Dudley (TV series)

1993 American TV series or program

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[1]
* CBS Productions

Original release
Network| CBS
Release| April 16 (1993-04-16) –
May 14, 1993 (1993-05-14)

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

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

## Cast

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* 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

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

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ "20th Century Fox Restructures Film, Television Units". Associated Press.
2. ^ Diane Joy Moca. "Moore Becomes A Sitcom Dad In His First American Tv Show". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
3. ^ Howard Rosenberg (April 16, 1993). "t TV REVIEW : 'Dudley': Moore Debuts as a Micro-Dad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
4. ^ 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

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* Dudley at IMDb

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