Someone Like Me (TV series)

Someone Like Me
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Bruce Helford
Starring	Gaby Hoffmann Patricia Heaton Nikki Cox Raegan Kotz Matthew Thomas Carey Joseph Tello Anthony Tyler Quinn
Composer	Jonathan Wolff
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Gail Berman Sandy Gallin Stuart Sheslow
Producer	George Sunga
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Sandollar Productions Mohawk Productions Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	March 14 (1994-03-14) – April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25)

Someone Like Me is an American sitcom television series created by Bruce Helford and produced by Sandollar Productions, Mohawk Productions and Touchstone Television that aired on NBC from March 14 until April 25, 1994.

Premise

The values of an 11-year-old clash with those of her baby boomer mom. ^[1] Set in St. Louis, Gaby lives with her mother, who prepares natural food and keeps her home spotlessly clean, her stepfather who is an optician, her teenage sister and preschool-aged half-brother. Gaby is often at the recreation-center pool, where she loves to swim. ^[2]

Cast

Main

• Gaby Hoffmann as Gaby Stepjak
• Patricia Heaton as Jean Stepjak, Gaby's mother
• Nikki Cox as Samantha Stepjak, Gaby's older stepsister
• Raegan Kotz as Jane Schmidt, Gaby's best friend
• Matthew Thomas Carey as Neal Schmidt, Jane's younger brother
• Joseph Tello as Evan Stepjak, Gaby's younger half-brother
• Anthony Tyler Quinn as Steven Stepjak, Gaby's stepfather

Recurring

• Jane Morris as Dorie Schmidt, Jane & Neal's mother and Jean's best friend
• Krystin Moore as Marla

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"The Lying Game"	John Whitesell	Robert Cohen Drew Carey	March 14, 1994 (1994-03-14)	19.0 [3]
Gaby is punished for the first time when she lies to her stepfather.
2	"When Moms Collide"	Unknown	Unknown	March 28, 1994 (1994-03-28)	16.2 [4]
Gaby throws a birthday party for Jane. Jeremy Torgerson guest stars.
3	"The Guy"	Unknown	Bruce Helford	April 4, 1994 (1994-04-04)	17.4 [5]
Gaby has a crush on a guy who has a girlfriend.
4	"El Presidente"	John Whitesell Zane Buzby	Mark Driscoll Holly Hester	April 18, 1994 (1994-04-18)	15.5 [6]
Gaby runs for class president and decides to take the ethical high road, despite the dirty tricks of her opponent. Ray Buktenica guest stars.
5	"What I Did for Art"	Rob Schiller	Eve Ahlert Dennis Drake	April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25)	15.5 [7]
Gaby tries to impress her art teacher (Leslie Nielsen) with performance art.
6	"Sympathy for the Devil"	N/A	N/A	Unaired	N/A

References

1. TV Guide. "Someone Like Me Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
2. Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present (7th edition), page 942, Ballantine, 1999
3. DeRosa, Robin (March 23, 1994). "Wednesday wins for ABC". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
4. DeRosa, Robin (April 6, 1994). "ABC gets help from 'These Friends'". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
5. DeRosa, Robin (April 13, 1994). "Hoops figure in to CBS' net again". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
6. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . April 27, 1994. p. 3D.
7. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . May 4, 1994. p. 3D.

External links

• Someone Like Me at IMDb
• Someone Like Me at TV Guide
• Someone Like Me at epguides.com