Dudley (TV series)

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Dudley
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Susan Beavers
Starring	Dudley Moore; Joanna Cassidy; Harley Cross; Max Wright;
Composer	Dudley Moore
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Susan Bevers; Allan McKeown;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	WitzEnd Productions; 20th Television; CBS Productions;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 16 –; May 14, 1993

Dudley is an American sitcom television series starring Dudley Moore (in his episodic TV debut)^[2] and Joanna Cassidy. The series premiered on April 16, 1993, on CBS, temporarily replacing Major Dad^[3] on Friday nights. It was canceled on May 14, 1993, with one episode remaining unaired.

Synopsis

The series focuses on the "forced" cohabitation between Dudley Bristol, a mature divorced cabaret pianist, and his 14-year-old son Fred.

Cast

Dudley Moore as Dudley Bristol
Joanna Cassidy as Laraine Bristol
Harley Cross as Fred Bristol
Max Wright as Paul
Joel Brooks as Harold Krowten
Lupe Ontiveros as Marta

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"It Was a Wonderful Life"	Ellen Falcon	Susan Beavers	April 16, 1993 (1993-04-16)
2	"Call Me Irresponsible"	Ellen Falcon	Ron Burla	April 23, 1993 (1993-04-23)
3	"Off the Record"	Ellen Falcon	Ron Burla	April 30, 1993 (1993-04-30)
4	"Whose Therapy Is It, Anyway?"	Ellen Falcon	Ellen Sandler & Cindy Elias	May 7, 1993 (1993-05-07)
5	"Learnin' the Blues"	Ellen Falcon	Susan Beavers	May 14, 1993 (1993-05-14)
6	"Round One"	Ellen Falcon	Phill Lewis	Unaired

Awards

1993 Emmy Awards Nominee - Graphic design and title sequences - William B. Pittard, Frances Schifrin, Jennifer Grey Berkowitz, Darin Kirchne^[4]
1993 Emmy Awards Nominee - Lighting direction (electronic), comedy series - George Spiro Dibie, Kim Killingsworth^[4]

References

^ "20th Century Fox Restructures Film, Television Units". Associated Press.
^ Diane Joy Moca. "Moore Becomes A Sitcom Dad In His First American Tv Show". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ Howard Rosenberg (April 16, 1993). "t TV REVIEW : 'Dudley': Moore Debuts as a Micro-Dad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Emmy Award Nominations 1993 : Nighttime Nominees: A Complete Rundown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

Alex McNeil, Total television: the comprehensive guide to programming from 1948 to the present, Penguin Books, 1996

External links

Dudley at IMDb

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[1] "20th Century Fox Restructures Film, Television Units". Associated Press.

[1du-2] Diane Joy Moca. "Moore Becomes A Sitcom Dad In His First American Tv Show". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

[ReviewLATim-3] Howard Rosenberg (April 16, 1993). "t TV REVIEW : 'Dudley': Moore Debuts as a Micro-Dad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 26, 2011.

[emmy93-4] "Emmy Award Nominations 1993 : Nighttime Nominees: A Complete Rundown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 25, 2011.

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