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 Linda Lavin
Patricia Heaton
Bess Meyer
Andrew Prine
Paula Kelly
Peter Michael Goetz
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 prior CBS sitcom, Alice, ended 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 released
First releasedLast released
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 release 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 release 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"N/AN/AUnairedN/A
2619"A Home, a Loan"N/AN/AUnairedN/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 .

References

  1. ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present . Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1010. ISBN   0-345-45542-8.
  2. ↑ Donlon, Brian (April 1, 1992). "'Room' in the top 10 for ABC". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  3. ↑ Gable, Donna (April 8, 1992). "Oscar sweep extends to ABC". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  4. ↑ Gable, Donna (April 15, 1992). "CBS' historic jump". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  5. 1 2 Gable, Donna (April 22, 1992). "'Roseanne' leads ABC's way". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  6. ↑ Gable, Donna (April 29, 1992). "ABC wins with news, goodbyes". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  7. ↑ Gable, Donna (May 6, 1992). "'Cosby' goes out on top". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  8. ↑ Gable, Donna (September 9, 1992). "Murphy Brown' puts CBS on top again". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  9. ↑ Gable, Donna (September 16, 1992). "Football kicks off ABC win". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  10. ↑ Gable, Donna (September 23, 1992). "CBS wins with some old friends". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  11. ↑ Gable, Donna (September 30, 1992). "'Murphy' wave carries CBS". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  12. ↑ Gable, Donna (October 7, 1992). "Monday lineup bolsters No. 1 CBS". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  13. ↑ Donlon, Brian (October 14, 1992). "Rankings omit Perot' paid ad". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  14. ↑ Gable, Donna (October 21, 1992). "Baseball hits big for CBS". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  15. ↑ Gable, Donna (November 4, 1992). "Politics, Halloween scare up an ABC win". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  16. ↑ Gable, Donna (November 18, 1992). "'Jacksons,' solid gold for ABC". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  17. ↑ Gable, Donna (December 2, 1992). "'Weapon 2' serves CBS well". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  18. ↑ Gable, Donna (December 9, 1992). "ABC's Tuesday lineup ends up rosy". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  19. ↑ Donlon, Brian (December 23, 1992). "Early Christmas gift for CBS". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  20. ↑ Gable, Donna (June 16, 1993). "NBC and the NBA a winning match". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  21. ↑ Gable, Donna (June 23, 1993). "NBA Finals: NBC loves this game". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  22. ↑ Gable, Donna (June 30, 1993). "Connie Chang, apple of CBS' eye". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  23. ↑ Gable, Donna (July 7, 1993). "Violence wins ratings". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  24. ↑ Gable, Donna (July 14, 1993). "CBS takes top spot". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
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