''Maggie'' is an American

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television series starring

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. The series premiered August 18, 1998, on

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, running for one season and airing its final episode on March 13, 1999.

Premise

Maggie Day and Dr. Arthur Day have been married for 19 years, and together they have a 17-year-old daughter, Amanda. Amanda's friend Reg is a budding cartoonist. After Maggie gets a job at an animal clinic and develops a crush on the veterinarian, Richard, she starts seeing a therapist, Kimberly.

Cast

Main

as Maggie Day *

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as Dr. Arthur Day * Melissa Samuels as Amy Sherwood * Morgan Nagler as Amanda Day *

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as Richard

Recurring

* Todd Giebenhain as Reg * Francesca P. Roberts as Kimberly

Production

The working title for the series was ''Maggie Day''. In November 1998, series creator, writer and executive producer Dan O'Shannon left the series with the episode "Love the One You're Not With", due to creative differences with Lifetime Television.

Episodes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggie (1998 Tv Series) Lifetime (TV network) original programming Television series by CBS Studios 1990s American sitcoms 1998 American television series debuts 1999 American television series endings Television shows set in Portland, Oregon