Temporarily Yours is an American sitcom that aired on CBS for six episodes in 1997.

Temporarily Yours
Created byMichael Patrick King
StarringDebi Mazar
Joanna Gleason
Seth Green
Saverio Guerra
Nancy Cassaro
ComposerRoger Boyce
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesGarden State Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 5 (1997-03-05) –
April 9, 1997 (1997-04-09)

Plot

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Deb DeAngelo (Debi Mazar), a young woman is desperate for a luxurious, cheaply priced New York City apartment. She lies to the landlady about having a job with a temp agency and then hurries to the agency to beg for work before the landlady calls and discovers the lie. The agency is run by Joan (Joanna Gleason), an uptight businesswoman. Joan reluctantly takes on Deb as an employee but sends her out on strange assignments.[1][2]

In the pilot episode, she is sent to work as a makeup artist at a mortuary. The following episodes generally revolved around Deb's various temporary assignments and how they affected her personal life.[2]

Cast

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Reception

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The series was heavily derided by critics and had low viewership and was canceled after six episodes. In Entertainment Weekly, Bruce Fretts wrote:

The cast renders this limp material watchable. Mazar’s outer-borough chumminess contrasts well with Gleason’s WASPy chilliness. While it’s no gem, the show fits better with The Nanny than did Rhea Perlman’s tarnished Pearl. But if Mazar wants more than a temporary presence on CBS, she might want to call in a few temps herself — to replace the show’s writers.[3]

Episodes

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No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
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1"Pilot"James WiddoesStory by : Michael Patrick King
Teleplay by : Michael Patrick King and Vic Rauseo & Linda Morris
March 5, 1997 (1997-03-05)4T01
2"Temp-tation"Ellen GittelsohnMark SolomonMarch 12, 1997 (1997-03-12)4T02
3"The Voice of Reason"Arlene SanfordMichael Feldman & Douglas LiebleinMarch 19, 1997 (1997-03-19)4T05
4"Independence Day"Brian K. RobertsSusan BeaversMarch 26, 1997 (1997-03-26)4T06
5"In the Same Boat"Ellen GittelsohnSusan BeaversApril 2, 1997 (1997-04-02)4T03
6"By Design"Philip Charles MacKenzieWendy GoldmanApril 9, 1997 (1997-04-09)4T04

References

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  1. ^ "Temporarily Yours (CBS 1997, Debi Mazar, Seth Green)". MemorableTV.com. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Scott, Tony (March 4, 1997). "Reviews: Temporarily Yours". Variety.com. Variety.
  3. ^ Fretts, Bruce (March 28, 1997). "Temporarily Yours". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly.
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