| The Pursuit of Happiness | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | David Hackel |
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| Composer | Bruce Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (7 unaired) (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 19 (1995-09-19) – November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07) |
The Pursuit of Happiness is an American sitcom television series created by David Hackel, that aired on NBC from September 19 to November 7, 1995.
Premise
An idealistic lawyer is having a mid-life crisis early in life while having to deal with his unemployed wife and her annoying brother.
Cast
- Tom Amandes as Steve Rutledge
- Melinda McGraw as McKenzie Rutledge
- Larry Miller as Larry Rutledge
- Brad Garrett as Alex Chosek
- Meredith Scott Lynn as Jean Mathias
- Maxine Stuart as Eleanor Rutledge
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Pilot" "Celebrations in Hell" | David Lee | David Hackel | September 19, 1995 (1995-09-19) | 15.4 | |
| Steve's wife loses her job and his brother-in-law moves in. | ||||||
| 2 | "Nothing But the Truth" | David Lee | Dave Hackel | September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26) | 13.1 | |
| Steve and McKenzie decide to lie to each other about how things are going at work. | ||||||
| 3 | "Wedding Dates" | Rod Daniel | Dave Hackel | October 10, 1995 (1995-10-10) | 17.0 | |
| Steve, Alex and Jean have no dates for a wedding they have to attend. | ||||||
| 4 | "New Guy in Town" | Rod Daniel | Bob Tischler | October 17, 1995 (1995-10-17) | N/A | |
| McKenzie tries to get new friends. | ||||||
| 5 | "Losing It" | Jeff Melman | Suzanne Martin | October 31, 1995 (1995-10-31) | 13.0 | |
| McKenzie thinks she is losing her looks, but a handsome Italian thinks otherwise. | ||||||
| 6 | "Just a Dream" | Kim Friedman | Dave Hackel | November 7, 1995 (1995-11-07) | 11.4 | |
| Steve has a dream where McKenzie has sex with another man. | ||||||
| 7 | "The Transference" | Rob Schiller | Jim O'Doherty & David M. Israel | Unaired (Unaired) | N/A | |
| An old friend of McKenzie comes for a visit. | ||||||
| 8 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | Kim Friedman | David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein | Unaired (Unaired) | N/A | |
| A client of Alex is interested in him. | ||||||
| 9 | "The First Christmas" | Jeff Melman | Stephen Godchaux | Unaired (Unaired) | N/A | |
| Larry arranges a Christmas party for Steve and McKenzie. | ||||||
| 10 | "The Lost Weekend" | Alan Myerson | April Kelly | Unaired (Unaired) | N/A | |
| Steve and McKenzie tries to have a honeymoon without Larry. | ||||||
| 11 | "Will Power" | Kim Friedman | David Pitlik & Barry Gurstein | Unaired (Unaired) | N/A | |
| Steve doesn't like the old millionaire who plans to marry Gram. | ||||||
| 12 | "Court Case" | Rob Schiller | Sy Rosen | Unaired (Unaired) | N/A | |
| Steve and Alex are opponents in a court case. | ||||||
| 13 | "Mr. Funny Pants" | TBD | Bob Tischler | Unaired (Unaired) | N/A | |
| An ad agency hires McKenzie to write a jingle for them. | ||||||
References
- TV Guide. "The Pursuit of Happiness". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- Graham, Jefferson (September 27, 1995). "NBC Sunday starters stumble". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 4, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 18, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 8, 1995. p. 3D.
- "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 15, 1995. p. 3D.
External links
- The Pursuit of Happiness at IMDb
- The Pursuit of Happiness at TV Guide
- The Pursuit of Happiness at epguides.com