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Caroline in the City: Season 1 (1995 - 1996)
Season 1
Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City is agreeable entertainment thanks to Lea Thompson's screwball charm and the crack comedic timing of Malcolm Gets, although this cartoonist sitcom seems hesitant to draw outside the lines.
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Caroline (Lea Thompson) draws a blank when she needsa last-minute date. Richard: Malcolm Gets. Del: Eric Lutes. Annie: Amy Pietz. Charlie: Andy Lauer. Remo: Tom La Grua. Jeff: Jason Workman.
Richard (Malcolm Gets) is mugged in broad daylight, but the worst humiliation comes when he tells Caroline about what happened. Dangerous Man: Norman Large. Partygoer No. 1: Christopher Malecki. Partygoer No. 2: Steven Anthony Espinosa.
Richard takes his paintings out of the closet when a gallery owner (Dan Butler) offers to consider them for a show. Howard: Jack Kenny. Johnny: John Mariano. Allen: Neal Lerner. Remo: Tom La Grua. Annie: Amy Pietz.
Richard and Del try to help an injured Caroline complete her work, but things go from bad to worse when medication dulls her pain---and her mind. Handsome Island Waiter: Gerry McIntyre. Charlie: Andy Lauer. Annie: Amy Pietz. Del: Eric Lutes. Richard: Malcolm Gets.
Being too picky could cost Caroline the chance to reclaim money lost at an ATM, while Richard tries to end a relationship. Richard: Malcolm Gets. Del: Eric Lutes. Annie: Amy Pietz. Caroline: Lea Thompson.
Caroline's meeting with Del's parents gets derailed when he fails to show up, while Richard's birthday plans change when Annie drops by. Cameos include Matthew Perry and Jonathan Silverman.
Caroline's aunt fixes her up with a childhood acquaintance. Meanwhile, Shelly continues to rearrange Richard's life. Peter: Peter Krause. Shelly: Lauren Graham. Remo: Tom La Grua. Annie: Amy Pietz. Richard: Malcolm Gets.
Caroline is blown away by an opportunity to march in the Thanksgiving Day parade. Florence Henderson and talk-show hosts Mike Burger and Maty Monfort have cameos. Captain Markham: Marlon Archey. Peter: Joel Miller.
Annie's new boyfriend steals her heart, but Caroline suspects an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, Richard unveils a new painting. Warren: Tim Conlon. Officer Bloch: David Byrd. Remo: Tom La Grua. Annie: Amy Pietz.
Botched attempts to plan a trip with Del lead Caroline to reconsider their relationship. Mindi: Lorna Luft. Shelly: Lauren Graham. Remo: Tom La Grua. Charlie: Andy Lauer.
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Genre:Comedy
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Network:NBC
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Premiere Date:Sep 21, 1995
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Episodes
Caroline (Lea Thompson) draws a blank when she needsa last-minute date. Richard: Malcolm Gets. Del: Eric Lutes. Annie: Amy Pietz. Charlie: Andy Lauer. Remo: Tom La Grua. Jeff: Jason Workman.
Richard (Malcolm Gets) is mugged in broad daylight, but the worst humiliation comes when he tells Caroline about what happened. Dangerous Man: Norman Large. Partygoer No. 1: Christopher Malecki. Partygoer No. 2: Steven Anthony Espinosa.
Richard takes his paintings out of the closet when a gallery owner (Dan Butler) offers to consider them for a show. Howard: Jack Kenny. Johnny: John Mariano. Allen: Neal Lerner. Remo: Tom La Grua. Annie: Amy Pietz.
Richard and Del try to help an injured Caroline complete her work, but things go from bad to worse when medication dulls her pain---and her mind. Handsome Island Waiter: Gerry McIntyre. Charlie: Andy Lauer. Annie: Amy Pietz. Del: Eric Lutes. Richard: Malcolm Gets.
Being too picky could cost Caroline the chance to reclaim money lost at an ATM, while Richard tries to end a relationship. Richard: Malcolm Gets. Del: Eric Lutes. Annie: Amy Pietz. Caroline: Lea Thompson.
Caroline's meeting with Del's parents gets derailed when he fails to show up, while Richard's birthday plans change when Annie drops by. Cameos include Matthew Perry and Jonathan Silverman.
Caroline's aunt fixes her up with a childhood acquaintance. Meanwhile, Shelly continues to rearrange Richard's life. Peter: Peter Krause. Shelly: Lauren Graham. Remo: Tom La Grua. Annie: Amy Pietz. Richard: Malcolm Gets.
Caroline is blown away by an opportunity to march in the Thanksgiving Day parade. Florence Henderson and talk-show hosts Mike Burger and Maty Monfort have cameos. Captain Markham: Marlon Archey. Peter: Joel Miller.
Annie's new boyfriend steals her heart, but Caroline suspects an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, Richard unveils a new painting. Warren: Tim Conlon. Officer Bloch: David Byrd. Remo: Tom La Grua. Annie: Amy Pietz.
Botched attempts to plan a trip with Del lead Caroline to reconsider their relationship. Mindi: Lorna Luft. Shelly: Lauren Graham. Remo: Tom La Grua. Charlie: Andy Lauer.
Critic Reviews for Caroline in the City Season 1
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Caroline in the City has enough strengths to grow and prosper in such a great time slot. Lovely Lea should win many fans. But it would help if Del could be drawn out of the picture.
It just leads to borderline fun. But Thompson has the blithe manner to push things over the borderline, to take so-so material and make it sparkle.
Caroline lacks the quirkiness and edge of its fellow NBC sitcoms. It also depends on the sort of hoary comedy devices that have made decades of TV sitcoms embarrassing to watch.
That post-Seinfeld slot sets high standards, and Lea Thompson's Caroline is no Elaine.
The Gets character almost walks off with the show with a combination of biting sarcasm and underlying loneliness. And, of course, there are pop-culture references to spare.
What Caroline doesn't have, initially, is a script that's either credible or humorous.
Lea Thompson turns in a winning perf as cartoonist Caroline in this sophisticated yet loopy sitcom.
With his wit and cutting one-liners, Malcom Getz's performance as Richard often steals the show, but it's Thompson's Caroline that leaves a lasting impression.
Features some smart, if uneven, writing. There are several laugh-out-loud lines. There also are some roll-your-eyes situations.
Another attempt at replicating the success of Friends and Seinfeld that fell far short of the mark.
The producers say they wanted to create a series about a "quirky, engaging, flawed and honest" woman. They've succeeded on that count, as well as serving up some of the most sophisticated dialogue in prime time.
Though the show lacks the inspired cohesiveness of classic sitcoms like Cheers or Seinfeld, it is bright, brisk and well-played.
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