Married People is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC as part of its 1990–91 schedule. It was a production of Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc. in association with Columbia Pictures Television and aired between September 18, 1990 and March 16, 1991. Jay Thomas and Bess Armstrong led the ensemble cast.

Married People
GenreSitcom
Created byPrudence Fraser
Robert Sternin
Written byPrudence Fraser
Robert Rabinowitz
Robert Sternin
Directed byAsaad Kelada
StarringRay Aranha
Bess Armstrong
Megan Gallivan
Barbara Montgomery
Jay Thomas
Chris Young
ComposerBob Boykin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producersPrudence Fraser
Robert Sternin
ProducersAsaad Kelada
Kathy Landsberg
Jan Siegelman
CinematographyMark J. Levin
EditorMarco Zappia
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesSternin & Fraser Ink, Inc.
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1990 (1990-09-18) –
March 16, 1991 (1991-03-16)

Synopsis

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The series follows three couples in different stages of their relationships who lived in the same building in New York City. Newlyweds Allen and Cindy Campbell (Chris Young and Megan Gallivan) were occupants of the third floor; he attended Columbia University while she supported them as a waitress. On the second floor were the Meyers, Russell (Jay Thomas) and Elizabeth (Bess Armstrong). Elizabeth was a lawyer while Russell was a free-lance writer and househusband, particularly after the birth of their son, Max. Living on the ground floor were Nick and Olivia Williams (Ray Aranha and Barbara Montgomery), an older couple who were the building's owners (the building was in a gentrified area of Harlem, but often referred to by the street name "Central Park North"). Nick was an irascible traditionalist who constantly wondered why Russell didn't go out and get a "real" job and found Allen to be "too white" ("even for a white boy"), but was basically a good, decent man.

Married People was critically acclaimed but garnered low ratings, particularly after being continually pre-empted by ABC News providing coverage of the Persian Gulf War. The series was cancelled in March 1991, but rerun in August and September of that year just prior to the beginning of the 1991–92 schedule.

Episodes

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No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Married People"Asaad KeladaRobert Sternin & Prudence FraserSeptember 18, 1990 (1990-09-18)
2"The Truth, the Whole Truth..."Asaad KeladaUnknownSeptember 19, 1990 (1990-09-19)
3"First Impression"Asaad KeladaUnknownSeptember 26, 1990 (1990-09-26)
4"Once More, With Passion"Asaad KeladaUnknownOctober 3, 1990 (1990-10-03)
5"Money Changes Everything"Asaad KeladaUnknownOctober 10, 1990 (1990-10-10)
6"Live and Let Go"Asaad KeladaUnknownOctober 17, 1990 (1990-10-17)
7"Room for One More"Asaad KeladaUnknownOctober 24, 1990 (1990-10-24)
8"Who You Gonna Call?"Asaad KeladaDebra Fasciano & Robert Rabinowitz & Gina WendkosOctober 31, 1990 (1990-10-31)
9"Term Paper"Asaad KeladaUnknownNovember 7, 1990 (1990-11-07)
10"The Baby Cometh"Asaad KeladaUnknownNovember 14, 1990 (1990-11-14)
11"Four Neighbors and a Baby"Asaad KeladaUnknownNovember 28, 1990 (1990-11-28)
12"Partners"Asaad KeladaUnknownDecember 5, 1990 (1990-12-05)
13"Compromise"Will MackenzieUnknownDecember 19, 1990 (1990-12-19)
14"To Live and Drive in New York"Will MackenzieUnknownDecember 26, 1990 (1990-12-26)
15"The Nanny"Will MackenzieUnknownJanuary 9, 1991 (1991-01-09)
16"Mommy and Me"Will MackenzieUnknownJanuary 23, 1991 (1991-01-23)
17"Dance Ten, Friends Zero"Will MackenzieUnknownJanuary 30, 1991 (1991-01-30)
18"You Were Right and I Was..."Will MackenzieUnknownMarch 16, 1991 (1991-03-16)

Awards

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Year Award Result Category Recipient
1991 Emmy Award Won Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series Marty Brown, Dave Owen, Rich Rose, Marvin Shearer, Mark Warshaw, and Jerry Weiss
For episode "Dance Ten, Friends Zero"

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