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Season 1 – Moonlighting

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68% Tomatometer 41 Reviews 93% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
After being cleaned out by her no-good manager, model Maddie Hayes is about to sell one of her few remaining assets, the Blue Moon Detective Agency - until snarky employee David Addison talks her out of it, saving his job and launching a new career for her.
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Moonlighting — Season 1

Moonlighting — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

While Moonlighting borrows too liberally from other screwball capers, it coasts by on Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis' fiery chemistry, with a high quotient of quality quips adding some tinder.

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Nancy Banks-Smith Guardian 08/11/2021
There is a gentle sound of bells as your leg is pulled. Go to Full Review Garrie Hutchinson The Age (Australia) 08/11/2021
There's a bit of quiet pizazz in their performances that is unusual for American television, and possibly only allowed because they are doomed never to sleep together. Go to Full Review Jacqueline Lee Lewes Sydney Morning Herald 08/11/2021
The real star of the series is Bruce Willis, who plays Addison. The character is a real motor-mouth who is very, very funny. Willis plays him to perfection. Go to Full Review Marty Brown Common Sense Media Oct 6
5/5
Moonlighting might be the messiest series that's widely considered an all-time classic. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 10/11/2023
Unless you were a fan of the noir classics like The Thin Man, the overlapping, snappy banter between Willis and Shepherd was something that we had never seen on TV to that point. Go to Full Review Michael Dougan San Francisco Examiner 08/11/2021
Moonlighting works as a comedy, but as a detective show it's got about as much life as that guy with the bruised schnoz. Whether the show makes a go of things will depend on which direction the writers choose to take it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Clarke @RT43651483 10/15/2023 My absolute favorite show when it came out. Smart, funny and touching. The chemistry and verbal banter and sexual tension between Cybill and Bruce really powers this show. See more 01/25/2021 Totally charming. Great chemistry between Maddie Hayes and David Addison. The theme music is wonderful as well. Sets the stage perfectly. See more steve d @RT35616104 07/25/2020 It's leads may not be likable in real life but they play off each other wonderfully. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Cybill Shepherd

Maddie Hayes

Bruce Willis

David Addison

Allyce Beasley

Agnes DiPesto

Cotter Smith

Guest Star

Tim Robbins

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Vincent Schiavelli

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 3, 1985 Pilot An ex-fashion model (Cybill Shepherd) becomes the unlikely head of a detective agency commandeered by a wise-cracking employee (Bruce Willis). Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 3, 1985 Pilot An ex-fashion model (Cybill Shepherd) becomes the unlikely head of a detective agency commandeered by a wise-cracking employee (Bruce Willis). Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 5, 1985 Gunfight at the So-So Corral Maddie and David help an elderly man search for his long-lost son, unaware their client is a hired killer. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 12, 1985 An Inkling of Murder Maddie and David encounter a psychic and strange events while tracking an industrial spy. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 19, 1985 The Next Murder You Hear David and Maddie (Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd) investigate the on-air murder of a radio talk show personality (Gregg Henry). Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 26, 1985 Next Stop Murder Maddie, David and Ms. Dipesto track a real killer on a train trip designed for murder-mystery buffs. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 2, 1985 The Murder's in the Mail Maddie and David work for a collection agency and find their quarry murdered in an international plot. Details

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Moonlighting — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 3, 1985