The Pursuit of Happiness (1995 TV series)

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The Pursuit of Happiness
Genre Sitcom
Created by David Hackel
Developed by
Starring
ComposerBruce Miller
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (7 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Dave Hackel
  • David Angell
  • Peter Casey
  • David Lee
Producers
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 19 (1995-09-19) –
November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)

The Pursuit of Happiness is an American sitcom television series created by David Hackel, that aired on NBC from September 19 to November 7, 1995.

Contents

Premise

An idealistic lawyer is having a mid-life crisis early in life while having to deal with his unemployed wife and her annoying brother. [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"
"Celebrations in Hell"		 David Lee David Hackel September 19, 1995 (1995-09-19)15.4 [2]
Steve's wife loses her job and his brother-in-law moves in.
2"Nothing But the Truth"David LeeDave HackelSeptember 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)13.1 [3]
Steve and McKenzie decide to lie to each other about how things are going at work.
3"Wedding Dates" Rod Daniel Dave HackelOctober 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)17.0 [4]
Steve, Alex and Jean have no dates for a wedding they have to attend.
4"New Guy in Town"Rod Daniel Bob Tischler October 17, 1995 (1995-10-17)N/A
McKenzie tries to get new friends.
5"Losing It" Jeff Melman Suzanne Martin October 31, 1995 (1995-10-31)13.0 [5]
McKenzie thinks she is losing her looks, but a handsome Italian thinks otherwise.
6"Just a Dream" Kim Friedman Dave HackelNovember 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)11.4 [6]
Steve has a dream where McKenzie has sex with another man.
7"The Transference" Rob Schiller Jim O'Doherty & David M. Israel Unaired (Unaired)N/A
An old friend of McKenzie comes for a visit.
8"Sleeping with the Enemy"Kim FriedmanDavid Pitlik & Barry GursteinUnaired (Unaired)N/A
A client of Alex is interested in him.
9"The First Christmas"Jeff MelmanStephen GodchauxUnaired (Unaired)N/A
Larry arranges a Christmas party for Steve and McKenzie.
10"The Lost Weekend" Alan Myerson April Kelly Unaired (Unaired)N/A
Steve and McKenzie tries to have a honeymoon without Larry.
11"Will Power"Kim FriedmanDavid Pitlik & Barry GursteinUnaired (Unaired)N/A
Steve doesn't like the old millionaire who plans to marry Gram.
12"Court Case"Rob SchillerSy RosenUnaired (Unaired)N/A
Steve and Alex are opponents in a court case.
13"Mr. Funny Pants"TBDBob TischlerUnaired (Unaired)N/A
An ad agency hires McKenzie to write a jingle for them.

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References

  1. ↑ TV Guide. "The Pursuit of Happiness". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  2. ↑ Graham, Jefferson (September 27, 1995). "NBC Sunday starters stumble". Life. USA Today . p. 3D.
  3. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . October 4, 1995. p. 3D.
  4. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . October 18, 1995. p. 3D.
  5. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . November 8, 1995. p. 3D.
  6. ↑ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today . November 15, 1995. p. 3D.
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