Alright Already (TV series)
| Alright Already | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Carol Leifer |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Brillstein-Grey Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | The WB |
| Release | September 7, 1997 – May 3, 1998 |
Alright Already is an American sitcom television series created and starring by Carol Leifer,[1] that aired on The WB[2] from September 7, 1997, to May 3, 1998.
Premise
[edit]A single businesswoman opens an optometry shop in Miami with her best friend and deals with embarrassing situations and her relationship with her family.
Cast
[edit]- Carol Leifer as Carol Lerner
- Amy Yasbeck as Renee
- Stacy Galina as Jessica Lerner
- Mitzi McCall as Miriam Lerner
- Maury Sterling as Vaughn Lerner
- Jerry Adler as Al Lerner
Production
[edit]The series' original working title was Ocean Drive.[3]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Again with the Baby" | Rob Schiller | Leslie Caveny | September 7, 1997 | 3.14[4] | |
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Carol lies about having a baby to make the neighbors turn down the volume of their music. | ||||||
| 2 | "Again with the Jury Duty" | Unknown | Carol Leifer | September 14, 1997 | 2.05[5] | |
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Carol tries to get out of jury duty so she can date a district attorney working on the case; Miriam and Al protest a traffic ticket. | ||||||
| 3 | "Again with the Black Box" | Rob Schiller | Carol Leifer | September 21, 1997 | 3.17[6] | |
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Carol buys a gag gift at a sex shop for Renee's snooty friend. | ||||||
| 4 | "Again with the Pilot" | Rob Schiller | Carol Leifer | September 28, 1997 | 2.94[7] | |
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Carol has an embarrassing predicament with toilet paper at a shopping centre. | ||||||
| 5 | "Again with the Laser Surgery" | Rob Schiller | Bill Kunstler | October 5, 1997 | 2.82[8] | |
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Carol and Renee get competitive when a store offering laser-eye-surgery opens next door; Vaughn pretends to be gay to attract a beautiful model. | ||||||
| 6 | "Again with the Mah-Jong" | Rob Schiller | Judy Toll and Susan Sherman | October 12, 1997 | 2.28[9] | |
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Carol cancels her bottled-water delivery when she finds out that the water is unclean; Miriam and Jessica have a tense mah-jong match. | ||||||
| 7 | "Again with the Lobbyist" | Rob Schiller | Chris Henchy and Chuck Martin | October 26, 1997 | 2.54[10] | |
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Carol tries to convince her parents to put her picture up on the wall. | ||||||
| 8 | "Again with the Porno Video" | Rob Schiller | Michael Rowe | November 2, 1997 | 2.24[11] | |
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Carol gets a porno video stuck in the VCR; Renee thinks the male star of the video looks like their overnight-delivery guy. | ||||||
| 9 | "Again with the Jessica's Boyfriend" | Rob Schiller | Dawn DeKeyser | November 9, 1997 | 2.88[12] | |
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Carol sets Jessica up on a date with a frame designer. | ||||||
| 10 | "Again with the Sponge Cake" | Unknown | Michael Rowe | November 16, 1997 | 2.76[13] | |
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Carol goes on a blind date; Miriam takes a driving lesson; Vaughn dates a dieter. | ||||||
| 11 | "Again with the Funeral" | Unknown | Judy Toll and Susan Sherman | November 23, 1997 | 3.09[14] | |
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Carol performs menial tasks for a widow; Jessica makes a sponge cake for the retirement community. | ||||||
| 12 | "Again with the Sexual Harassment" | Unknown | Carol Leifer | December 14, 1997 | 2.34[15] | |
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After pressure from her mom, Carol hires dimwitted cousin Gary to work at the shop. | ||||||
| 13 | "Again with the Billionaire" | Unknown | Stephen Engel and Carol Leifer | January 11, 1998 | 2.06[16] | |
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Carol dates a billionaire who constantly has her pay the bills. | ||||||
| 14 | "Again with the Satellite Dish" | Unknown | George McGrath | January 18, 1998 | 2.09[17] | |
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Carol impresses everybody with answers to Jeopardy!; Renee becomes director for the Lerners' condo's musical. | ||||||
| 15 | "Again with the Hockey Player (1)" | Unknown | Bill Kuntsler and Jim Wise | February 1, 1998 | 3.15[18] | |
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Carol is dating a man who tears off her clothes during moments of passion, costing her a new wardrobe. To be continued... | ||||||
| 16 | "Again with the Hockey Player (2)" | Unknown | Stephen Engel and Carol Leifer (teleplay) and Michael Gannon (story) | February 8, 1998 | 3.11[19] | |
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Carol is mortified when the hockey player she is dating reveals details about their sex life to millions of viewers. | ||||||
| 17 | "Again with the Astronaut" | Rob Schiller | Chuck Martin and Chris Henchy | February 15, 1998 | 2.43[20] | |
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Carol dates an astronaut and gives him a cold. | ||||||
| 18 | "Again with the Gynecologist" | Amanda Bearse | Kell Cahoon and Tom Saunders | February 22, 1998 | 3.31[21] | |
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Carol dates a gynecologist who isn't exactly what she expected him to be in bed. | ||||||
| 19 | "Again with the Answering Machine" | Unknown | Kell Cahoon and Tom Saunders | March 1, 1998 | 3.28[22] | |
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Carol tries to dump her boyfriend by leaving a message on his answering machine, but is constantly thwarted by call-forwarding. | ||||||
| 20 | "Again with the Photos" | Unknown | Judy Toll and Susan Sherman (teleplay) & Chris Henchy and Carol Leifer (story) | April 27, 1998 | 2.2[23] | |
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Carol goes back to her hockey-playing boyfriend. | ||||||
| 21 | "Again with the White House" | Gordon Hunt | Bill Kuntsler and Michael Rowe (teleplay) & Carol Leifer and Stephen Engel (story) | May 3, 1998 | 3.1[23] | |
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Two of Carol's former boyfriends invite her to the White House. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Heldenfels, R.D. (September 7, 1997). "Time is now for show of her own". The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (December 21, 1997). "'Alright Already' is WB's best-kept secret". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Levin, Jenny Hontz,Gary; Hontz, Jenny; Levin, Gary (May 14, 1997). "New dramas to fill WB's Tuesday night". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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