''The Geena Davis Show'' is an American

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television series created by

Terri Minsky Terri Minsky is an American television writer and producer who created '' The Geena Davis Show'', ''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Less Than Perfect'', and ''Andi Mack''. Early and personal life Minsky grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. A mother of two ...

starring

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. The show aired for one season on

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from October 10, 2000, to July 20, 2001, during the 2000–01 U.S. television season.

Plot

Sexy and sophisticated

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party-planner Teddie Cochran starts dating writer Max Ryan. The two hit it off, and Teddie soon moves into Max's suburban home along with his two children, six-year-old Eliza and 13-year-old Carter. Motherless for some time (Max is a widower), the two are not exactly welcoming of Teddie. Along with her two girlfriends Hilary and Judy, Teddie must use her unique blend of wits and sarcasm to get through her new lifestyle.

Cast

Main

Geena Davis Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor

– Teddie Cochran *

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– Max Ryan *

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– Hillary *

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– Judy *

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– Carter Ryan *

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– Eliza Ryan *

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– Gladys Guevara *

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– Alan

Supporting

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– Ashley *Peggy Jo Jacobs as Patrice *Lise Simms as Natalie *Steve Valentine as Walter *Susan Wood as Sydney *Sarah Zinsser as Mrs. Toll *Adeline Allen as Morgan *Dylan Capannelli as Justin *

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as Bryan Fernando

Production and development

first pitched the idea of a ''

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''-like character becoming a suburban housewife to ABC in early 2000. After some debating, ABC decided to make the show less like ''Sex and the City'' and more tailored to its star, Geena Davis. The show was filmed in Los Angeles and premiered on ABC on Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at 9.30pm. The show lasted less than a season before being replaced by the

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sitcom ''

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''. Davis appeared on the cover of

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's 2000 Fall Preview issue, along with three other actors starring in new sitcoms:

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, Michael Richards and

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. Despite the magazine declaring them a "fab foursome", all four series bombed, with Davis' show actually airing the most episodes (20), compared to '' Bette'' (16), ''

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'' (eight) and Goodman's ''

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'' (seven).

Episodes

Every episode of the series was directed by Andy Cadiff, except for the unaired episode, "The Wedding", which was directed by

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International broadcast

In Italy, ''The Geena Davis Show'' (known as '' Geena Davis Show'' aired on RaiDue Car Hire in 2005. ''The Geena Davis Show'' was screened in the United Kingdom on the now defunct channel

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, from the channel's beginning in 2004 until its closure in 2007. The entire series, including the unaired episode, was broadcast on the channel.

References

External links

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