Jenny (TV series)
Jenny is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1998. The series was intended to be a star vehicle for Jenny McCarthy.[1]
| Jenny | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Howard Gewirtz Mark Reisman |
| Directed by | Andy Ackerman Leonard R. Garner Jr. Jeffrey Melman |
| Starring | Jenny McCarthy Heather Paige Kent |
| Theme music composer | Brian Tyler |
| Composer | Bruce Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (7 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Howard Gewirtz Mark Reisman |
| Producers | Stevie Ray Fromstein Lori A. Moneymaker |
| Editor | Timothy Mozer |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Mark & Howard Productions MTV Productions Paramount Television |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution (current) |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 28, 1997 – January 12, 1998 |
Synopsis
The series starred McCarthy as Jenny McMillan, a Utica convenience store clerk who suddenly inherits a vast fortune from the B movie star father (George Hamilton) she never knew (who appears on TV in movies and commercials he appeared in). After her father's funeral, Jenny and her lifelong friend Maggie (Heather Paige Kent) decide to pursue fame in Hollywood.
Cast
- Jenny McCarthy as Jenny McMillan
- Heather Paige Kent as Maggie Marino
- George Hamilton as Guy Hathaway
- Daniel Stern as Cooper
- Rafer Weigel as Max
Cancellation
The series, originally scheduled on Sundays opposite the second half of CBS's Top 5 hit Touched by an Angel, Fox's Top 15 hit King of the Hill, and the last half-hour of ABC's Top 40 hit The Wonderful World of Disney,[2] was moved to Monday nights in December 1997 in an attempt to gain more viewers.[3] The move failed to attract more viewers and Jenny was canceled after 10 of the 17 episodes produced were aired. After the first 10 shows aired Paramount Television continued production in anticipation of the series being picked up by UPN, but the show was not picked up by the network. In an episode seen only outside the United States, Guy turned out not to be dead only missing.[4]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Andy Ackerman | Mark Reisman & Howard Gewirtz | September 28, 1997 |
| 2 | "A Girl's Gotta Pierce" | Jeff Melman | Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia | October 5, 1997 |
| 3 | "A Girl's Gotta Work" | Andy Ackerman | Ellen Byron & Lissa Kapstrom | October 12, 1997 |
| 4 | "A Girl's Gotta Spike" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Lori Kirkland | November 2, 1997 |
| 5 | "A Girl's Gotta Live in the Real World" | Jeff Melman | Jennifer Glickman | November 16, 1997 |
| 6 | "A Girl's Gotta Lie" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Ellen Byron & Lissa Kapstrom | December 1, 1997 |
| 7 | "A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls" | Jeff Melman | Lori Kirkland & Jennifer Glickman | December 15, 1997 |
| 8 | "A Girl's Gotta Love a Wedding" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Story by : Howard Gewirtz Teleplay by : Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia | December 22, 1997 |
| 9 | "A Girl's Gotta Merger" | Jeff Melman | Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia | January 5, 1998 |
| 10 | "A Girl's Gotta Get It" | Ted Wass | Lori Kirkland | January 12, 1998 |
| 11 | "A Girl's Gotta Hang with a Celebrity" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Stevie Ray Fromstein | UNAIRED |
| 12 | "A Girl's Gotta Protect Her Assets" | Jeff Melman | Stevie Ray Fromstein & Martin Weiss | UNAIRED |
| 13 | "A Girl's Gotta Make Room for Daddy: Part 1" | Jeff Melman | Ellen Byron & Lissa Kapstrom | UNAIRED |
| 14 | "A Girl's Gotta Make Room for Daddy: Part 2" | Jeff Melman | Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia | UNAIRED |
| 15 | "A Girl's Gotta Go Vogue" | Matthew Diamond | Lori Kirkland | UNAIRED |
| 16 | "A Girl's Gotta Get Ready for Her Close-up" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Jennifer Glickman | UNAIRED |
| 17 | "A Girl's Gotta Come Through in a Clutch" | Jeff Melman | Jon Ross | UNAIRED |
References
- "COVER STORY; Must-See? We'll See.; Can NBC make a sitcom star out of a former centerfold and MTV fantasy figure? She's not exactly your girl next door, but Jenny McCarthy says 'Jenny' is the real her. Really". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- Richmond, Ray (1997-09-27). "Jenny". variety.com. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- Hontz, Jenny (1997-12-04). "Jenny holds in Mon. slot". variety.com. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 604. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.