Married People

For the silent film, see Married People (film).

1990 American TV series or program

Married People

Genre| Sitcom
Created by| Prudence Fraser
Robert Sternin
Written by| Prudence Fraser
Robert Rabinowitz
Robert Sternin
Directed by| Asaad Kelada
Starring| Ray Aranha
Bess Armstrong
Megan Gallivan
Barbara Montgomery
Jay Thomas
Chris Young
Composer| Bob Boykin
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 18
Production
Executive producers| Prudence Fraser
Robert Sternin
Producers| Asaad Kelada
Kathy Landsberg
Jan Siegelman
Cinematography| Mark J. Levin
Editor| Marco Zappia
Running time| 30 minutes
Production companies| Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc.
ELP Communications
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18) –
March 16, 1991 (1991-03-16)

Married People is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC as part of its 1990–91 schedule. It was a production of Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc. in association with Columbia Pictures Television and aired between September 18, 1990 and March 16, 1991. Jay Thomas and Bess Armstrong led the ensemble cast.

## Synopsis

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The series follows three couples in different stages of their relationships who lived in the same building in New York City. Newlyweds Allen and Cindy Campbell (Chris Young and Megan Gallivan) were occupants of the third floor; he attended Columbia University while she supported them as a waitress. On the second floor were the Meyers, Russell (Jay Thomas) and Elizabeth (Bess Armstrong). Elizabeth was a lawyer while Russell was a free-lance writer and househusband, particularly after the birth of their son, Max. Living on the ground floor were Nick and Olivia Williams (Ray Aranha and Barbara Montgomery), an older couple who were the building's owners (the building was in a gentrified area of Harlem, but often referred to by the street name "Central Park North"). Nick was an irascible traditionalist who constantly wondered why Russell didn't go out and get a "real" job and found Allen to be "too white" ("even for a white boy"), but was basically a good, decent man.

Married People was critically acclaimed but garnered low ratings, particularly once it began being continually pre-empted by ABC News providing coverage of the Persian Gulf War. The series was cancelled in March 1991, but rerun in August and September of that year just prior to the beginning of the 1991–92 schedule.

## Episodes

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

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1| "Married People"| Asaad Kelada| Robert Sternin & Prudence Fraser| September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18)
2| "The Truth, the Whole Truth..."| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| September 19, 1990 (1990-09-19)
3| "First Impression"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| September 26, 1990 (1990-09-26)
4| "Once More, With Passion"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| October 3, 1990 (1990-10-03)
5| "Money Changes Everything"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| October 10, 1990 (1990-10-10)
6| "Live and Let Go"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| October 17, 1990 (1990-10-17)
7| "Room for One More"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| October 24, 1990 (1990-10-24)
8| "Who You Gonna Call?"| Asaad Kelada| Debra Fasciano & Robert Rabinowitz & Gina Wendkos| October 31, 1990 (1990-10-31)
9| "Term Paper"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| November 7, 1990 (1990-11-07)
10| "The Baby Cometh"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| November 14, 1990 (1990-11-14)
11| "Four Neighbors and a Baby"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28)
12| "Partners"| Asaad Kelada| Unknown| December 5, 1990 (1990-12-05)
13| "Compromise"| Will Mackenzie| Unknown| December 19, 1990 (1990-12-19)
14| "To Live and Drive in New York"| Will Mackenzie| Unknown| December 26, 1990 (1990-12-26)
15| "The Nanny"| Will Mackenzie| Unknown| January 9, 1991 (1991-01-09)
16| "Mommy and Me"| Will Mackenzie| Unknown| January 23, 1991 (1991-01-23)
17| "Dance Ten, Friends Zero"| Will Mackenzie| Unknown| January 30, 1991 (1991-01-30)
18| "You Were Right and I Was..."| Will Mackenzie| Unknown| March 16, 1991 (1991-03-16)

## Awards

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Year  | Award  | Result  | Category  | Recipient

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1991 | Emmy Award | Won | Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series | Marty Brown, Dave Owen, Rich Rose, Marvin Shearer, Mark Warshaw, and Jerry Weiss
For episode "Dance Ten, Friends Zero"

## References

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* Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present

## External links

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* Married People at IMDb
* Married People at epguides.com

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