The Robert Guillaume Show is an American sitcom television series starring Robert Guillaume that aired on ABC from April 5 to July 19, 1989.
| The Robert Guillaume Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Sy Rosen |
| Starring | Robert Guillaume Wendy Phillips Marc Joseph Ali Yurtseven Kelsey Scott Hank Rolike |
| Composer | Kevin Guillaume |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dean Zanetos |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Guillaume-Margo Productions New World Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 5 – July 19, 1989 |
Synopsis
editThe series starred Guillaume as Edward Sawyer, a single father with two children who begins an interracial relationship with Ann (Wendy Phillips), his white secretary[1] who has a daughter of her own.
According to Guillaume's autobiography, he conceived the series with the intent of exploring racial complexities in a family situation in a comedic way, but was warned by ABC that the American public needed time to get used to the idea of an interracial romance. Guillaume maintained that ABC deliberately sabotaged the series by airing episodes out of order and showed a kiss between Edward and Ann on the second episode instead of the intended eighth. The series was soon canceled, lasting only thirteen episodes.[2]
Cast
edit- Robert Guillaume as Edward Sawyer
- Marc Joseph as William Sawyer[3]
- Kelsey Scott as Pamela Sawyer
- Hank Rolike as Henry Sawyer
- Wendy Phillips as Ann Sherr
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hello Again" | Oz Scott | Unknown | April 5, 1989 | 17.8[4] |
| 2 | "Together Again" | Neema Barnette | Unknown | April 12, 1989 | 14.3[5] |
| 3 | "Drive, He Said" | Oz Scott | Unknown | April 19, 1989 | 13.5[6] |
| 4 | "Guaranteed Not to Shrink" | John Sgueglia | Story by : Stephen Langford Teleplay by : Philip Fenty | April 26, 1989 | 14.9[7] |
| 5 | "Educating Ann" | Arlando Smith | Hollis Rich & Maiya Williams | May 3, 1989 | 12.6[8] |
| 6 | "Fast Friends" | Whitney J. LeBlanc | Maiya Williams | May 17, 1989 | 10.3[9] |
| 7 | "All That Shimmers" | Oz Scott | Sy Rosen & Phil Doran | June 7, 1989 | 9.2[10] |
| 8 | "They're Here" | Oz Scott | Story by : Joel Saltzman Teleplay by : R.J. Colleary | June 14, 1989 | 7.5[11] |
| 9 | "You Win Some, You Lose Some" | John Sgueglia | Hollis Rich | June 21, 1989 | 9.3[12] |
| 10 | "First Date" | Oz Scott | Unknown | July 5, 1989 | 9.4[13] |
| 11 | "The Day After the Night Before" | Oz Scott | Phil Doran & Sy Rosen | July 12, 1989 | 10.1[14] |
| 12 | "A Piece of the Rock" | Arlando Smith | Ehrich Van Lowe | July 19, 1989 | 10.5[15] |
References
edit- ^ Finke, Nikki (April 5, 1989). "It's Not Just Another Sitcom : Robert Guillaume Says New Show's Interracial Romance 'No Big Deal'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Guillaume, Robert; Ritz, David (2002). Guillaume: A Life. University of Missouri Press. pp. 181–184. ISBN 0-8262-1426-6.
- ^ Schmader, David (June 18, 2009). "Edutainment". The Stranger.
- ^ "ABC's hit-and-miss week". Life. USA Today. April 12, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306166319.
- ^ "CBS squeaks by into second". Life. USA Today. April 19, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306176608.
- ^ "Sitcom rewards ABC's faith". Life. USA Today. April 26, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306174966.
- ^ "We loved CBS' 'Lucy' tribute". Life. USA Today. May 3, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306197470.
- ^ "Bright spots for No. 3 ABC". Life. USA Today. May 10, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306210811.
- ^ "Everybody loved ABC's 'Baby'". Life. USA Today. May 24, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306198690.
- ^ "Reruns top new contenders". Life. USA Today. June 14, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306213120.
- ^ "NBC caps a year at the top". Life. USA Today. June 21, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306210130.
- ^ "'Right' courts few viewers". Life. USA Today. June 28, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306211385.
- ^ "Fox gets a boost from 'Video'". Life. USA Today. July 12, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306223263.
- ^ "'All-Star Game' is a smash". Life. USA Today. July 19, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306215429.
- ^ "Fox finally finds a top spot". Life. USA Today. July 26, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306211572.
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