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Double Trouble | |
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Publicity shot of the Sagal twins | |
Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | David W. Duclon Robert Illes James Stein |
Directed by | John Bowab Jim Drake Ellen Falcon Marlene Laird John Pasquin |
Starring | Jean Sagal Liz Sagal |
Composer(s) | Ray Colcord Mark Snow |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Judith Allison Janis Hirsch Robert Illes Bernie Orenstein Bill Richmond Saul Turteltaub |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
Production company(s) | Embassy Television |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | April 4, 1984 – March 30, 1985 |
Double Trouble is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from April 4, 1984 to March 30, 1985. The series stars identical twins Jean and Liz Sagal as Kate and Allison Foster, two teenagers living under the watchful eye of their widowed father. The show was considered an updating of the "twins in mischief" concept seen in films like The Parent Trap or the Patty Duke Show of the 1960s. The Sagal sisters acknowledged that Norman Lear, the Sagal family's godfather, [1] was the one who held influence over the show's concept. [2]
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Double Trouble premiered in April 1984. The series was set in New York City, NY, and generally revolved around the twins' high school or their father's dance studio (thus giving the girls a chance to show off their real-life dancing skills). Most of the show's comedy was generated from the fact that one twin was serious while the other more laid-back and happy-go-lucky.
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Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 8 | April 4, 1984 | May 30, 1984 | ||
2 | 15 | December 1, 1984 | March 30, 1985 |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "One Drives, the Other Doesn't" | Marlena Laird | Teleplay by: Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein Story by: Robert Illes, James Stein, Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | April 4, 1984 | 226151 |
2 | 2 | "Lust" | Jim Drake | Jill Gordon & Susan Jane Lindner | April 11, 1984 | TBA |
3 | 3 | "First Day" | John Bowab | Deidre Fay & Stuart Wolpert | April 18, 1984 | TBA |
4 | 4 | "Bad Chemistry" | John Bowab | Kimberly Hill | April 25, 1984 | TBA |
5 | 5 | "Dueling Feet" | Marlena Laird | Emily Potter | May 2, 1984 | TBA |
6 | 6 | "Separate Birthdays" | Marlena Laird | Teleplay by: Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein Story by: David Chambers, Saul Turteltaub & Bernie Orenstein | May 16, 1984 | TBA |
7 | 7 | "Hearthache" | TBA | TBA | May 23, 1984 | TBA |
8 | 8 | "Bombshell" | Jim Drake | Robert Illes, James Stein & Janis Hirsch | May 30, 1984 | TBA |
No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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9 | 1 | "If We Can Make It Here..." | Jim Drake | Don Reo | December 1, 1984 |
10 | 2 | "Do You Believe in Magic?" | Jim Drake | Janis Hirsch | December 8, 1984 |
11 | 3 | "Dream Girls" | John Pasquin | Lissa Levin | December 15, 1984 |
12 | 4 | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | John Pasquin | Janis Hirsch | December 22, 1984 |
13 | 5 | "Man for Margo" | John Pasquin | Bill Richmond | January 5, 1985 |
14 | 6 | "The Boy Next Door" | Ellen Chaset Falcon | Lissa Levin | January 12, 1985 |
15 | 7 | "Memories" | Don Reo | Judith D. Allison | January 19, 1985 |
16 | 8 | "Two Girls for Every Boy" | Ellen Chaset Falcon | Lissa Levin | January 26, 1985 |
17 | 9 | "The Write Stuff" | Linda Day | Janis Hirsch | February 2, 1985 |
18 | 10 | "Commercial Break" | Ellen Chaset Falcon | Bill Richmond | February 9, 1985 |
19 | 11 | "Old Movies" | Ellen Chaset Falcon | Don Reo | February 16, 1985 |
20 | 12 | "September Song" | Ellen Chaset Falcon | Perry Grant & Dick Bensfield | February 23, 1985 |
21 | 13 | "Funny Girl" | Judi Elterman | Janis Hirsch | March 2, 1985 |
22 | 14 | "The Day of the Rose" | Ellen Chaset Falcon | TBA | March 23, 1985 |
23 | 15 | "Where's Poppa?" | Ellen Chaset Falcon | Don Reo & Judith D. Allison | March 30, 1985 |
Season | Episodes | Start Date | End Date | Nielsen Rank | Nielsen Rating | Tied With |
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1983-84 | 8 | March 4, 1984 | May 30, 1984 | 71 | 13.1 [3] | N/A |
1984-85 | 13 | December 1, 1984 | March 30, 1985 | 43 | 13.8 [4] | "The Dukes of Hazzard", "TJ Hooker" |
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