''Kristin'' is an American
sitcom
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television series created by John Markus, starring
. The series premiered on June 5, 2001 on
NBC
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.
The show was canceled on July 10, 2001, after six episodes had been screened (out of thirteen produced).
Plot
Kristin Yancey (Kristin Chenoweth), a perky
Oklahoma woman, takes a job as a secretary in New York City while she looks for work in show business. What she does not know is that her boss Tommy Ballantine (
Jon Tenney
Jonathan Frederick Tenney (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor. He played Special Agent Fritz Howard in TNT's ''The Closer'' and continued in its spinoff '' Major Crimes''.
Early life
Tenney was born in Princeton, New Jersey. His mother ...
), hired her sight unseen from a local Baptist Church congregation in hopes of repairing his public image, which had been damaged by nearly nonstop sexual imbroglios.
Cast
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as Kristin Yancey
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Jon Tenney
Jonathan Frederick Tenney (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor. He played Special Agent Fritz Howard in TNT's ''The Closer'' and continued in its spinoff '' Major Crimes''.
Early life
Tenney was born in Princeton, New Jersey. His mother ...
as Tommy Ballantine, Kristin's boss
*
Ana Ortiz as Santa Clemente, Kristin's friend
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Larry Romano
Lawrence John Romano (born July 31, 1963) is an American film and television actor.
Born in Mount Vernon, New York, he was a regular on ''NYPD Blue'' and the sitcom ''The King of Queens'', on which he played Richie Iannucci. He played First B ...
as Aldo Bonnadonna, Tommy's right-hand man
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Dale Godboldo
Dale Eugene Godboldo, Jr. (born July 5, 1975) is an American television and film actor.
Early life
Godboldo was born in Dallas, Texas.
Career
He started his career on Disney's '' All New Mickey Mouse Club'' and appeared in guest roles on '' Mo ...
as Tyrique Kimbrough, an employee of the firm
*
Christopher Durang
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as Reverend Thornhill of the Baptist congregation
Reception
Michael Speier of ''
Variety
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'' called the series a "dud" with "incredibly stale one-liners, on-the-cheap production values and boring supporting players".
Anita Gates in ''
The New York Times
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'' wrote: "The plots and situations are just tired, like the show's saccharine theme song".
As of 2020, none of the series has been released on DVD for home consumption.
Episodes
References
External links
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2001 American television series debuts
2001 American television series endings
2000s American sitcoms
English-language television shows
NBC original programming
Television shows set in New York City
Television series by CBS Studios
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