Good Grief (TV series)

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Good Grief
Genre Sitcom
Created byStu Silver
Written byStu Silver
Ron Burla
Donald Todd
Mark Masuoka
Directed by Howard Storm
Jerry Lewis
Stu Silver
Starring Joel Brooks
Sheldon Feldner
Howie Mandel
Tom Poston
Wendy Schaal
ComposerSteve Nelson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers David Steinberg
Larry Brezner
Jonathan D. Krane
Stu Silver
ProducersRon Burla
Mark Masuoka
Marsha Posner Williams
Production location Northridge, Los Angeles
Running time30 min.
Production companiesTriggerfish Productions
Morra, Brezner & Steinberg Entertainment
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseSeptember 30, 1990 (1990-09-30) 
February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)

Good Grief is an American sitcom that aired for 13 episodes on Fox from September 30, 1990, to February 3, 1991.

Contents

Premise

Good Grief focuses on a funeral home called "The Sincerity Mortuary" in Dacron, Ohio run by strait-laced Warren Pepper (Joel Brooks), his sister Debbie (Wendy Schaal), and her flamboyant husband Ernie Lapidus (Howie Mandel), who was determined to "put the 'fun' back in 'funeral'." [1] [2] Tom Poston and Sheldon Feldner played assistants Ringo Prowley and Raoul, respectively.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Ladies and Gentlemen... Ernie Lapidus!" Howard Storm Stu Silver September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)
2"Full Dress Burial"Howard StormDonald ToddOctober 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
3"Bury Me a Little"Howard StormRon BurlaOctober 14, 1990 (1990-10-14)
4"Warren Learns to Fly"Howard StormStu SilverOctober 21, 1990 (1990-10-21)
5"Mooses, Masons and the Secret Life of Trees"Howard StormStu SilverOctober 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
6"Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens"Howard StormStu SilverNovember 4, 1990 (1990-11-04)
7"The Good, the Bad and the Mariachis"Howard StormRon BurlaNovember 11, 1990 (1990-11-11)
8"Viva Las Dacron"Howard StormStu SilverNovember 18, 1990 (1990-11-18)
9"Ringo Gets a Job"Howard StormDonald ToddDecember 2, 1990 (1990-12-02)
10"Birth of a Notion"Howard StormMark MasuokaDecember 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
11"The Bear" Jerry Lewis Stu SilverJanuary 6, 1991 (1991-01-06)
12"The Big Bang Theory" Stu Silver Ron BurlaJanuary 13, 1991 (1991-01-13)
13"13th Episode Anniversary Special"Howard StormDonald ToddFebruary 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)

Production

According to the show's creator Stu Silver, the project had been turned down by every network and cable channel in 1983. [3]

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References

  1. David Zurawik (September 28, 1990). "'Good Grief' wastes Howie Mandel's manic talent". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. Greg Dawson (September 30, 1990). "Funeral-Home Humor Palls in 'Good Grief'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  3. "Ready for Prime Time Players, Part II" (PDF). Broadcasting . 1990-06-25. Retrieved 2021-09-22.