The Pursuit of Happiness (1995 TV series)

1995 American TV series or program

The Pursuit of Happiness

Genre| Sitcom
Created by| David Hackel
Developed by|

* David Angell
* Peter Casey
* David Lee

Starring|

* Tom Amandes
* Melinda McGraw
* Larry Miller
* Brad Garrett
* Meredith Scott Lynn

Composer| Bruce Miller
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 13 (7 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers|

* Dave Hackel
* David Angell
* Peter Casey
* David Lee

Producers|

* Maggie Blanc
* Barry Gurstein
* David Pitlik

Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 30 minutes
Production companies|

* Grub Street Productions
* Paramount Television

Original release
Network| NBC
Release| September 19 (1995-09-19) –
November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)

The Pursuit of Happiness is an American sitcom television series created by David Hackel, that aired on NBC from September 19 to November 7, 1995.

## Premise

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An idealistic lawyer is having a mid-life crisis early in life while having to deal with his unemployed wife and her annoying brother.[1]

## Cast

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* Tom Amandes as Steve Rutledge
* Melinda McGraw as McKenzie Rutledge
* Larry Miller as Larry Rutledge
* Brad Garrett as Alex Chosek
* Meredith Scott Lynn as Jean Mathias
* Maxine Stuart as Eleanor Rutledge

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date|  Viewers
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1| "Pilot"
"Celebrations in Hell"| David Lee| David Hackel| September 19, 1995 (1995-09-19)| 15.4[2]

Steve's wife loses her job and his brother-in-law moves in.

2| "Nothing But the Truth"| David Lee| Dave Hackel| September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)| 13.1[3]

Steve and McKenzie decide to lie to each other about how things are going at work.

3| "Wedding Dates"| Rod Daniel| Dave Hackel| October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10)| 17.0[4]

Steve, Alex and Jean have no dates for a wedding they have to attend.

4| "New Guy in Town"| Rod Daniel| Bob Tischler| October 17, 1995 (1995-10-17)| N/A

McKenzie tries to get new friends.

5| "Losing It"| Jeff Melman| Suzanne Martin| October 31, 1995 (1995-10-31)| 13.0[5]

McKenzie thinks she is losing her looks, but a handsome Italian thinks otherwise.

6| "Just a Dream"| Kim Friedman| Dave Hackel| November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07)| 11.4[6]

Steve has a dream where McKenzie has sex with another man.

7| "The Transference"| Rob Schiller| Jim O'Doherty & David M. Israel| Unaired (Unaired)| N/A

An old friend of McKenzie comes for a visit.

8| "Sleeping with the Enemy"| Kim Friedman| David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein| Unaired (Unaired)| N/A

A client of Alex is interested in him.

9| "The First Christmas"| Jeff Melman| Stephen Godchaux| Unaired (Unaired)| N/A

Larry arranges a Christmas party for Steve and McKenzie.

10| "The Lost Weekend"| Alan Myerson| April Kelly| Unaired (Unaired)| N/A

Steve and McKenzie tries to have a honeymoon without Larry.

11| "Will Power"| Kim Friedman| David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein| Unaired (Unaired)| N/A

Steve doesn't like the old millionaire who plans to marry Gram.

12| "Court Case"| Rob Schiller| Sy Rosen| Unaired (Unaired)| N/A

Steve and Alex are opponents in a court case.

13| "Mr. Funny Pants"| TBD| Bob Tischler| Unaired (Unaired)| N/A

An ad agency hires McKenzie to write a jingle for them.

## References

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1. ^ TV Guide. "The Pursuit of Happiness". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
2. ^ Graham, Jefferson (September 27, 1995). "NBC Sunday starters stumble". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
3. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 4, 1995. p. 3D.
4. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 18, 1995. p. 3D.
5. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 8, 1995. p. 3D.
6. ^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 15, 1995. p. 3D.

## External links

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* The Pursuit of Happiness at IMDb
* The Pursuit of Happiness at TV Guide
* The Pursuit of Happiness at epguides.com

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