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SEASON 1 – CBS

• 001. Respect – 11/14/1988
  • Washington D.C. investigative journalist and news anchor Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) works for CBS television news magazine FYI, and has just returned from being away at the Betty Ford Clinic where she has battled her alcoholism. Among her colleagues at the station are reporter Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto) and news anchor Jim Dial (Charles Kimbrough). Additions to the studio are a new young executive producer named Miles Silverberg (Grant Shaud) and a new anchor, former Miss American winner Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford). Miles impresses Murphy by getting her an interview with Bobby Powell (Tony Goldwyn), who has been accused of being in an affair with a woman running for Vice President of the United States…but with the stipulation that she can’t ask him about the affair. She refuses to agree to that, but after meeting with Bobby at Phil’s (Pat Corley) Bar, she decides that he deserves to tell his story with dignity. However, right before they go on air, Murphy senses that he is just using her show as a tool to set up a book deal later on, so she starts the interview off by immediately asking him the question. Murphy goes through two secretaries: Sherry (Mary Cadorette), who tries to give Murphy advice about journalism, and Robert (Charley Lang), who nearly has a nervous breakdown. She also hires painter Eldin Bernecky (Robert Pastorelli) to paint her house, but he is diverted by painting murals. Kathleen Freeman stars as Mrs. Caldwell. 11/16/14

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SEASON 1 – ABC

Created by Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan

Theme music by Gabriel Mann

• 001. Pilot – 9/23/2009
  • Told in mockumentary style, we meet three seemingly unrelated Los Angeles families. The first is Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) and his wife Claire (Julie Bowen) and their three kids Haley (Sarah Hyland), Alex (Ariel Winter), and Luke (Nolan Gould). Haley is a sophomore and has just invited a senior named Dylan Marshall (Reid Elwing) to visit her at their home, causing much worry in her parents. Meanwhile Luke has shot Alex with his rubber BB gun and as promised, Phil has to retaliate by shooting him. He ends up not being able to pull the trigger on his son, but then accidentally shoots Luke, Dylan, and himself. The second family is led by Jay Pritchett (Ed O’Neill), who has just married a much younger Colombian woman named Gloria Delgado (Sofia Vergara), who has a fifth grader named Manny (Rico Rodriguez). Manny plays soccer but is more interested in girls, and writes a poem for a 16-year old. Jay tries to discourage him, but he presents it to her only to find that she has a boyfriend. The third family is comprised of gay lovers Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) who had just adopted a baby named Lily (Jada Hiller and Ella Hiller) from Vietnam. They end up all coming together in the end to reveal that Mitchell and Claire are the children of Jay from a previous marriage. Although Jay discourages the adoption, he decides to support his son once he realizes they have already adopted the baby. 11/16/14

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SEASON 1 – CBS

Theme song composed and performed by The Waitresses, and narration by Amy Linker and Sarah Jessica Parker

• 001 – Pilot (aka Square Pegs) – 9/27/1982
  • Patty Green (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Lauren Hutchinson (Amy Linker) are two freshmen attending Weemawee High School, presumably on the outskirts of New York City, both desiring to become popular in school, although Lauren is more intent on achieving it. They meet and befriend fellow misfits new-wave rocker Johnny “Slash” Ulasewicz (Merritt Butrick) and wanna-be comedian and impressionist Marshall Blechtman (John Femia). They are immediately shunned and ridiculed by Valley Girl Jennifer DiNuccio (Tracy Nelson), her boyfriend Vinnie Pasetta (Jon Caliri), and her black friend LaDonna Fredericks (Claudette Wells). The pushy Muffy Tepperman (Jami Gertz) leads the school on spirit activities. When Patty finds out that Jennifer would be willing to leave Vinnie for senior Larry Simpson (Ben Marley), she sees dating him as the perfect way to get into a popular clique. He is very kind to her and tells her that he’ll see her at the upcoming Freshman Dance. Johnny and Marshall accompany the girls to the dance, with the agreement that they stay six paces behind them. When Larry arrives he dances with Patty, but has to break it to her that he is already involved with a college girl. Lauren takes delight in telling Jennifer that she won’t have to leave Vinnie now that they’ve found out that Larry is already taken. The Waitresses appears as themselves (led by Patty Donahue) at the dance performing I Know What Boys Like and Square Pegs. Basil Hoffman is Principal Dingleman. David Hubbard is Steve Griffin. Carol Androsky is the gym teacher. 11/15/14

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SEASON 1 – CBS

Created by Tom Hertz

Theme song: “How Many Ways” performed by Senor Happy

• 001. Pilot – 2/3/2007
  • Russell Dunbar (David Spade), a New York real estate manager meets his friend and coworker Adam Rhodes (Oliver Hudson) at the Island Diner, where Adam reveals that he has asked his girlfriend Jennifer Morgan (Bianca Kajlich) to move in with him and eventually marry him. Jennifer is friends with Audrey Bingham (Megyn Price), who has been married to Jeff (Patrick Warburton) for nearly a dozen years. Audrey hopes that Jeff will set a good example for being a husband to Adam. As Adam moves his stuff into Jennifer’s apartment, he reveals to Jeff that she had no room for his Mets memorabilia. He is also taken aback somewhat that she has already started a wedding registry, but he admits to Jeff that he is excited that she has a cake pan on it, since that implies he’ll get cake frequently. Jeff warns him that there will be no cake, nor many of the other things he is expecting, and also warns that sex has been replaced by watching The Late Show with David Letterman. Adam goes to the store and buys cake ingredients, but Jennifer tells him that she really doesn’t bake. A slight argument ensues, and it becomes apparent that Adam is having second thoughts about the proposal. Everyone goes to an art show together, mostly because of the open bar. Russell is set up on a blind date with Jennifer’s friend Karen Williams (Lauren Stamile), but while he waits for her, he flirts with the cocktail waitress Candy (Audra Blaser). Audrey is irritated with Jeff because he wants to get rid of her bike that she hasn’t used in two years, while she misses riding with him since he got rid of his bike. As he tries to figure out how to make it better. Adam is hit on by another girl at the art show named Sarah (Smith Cho). As the girl is chatting with him, he notice Jennifer across the gallery, and falls in love all over. The recognize they will have differences, but when they ask an elderly couple named Margaret (Gloria LeRoy) and Henry (Don Perry) to interpret a painting and they describe it the same way, they are convinced they will grow to see eye to eye as well. However after Adam and Jennifer walk away, Margaret berates her husband for always just saying what she says. Adam and Jennifer go home and she makes him a cake, but gives him a raincheck on sex, and suggests that he watch Letterman. Jeff is caught looking at bike sales online, but instead of selling her bike, he is looking for one of his own so they can ride together again. That earns him some love making… but only once. Despite a nice date with Karen, Russell brings Candy home. Despite staring at Karen’s business card while Candy chatters away, he tosses it aside when she asks to go at it a second time. 11/8/20

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SEASON 1 – ABC

Created by Dale McRaven

Theme Song: “Nothing’s Going to Stop Me Now” composed by Jesse Frederick & Bennett Salvay, performed by David Pomeranz

• 001. Knock Knock, Who’s There? – 3/25/1986
  • Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker), a Madison, Wisconsin native who has recently moved away from his large family to Chicago to pursue his dreams of becoming a photojournalist, is visited by sheepherder Balki Bartokomous, a native of the Mediterranean island of Mypos. Balki claims to be related by way of his fifth cousin thrice-removed, who is the step-uncle to Larry, and based on that relationship, plans to live with Larry. Balki is distraught when Larry initially turns him down, but then has a change of heart and tells Balki he can stay with him until he gets on his feet. Balki is intent on learning American culture and is fascinated by even the simplest things and phrases. Larry takes Balki to work with him the next day at Ritz Discount. When Larry is called away by his neighbor friend Susan Campbell (Lise Cutter), Balki tends to a customer (Stephen Vinovich), who cons Balki into selling him $200 worth of merchandise for $45. When Larry’s boss Donald Twinkacetti (Ernie Sabella) finds out, he is livid, but gives Balki a chance to repair an old radio to see if he will hire him on to repay the debt. Larry doesn’t think he can do it, so he plants a smaller radio inside the old one. However Balki finds the radio and spoils the ruse before it ever gets started. However when he turns on the radio, the noise is so loud that it shatters most of the glass in the shop. A customer (Bobby Hosea) is impressed by its power and offers $500 for it. Balki is seen as a hero to Twikacetti and tells Larry to do the manual labor so Balki doesn’t hurt his hands. As Larry is moving the radio, it is revealed that Balki had hooked the radio up to giant speakers that would have valued the package at $1000. Twinkacetti fires them both, but Balki gives him a speech about what a good man Larry is, and Twinkacetti changes his mind and re-hires them, mostly because he intends to collect all the money they owe him out of their paychecks. 11/9/20

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