Jesse (TV series)

This article is about the 1998 NBC TV series. For other similarly named TV series, see Jessie (disambiguation).

Jesse
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ira Ungerleider
Starring	Christina Applegate Bruno Campos Eric Lloyd Liza Snyder Jennifer Milmore John Lehr David DeLuise George Dzundza Kevin Rahm Darryl Theirse
Theme music composer	Stephen Bertrand James Jacob Farris Michael Skloff
Opening theme	"Time for You", performed by The Tories
Composer	Michael Skloff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	42
Production
Executive producers	Kevin Bright David Crane Marta Kauffman (all; entire run) Ira Ungerleider Stephen Nathan (both; season 1) Wil Calhoun (season 2)
Cinematography	Mikel Neiers
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24) – May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25)

Jesse is an American sitcom television series created by Ira Ungerleider and starring Christina Applegate, that ran on NBC from September 24, 1998, to May 25, 2000, for two seasons of a total 42 episodes.

The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Synopsis

The show stars Christina Applegate as single mother Jesse Warner, raising her twelve-year-old son, Little John, in Buffalo, New York. She works for her overbearing father in a German-themed bar, serving beer while wearing a dirndl. Jesse's love interest, a Chilean named Diego (Bruno Campos), gains a rival when her ex-husband comes to town, intent on winning her back.

In the second season, Jesse becomes a nurse and stories revolve around her friends instead of her family.

Cast

Main

• Christina Applegate as Jesse Warner
• Bruno Campos as Diego Vasquez
• Eric Lloyd as "Little John" Warner
• Liza Snyder as Linda
• Jennifer Milmore as Carrie
• John Lehr as John Warner, Jr. (season 1)
• David DeLuise as Darren Warner (season 1)
• George Dzundza as John Warner, Sr. (season 1)
• Kevin Rahm as Dr. Danny Kozak (season 2)
• Darryl Theirse as Kurt Bemis (guest season 1; main season 2)

Recurring

• Michael Weatherly as Roy Bently (season 1)
• Michael Welch as Gabe (season 2)
• Jacqueline Obradors as Irma (season 2)

Episodes

While Jesse was in the top 20 in the Nielsen ratings regularly, the show lost much of the audience from Friends , its powerful lead-in. In season 2, Jesse lost almost 20% of the Friends audience. As a result, NBC decided to cancel the show after its second season. A total of 42 episodes were produced.

Season	Episodes		Originally aired		Rank	Average viewership (in millions)
			First aired	Last aired
1	22		September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24)	April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01)	#4 [1]	20.1 [1]
2	20		September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23)	May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25)	#12 [2]	16.65 [2]

Season 1 (1998–99)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code  [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"A Side of Chile"	James Burrows	Ira Ungerleider	September 24, 1998 (1998-09-24)	457141	27.37 [4]
2	2	"Goober Up the Nose"	Robby Benson	Story by : Matt Martin Teleplay by : Greg Rice	October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01)	457404	21.62 [5]
3	3	"Bees Do It, Birds Do It, But Not in a Car"	Robby Benson	Ira Ungerleider & Stephen Nathan	October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)	457402	21.30 [6]
4	4	"Live Nude Girl"	Robby Benson	Ira Ungerleider & Stephen Nathan	October 15, 1998 (1998-10-15)	457401	19.21 [7]
5	5	"Boo! He's Back"	Robby Benson	Nancy Steen	October 29, 1998 (1998-10-29)	457403	21.70 [8]
6	6	"The Methadone Clinic"	Robby Benson	Tad Quill	November 5, 1998 (1998-11-05)	457405	20.84 [9]
7	7	"The Kiss"	Robby Benson	Dana Klein	November 12, 1998 (1998-11-12)	457406	20.66 [10]
8	8	"The Cheese Ship"	Robby Benson	Jeffrey B. Hodes & Nastaran Dibai	November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19)	457407	19.01 [11]
9	9	"Barko, the Holiest Dog in the World"	Kevin S. Bright	Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allen	December 10, 1998 (1998-12-10)	457408	19.14 [12]
10	10	"Boo! He's Gone"	Joe Regalbuto	Greg Rice	December 17, 1998 (1998-12-17)	457409	19.70 [13]
11	11	"The Best Deal Possible"	Michael Lembeck	Dan Sterling & Zachary Rosenblatt	January 14, 1999 (1999-01-14)	457410	20.40 [14]
12	12	"The Mischievous Elf"	Amanda Bearse	Dan Sterling	January 21, 1999 (1999-01-21)	457411	21.11 [14]
13	13	"My Casual Friend's Wedding"	Robby Benson	Nancy Steen	January 28, 1999 (1999-01-28)	457412	17.08 [15]
14	14	"Hickory, Dickory, Death"	Joe Regalbuto	Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allen	February 4, 1999 (1999-02-04)	457414	19.49 [16]
15	15	"Crazy White Female"	Joe Regalbuto	Jeffrey B. Hodes & Nastaran Dibai	February 11, 1999 (1999-02-11)	457413	22.32 [17]
16	16	"Bar Remodel"	Gail Mancuso	Tad Quill	February 18, 1999 (1999-02-18)	457415	24.14 [18]
17	17	"Touched by an Angel"	Gail Mancuso	Dana Klein	February 25, 1999 (1999-02-25)	457416	21.82 [19]
18	18	"Cecil, the Angry Postman"	Amanda Bearse	Greg Rice	March 4, 1999 (1999-03-04)	457417	18.68 [20]
19	19	"The Parent Trap"	Kevin S. Bright	Dana Klein & April Pesa	March 11, 1999 (1999-03-11)	457418	18.27 [21]
20	20	"Momma Was a Rollin' Stone"	Michael Lembeck	Dan Sterling	March 18, 1999 (1999-03-18)	457419	20.03 [22]
21	21	"Finders Keepers"	Shelley Jensen	Matt Martin & Zachary Rosenblatt	March 25, 1999 (1999-03-25)	457421	18.52 [23]
22	22	"I Do, I Think I Do"	Shelley Jensen	Story by : Jesse Allan Teleplay by : Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allan	April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01)	457420	17.33 [24]

Season 2 (1999–2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code  [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
23	1	"Jesse's New Job"	Gary Halvorson	Wil Calhoun	September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23)	225751	21.25 [25]
24	2	"Driving Miss Jesse"	Kevin S. Bright	Danny Zuker	September 30, 1999 (1999-09-30)	225752	18.60 [26]
25	3	"Students Get Flu, Carrie at Zoo, Monkey Throw Poo"	Joe Regalbuto	Dan Sterling	October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07)	225753	17.19 [27]
26	4	"Everything But the Grill"	Andrew Tsao	David Hemingson	October 14, 1999 (1999-10-14)	225754	16.75 [28]
27	5	"Jesse vs. Kurt"	Kevin S. Bright	Mark O'Keefe	October 21, 1999 (1999-10-21)	225756	16.78 [29]
28	6	"Jesse's Flat Tire"	Andrew Tsao	Mark Wilding	November 4, 1999 (1999-11-04)	225755	18.38 [30]
29	7	"A Woman's Prerogative: The Jesse Warner Story"	Shelley Jensen	Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allan	December 2, 1999 (1999-12-02)	225757	14.73 [31]
30	8	"L'Eggo My Diego"	Alan Rafkin	Liz Astrof & Leslie Snyder	December 9, 1999 (1999-12-09)	225758	15.85 [32]
31	9	"The Christmas Party"	Gary Halvorson	Nancy Steen	December 16, 1999 (1999-12-16)	225760	19.42 [33]
32	10	"Jesse as Nurse, Fills In: Diego Throws Ice at Children"	Shelley Jensen	Dan Sterling	December 23, 1999 (1999-12-23)	225759	13.01 [34]
33	11	"Kurt Slips, Niagara Falls"	Dana DeVally Piazza	Mark Wilding	January 6, 2000 (2000-01-06)	225761	18.11 [35]
34	12	"Small Time Felon: The Jesse Warner Story, Part II"	Shelley Jensen	Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allan	January 13, 2000 (2000-01-13)	225762	18.68 [36]
35	13	"The Rock"	Shelley Jensen	David Hemingson	January 20, 2000 (2000-01-20)	225763	16.91 [37]
36	14	"Jesse Gives Birth"	Gary Halvorson	Liz Astrof & Leslie Snyder	February 3, 2000 (2000-02-03)	225764	18.20 [38]
37	15	"My Boyfriend Went to Chile and All I Got Was This Lousy Moustache"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : Ethan Barnville Teleplay by : Jake Farrow & Sarah McLaughlin	February 10, 2000 (2000-02-10)	225766	17.47 [39]
38	16	"Jesse's Coat a Useful Crutch, Diego's Kitchen Not So Much"	Gary Halvorson	Dan Sterling	February 24, 2000 (2000-02-24)	225765	17.56 [40]
39	17	"The Dump"	Gary Halvorson	Story by : Liz Astrof & Leslie Snyder Teleplay by : Peter Murrieta & Gabrielle Allan	March 2, 2000 (2000-03-02)	225767	15.57 [41]
40	18	"Diego's First Sleepover"	David Knoller	Nancy Steen	March 16, 2000 (2000-03-16)	225768	14.48 [42]
41	19	"First Blood"	Gary Halvorson	Wil Calhoun	May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25)	225769	9.40 [43]
42	20	"My Best Friend's Wedding"	Kevin S. Bright	Danny Zuker	May 25, 2000 (2000-05-25)	225770	9.27 [43]

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External links

• Jesse at IMDb
• Jesse at epguides.com