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'''''Going Places''''' is an American [[sitcom]] that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 21, 1990, |
'''''Going Places''''' is an American television [[sitcom]] that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 21, 1990, to March 8, 1991. The show was created and executive produced by Robert Griffard and Howard Adler, and developed and executive produced by [[Thomas L. Miller]] and [[Robert L. Boyett]]. ''Going Places'' was produced by [[Miller-Boyett Productions]] in association with [[Lorimar Television]]. |
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The series was broadcast in Germany under the title ''Zwischen Couch und Kamera'' (''Between Couch and Camera''), airing on TV.München from 1993 to 1994. |
The series was broadcast in Germany under the title ''Zwischen Couch und Kamera'' (''Between Couch and Camera''), airing on TV.München from 1993 to 1994. |
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| Going Places | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Robert Griffard Howard Adler |
| Developed by | Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett |
| Starring | Alan Ruck Jerry Levine Heather Locklear Hallie Todd Holland Taylor Staci Keanan J.D. Daniels Steve Vinovich Philip Charles MacKenzie |
| Theme music composer | Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay |
| Opening theme | "Going Places", performed by Mark Lennon |
| Composers | Jesse Frederick Bennett Salvay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Howard Adler Robert Griffard Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett |
| Producers | Supervising producers: Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz Robert Blair (episodes 2-12) Producers: Deborah Oppenheimer Ronny Hallin (pilot only) Shari Hearn (episodes 13-19) James O'Keefe (pilot only) |
| Camera setup | Film; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production companies | Miller-Boyett Productions Lorimar Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 21, 1990 – March 8, 1991 |
Going Places is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 21, 1990, to March 8, 1991. The show was created and executive produced by Robert Griffard and Howard Adler, and developed and executive produced by Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. Going Places was produced by Miller-Boyett Productions in association with Lorimar Television.
The series was broadcast in Germany under the title Zwischen Couch und Kamera (Between Couch and Camera), airing on TV.München from 1993 to 1994.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Welcome to L.A." | Joel Zwick | Robert Griffard & Howard Adler | September 21, 1990 | 446501 | 19.7[1] |
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In the pilot, four young writers, brothers Charlie and Jack Davis, Alex Burton and Kate Griffin, land jobs in Hollywood at the hidden camera television show Here's Looking at You. The foursome ends up renting a house together from their show's executive producer Dawn St. Claire. Guest starring: Michael Rapposelli as Bruno Dobson, Michael Landers as Cop and Marianne Muellerleile as Woman | ||||||
| 2 | "Born to Be Mild" | Richard Correll | Rob Bragin | September 28, 1990 | 446502 | 16.1[2] |
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Charlie falls in love with Brie, an attractive new secretary at the production office of Here's Looking at You. Brie fails to notice Charlie until she sees him driving an expensive Porsche. Heeding the advice of his co-workers, Charlie confesses the Porsche is only a rental, an admission which backfires when Brie walks out on him. They use the situation as the basis for a hidden camera stunt on the show. Guest starring: Lisa Fuller as Brie, Michael Holt as Rolf and Ken Thorley as Victim | ||||||
| 3 | "Another Saturday Night" | Richard Correll | Robert Griffard & Howard Adler | October 5, 1990 | 446504 | 15.1[3] |
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Charlie and Kate spend their Saturday nights playing Monopoly, leading Jack and Alex to encourage them to place a personal ad, so their friends can enjoy the kind of active social life they have. When Charlie goes to meet his date at the restaurant, he receives a surprise when he discovers the person who answered his personal ad happens to be Kate. The two get a good laugh out of the awkward situation and decide to go home and play Monopoly. Guest starring: Nancy Reed, Doug Dale and Ron Fassler | ||||||
| 4 | "Clean Sweep" | Richard Correll | Robert Blair | October 12, 1990 | 446505 | 17[4] |
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Charlie, Alex, Kate and Jack develop "writer's block" trying to come up with a good idea for a practical joke for the show. When they finally come up with a great idea, they find that the producer of a rival hidden camera show is featuring the same idea they came up with. Everyone suspects each other of selling the idea, until they learn their maid is really an actress that was hired to spy on them. Guest starring: Bruce Jarchow as Peterson, Aaron Lustig as Gary and Kathryn Marcopulous as Pennie | ||||||
| 5 | "Married to the Mob" | Richard Correll | Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | October 26, 1990 | 446506 | 17.1[5] |
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Charlie fears for his life when finds out that his blind date Donna is the wife of accused mobster Joey "The Icepick" Malone. Donna leaves Joey and Charlie's roommates to try to rekindle the romance between her and her husband. Guest starring: Susan Diol as Donna Montaine, Tom La Grua as Joey "The Icepick" Montaine and Sherry Hursey as Michelle | ||||||
| 6 | "Sex, Lies and Videotape" | Mark Linn-Baker | Rob Bragin | November 2, 1990 | 446507 | 15.7[6] |
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Charlie, Alex, Kate and Jack stay up late to tape some new ideas for Here's Looking at You and start doing exaggerated and unflattering impressions of Dawn. When a messenger takes the tape, the quartet sneaks into her house to try to get it back before their boss finds out. Before they can do it, Dawn comes home and preventing them from taking it. The next day, Dawn apologizes to the group for recording over their tape without watching it first. Guest starring: Craig Branham as Ronald | ||||||
| 7 | "Queen of Comedy" | Stewart A. Lyons | Maiya Williams | November 9, 1990 | 446508 | 16.7[7] |
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Kate's roommates start getting worried when she begins to fall sleep during meetings, and discover she is moonlighting as a stand-up comic at a local club every night. After they see her routine, Charlie becomes offended by her description of him and gets into an argument with her. After an incident at an automated teller machine, Charlie apologizes for his behavior and offers to write some material for Kate. Guest starring: Marty Schiff and Cleto Augusto | ||||||
| 8 | "Thanksgiving Show" "The Bird's the Word" | Lee Shallat | Sheree Guitar | November 16, 1990 | 446509 | 17.6[8] |
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When a blizzard strands the roommates on Thanksgiving, everyone decides to pitch in to help Alex have the big Thanksgiving dinner she's always dreamed of. | ||||||
| 9 | "I Was a Teenage Bride" | Lee Shallat | Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | November 23, 1990 | 446510 | 16.6[9] |
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When Charlie and Jack's 18-year-old younger brother visits from Chicago after having recently broken up with his girlfriend, he becomes infatuated with Lindsay. The roommates go after the twosome, when they discover that teens have decided to travel to Las Vegas and elope. Guest starring: Jonathan Ward as Jay Davis, Peter M. Wilcox as Rev. King and Bonnie Urseth as Clerk | ||||||
| 10 | "Who's the Boss?" | Jack Shea | Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | November 30, 1990 | 446503 | 17.6[10] |
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Jack is appointed as the new head writer of Here's Looking at You, annoying his friends in the process when his new position goes right to his head. Charlie, Alex and Kate conspire with Dawn to help teach Jack a lesson. Guest starring: Jeff Nowinski, Darlene Kardon and Patrick Cronin | ||||||
| 11 | "Curse of the Video" | John Pasquin | Robert Griffard & Howard Adler | December 7, 1990 | 446511 | 17.4[11] |
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During the taping of a segment on Here's Looking at You about superstition, Jack ridicules a professed witch, who puts a five-part curse on the disbeliving Jack. As each part of the curse starts coming true, Charlie invites a psychic to the house to try and lift it. Guest starring: Belita Moreno as Madame Pushnik, John Durbin as Death and Christine Healy as Woman | ||||||
| 12 | "Feud Poisoning" | Lee Shallat | Robert Blair | January 4, 1991 | 446512 | 18.1[12] |
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After the roommates agree to a truce following a series of practical jokes played on each of them by one another. When Alex and Kate find a burglar in the living room, they mistakenly believe it is the Charlie and Jack's final attempt at pranking them and treat the man as a guest. Charlie and Jack come home, discovering this and tell the girls that the burglar is real and the four hold him until the police arrive. Guest starring: Tom Kindle as Policeman, John Fleck as Burglar and Andrea Walters as Reporter | ||||||
| 13 | "The New Job" | Richard Correll | Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | January 11, 1991 | 446513 | 21.1[13] |
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Here's Looking At You is cancelled by the network, leaving the roommates to find a new job. They become writers of a new daytime talk show hosted by the obnoxious Dick Roberts. The show's first guest is investigative author Jerry Slaughter, whom they lose moments before he is supposed to appear, so Charlie decides to take his place. The ruse backfires when the real Jerry Slaughter appears during the interview, fearing they will be fired, Charlie, Alex, Kate and Jack are surprised to receive praise for their ingenuity and end up keeping their new jobs. Guest starring: Christopher Gartin as Mortie Gallup, David Groh as Jerry Slaughter, Grant Moran as Announcer and Judd Laurance as Floor Manager Note: Holland Taylor (Dawn St. Claire) makes her last appearance on the series; Steve Vinovich and Philip Charles MacKenzie join the cast as Dick Roberts and Arnie Ross, respectively. | ||||||
| 14 | "New Kid on the Block" "New Kid in Town" | Richard Correll | Robert Griffard & Howard Adler | January 18, 1991 | 446514 | 17[14] |
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Nick, Kate's troublesome eight-year-old nephew, is sent to visit his aunt in Los Angeles by her brother. But when Nick's father leaves a message that he will too busy to return for his son, Kate and her roommates Charlie, Alex and Kate become unlikely full-time parents. Guest starring: Sav Farrow and I.M. Hobson Note: J.D. Daniels makes his first appearance in the role of Nick Griffin. | ||||||
| 15 | "Room to Move" | Lee Shallat | Rob Bragin | February 1, 1991 | 446515 | 19[15] |
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With Kate's nephew Nick now living with them, the new living situation severely cramps the carefree lifestyle of Kate and the other roommates, so Kate figures they're better off moving elsewhere and ends up renting a dreary apartment. When they start to miss Kate, Charlie, Alex and Jack decide to convert the attic into a bedroom for Nick in the hopes of having her and her nephew move back into the beach house. Guest starring: Kristen Cloke as Krysten | ||||||
| 16 | "Don't Go Changing" | Richard Correll | Maiya Williams | February 8, 1991 | 446516 | 21.5[16] |
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Kate, Charlie, Alex and Jack agree to babysit Dick's nerdy son Sam, and are unprepared for the hypochondriacal boy who arrives with a virtual pharmacy within a suitcase. Nick decides to turn the overprotected Sam into a regular kid by taking him out skateboarding. The situation ends in disaster when Sam breaks his leg, but he is happy because Nick let him feel a normal kid for the first time in his life. Guest starring: Christopher Castile as Sam Roberts, Eric Freeman, Bernadette Bowman and Mary Portser Note: Christopher Castile makes his first appearance in the role of Sam Roberts; Castile and series regular Staci Keanan (Lindsay Bowen) would later co-star in another Miller-Boyett-produced series Step by Step the following season. | ||||||
| 17 | "Take My Girlfriend, Please" | Lee Shallat | Shari Hearn | February 15, 1991 | 446517 | 22[17] |
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Jack's ex-girlfriend Wendy visits and insists that Charlie escort her around town; Charlie is thrilled when he meets the now-attractive Wendy, irritating his brother. In the end, Jack decides to put aside his ego that just one time and be glad that Charlie is having a good time. Meanwhile, Sam is caught hiding Nick's cheat sheets during a test and ends up earning his respect by not using them to cheat. Guest starring: Christopher Castile as Sam Roberts, Edward Edwards as George Farrell, Margot Rose as Mrs. Umstead and Darlene Vogel as Wendy Spencer | ||||||
| 18 | "Mommy Dearest" | Lee Shallat | Robert Griffard & Howard Adler | February 22, 1991 | 446518 | 15.3[18] |
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Nick is excited to see his favorite band in concert; Kate promised that she would take her nephew, but ends up breaking her promise when she finds out that everyone has to camp out in line overnight to get tickets, leaving an upset Nick to sneak out of the house to get the tickets himself. Kate, Alex, Charlie, and Jack go to bring Nick back home, but decide to stay in line and camp out the night while they're there. Guest starring: Christopher Castile as Sam Roberts, Dena Dietrich as Claire Griffin, Brett Miller as Brett and Suzanne Griffin | ||||||
| 19 | "The Camping Show" | Lee Shallat | Alan Eisenstock & Larry Mintz | March 8, 1991 | 446519 | 20.6[19] |
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Jack and Charlie take Nick and Sam's nature scout group on a camping weekend, but their inexperience with the nature scouts causes them to end up lost in the wilderness. Nick stands up for Sam after the boys in the scout group tease Sam for being a nerd. But Sam's intelligence saves them, as he leads the boys to civilization. Meanwhile, Arnie comes to the rescue of Alex, Kate and Lindsay when they become trapped in the exercise equipment that they were assembling as a surprise for Charlie. Guest starring: Christopher Castile as Sam Roberts, Rider Strong as David, Chris Babers as Joe, Jacob Kenner as Max Stone and Holly Gagnier as Pam Stone | ||||||
Broadcast and ratings
Going Places premiered on September 21, 1990 as the end of ABC's newly successful TGIF lineup, in the Friday 9:30/8:30c slot (#41[20]). The series was officially canceled in May 1991. The series returned on May 31, 1991 for six weeks of summer reruns (mostly of the episodes aired after the concept and character revamp), and last aired on July 5, 1991 (#34[21]).
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