Costello (TV series)

1998 American television sitcom

Costello

Genre| Sitcom
Created by|

* Sue Costello
* Cheryl Holliday

Starring|

* Sue Costello
* Jenny O'Hara
* Dan Lauria
* Kerry O'Malley
* Chuck Walczak
* Timothy Pickering

Composer| Dan Foliart
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 8 (4 unaired)
Production
Producer| Gayle S. Maffeo
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| approx. 22 minutes
Production companies|

* Wind Dancer Productions
* Touchstone Television

Original release
Network| Fox
Release| September 15 (1998-09-15) –
October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)

Costello is an American television sitcom created by Sue Costello and Cheryl Holliday which aired on Fox from September 15 to October 13, 1998.

## Premise

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The series was about an Irish-American family in South Boston.[1] The central character is Sue Murphy (Sue Costello), a barmaid who has broken up with her boyfriend and is trying to improve herself, despite the incomprehension of her blue-collar family.[2]

## Cast

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* Sue Costello as Sue Murphy
* Jenny O'Hara as Lottie Murphy
* Dan Lauria as Spud Murphy
* Kerry O'Malley as Trish Donnelly
* Chuck Walczak as Jimmy Murphy
* Timothy Pickering as Fingers

## Critical response

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The show wasn't popular with critics, who considered it vulgar and shouty.[3] A review in The New York Times said, "There are entirely too many colorfully crude blue-collar characters".[4] The Los Angeles Times called it a more working-class Cheers and criticized Costello's acting ability.[2]

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date

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1| "Pilot"| John Whitesell| Story by : Cheryl Holliday & Sue Costello
Teleplay by : Cheryl Holliday| September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)

Sue breaks up with her boyfriend and moves back in with her parents.

2| "Monkey Butt"| Lee Shallat Chemel| Gabe Sachs & Jeff Judah| September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)

Sue writes an essay for her college application. Lottie exposes her red panties in church and gets the nickname "monkey butt".

3| "Sue Drives, Ya Suck Bag"| Lee Shallat Chemel| Cheryl Holliday| October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)

Sue asks her family for help with getting her drivers license.

4| "Sue Dates a Freakin' Dentist"| Ted Wass| Lester Lewis| October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)

Sue has a crush on her dentist.

5| "The Anniversary"| N/A| Alex Herschlag| Unaired

Jimmy steals cable TV as a present for his parents wedding anniversary.

6| "The Garage"| Lee Shallat Chemel| Bob Daily| Unaired

Sue moves into the garage.

7| "Double Date"| N/A| Mary Fitzgerald| Unaired

Sue and Trish feel sad about their love lives.

8| "Angie O'Plasty"| N/A| Jane O'Brien| Unaired

Lottie has a heart attack on Halloween.

## References

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1. ^ TV.com (March 15, 2006). "Costello". TV.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
2. ^ a b Rosenberg, Howard (September 8, 1998). "'Costello' Is a Blue-Collar Chip Off the 'Cheers' Block". LA Times. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
3. ^ Brooks, Tim; Earle F. Marsh (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946-Present. Random House. p. 248.
4. ^ Gates, Angela (September 8, 1998). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Serving Beer but Making Waves". New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2013.

## External links

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* Costello at IMDb
* Costello at epguides.com

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