The Preston Episodes

American sitcom

The Preston Episodes

Created by| Jace Richdale
Starring| David Alan Grier
Judith Scott
Composer| Bruce Miller
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 10 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producers| David Alan Grier
Amy Howard
Jace Richdale
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 30 minutes
Production companies| Red Meat Inc.
Jobsite Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network| Fox
Release| September 9 (1995-09-09) –
October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28)

The Preston Episodes is an American sitcom that aired from September 9th to October 28, 1995, on Fox.

## Premise[edit]

A divorced English professor recently moved from New Jersey starts working as a caption writer for a gossip magazine[1] called Stuff in Manhattan.[2]

## Cast[edit]

* David Alan Grier as David Preston
* Judith Scott as Kelly Freeman
* Tommy Hinkley as Derek Clooney
* Matthew Walker as Adam Green
* Brent Hinkley as Harlow
* Clive Revill as Larry Dunhill

## Episodes[edit]

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

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1| "Pilot"| James Burrows| Jace Richdale| September 9, 1995 (1995-09-09)
An English professor tries to get a job as a "serious writer", but ends up with a job at a gossip magazine.
2| "The Adam Gets Promoted Episode"| Matthew Diamond| Jon Sherman| September 16, 1995 (1995-09-16)
David is pressured into altering a failing grade that Adam has on his transcript.
3| "The Competition Episode"| Matthew Diamond| David Babcock| September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)
David and Kelly competes about who will write the "Sunside Strangler" story.
4| "David's First Date Episode"| Matthew Diamond| Mike Martineau| September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)
David finds out that Marilyn only wants him for his mind, not his looks. Harlow has to dance with the boss' beefy wife.
5| "The Divorce Ceremony Episode"| Matthew Diamond| Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes| October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)
David has a "divorce ceremony" in order to forget about his ex-wife.
6| "The Dog Episode"| Matthew Diamond| Jace Richdale| October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)
David gets a dog so he can meet more women, but ends up in a canine custody battle when the dog's former owners want him back.
7| "The Harlow Quits Episode"| Matthew Diamond| Neal Boushell, Sam O'Neal| October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)
Harlow quits his job when he is pushed too far by David, and David ends up filling in for him.
8| "The Halloween Episode"| Matthew Diamond| Mike Scully, Julie Thacker-Scully| October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28)
David gets questioned by the FBI.
9| "The Older Woman Episode"| TBD| TBD| Unaired
10| "The David and Dunhill Episode"| TBD| TBD| Unaired

## References[edit]

1. ^ TV Guide. "The Preston Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
2. ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 954\. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.

## External links[edit]

* The Preston Episodes at IMDb
* The Preston Episodes at TV Guide
* The Preston Episodes at epguides.com

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