Kirk (TV series)
| Kirk | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family sitcom |
| Created by | Ross Brown |
| Developed by | William Bickley Michael Warren |
| Starring | Kirk Cameron Chelsea Noble Will Estes Louis Vanaria Taylor Fry Courtland Mead Debra Mooney |
| Theme music composer | Steven Chesne Gary Boren |
| Composers | Gary Boren Steven Chesne |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 32 (1 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | William Bickley Michael Warren Charlotte Brown Ross Brown Susan Fales-Hill |
| Producers | Brenda Hanes-Berg Karen K. Miller |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production companies | Bickley-Warren Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | The WB |
| Release | August 23, 1995 – November 10, 1996 |
Kirk is an American family sitcom that aired on The WB from August 23, 1995, to November 10, 1996. The series was created by Ross Brown, and produced by Bickley-Warren Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Kirk was the follow-up starring vehicle for Kirk Cameron after his seven-year role as Mike Seaver on the popular ABC sitcom Growing Pains.
Synopsis
[edit]The show revolves around Kirk Hartman (Cameron), an aspiring illustrator and recent college graduate living in Greenwich Village. After his aunt decides to move to Florida to get married, Kirk is left in charge of his younger brothers and sister. It also stars Chelsea Noble, Will Estes, Courtland Mead, Louis Vanaria, and Debra Mooney.
Cast
[edit]- Kirk Cameron as Kirk Hartman
- Chelsea Noble as Elizabeth Waters
- Louis Vanaria as Eddie Balducci
- Will Estes as Cory Hartman
- Taylor Fry as Phoebe Hartman
- Courtland Mead as Russell Hartman
- Debra Mooney as Sally
Production
[edit]Kirk was one of only two series produced by Bickley-Warren Productions that was not produced by Miller-Boyett Productions (the other being Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, which William Bickley and Michael Warren served as showrunners/executive producers during that series' final three seasons).
During the development stage, the series originally went under the working title Life Happens,[1] and was originally conceived as a series for ABC (who had broadcast other series produced by Bickley and Warren, and their production partners Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett) before the network's decision to move away from family sitcoms, just prior to the network's 1995 purchase by The Walt Disney Company.[2]
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 21 | August 23, 1995 | May 12, 1996 | |
| 2 | 11 | September 8, 1996 | November 10, 1996 | |
Season 1 (1995–96)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Welcome to New York" | William Bickley | Ross Brown | August 23, 1995 | 3.6[3] |
| 2 | 2 | "S'Wonderbra" | William Bickley | David Simon & Leslie Ray | August 30, 1995 | 3.8[4] |
| 3 | 3 | "Night at the Movies" | William Bickley | Nancy Steen | September 17, 1995 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Love! Valor! Deception!" | Rich Correll | David Steven Cohen | September 24, 1995 | 3.0[5] |
| 5 | 5 | "Magno Man vs. Capt. Chunks" | Rich Correll | Matthew Berry & Eric Abrams | October 1, 1995 | 1.5[6] |
| 6 | 6 | "Smart and Smarter" | William Bickley | Ellen Guylas | October 8, 1995 | 2.6[7] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Crush" | William Bickley | Scott Spencer Gorden | October 15, 1995 | 2.5[8] |
| 8 | 8 | "Helloween" | Rich Correll | Lisa A. Bannick | October 29, 1995 | 3.2[9] |
| 9 | 9 | "Educating Kirk" | William Bickley | David Cohen | November 5, 1995 | 2.5[10] |
| 10 | 10 | "Kirk Unplugged" | Rich Correll | Matthew Berry & Eric Abrams | November 12, 1995 | 3.2[11] |
| 11 | 11 | "A Kiss is Just a Kiss" | Rich Correll | Scott Spencer Gorden | November 19, 1995 | 2.8[12] |
| 12 | 12 | "The Christmas Show" | Rich Correll | David Simon & Leslie Ray | December 10, 1995 | 2.9[13] |
| 13 | 13 | "The Spare" | William Bickley | Liz Sage | January 7, 1996 | 3.2[14] |
| 14 | 14 | "The Love Letter" | William Bickley | Nancy Steen | January 14, 1996 | 3.6[15] |
| 15 | 15 | "Double Date" | Steve Muscarella | Bob Underwood | February 4, 1996 | 3.2[16] |
| 16 | 16 | "Stuck On You" | William Bickley | Ron Burla | February 11, 1996 | 3.6[17] |
| 17 | 17 | "The Odd Couple" | James Hampton | Gail Honigberg | February 18, 1996 | 2.9[18] |
| 18 | 18 | "Hey, Hey We're the Hartmans" | Rich Correll | Ron Burla | February 25, 1996 | 4.0[19] |
| 19 | 19 | "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" | Rich Correll | Nancy Steen | April 28, 1996 | 3.1[20] |
| 20 | 20 | "Operation Kirk" | William Bickley | David Simon & Leslie Ray | May 5, 1996 | 3.8[21] |
| 21 | 21 | "The Beach House" | William Bickley | William Bickley & Michael Warren | May 12, 1996 | 3.0[22] |
Season 2 (1996)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "For Whom The Wedding Bells Toll: Parts 1 & 2" | Rich Correll | Susan Fales | September 8, 1996 | 3.9[23] |
| 23 | 2 | Joel Zwick | Michael A. Ross & Thom Bray | |||
| 24 | 3 | "Yours, Mine and Ours" | Unknown | Unknown | September 15, 1996 | 2.5[24] |
| 25 | 4 | "She Stoops to Conquer!" | Steve Muscarella | Allison M. Gibson | September 22, 1996 | 3.0[25] |
| 26 | 5 | "Strangers in the Night" | Scott Baio | Mike Costa | September 29, 1996 | 2.3[26] |
| 27 | 6 | "Hire Learning" | Scott Baio | Jill Cargerman | October 6, 1996 | 3.5[27] |
| 28 | 7 | "Something's Got to Give" | James Hampton | Ron Burla | October 13, 1996 | 2.5[28] |
| 29 | 8 | "Balducci Blues" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 1996 | 3.8[29] |
| 30 | 9 | "Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Part 1" | James Hampton | Michael A. Ross & Thom Bray | November 3, 1996 | 3.1[30] |
| 31 | 10 | "Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | November 10, 1996 | 3.2[31] |
| 32 | 11 | "Witness for the Persecution" | TBD | TBD | Unaired | N/A |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten – Television | Courtland Mead | Nominated |
| Best Performance by a Young Actor – TV Comedy Series | Will Estes | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Kids will be kids (new television networks United Paramount Network and Warner Bros. Network)[dead link], Newsweek, July 3, 1995.
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