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Guide: Life's Work
Synopsis:
The
Cast:
Lisa
Ann Walter as Lisa Ann Hunter
Michael O'Keefe as Kevin Hunter
Molly Hagan as Dee Dee Lucas
Lightfield Lewis as Matt Youngster
Alexa Vega as Tess Hunter
Andrew Lowery as Lyndon Knox
Larry Miller as Jerome Nash
Shashawnee Hall as Coach Brick (September-November 1996)
Jenny O'Hara as Constance "Connie" Minardi
Cameron Weisel as Griffin Hunter
Luca Weisel as Griffin Hunter
Production
Credits:
Produced by:
Sam Baum (producer)
Warren Bell (executive producer)
Brian J. Cowan (producer)
Tim Maile (producer)
Myron Lee Nash (associate producer)
Douglas Tuber (producer)
Lisa Ann Walter (producer)
Episodes:
Original Pilot (unaired); 18 30-minute episodes aired on ABC from
September 17th, 1996 through June 10th, 1997
Season
One, 1996/1997
1-1 Pilot--09/17/1996
Lisa begins her new job as Assitant States Attorney for the City
of Baltimore, and Kevin has trouble adjusting to Lisa's long hours
outside of the home. On her first day at work, she's insulted by
the entire staff and given less than a day to prepare for a case.
Later that day, after a basketball player is injured and Kevin has
to go to the ER, instead of watching Snow White, Tess and Griffin
get to go on thier first trip to a bar, where Lisa interviews a
key witness in her case -- a loopy bartender.
Written by: Warren Bell
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Patricia Belcher as Gloria; Mark Tymchyshyn
as Don, the Bartender; Lou DiMaggio as the Guy at the Bar; Tara
Karsian as Emily and Daryl Sabara as Toby.
1-2
Daycareless--09/24/1996
Lisa and Kevin realize how overwhelming thier lives have become
when they mistakenly leave baby Griffin at daycare, each thinking
the other has picked him up. After several warnings and one more
tardy pick-up, Griffin is expelled and the Hunters must find alternative
daycare. Temporary relief arrives in the form of Connie, Lisa's
larger-than-life mother, who comes to stay with the Hunters. Although
she's happy to help her daughter and son-in-law, Connie quickly
makes it clear that she loves her grandchildren but she's not about
to become their full-time baysitter. Lisa and Kevin must return,
apologetically to Griffin's original daycare center. In order to
get their baby re-enrolled, they generously "donate" their brand
new VCR to the center. To Lisa's dismay, her beloved copy of "Braveheart"
was still in the VCR-- and the task falls to Kevin to provide a
suitable replacement -- so he transforms into a Mel Gibson-esque
warrior, complete with blue complexion and kilt.
Written by: Nora Lynch and Paul Palisoul
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Lainie Kazan as Connie Minardi; John O'Leary
as The Priest; Nealla Gordon as Judge Randall; Kim Delgado as the
Baliff and Tara Karsian as Emily..
1-3
Contempt--10/01/1996
Lisa finds herself in contempt when she goes head to head with a
sexist, egomaniacal judge. Meanwhile, Kevin fears he's going to
lose his job after an article is printed in the newspaper about
him.
Written by: Warren Bell
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Phillip Baker Hall as Judge Conklin; Ron Pearson
a Paul, the Anger Management Advisor; Simon Billig as Trooper Jackson
and Carey Eidel as the Defendant.
1-4
Concert--10/08/1996
Lisa is worried Kevin is becoming a square when he wants to buy
a minivan and makes her leave a Nine Inch Nails concert early. She
plans a night to try to help rejuvinate Kevin's youth and realizes
that it's her own lost youth she wants back.
Written by: Vick S. Horowiwtz
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Lainie Kazan as Connie Minardi; Gina Mari as
Oma; Tim Silva as Car Salesman and Patrick Mickler as The Cop.
1-5
Burnout--1-/15/1996
Lisa
hopes her star will rise when Mr. Nash offers her a shot at a high
profile case, but the nonstop shuttle between home and work is causing
her fuel to run dry. Meanwhile, Kevin looks for basketball recruits,
but a trip to Philadelphia to check out a hot prospect yields only
the information that the player is on probation.
Written By: Elin Hampton and David Fury
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Shashawnee Hall as Coach Brick; Edmund L. Shaff
as Mr. Hickey and Jimmy Galeota as Skylar.
1-6
Girlfriends--10/29/1996
Lisa and DeeDee are assigned a case against a defense attorney who
dated -- and dumped -- both of them. Meanwhile, Tess spends a day
at work with Kevin and innocently wanders into the locker room where
the basketball team is showering. When her teacher calls the next
day and informs Lisa that Tess drew a picture entitled "12 Angry
Men," Lisa and Kevin have a frank(ly uneasy) talk with their 8 year
old about the facts of life.
Guest Stars: Burke Moses as Teddy Riley; Nealla Gordon as
Judge Randall; Kim Delgado as The Baliff; and Shashawnee Hall as
Coach Brick.
1-7
Playdate--10/22/1996
Lisa discovered that kids' "play dates" can be as troublesome as
an adult dating when the mother of Tess's new friend, Corrine, causes
nothing but problems, almost ruining the little girls' friendship.
Meanwhile, Kevin and Lisa clash when Kevin realizes the only way
his assistant coach, Brick, will get a raise is if Kevin pays him
out of his own pocket.
Written
by: Douglas
Tuber and Tim Maile
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Shashawnee Hall as Coach Brick; Kendra Krull
as Corrine; Eileen Seeley as Shelby and James K Ward as Duffy.
1-8
Pregnancy--11/12/1996
Lisa finds out that she may be pregnant right before her and Kevin's
romantic weekend in the Poconos. Suddenly she is faced with having
her life turned upside down -- again.
Written by: Mitchell Newman
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: John Pinnete (The Bellboy), Tara Karsian (Emily).
1-9
Jobs--11/19/1996
After being assigned a ridiculous performance evaluation at work,
Lisa and her coworkers scramble to try to match Mr. Nash's answers
(though Matt goes over-the-top and sets his to music). Kevin is
offered a job coaching at another college, but the catch is, he'll
be on the road 20 weeks of the year. Guest Star: Ron Dean
as Fred Nitzke.
1-10
Gobbledegook--11/26/1996
Lisa's is planning to have a hassle-free Thanksgiving, but she gets
more than she bargained for when she avoids a holiday with her relatives.
For starters, Kevin has to miss out on the festivities for a basketball
recruiting trip. But he can't complain -- since it's in Maui! Lisa
invites DeeDee to throw Thanksgiving for thier coworkers at her
house -- and Lisa winds up doing all the work. Then Connie arrives
unannounced, hurling accusations that Lisa and Lyndon are having
an affair, and that Kevin has left her. So Connie finally confides
that she started a divorce fund for Lisa "for when it all blows
up in" her face. Mr. Nash has his own worries when his teenage daughter
comes to visit -- and ignore him. And Tess and Matt have problems
when they try to do a Thanksgiving play.
Written by: Nora Lynch and Phil Palisoul
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Jenny O'Hara as Connie Minardi; Ron Dean as
Fred Nitzke and Sally Livingston as Elizabeth Nash.
1-11
Boss--12/03/1996
The carpet is pulled out from beneath the Hunters feet when Lisa's
meddling mother moves in to help out with the kids. Connie begins
buying food at the price barn (like "Just Bran" ceral -- guess what's
in it?), she turns the heat down to 60, she's blocked MTV, disposed
of Lisa's G-Strings, put the children on a sleeping schedule --
no aspect of their home lives are sacred. In the meantime, Lisa
takes a case to trial that Mr. Nash tells her to plead out. When
he comes into court to see her lose, he threatens that one Mr. mistake
and she's . . . .
Written by: Elin Fury and David Hampton
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: John Lynch as Crazy Larry and Jenny O'Hara as
Connie Minardi.
1-12
Fired--12/17/1996
After Visa raises their credit limit, Lisa decides that it's time
for the Hunters to have tidings aplenty for Christmas (she and Tess
decide to be Jewish, so they can have 8 days worth of presents each!).
However, things start looking dreary when Lisa is placed under a
gag order on a case she's working on, and she accidentally blurts
out classified information to a obnoxious radio talk show host who's
personally attacked Lisa's character. When the judge declares a
mistrial, Lisa is initially fired, but her job is reinstated because
the DA feels the voters frown on a working mother being fired during
the holidays. So, in need of a fall guy, Mr. Nash takes the bullet,
and it's up to Lisa to stand up to the pretentious D.A. and win
Mr. Nash's job back.
Written by: Doulas Tuber and Tim Maile
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Regis Philbin as District Attorney Bradley;
Harry Hutchinson as D.A.'s Assistant and Marcia Mitzmen Gaven as
the voice of Dr. Laura Levinger.
1-13
Harassment--01/07/1997
Lisa and her coworkers amuse themselves joking about a case Lyndon
is assigned involving a man "getting splinters" with a tree on the
lawn of the public library. Meanwhile, Matt builds a robot, the
TC5-1000, to help out with tedious mailroom chores, and becomes
paranoid that everyone likes the robot better than him. Tess finds
herself in a heap of trouble when she kisses a little boy on the
playground "against his wishes," and is suspended from school. Lisa
pays a visit to the paranoid principal, "Blair the Square," and
inadvertantly ends up arguing with and mocking him. Finally, she
pays a visit to the school board, and proceeds to annhiliate thier
policy on sexual harassment.
Written by: Matt Ember and Warren Bell
Directed by: Howard Murray
Guest Stars: Jenny O'Hara as Connie Minardi; Michael Tucci as Principal
Blair "The Square"; Jessica Tuck as Dianne Webster; Richard
McGonagle as Carl Beiber and Lynn Hamilton as Mrs. Rader.
1-14
Fraud--01/14/1997
Written by: Marsha Myers and Alani Burgi
Directed by: Howard Murray
Guest Stars: Jenny O'Hara as Connie Minardi; Juanita Jennings
as Judge Cowan and Kurt Sinclair as The Defense Attorney.
1-15
Neighbors--01/28/1997
Written by: Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Enrico Colantoni as Marty Cranepool; Jenny O'Hara
as Connie Minardi; Peter Spellos as Wiseguy; Patrick Mickler as
Cop #2; Jonathan Coogan as Goon and Jordan Baum as Larry Cranepool.
1-16
Ride Along--05/27/1997
Written by: Phil Palisoul and Nora Lynch
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Star: Megan Cavanaugh as Officer Colleen McManus
1-17
Dates--06/03/1997
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Stars: Wendie Malick as Olivia McClure; Robert Leeshock
as Jeff and Warren Sweeney as The Judge.
1-18
Banquet--06/10/1997
Written by: Alana Burgi and Marsha Myers
Directed by: Michael Lessac
Guest Star: John Carroll Lynch as District Attorney Agee
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