Synopsis: Sometimes the folks at the network just don't give a new show much of a chance.

Originally titled "Smouldering Lust," this 13-episode series was stuck on the shelf for six months before NBC premiered it over the Memorial day weekend. On a Saturday. Not surprisingly, it was gone four episodes later.

Developed by the talented Jay Tarses ("Buffalo Bill" and "Molly Dodd"), it starred Bradley Whitford as "Dave Brodsky." Brodsky was a young, flaky, reluctant Jewish private eye whoran his San Francisco detective agency from his used record store. In fact, he only takes the occasional detective gig to keep the record store going. As Dave puts it, "I do insurance fraud, polaroids, and 33 1/3 LPs. Two things I don't do? Compact disks and murder."

Dave's sidekick in his used record emporium is the long-suffering Cookie (played by Maggie Hahn). Besides putting up with Dave's erratic business sense, she has to deal with the messes he gets into in his other line of work.

Dave is hired by Margot Cody (Kate Capshaw), a sexy, ambitious woman who's the brains behind the very successful outdoor clothing catalogue business she runs with her husband, Chris (John Calvin). Seems she suspects hubbie of playing around with one of the catalogue models, Eve Saskatchewan. Well, turns out Chris is. Also turns out that that Dave and Margot aren't above a little physical distractions, either.

But that's about as far as we got before NBC pulled the plug.

The Cast:
Bradley Whitford as Dave Brodsky
Kate Capshaw as Margo Cody
John Calvin as Christopher Cody
Alison Elliott as Eve Saskatchewan
Patrick Bristow as Philip Wingate
Maggie Han as Cookie

Production Info:
Created by Jay Tarses

Writers: Jay Tarses, Richard Dresser

Directed by: Jay Tarses

Produced by: Richard Dresser

Supervising Producer: Elaine Arata

Executive Producer: Jay Tarses

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1-1 One--05/29/1993
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1-2 Two--05/29/1993
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1-3 Three--06/05/1993
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1-4 Four--06/12/1993
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1-5 Five--06/19/1993
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