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Season 1 – Paper Dolls

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A brother and sister vie to discover a new model.

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Richard Zoglin TIME Magazine 10/11/2022
The show resurrects almost all the show-business clichés and stirs them up for a season of soapsuds that will be mistaken for entertainment by a large audience. Go to Full Review
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 1984 Pilot A manipulative agent (Morgan Fairchild) monitors the careers of two young models (Terry Farrell, Nicollette Sheridan). Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 24, 1984 Pilot A manipulative agent (Morgan Fairchild) monitors the careers of two young models (Terry Farrell, Nicollette Sheridan). Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 1984 Episode One Laurie quickly becomes the hottest new model in the business; disturbing news unnerves Blair and David. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 9, 1984 Episode Two Grant learns that he will soon be a grandfather; Taryn gets a part in a music video; David tells Blair about a loan shark. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 16, 1984 Episode Three David asks Grant for a loan to save Tempus; Racine discovers another star to rival Laurie; Taryn and singer John Waite work on the music video. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 23, 1984 Episode Four Julia confronts Taryn and Laurie at a party for John Waite; Harper World Wide incorporates Tempus Sportswear; Racine urges Wesley to ruin David. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 30, 1984 Episode Five Laurie and Chris' working relationship takes a romantic turn; Michael fears industry pressures will be too much for his family; Parnell threatens Blair. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 13, 1984 Episode Six Dinah believes modeling may be ruining Laurie's grades; John Waite invites Taryn to go on tour; Blair's family hears from the kidnappers. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 20, 1984 Episode Seven Julia secretly cancels Taryn's tour plans with John Waite; David and the Harpers stand vigil over Blair; a mysterious man stalks Laurie. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 27, 1984 Episode Eight Colette arrives; Blair decides to model again; Racine prepares Chris for stardom; a magazine story may hurt Laurie. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 4, 1984 Episode Nine Grant wants to postpone his vacation; Wesley undermines his father's acquisition; Laurie feels guilty; Wesley romances Colette. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 11, 1984 Episode Ten Laurie's mother dines with Jake Larner; Lewis Crosby seeks Laurie in New York; Racine and Wesley plot to blackmail Grayson Carr. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 18, 1984 Episode Eleven Colette and Wesley become partners; Majorie considers divorcing Grant; Dinah and Laurie reconcile; Wesley schemes for Marjorie's interest in the firm. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 25, 1984 Episode Twelve David's Tempus Sportswear show gets a bad review; the Harpers hear shocking news about Marjorie. Details
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Season Info

Director
Ralph Senensky, Leo Penn, Edward Parone, Arthur Allan Seidelman
Executive Producer
Leonard Goldberg
Screenwriter
Stephen Black, Don Roos, Jill Gordon, Jennifer Miller, Jeff Stuart, Michael L. Grace, Carol Saraceno, Harry Stern
Network
ABC
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 24, 1984