''Open House'' is an American

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that aired Sunday at 9:30 on

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from August 27, 1989 to April 8, 1990. The series was a spin-off of the Fox series '' Duet''.

Synopsis

''Open House'' starred Alison LaPlaca as Linda Phillips, the former studio executive who brought the same zeal pushing costly houses for Juan Verde Real Estate as she did working at World Wide Studios. The series also starred

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and Chris Lemmon continuing their roles as Laura Kelly and Richard Phillips. Newly separated from her writer husband Ben Coleman, Laura also quit catering, and became an apprentice agent. Richard, Linda's husband, was a pianist at Jasper's, but left the hangout — and his wife — by mid-season. Among Linda's eccentric co-workers were Ted Nichols (

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), her main rival; Scott Babylon (

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), a talented impressionist; Margo Van Meter (

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), the sassy, man-hungry secretary; and Roger McSwain (

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), the manager of Juan Verde. The premise of the series had originated in the series finale of ''Duet'', in which Linda was introduced to Ted, who brought her to Juan Verde to start her new career. LaPlaca and MacKenzie had been dating for several years by the time they worked opposite each other on ''Duet'' and ''Open House'' (they first worked together on a 1985 episode of MacKenzie's former series, ''

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''). In 1992, two years after the cancellation of ''Open House'', LaPlaca and MacKenzie were married.

Cast

Episode list

External links

* * {{epguides, OpenHouse, Open House 1989 American television series debuts 1990 American television series endings 1980s American sitcoms 1990s American sitcoms American television spin-offs English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Television series by CBS Studios Television shows set in Los Angeles