Maggie (1998 TV series)

For the 1981 ABC sitcom, see Maggie (1981 American TV series). For the 1981 British drama series, see Maggie (British TV series). For the 2022 Hulu sitcom, see Maggie (2022 TV series).

1998 American TV series or program

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 (1998-08-18) –
March 13, 1999 (1999-03-13)

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

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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

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### Main

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* 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

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* Todd Giebenhain as Reg
* Francesca P. Roberts as Kimberly

## Production

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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

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

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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

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1. ^ Dempsey, John (September 8, 1998). "New Lifetime series on target with demos". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
2. ^ Richmond, Ray (August 18, 1998). "Maggie". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
3. ^ Snow, Shauna (May 21, 1998). "Morning Report". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
4. ^ Dempsey, John (May 13, 1998). "Lifetime OKs $160 mil for firstrun programs". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
5. ^ Snow, Shauna (November 6, 1998). "Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, news services and the nation's press". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 2, 2009.

## External links

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* Maggie at IMDb

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