Costello (TV series)

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Costello
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Sue Costello; Cheryl Holliday;
Starring	Sue Costello; Jenny O'Hara; Dan Lauria; Kerry O'Malley; Chuck Walczak; Timothy Pickering;
Composer	Dan Foliart
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Gayle S. Maffeo
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 22 minutes
Production companies	Wind Dancer Productions; Touchstone Television;
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 15 –; December 1, 1998

Costello is an American television sitcom created by Sue Costello and Cheryl Holliday, that aired on Fox from September 15 to December 1, 1998.

Premise[]

The series was about an Irish-American family in South Boston.^[1] The central character is Sue Murphy (Sue Costello), a barmaid who has broken up with her boyfriend and is trying to improve herself, despite the incomprehension of her blue-collar family.^[2]

Cast[]

Sue Costello as Sue Murphy
Jenny O'Hara as Lottie Murphy
Dan Lauria as Spud Murphy
Kerry O'Malley as Trish Donnelly
Chuck Walczak as Jimmy Murphy
Timothy Pickering as Fingers

Critical response[]

The show wasn't popular with critics, who considered it vulgar and shouty.^[3] A review in The New York Times said, "There are entirely too many colorfully crude blue-collar characters".^[4] The Los Angeles Times called it a more working-class Cheers and criticised Costello's acting ability.^[2]

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	John Whitesell	Cheryl Holliday	September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)
Sue breaks up with her boyfriend and moves back in with her parents.
2	"Monkey Butt"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs	September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)
Sue writes an essay for her college application. Lottie exposes her red panties in church and gets the nickname "monkey butt".
3	"Sue Drives, Ya Suck Bag"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Cheryl Holliday	October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)
Sue asks her family for help with getting her drivers license.
4	"Sue Dates a Freakin' Dentist"	Ted Wass	Lester Lewis	October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)
Sue has a crush on her dentist.
5	"The Anniversary"	TBA	TBA	November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
Jimmy steals cable TV as a present for his parents wedding anniversary.
6	"The Garage"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Bob Daily	November 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)
Sue moves into the garage.
7	"Double Date"	TBA	TBA	November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
Sue and Trish feel sad about their love lives.
8	"Angie O'Plasty"	TBA	TBA	December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01)
Lottie has a heart attack on Halloween.

References[]

^ TV.com (2006-03-15). "Costello". TV.com. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
^ ^a ^b Rosenberg, Howard (September 8, 1998). "'Costello' Is a Blue-Collar Chip Off the 'Cheers' Block". LA Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
^ Brooks, Tim; Earle F. Marsh (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present. Random House. p. 248.
^ Gates, Angela (September 8, 1998). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Serving Beer but Making Waves". New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

External links[]

Costello at IMDb
Costello at epguides.com

[1] TV.com (2006-03-15). "Costello". TV.com. Retrieved 2012-09-04.

[latimes-2] Rosenberg, Howard (September 8, 1998). "'Costello' Is a Blue-Collar Chip Off the 'Cheers' Block". LA Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

[3] Brooks, Tim; Earle F. Marsh (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present. Random House. p. 248.

[4] Gates, Angela (September 8, 1998). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Serving Beer but Making Waves". New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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