Room for Two (American TV series)

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Room for Two
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Created byRick Kellard
Wendy Goldman
Directed by Will Mackenzie
Peter Bonerz
Peter Baldwin
Starring Patricia Heaton
Linda Lavin
Peter Michael Goetz
Paula Kelly
Bess Meyer
Andrew Prine
John Putch
Jeff Yagher
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producerWendy Goldman
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesBig Deal, Inc.
Phantom Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMarch 24, 1992 (1992-03-24) 
July 6, 1993 (1993-07-06)

Room for Two is an American sitcom television series starring Patricia Heaton and Linda Lavin that aired for two seasons on ABC from March 24, 1992 to July 6, 1993. The series marked Linda Lavin's return to a series after her popular CBS sitcom Alice ended back in 1985.

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Overview

Patricia Heaton stars as Jill Kurland, an executive producer of a New York City television show called Wake Up, New York. The show focused on Jill's relationship with her mother Edie (Linda Lavin) from Ohio, who joined Jill's show as a result of her humorous and misplaced opinions and criticisms. [1]

Cast

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 7March 24, 1992 (1992-03-24)April 29, 1992 (1992-04-29)
2 19September 3, 1992 (1992-09-03)July 6, 1993 (1993-07-06)

Season 1 (1992)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Will Mackenzie Rick Kellard &
Wendy Goldman
March 24, 1992 (1992-03-24)27.1 [2]
22"Not Quite... Room for Two"Will MackenzieRick Kellard &
Wendy Goldman
March 31, 1992 (1992-03-31)26.4 [3]
33"Whose Mouth Is It Anyway?"Will MackenzieRuss WoodyApril 7, 1992 (1992-04-07)19.7 [4]
44"Help"Will MackenzieRick Kellard &
Wendy Goldman
April 14, 1992 (1992-04-14)21.3 [5]
55"Private Parts" Peter Bonerz Dana CoenApril 15, 1992 (1992-04-15)13.1 [5]
66"Psyched!"Peter BonerzLisa LoomerApril 22, 1992 (1992-04-22)12.8 [6]
77"Winners and Other Losers"Peter BonerzRuss WoodyApril 29, 1992 (1992-04-29)11.7 [7]

Season 2 (1992–93)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
81"A Couch with a View"Peter BonerzLisa LoomerSeptember 3, 1992 (1992-09-03)7.3 [8]
92"Little White Lies"Peter BonerzRuss WoodySeptember 10, 1992 (1992-09-10)7.6 [9]
103"A Couple of Couples"Peter BonerzWendy Goldman & Rick KellardSeptember 17, 1992 (1992-09-17)11.7 [10]
114"My Right Foot"Will MackenzieWendy Goldman & Rick KellardSeptember 24, 1992 (1992-09-24)11.4 [11]
125"If It's Saturday, It Must Be Meat Loaf"Will MackenzieTom Maxwell & Don WoodardOctober 1, 1992 (1992-10-01)10.2 [12]
136"A Night with the Jetsons"Will MackenzieWendy Goldman & Rick KellardOctober 8, 1992 (1992-10-08)13.7 [13]
147"Ken, We Hardly Knew Ye... Much"Will MackenzieRuss WoodyOctober 15, 1992 (1992-10-15)11.6 [14]
158"And Now, a Pause for Menopause"Will MackenzieWendy Goldman & Rick KellardOctober 29, 1992 (1992-10-29)10.5 [15]
169"The Night of the Living Lou"Will MackenzieBecky Hartman EdwardsNovember 12, 1992 (1992-11-12)9.1 [16]
1710"Dog Day Afternoons"Peter BonerzEmily LevineNovember 26, 1992 (1992-11-26)7.4 [17]
1811"All Men Are Created Equal, Bummer"Will MackenzieTom Maxwell & Don WoodardDecember 3, 1992 (1992-12-03)9.1 [18]
1912"All Edie's Children"Will MackenzieKathy SlevinDecember 17, 1992 (1992-12-17)8.8 [19]
2013"Sex, Rugs and Rock 'n' Roll"Will MackenzieRuss WoodyJune 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)14.2 [20]
2114"To Book or Not to Book"Will MackenzieRuss WoodyJune 15, 1993 (1993-06-15)14.1 [21]
2215"Moving On"Will MackenzieKathy SlevinJune 22, 1993 (1993-06-22)13.9 [22]
2316"Big Noise from Mendota"Will MackenzieTom Maxwell & Don WoodardJune 29, 1993 (1993-06-29)15.0 [23]
2417"M Is for the Many Things"Will MackenzieWendy Goldman & Rick KellardJuly 6, 1993 (1993-07-06)14.9 [24]
2518"Look Ma, Four Hands"TBDTBDUnaired (Unaired)N/A
2619"A Home, a Loan"TBDTBDUnaired (Unaired)N/A

See also

Great News, a later two season sitcom, featuring a very similar premise of a daughter working as a television producer, whose mother ends up working on the same show, and interfering with both her work and love life.

DVD releases

There are currently no DVD releases planned by Warner Bros., who owns the rights. However, the second episode was included in a commemorative DVD released by Warner Bros. during their 50th anniversary, along with the pilot of My Sister Sam .

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