''Hidden Hills'' is an American
sitcom
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television series that aired on
NBC
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from September 24, 2002 to January 21, 2003, during the
2002 fall line up. Based on the book ''Surviving Suburbia'', the series was created by
Peter Segal
Peter Segal (born 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Segal has directed the comedic films ''Tommy Boy'' (1995), ''My Fellow Americans'' (1996), '' The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'' (2000), ''Anger Managemen ...
and Ric Swartzlander. The theme song was "
Pleasant Valley Sunday
"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for the version recorded by the Monkees in 1967. Inspired by a street named Pleasant Valley Way and their move to suburban West Orange, New Jersey, Goffin an ...
", made famous by
The Monkees
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.
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (; born May 18, 1950) is an American composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead singer and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, whose " Whip It" was a top 2 ...
(co-founder of
Devo
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) performed the version used on the show. The show was made by Ric Swartzlander's Rude Mood Productions and
NBC
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.
Cast
Main
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Justin Louis
Louis Ferreira (born Luís Ferreira; born 20 February 1966) is a Canadian actor. Ferreira is known for his roles in ''Stargate Universe'' as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of '' Durham County'', FBI Assistant ...
as Doug Barber
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Paula Marshall
Paula Marshall (born June 12, 1964) is an American actress.
Career
In 1990, Marshall had a guest role as Iris West, the love interest of Flash (Barry Allen) in the pilot episode on the short-lived '' Flash''. In 1991, she guest-starred on ''Supe ...
as Dr. Janine Barber
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Kristin Bauer as Belinda Slypich
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Stacy Galina
Stacy Galina (born September 24, 1966) is an American jeweler and former actress. She is known for her roles as Kate Whittaker and Mary-Frances Sumner in the CBS prime time soap opera ''Knots Landing''.
Early life
Galina was born in Baltimore, ...
as Pam Asher
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Tamara Taylor
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as Sarah Timmerman
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Dondré Whitfield
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as Zack Timmerman
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Alexa Nikolas
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as Emily Barber
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Sean Marquette
Sean Marquette is an American actor, who is best known for his portrayal as Johnny Atkins in '' The Goldbergs'' and '' Schooled'', and for voicing Mac in the Cartoon Network show ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' (2004–2009).
Life and ca ...
as Derek Barber
Recurring
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Cristián de la Fuente
Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (; born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean-American actor, presenter, model and producer.
Early life
Cristian De la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, the only child of chemist Hugo de la Fuente (died 1996) an ...
as Manolo
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Sandra McCoy
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Early life and education
McCoy was born and ra ...
as Miss Lily
Episodes
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2000s American sitcoms
2002 American television series debuts
2003 American television series endings
English-language television shows
Single-camera television sitcoms
NBC original programming
Television series by Universal Television
Television shows based on American novels
Television shows set in California
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