The Pursuit of Happiness (1995 TV series)
The Pursuit of Happiness | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | David Hackel |
Developed by | David Angell Peter Casey David Lee |
Starring | Tom Amandes Melinda McGraw Larry Miller Brad Garrett Meredith Scott Lynn |
Composer | Bruce Miller |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (7 unaired) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Dave Hackel |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Grub Street Productions Paramount Television |
Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 19 November 7, 1995 | –
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.
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[]
- Tom Amandes as Steve Rutledge
- Melinda McGraw as McKenzie Rutledge
- Larry Miller as Larry Rutledge
- Brad Garrett as Alex Chosek
- Meredith Scott Lynn as Jean Mathias
- Maxine Stuart as Eleanor Rutledge
Episodes[]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Pilot" "Celebrations in Hell" | David Lee | David Hackel | September 19, 1995 | |
Steve's wife loses her job and his brother-in-law moves in. | |||||
2 | "Nothing But the Truth" | David Lee | Dave Hackel | September 26, 1995 | |
Steve and McKenzie decide to lie to each other about how things are going at work. | |||||
3 | "Wedding Dates" | Rod Daniel | Dave Hackel | October 10, 1995 | |
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 | |
McKenzie tries to get new friends. | |||||
5 | "Losing It" | Jeff Melman | Suzanne Martin | October 31, 1995 | |
McKenzie thinks she is losing her looks, but a handsome Italian thinks otherwise. | |||||
6 | "Just a Dream" | Kim Friedman | Dave Hackel | November 7, 1995 | |
Steve has a dream where McKenzie has sex with another man. | |||||
7 | "The Transference" | Rob Schiller | Jim O'Doherty & David M. Israel | Unaired | |
An old friend of McKenzie comes for a visit. | |||||
8 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | Kim Friedman | David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein | Unaired | |
A client of Alex is interested in him. | |||||
9 | "The First Christmas" | Jeff Melman | Stephen Godchaux | Unaired | |
Larry arranges a Christmas party for Steve and McKenzie. | |||||
10 | "The Lost Weekend" | Alan Myerson | April Kelly | Unaired | |
Steve and McKenzie tries to have a honeymoon without Larry. | |||||
11 | "Will Power" | Kim Friedman | David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein | Unaired | |
Steve doesn't like the old millionaire who plans to marry Gram. | |||||
12 | "Court Case" | Rob Schiller | Sy Rosen | Unaired | |
Steve and Alex are opponents in a court case. | |||||
13 | "Mr. Funny Pants" | TBA | Bob Tischler | Unaired | |
An ad agency hires McKenzie to write a jingle for them. |
References[]
- ^ TV Guide. "The Pursuit of Happiness". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1995 American television series debuts
- 1995 American television series endings
- 1990s American sitcoms
- English-language television shows
- Television shows set in Chicago
- NBC original programming
- Television series by CBS Studios