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Maggie
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Dan O'Shannon
Directed by	Pamela Fryman
Starring	Ann Cusack; John Getz; Morgan Nagler; John Slattery
Composers	Starr Parodi; Jeff Eden Flair
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producer	Dan O'Shannon
Producer	David Menteer
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Atomic Television; Paramount Network Television
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	August 18, 1998 –; March 13, 1999

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Maggie is an American comedy television series starring Ann Cusack. The series premiered August 18, 1998, on Lifetime Television,^[1] running for one season and airing its final episode on March 13, 1999.

Premise

Maggie Day and Dr. Arthur Day have been married for 19 years, and together they have a 17-year-old daughter, Amanda. Amanda's friend Reg is a budding cartoonist. After Maggie gets a job at an animal clinic and develops a crush on the veterinarian, Richard, she starts seeing a therapist, Kimberly.^[2]

Cast

Main

Ann Cusack as Maggie Day
John Getz as Dr. Arthur Day
Melissa Samuels as Amy Sherwood
Morgan Nagler as Amanda Day
John Slattery as Richard

Recurring

Todd Giebenhain as Reg
Francesca P. Roberts as Kimberly

Production

The working title for the series was Maggie Day.^[3]^[4] In November 1998, series creator, writer and executive producer Dan O'Shannon left the series with the episode "Love the One You're Not With", due to creative differences with Lifetime Television.^[5]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Pamela Fryman	Dan O'Shannon	August 18, 1998 (1998-08-18)
2	"The Other Woman"	Michael Zinberg	Daphne Pollon	August 25, 1998 (1998-08-25)
3	"Maggie's First Save"	Michael Zinberg	Amy DeBartolomeis & David Warick	September 1, 1998 (1998-09-01)
4	"Liar Liar"	Michael Zinberg	Mike Teverbaugh & Linda Teverbaugh	September 8, 1998 (1998-09-08)
5	"If You Can See What I Hear"	Joe Regalbuto	Dan O'Shannon	September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)
6	"Cats"	Sheldon Epps	Story by : Mike Teverbaugh Teleplay by : Dan O'Shannon & Daphne Pollon	September 29, 1998 (1998-09-29)
7	"The Maris Syndrome"	Sheldon Epps	Andy Guerdat	October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)
8	"A Two Story House"	Joe Regalbuto	Dan O'Shannon	October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)
9	"Ka-Boom"	Joe Regalbuto	Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson	October 20, 1998 (1998-10-20)
10	"The Greatest Story Ever Told"	Joe Regalbuto	Bill Barol	October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
11	"The Ballad of Maggie Day"	Max Tash	Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson	November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
12	"Black and White"	Max Tash	Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson	December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01)
13	"Just Shoot Him"	Art Dielhenn	Norma Safford Vela	December 8, 1998 (1998-12-08)
14	"Every Little Star"	Joe Regalbuto	Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson	December 15, 1998 (1998-12-15)
15	"Love the One You're Not With"	Joe Regalbuto	Dan O'Shannon	January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)
16	"Art History"	Unknown	Unknown	January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)
17	"Maggie Outs Art"	Unknown	Unknown	January 23, 1999 (1999-01-23)
18	"Remains of the Days"	Matthew Diamond	Brian Hargrove & Jack Kenny	January 30, 1999 (1999-01-30)
19	"The Dawn of a New Maggie Day"	Unknown	Unknown	February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13)
20	"This Is Just a Test"	Unknown	Unknown	February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)
21	"Don't Quit Your Day Job"	Unknown	Unknown	March 6, 1999 (1999-03-06)
22	"Uh-Oh Baby"	Max Tash	Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter	March 13, 1999 (1999-03-13)

References

^ Dempsey, John (September 8, 1998). "New Lifetime series on target with demos". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
^ Richmond, Ray (August 18, 1998). "Maggie". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
^ Snow, Shauna (May 21, 1998). "Morning Report". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
^ Dempsey, John (May 13, 1998). "Lifetime OKs $160 mil for firstrun programs". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
^ Snow, Shauna (November 6, 1998). "Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, news services and the nation's press". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.

External links

Maggie at IMDb

[1] Dempsey, John (September 8, 1998). "New Lifetime series on target with demos". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.

[2] Richmond, Ray (August 18, 1998). "Maggie". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.

[3] Snow, Shauna (May 21, 1998). "Morning Report". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.

[4] Dempsey, John (May 13, 1998). "Lifetime OKs $160 mil for firstrun programs". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-02.

[5] Snow, Shauna (November 6, 1998). "Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, news services and the nation's press". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.

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+{{For|the 1981 British drama series|Maggie (British TV series)}}
+{{For|the 2022 Hulu sitcom|Maggie (2022 TV series)}}
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-| genre              = [[Comedy]]
+| genre              = [[Television comedy|Comedy]]
 | creator            = Dan O'Shannon
 | writer             =
 | director           = Pamela Fryman
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-| company            = Atomic Television<br>[[Paramount Television]]
+| company            = Atomic Television<br>[[Paramount Network Television]]
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-| distributor        = [[CBS Television Distribution]]
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-| last_aired         = March 13, 1999
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-'''''Maggie''''' is an American [[comedy]] television series starring [[Ann Cusack]]. The series premiered August 18, 1998, on [[Lifetime Television]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117480186.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=New Lifetime series on target with demos |last=Dempsey |first=John |date=September 8, 1998 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref>
+'''''Maggie''''' is an American [[television comedy|comedy]] television series starring [[Ann Cusack]]. The series premiered August 18, 1998, on [[Lifetime Television]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117480186.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=New Lifetime series on target with demos |last=Dempsey |first=John |date=September 8, 1998 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref> running for one season and airing its final episode on March 13, 1999.
-==Cast and characters==
-Maggie Day ([[Ann Cusack]]) and Dr. Arthur Day ([[John Getz]])<ref>http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0150797/</ref> have been married for 19 years, and together they have a 17-year-old daughter, Amanda (Morgan Nagler). Amanda's friend Reg ([[Todd Giebenhain]]) is a budding cartoonist. After Maggie gets a job at an animal clinic and develops a crush on the veterinarian, Richard ([[John Slattery]]), she starts seeing a therapist, Kimberly (Francesca Roberts).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117477764.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 |title=Maggie |last=Richmond |first=Ray |date=August 18, 1998 |work=Variety |accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref>
+==Premise==
+Maggie Day and Dr. Arthur Day have been married for 19 years, and together they have a 17-year-old daughter, Amanda. Amanda's friend Reg is a budding cartoonist. After Maggie gets a job at an animal clinic and develops a crush on the veterinarian, Richard, she starts seeing a therapist, Kimberly.<ref>{{cite news |last=Richmond |first=Ray |date=August 18, 1998 |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117477764.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 |title=Maggie |work=Variety |access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref>
+==Cast==
+===Main===
+* [[Ann Cusack]] as Maggie Day
+* [[John Getz]] as Dr. Arthur Day
+* Melissa Samuels as Amy Sherwood
+* Morgan Nagler as Amanda Day
+* [[John Slattery]] as Richard
+===Recurring===
+* Todd Giebenhain as Reg
+* Francesca P. Roberts as Kimberly
 ==Production==
-The working title for the series was ''Maggie Day''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/may/21/entertainment/ca-51918 |title=Morning Report |last=Snow |first=Shauna |date=May 21, 1998 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117470758.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=Lifetime OKs $160 mil for firstrun programs |last=Dempsey |first=John |date=May 13, 1998 |work=Variety |accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref> In November 1998, writer and executive producer Dan O'Shannon left the series after creative differences with Lifetime Television.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/nov/06/entertainment/ca-39756 |title=Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, news services and the nation's press. |last=Snow |first=Shauna |date=November 6, 1998 |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=2009-07-02}}</ref>
+The working title for the series was ''Maggie Day''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-21-ca-51918-story.html |title=Morning Report |last=Snow |first=Shauna |date=May 21, 1998 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117470758.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |title=Lifetime OKs $160 mil for firstrun programs |last=Dempsey |first=John |date=May 13, 1998 |work=Variety |access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref> In November 1998, series creator, writer and executive producer Dan O'Shannon left the series with the episode "Love the One You're Not With", due to creative differences with Lifetime Television.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-06-ca-39756-story.html |title=Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, news services and the nation's press. |last=Snow |first=Shauna |date=November 6, 1998 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref>
 ==Episodes==
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-{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%; background:#fff;"
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 {{Episode list
  |EpisodeNumber   = 1
  |Title           = Pilot
  |DirectedBy      = [[Pamela Fryman]]
- |WrittenBy       = [[Dan O' Shannon]]
+ |WrittenBy       = [[Dan O'Shannon]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|8|18}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 4
  |Title           = Liar Liar
- |DirectedBy      =
+ |DirectedBy      = Michael Zinberg
- |WrittenBy       =
+ |WrittenBy       = Mike Teverbaugh & Linda Teverbaugh
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|8}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 5
  |Title           = If You Can See What I Hear
- |DirectedBy      = Joe Regalbuto
+ |DirectedBy      = [[Joe Regalbuto]]
- |WrittenBy       = Dan O' Shannon
+ |WrittenBy       = Dan O'Shannon
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|15}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 6
  |Title           = Cats
- |DirectedBy      = Sheldon Epps
+ |DirectedBy      = [[Sheldon Epps]]
- |WrittenBy       = ''Teleplay by:'' Dan O' Shannon & Daphne Pollon<br />''Story by:'' Mike Teverbaugh
+ |WrittenBy       = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Mike Teverbaugh|t= Dan O'Shannon & Daphne Pollon}}
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|29}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |Title           = A Two Story House
  |DirectedBy      = Joe Regalbuto
- |WrittenBy       = Dan O' Shannon
+ |WrittenBy       = Dan O'Shannon
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|13}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |Title           = Ka-Boom
  |DirectedBy      = Joe Regalbuto
- |WrittenBy       = Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson
+ |WrittenBy       = [[Aron Abrams]] & [[Gregory Thompson (writer)|Gregory Thompson]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|20}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 10
  |Title           = The Greatest Story Ever Told
- |DirectedBy      =
+ |DirectedBy      = Joe Regalbuto
- |WrittenBy       =
+ |WrittenBy       = Bill Barol
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|27}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 11
  |Title           = The Ballad of Maggie Day
- |DirectedBy      =
+ |DirectedBy      = Max Tash
- |WrittenBy       =
+ |WrittenBy       = Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|3}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 12
  |Title           = Black and White
- |DirectedBy      =
+ |DirectedBy      = Max Tash
- |WrittenBy       =
+ |WrittenBy       = Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|1}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 13
  |Title           = Just Shoot Him
- |DirectedBy      = Art Dielhenn
+ |DirectedBy      = [[Art Dielhenn]]
- |WrittenBy       = Norma Safford Vela
+ |WrittenBy       = [[Norma Safford Vela]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|8}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 15
  |Title           = Love the One You're Not With
- |DirectedBy      =
+ |DirectedBy      = Joe Regalbuto
- |WrittenBy       =
+ |WrittenBy       = Dan O'Shannon
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|9}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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 {{Episode list
  |EpisodeNumber   = 18
- |Title           = Maggie Outs Art
+ |Title           = Remains of the Days
- |DirectedBy      =
+ |DirectedBy      = [[Matthew Diamond]]
- |WrittenBy       =
+ |WrittenBy       = [[Brian Hargrove]] & [[Jack Kenny]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|30}}
  |ShortSummary    =
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 {{Episode list
  |EpisodeNumber   = 20
- |Title           = This is Just a Test
+ |Title           = This Is Just a Test
  |DirectedBy      =
  |WrittenBy       =
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  |EpisodeNumber   = 22
  |Title           = Uh-Oh Baby
- |DirectedBy      =
+ |DirectedBy      = Max Tash
- |WrittenBy       =
+ |WrittenBy       = Jana Hunter	& Mitch Hunter
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|13}}
  |ShortSummary    =
  |LineColor       =
 }}
-|}
+}}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb title|0166447|Maggie}}
-*{{tv.com show|maggie|Maggie}}
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