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Revision as of 18:04, 6 August 2019
| Fired Up | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Arleen Sorkin Paul Slansky[1] |
| Starring | Sharon Lawrence Leah Remini Mark Feuerstein Jonathan Banks Francesca P. Roberts |
| Composer | Mark Mothersbaugh[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (5 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kelsey Grammer Rudy Hornish[1] |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Grammnet Productions Paramount Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | April 10, 1997 – February 9, 1998 |
Fired Up is an American sitcom that aired on NBC for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence as a self-centered promotions executive and Leah Remini as her mouthy assistant. When the pair got fired from their jobs, they teamed up to create a business as equal partners. The tagline of the series was "First she got fired, then she got fired up."
Plot
Gwendolyn Leonard epitomized the term "self-involved." After being fired from her corporate job, she was reduced to moving in with her former assistant, spunky Terry Reynolds, and starting up a new promotions business as her partner. Terry and her brother Danny shared a loft apartment atop a clock tower in New York City, and Danny worked as bartender at Clockworks, the restaurant below, while he pursued his dream of becoming a writer. Clockworks was owned by Guy Mann, an average Joe who adamantly pursued Gwen, though she kept him at arm's length (his response to each of her blow-offs was "Oh, yeah!").
Also regularly seen was Mrs. Francis, a crotchety unemployment agent whom Gwen ultimately inspired to quit her job and open an eggroll shop; Ashley Mann, Guy's son who worked as a female impersonator; Scott Bickley, Danny's lecherous agent who moonlighted as a suit salesman; and Steve Summer, a former classmate of Gwen's who'd carried a torch for her for decades. Infrequently seen were Gwen's snobbish mother Rita (Dixie Carter) and Terry and Danny's loud-mouthed mother Tina (Randee Heller).
Cast
- Sharon Lawrence as Gwen Leonard
- Leah Remini as Terry Reynolds
- Mark Feuerstein as Danny Reynolds
- Jonathan Banks as Guy Mann
- Francesca P. Roberts as Mrs. Francis
- Mark Davis as Ashley Mann
- Thomas F. Wilson as Steve Summer
- Timothy Omundson as Scott Bickley
Episodes
Season 1 (1997)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | James Burrows | Teleplay by: Arleen Sorkin & Paul Slansky & Victor Fresco Story by: Arleen Sorkin & Paul Slansky | April 10, 1997 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Next Day" | James Burrows | Victor Fresco | April 17, 1997 |
| 3 | 3 | "Who's the Boss" | Max Tash | Arleen Sorkin & Paul Slansky | April 24, 1997 |
| 4 | 4 | "They Sell Horses, Don't They?" | Rod Daniel | Kit Boss | May 1, 1997 |
| 5 | 5 | "A Concurrent Affair" | James Burrows | Linda Teverbaugh & Mike Teverbaugh | May 8, 1997 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Rules" | David Lee | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | May 15, 1997 |
| 7 | 7 | "Are We Not Friends?" | Will Mackenzie | Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross | May 15, 1997 |
| 8 | 8 | "Under Pressure" | James Burrows | Danny Zuker | June 23, 1997 |
Season 2 (1997–98)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "The Mother of All Gwens" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Victor Fresco | September 22, 1997 |
| 10 | 2 | "Truth and Consequences" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Arleen Sorkin & Paul Slansky | September 29, 1997 |
| 11 | 3 | "You Don't Know Jack" | Jeff Melman | Kit Boss | October 6, 1997 |
| 12 | 4 | "Swallow Your Bliss" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Gregory Thompson & Aron Abrams | October 13, 1997 |
| 13 | 5 | "Total Recall" | Gordon Hunt | Linda Teverbaugh & Mike Teverbaugh | October 20, 1997 |
| 14 | 6 | "Beat the Clock" | Pamela Fryman | Gregory Thompson & Aron Abrams | October 27, 1997 |
| 15 | 7 | "The Baby-Sitter's Club" | Pamela Fryman | Bill Barol | November 10, 1997 |
| 16 | 8 | "In Your Dreams" | Will Mackenzie | Don Rhymer | November 17, 1997 |
| 17 | 9 | "Honey, I Shrunk the Turkey" | Ken Levine | Kit Boss | November 24, 1997 |
| 18 | 10 | "Ten Grand a Dance" | Will Mackenzie | Gregory Thompson & Aron Abrams | December 1, 1997 |
| 19 | 11 | "Where There's Smoke" | Will Mackenzie | Michael A. Ross & Thom Bray | December 22, 1997 |
| 20 | 12 | "You Go, Boss!" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Kit Boss | January 12, 1998 |
| 21 | 13 | "Beauty and the Priests" | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | Bill Barol | January 19, 1998 |
| 22 | 14 | "Mission: and A-Hopin'" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Linda Teverbaugh & Mike Teverbaugh | January 26, 1998 |
| 23 | 15 | "Fire and Nice" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Dwight D. Smith | February 9, 1998 |
| 24 | 16 | "The Pajama Game" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Lu Abbott Stacey & Berman Woodward | Unaired |
| 25 | 17 | "What I Really Want to Do Is Direct" | Randy Suhr | Paul Slansky & Arleen Sorkin | Unaired |
| 26 | 18 | "Lustline" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Story by : Bill Barol Teleplay by : Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross | Unaired |
| 27 | 19 | "Domestic Bliss" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Craig Hoffman | Unaired |
| 28 | 20 | "With Sex, You Get Eggroll" | Max Tash | Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross | Unaired |
History
Fired Up was a mid-season replacement on NBC. It premiered on April 10, 1997, and ended the first season on June 23 after 8 episodes. The second season premiered on September 22, 1997, and the last episode aired on February 9, 1998. It was a contemporary of shows like Caroline in the City and Suddenly Susan, and at one point, all three shows were part of a Monday-night promotion: "The Ladies of Monday Night."[2]
Reception
Caryn James of The New York Times said the series had a "topical premise and an edgy lead character, just what most sitcoms lack" but that after a promising start, its first season episodes lost the "sharp writing this series needs."[1]
Fired Up premiered in the "cushy Thursday night slot after Seinfeld"[1] through May 15, 1997, on a night that NBC promoted as Must See TV. It started out strong in the ratings; the premiere garnered an 18.8 rating and 29 share,[3] but after NBC changed its timeslot, the show lost its audience and NBC canceled it.
Syndication
Fired Up had a brief syndication run on the USA Network.
References
- ^ a b c d e Review of Fired Up from an April 10, 1997 article in The New York Times
- ^ Tucker, Ken (1997-10-19). "Women's Glib". ew.com. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ Fired tops last of the crop from Variety