Maggie (1998 TV series)

*Maggie*
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

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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