Sparks (TV series)

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Sparks
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ed. Weinberger
Directed by	Wendy Charles Acey; Mark Corry; Stan Daniels; Kim Friedman; Leonard R. Garner Jr.; Bob Moloney; Ed. Weinberger
Starring	James Avery; Robin Givens; Terrence Howard; Miguel A. Núñez Jr. ; Arif S. Kinchen ; Kym Whitley
Theme music composer	Billy Preston
Composer	Billy Preston
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producers	Rob Dames; Bob Moloney; ; Lenny Ripps; Ed. Weinberger
Producers	Greg Giangregorio; Bruce Bayley Johnson; Miguel A. Núñez Jr.; Alison Taylor
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production companies	The Weinberger Company; MTM Enterprises; (1996-1997); (season 1); 20th Century Fox Television; (1997-1998); (season 2)
Distributor	International Family Entertainment (Season 1); 20th Television (Season 2)
Release
Original network	UPN
Original release	August 26, 1996 –; March 2, 1998
Chronology
Related shows	Good News

Sparks is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 26, 1996, to March 2, 1998. The series stars James Avery, Robin Givens, Terrence Howard, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Kym Whitley and Arif S. Kinchen. The sitcom is set in Compton, California, and is about the everyday lives of a family of lawyers running a family-owned law practice. Reruns of the show aired on BET in the late 1990s.

Cast[]

Main[]

James Avery as Alonzo Sparks
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Maxey Sparks
Terrence Howard as Greg Sparks
Robin Givens as Wilma Cuthbert
Kym Whitley as Darice Mayberry
Arif S. Kinchen as LaMarr Hicks

Recurring[]

Wanda-Lee Evans as Judge
Phill Lewis as Detective Floyd Pitts
Hawthorne James as Claude
Rod McCary as Attorney Mason
Michael Warren as Desmond

Special guest appearances[]

Vanessa Bell Calloway as Monique
Nell Carter as Barbara Rogers
Terry Ellis as Deidre
Pam Grier as Ms. Grayson
Billy Preston as Himself
Anna Maria Horsford as Wilma's Aunt
Kenya Moore as Ms. Collins
Ron O'Neal as Arthur Fairchild
Jason Kidd as Himself

Episodes[]

Season 1: 1996–97[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	Ed. Weinberger	Ed. Weinberger	August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26)
2	2	"Palimony Suit"	TBA	TBA	September 2, 1996 (1996-09-02)
3	3	"How Papa Got His Groove Back"	TBA	TBA	September 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)
4	4	"A Day in the Life"	TBA	TBA	September 16, 1996 (1996-09-16)
5	5	"Sid, Lies and Videotape"	TBA	TBA	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)
6	6	"Penal Envy"	TBA	TBA	September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)
7	7	"No Sweat"	TBA	TBA	October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)
8	8	"Pillow Talk"	TBA	TBA	November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)
9	9	"One on One"	TBA	TBA	November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
10	10	"Goode for the Gander"	TBA	TBA	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)
11	11	"Porky's Revenge"	Bob Moloney	Ed. Weinberger	November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)
12	12	"Maxey Gets the Bird"	TBA	TBA	November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
13	13	"It's the Gospel"	TBA	TBA	January 13, 1997 (1997-01-13)
14	14	"I, Spy"	TBA	TBA	January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20)
15	15	"Won't You Be My Neighbor"	TBA	TBA	February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)
16	16	"Love Conquers All"	TBA	TBA	February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)
17	17	"Self Defense"	TBA	TBA	February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)
18	18	"Hoop Schemes"	TBA	TBA	February 24, 1997 (1997-02-24)
19	19	"The Great Indoors"	TBA	TBA	April 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)
20	20	"Love in a Cup"	Bob Moloney	Mark E. Corry	May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)
21	21	"Too Hot Not to Cool Down"	TBA	TBA	May 12, 1997 (1997-05-12)
22	22	"A Day in the Life II"	TBA	TBA	May 19, 1997 (1997-05-19)

Season 2: 1997–98[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
23	1	"To the Maxey"	TBA	TBA	August 25, 1997 (1997-08-25)
24	2	"Maxey Loses His Spark"	TBA	TBA	September 1, 1997 (1997-09-01)
25	3	"Rehearsal of Fortune"	TBA	TBA	September 8, 1997 (1997-09-08)
26	4	"Dog Gone"	TBA	TBA	September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)
27	5	"When a Man is a Woman"	Stan Daniels	Lenny Ripps & Rob Dames	September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)
28	6	"Defending Claude"	TBA	TBA	September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)
29	7	"Don't Get Hooked on Me"	Kim Freidman	Allison Taylor	October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)
30	8	"Bad Reception"	TBA	TBA	October 27, 1997 (1997-10-27)
31	9	"A Bride for Alonzo"	TBA	TBA	November 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)
32	10	"Brotherly Love"	TBA	TBA	November 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)
33	11	"Roots III"	Bob Moloney	Ron Nelson & Mark Steen	November 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)
34	12	"It's Good to Be Negative"	TBA	TBA	November 24, 1997 (1997-11-24)
35	13	"Silent Night"	TBA	TBA	December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)
36	14	"Flirting with Disaster"	Wendy Acey	Ron Nelson & Mark Steen	January 12, 1998 (1998-01-12)
37	15	"She's Having My Baby"	TBA	TBA	January 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)
38	16	"Cain and Abel Sparks"	TBA	TBA	February 16, 1998 (1998-02-16)
39	17	"Till Your Well Runs Dry"	TBA	TBA	February 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)
40	18	"Blind Justice"	TBA	TBA	March 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)

External links[]

Sparks at IMDb

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