Costello (TV series)

Costello
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Sue Costello Cheryl Holliday
Starring	Sue Costello Jenny O'Hara Dan Lauria Kerry O'Malley Chuck Walczak Timothy Pickering
Composer	Dan Foliart
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (4 unaired)
Production
Producer	Gayle S. Maffeo
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 22 minutes
Production companies	Wind Dancer Productions Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 15 (1998-09-15) – October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)

Costello is an American television sitcom created by Sue Costello and Cheryl Holliday which aired on Fox from September 15 to October 13, 1998.

Premise

The series was about an Irish-American family in South Boston. ^[1] The central character is Sue Murphy (Sue Costello), a barmaid who has broken up with her boyfriend and is trying to improve herself, despite the incomprehension of her blue-collar family. ^[2]

Cast

• Sue Costello as Sue Murphy
• Jenny O'Hara as Lottie Murphy
• Dan Lauria as Spud Murphy
• Kerry O'Malley as Trish Donnelly
• Chuck Walczak as Jimmy Murphy
• Timothy Pickering as Fingers

Critical response

The show wasn't popular with critics, who considered it vulgar and shouty. ^[3] A review in The New York Times said, "There are entirely too many colorfully crude blue-collar characters". ^[4] The Los Angeles Times called it a more working-class Cheers and criticized Costello's acting ability. ^[2]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	John Whitesell	Story by : Cheryl Holliday & Sue Costello Teleplay by : Cheryl Holliday	September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)
Sue breaks up with her boyfriend and moves back in with her parents.
2	"Monkey Butt"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Gabe Sachs & Jeff Judah	September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)
Sue writes an essay for her college application. Lottie exposes her red panties in church and gets the nickname "monkey butt".
3	"Sue Drives, Ya Suck Bag"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Cheryl Holliday	October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)
Sue asks her family for help with getting her drivers license.
4	"Sue Dates a Freakin' Dentist"	Ted Wass	Lester Lewis	October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)
Sue has a crush on her dentist.
5	"The Anniversary"	N/A	Alex Herschlag	Unaired
Jimmy steals cable TV as a present for his parents wedding anniversary.
6	"The Garage"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Bob Daily	Unaired
Sue moves into the garage.
7	"Double Date"	N/A	Mary Fitzgerald	Unaired
Sue and Trish feel sad about their love lives.
8	"Angie O'Plasty"	N/A	Jane O'Brien	Unaired
Lottie has a heart attack on Halloween.

References

1. TV.com (2006-03-15). "Costello". TV.com. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
2. Rosenberg, Howard (September 8, 1998). "'Costello' Is a Blue-Collar Chip Off the 'Cheers' Block". LA Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
3. Brooks, Tim; Earle F. Marsh (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present. Random House. p. 248.
4. Gates, Angela (September 8, 1998). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Serving Beer but Making Waves". New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

External links

• Costello at IMDb
• Costello at epguides.com