The Robert Guillaume Show
| The Robert Guillaume Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | New World Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | April 5 – July 19, 1989 |
The Robert Guillaume Show is an American sitcom television series starring Robert Guillaume that aired on ABC from April 5 to July 19, 1989.
Synopsis
The series starred Guillaume as Edward Sawyer, a single father with two children who begins an interracial relationship with Ann (Wendy Phillips), his white secretary[1] who has a daughter of her own.
According to Guillaume's autobiography, he conceived the series with the intent of exploring racial complexities in a family situation in a comedic way, but was warned by ABC that the American public needed time to get used to the idea of an interracial romance. Guillaume maintained that ABC deliberately sabotaged the series by airing episodes out of order and showed a kiss between Edward and Ann on the second episode instead of the intended eighth. The series was soon canceled, lasting only thirteen episodes.[2]
Cast
- Robert Guillaume as Edward Sawyer
- Marc Joseph as William Sawyer[3]
- Kelsey Scott as Pamela Sawyer
- Hank Rolike as Henry Sawyer
- Wendy Phillips as Ann Sherr
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hello Again" | Oz Scott | Unknown | April 5, 1989 | 17.8[4] |
| 2 | "Together Again" | Neema Barnette | Unknown | April 12, 1989 | 14.3[5] |
| 3 | "Drive, He Said" | Oz Scott | Unknown | April 19, 1989 | 13.5[6] |
| 4 | "Guaranteed Not to Shrink" | John Sgueglia | Story by : Stephen Langford Teleplay by : Philip Fenty | April 26, 1989 | 14.9[7] |
| 5 | "Educating Ann" | Arlando Smith | Hollis Rich & Maiya Williams | May 3, 1989 | 12.6[8] |
| 6 | "Fast Friends" | Whitney J. LeBlanc | Maiya Williams | May 17, 1989 | 10.3[9] |
| 7 | "All That Shimmers" | Oz Scott | Sy Rosen & Phil Doran | June 7, 1989 | 9.2[10] |
| 8 | "They're Here" | Oz Scott | Story by : Joel Saltzman Teleplay by : R.J. Colleary | June 14, 1989 | 7.5[11] |
| 9 | "You Win Some, You Lose Some" | John Sgueglia | Hollis Rich | June 21, 1989 | 9.3[12] |
| 10 | "First Date" | Oz Scott | Unknown | July 5, 1989 | 9.4[13] |
| 11 | "The Day After the Night Before" | Oz Scott | Phil Doran & Sy Rosen | July 12, 1989 | 10.1[14] |
| 12 | "A Piece of the Rock" | Arlando Smith | Ehrich Van Lowe | July 19, 1989 | 10.5[15] |
References
- ^ Finke, Nikki (April 5, 1989). "It's Not Just Another Sitcom : Robert Guillaume Says New Show's Interracial Romance 'No Big Deal'". Los Angeles Times.
- ISBN 0-8262-1426-6.
- ^ Schmader, David (June 18, 2009). "Edutainment". The Stranger.
- ProQuest 306166319.
- ProQuest 306176608.
- ProQuest 306174966.
- ProQuest 306197470.
- ProQuest 306210811.
- ProQuest 306198690.
- ProQuest 306213120.
- ProQuest 306210130.
- ProQuest 306211385.
- ProQuest 306223263.
- ProQuest 306215429.
- ProQuest 306211572.
External links
- The Robert Guillaume Show at IMDb
