Good Grief (TV series)
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| Good Grief | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Stu Silver |
| Written by | Stu Silver Ron Burla Donald Todd Mark Masuoka |
| Directed by | Howard Storm Jerry Lewis Stu Silver |
| Starring | Joel Brooks Sheldon Feldner Howie Mandel Tom Poston Wendy Schaal |
| Composer | Steve Nelson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Steinberg Larry Brezner Jonathan D. Krane Stu Silver |
| Producers | Ron Burla Mark Masuoka Marsha Posner Williams |
| Production location | Northridge, Los Angeles |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production companies | Triggerfish Productions Morra, Brezner & Steinberg Entertainment 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | September 30, 1990 – February 3, 1991 |
Good Grief is an American sitcom that aired for 13 episodes on Fox from September 30, 1990, to February 3, 1991.
Premise
[edit]Good Grief focuses on a funeral home called "The Sincerity Mortuary" in Dacron, Ohio run by strait-laced Warren Pepper (Joel Brooks), his sister Debbie (Wendy Schaal), and her flamboyant husband Ernie Lapidus (Howie Mandel), who was determined to "put the 'fun' back in 'funeral'."[1][2] Tom Poston and Sheldon Feldner played assistants Ringo Prowley and Raoul, respectively.
Cast
[edit]- Howie Mandel as Ernie Lapidus
- Wendy Schaal as Debbie Lapidus
- Joel Brooks as Warren Pepper
- Sheldon Feldner as Raoul
- Tom Poston as Ringo Prowley
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ladies and Gentlemen... Ernie Lapidus!" | Howard Storm | Stu Silver | September 30, 1990 |
| 2 | "Full Dress Burial" | Howard Storm | Donald Todd | October 7, 1990 |
| 3 | "Bury Me a Little" | Howard Storm | Ron Burla | October 14, 1990 |
| 4 | "Warren Learns to Fly" | Howard Storm | Stu Silver | October 21, 1990 |
| 5 | "Mooses, Masons and the Secret Life of Trees" | Howard Storm | Stu Silver | October 28, 1990 |
| 6 | "Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens" | Howard Storm | Stu Silver | November 4, 1990 |
| 7 | "The Good, the Bad and the Mariachis" | Howard Storm | Ron Burla | November 11, 1990 |
| 8 | "Viva Las Dacron" | Howard Storm | Stu Silver | November 18, 1990 |
| 9 | "Ringo Gets a Job" | Howard Storm | Donald Todd | December 2, 1990 |
| 10 | "Birth of a Notion" | Howard Storm | Mark Masuoka | December 16, 1990 |
| 11 | "The Bear" | Jerry Lewis | Stu Silver | January 6, 1991 |
| 12 | "The Big Bang Theory" | Stu Silver | Ron Burla | January 13, 1991 |
| 13 | "13th Episode Anniversary Special" | Howard Storm | Donald Todd | February 3, 1991 |
Production
[edit]According to the show's creator Stu Silver, the project had been turned down by every network and cable channel in 1983.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ David Zurawik (September 28, 1990). "'Good Grief' wastes Howie Mandel's manic talent". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ Greg Dawson (September 30, 1990). "Funeral-Home Humor Palls in 'Good Grief'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ "Ready for Prime Time Players, Part II" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-06-25. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
External links
[edit]- Good Grief at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1990s American sitcoms
- 1990 American television series debuts
- 1991 American television series endings
- American English-language television shows
- Television shows set in funeral homes
- Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
- Television shows set in Ohio
- Television shows about death
- Fox Broadcasting Company sitcoms
- United States comedy television series stubs