External links
- Manhattan,AZ at IMDb
- Manhattan,AZ on USA from the TV Guide website
- Manhattan,AZ at AllMovie
| Manhattan, AZ | |
|---|---|
| Created by | David Richardson |
| Starring | Brian McNamara Vincent Berry Chad Everett |
| Composer | Kenneth Mazur |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (5 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Richardson Bill Freiberger David Silverman Stephen Sustarsic |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Bats Left Throws Left Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | USA Network |
| Release | July 23 – September 24, 2000 |
Manhattan, AZ is a comedy television show that aired on the USA Network during the summer of 2000.
An undercover Los Angeles Vice Cop, Daniel Henderson, loses his loving wife in a bizarre sea accident. While working for Greenpeace cutting dolphins out of tuna nets, she is herself swept up and canned in spring light water. In his despair he decides to move to Manhattan, AZ along with his son, to become sheriff and start a new life. Daniel likes the peace and quiet the desert has to offer while Atticus hates its small town ways. Described by critics as "Andy Griffith on acid," Manhattan, AZ is composed of many colorful characters and Area 61, an eerie Air Force base that officially doesn't exist and is the cause of many mysterious events nearby. The situations seem over the top but are cut from the headlines of the day. The humorous dialogue is delivered deadpan. The episodes end with one of the actors speaking directly to the audience describing something in the episode with the end line of "We work in television and we know better than you."
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Brown Parcels of Land" | Boris Damast | David Richardson | July 23, 2000 |
| 2 | "Manhattan Cactus Serial Murders" | Boris Damast | David Richardson | July 30, 2000 |
| 3 | "The Indian War" | Boris Damast | David Silverman &Stephen Sustarsic | August 6, 2000 |
| 4 | "The Dawged Deputy" | Tony Dow | Bill Canterbury | August 13, 2000 |
| 5 | "Cattle Drive" | Boris Damast | Joe Port &Joe Wiseman | August 20, 2000 |
| 6 | "Jake's Daughter" | Tom Gianas | Bill Freiberger | August 27, 2000 |
| 7 | "Bees Story" | Max Tash | Mike Lisbe &Nate Reger | September 17, 2000 |
| 8 | "Jake's Zoo" | Sanford Bookstaver | Mike Lisbe &Nate Reger | September 24, 2000 |
| 9 | "Lt. Colonel's Boy" | Tony Dow | Al Aidekman | Unaired |
| 10 | "Cool Hand Jake" | Michael Grossman | Joe Port &Joe Wiseman | Unaired |
| 11 | "What Makes Atticus Run?" | Tony Dow | Joe Port &Joe Wiseman | Unaired |
| 12 | "Atticus Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Michael Grossman | Mike Lisbe &Nate Reger | Unaired |
| 13 | "The Voyage Home" | Michael Grossman | Joe Port &Joe Wiseman | Unaired |
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