The Trouble with Larry
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Genre | Sitcom |
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Composer | Stephen Graziano |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 (4 unaired) (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
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Network | CBS |
Release | August 25 September 8, 1993 | –
The Trouble with Larry is an American sitcom television series that aired from August 25, 1993 to September 8, 1993 on CBS. It starred Bronson Pinchot as Larry Burton, a man returning home to Syracuse after being presumed dead for many years. CBS gave the series an early start by premiering it in late August, three weeks after Pinchot's previous series, Perfect Strangers, finished its run on ABC. However, after poor reviews and three weeks of bad ratings, the series was canceled before the official TV season it was to have been a part of had even begun.[1]
Premise
Larry returns home a decade after he was dragged off by baboons on his honeymoon. His wife, Sally, has now married another man and has a nine-year-old daughter. Larry falls in love with his former sister-in-law, Gabriella, who hates him.[2]
Cast
- Bronson Pinchot as Larry Burton
- Courteney Cox as Gabriella Easden
- Alex McKenna as Lindsay Flatt
- Perry King as Boyd Flatt
- Shanna Reed as Sally Easden
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "The Homecoming" | Darrell Vickers | August 25, 1993 | 9.4[3] | ||
Larry returns after being presumed dead for ten years and tries to resume his role as head of the family. | ||||||
2 | "The Vigilantes" | Robert Berlinger | Tom Finnigan | September 1, 1993 | 9.9[4] | |
Lindsay's bike is stolen and Larry hits the streets trying to find the bike. | ||||||
3 | "My Science Fair Lady" | John Fortenberry | Lisa Rosenthal | September 8, 1993 | 9.1[5] | |
Larry is exposed when he tries to be a robot for Lindsay's science project, but his knowledge of the jungle helps expose the science fair winner as another fake. | ||||||
4 | "The Angel of Death and Taxes" | Linda Day | Steve Billnitzer | Unaired | N/A | |
5 | "Witless for the Prosecution" | David Trainer | Art Everett | Unaired | N/A | |
6 | "Rhinestone Cowboy" | Mark Linn-Baker | Julie Thacker | Unaired | N/A | |
Sally kisses Larry and thinks she's about to fall in love with him again. | ||||||
7 | "Piñata Full of Bones" | Robert Berlinger | Charlie Kaufman | Unaired | N/A |
Reception
Reviews for The Trouble with Larry were generally unfavorable, occasionally bordering on hostile. Ken Tucker of
The show ran three episodes before being cancelled following the September 8 broadcast. Eleven days later, another series co-created by Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers premiered: It Had to Be You, starring Faye Dunaway and Robert Urich. It lasted four episodes, giving Nicholls and Vickers the unusual distinction of overseeing two of the earliest-to-be-cancelled new shows of the same TV season.
References
- ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ IMDb. "The Trouble with Larry - Plot summary". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ^ Gable, Donna (September 1, 1993). "NBC's 'Now' jumps right into top 10". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (September 8, 1993). "'John Larroquette Show' off to high-flying start". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Gable, Donna (September 15, 1993). "Smooth start for 'seaQuest DSV'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- ^ Ken Tucker. "The Trouble with Larry Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ Boedeker, Hal, "Tall Hopes misses goal", Toronto Star, August 25, 1993, page C4.
- ^ David Zurawick. "There's no cure for The Trouble with Larry". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ Moore, Frazier. "'Trouble With Larry' Sitcom So Ridiculous It Leaves You Breathless." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 25, 1993, page D6.
- ^ Greg Dawson. "Unfunny Larry Sinks Despite First-Rate Cast". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ David Hiltbrand. "Pick and Pans Review: The trouble with Larry". People. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
External links
- The Trouble with Larry at IMDb
- TV Guide