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.
Nadja Alaya
Tami Roman
ComposerBill Maxwell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersEd. Weinberger
Jubba Seyyid
Miguel Núñez
Oscar Turner
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Production companyGallery Road Productions
Original release
Network TV One
ReleaseFebruary 1 (2013-02-01) 
April 1, 2013 (2013-04-01)

Belle's is an American sitcom that ran on TV One from February 1 until March 1, 2013. [1]

Contents

Premise

The series encompasses the Cooper family who owns and operates an upscale soul food restaurant located in Atlanta. The series also encompasses widower William "Big Bill" Cooper as he moves on from his wife's passing and raises his two daughters: Jill and Loreta. [1] [2] [3]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"One Big Happy Family"UnknownUnknownFebruary 1, 2013 (2013-02-01)

The restaurant is rented by the Crawford family to host their reunion and Bill is stressed by all the planning.

Note: Cameron Mathison makes a guest appearance in this episode. [5]
2"Birthday Party"UnknownUnknownFebruary 1, 2013 (2013-02-01)

Pam celebrates her birthday with a party. Bill agrees to a romantic weekend away.

Note: Vivica A. Fox makes a guest appearance in this episode. [5]
3"The Intervention"UnknownUnknownFebruary 8, 2013 (2013-02-08)

The family has an intervention for Aunt Gladys in order to prevent her from using lard in her recipes.

Note: Dionne Warwick make a guest appearance in this episode. [5]
4"Whole Hog"UnknownUnknownFebruary 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)
The restaurant has a pig roast that's planned by the Gourmet Society.
5"True Love"UnknownUnknownFebruary 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)

Jill discovers a new man and brings him over for dinner.

Note: Richard T. Jones makes a guest appearance in this episode. [5]
6"Runaway Bride"UnknownUnknownMarch 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)

A bride who had cold feet arrives at the restaurant. Loreta surprises everyone by dating a man who is already married.

Note: Wendy Williams and Gary Dourdan make guest appearances in this episode. [5]

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