"Cybill" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Creator:

Chuck Lorre

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

2 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A struggling, middle-aged actress attempts to make a career in Hollywood, all while surrounded by her hard-drinking best friend Maryann...

Plot Keywords:

Best Friend | Ex Husband | Actress | Friendship | Mother

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Cybill Shepherd	...	Cybill Sheridan (87 episodes, 1995-1998)
Christine Baranski	...	Maryann Thorpe (87 episodes, 1995-1998)
Alicia Witt	...	Zoey Woodbine (87 episodes, 1995-1998)
Tom Wopat	...	Jeff Robbins (86 episodes, 1995-1998)
Alan Rosenberg	...	Ira Woodbine (86 episodes, 1995-1998)
Tim Maculan	...	Waiter / ... (45 episodes, 1995-1998)
Dedee Pfeiffer	...	Rachel Blanders (42 episodes, 1995-1997)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Trivia:

Sally Kellerman auditioned for the role of Mary Ann.

Quotes:

Zoey: People with cute nicknames should be used for food.

A prime entry on Oprah's "cash cow" cable network, OXYGEN!

I haven't yet been able to determine if all the episodes of this frequently very funny sitcom have been purchased for its current syndicated run on Oprah Winfrey's OXYGEN cable TV channel. I do know that I am now familiar with every single episode that has been shown, some of them four, five, six, seven...I've lost count!...times. Thank goodness for VCRs which allow us to tape the rebroadcasts; fast-forward through the many, many, many commercials; and skip past episodes that have finally worn out their welcome. (Certain ones, though, are the product of scriptwriters at the top of their form - admittedly superficial to the nth degree but sharply witty to a degree rarely attained by television writers since America discovered that mindless fun is a guilty pleasure, sufficient to distract us from the world's harsher realities.)

But I have to admit that this is one professionally done TV series, with a wonderful cast, headlined by Cybill Shepherd as the titular star and her tart-tongued best friend played with unwavering aplomb by Christine Baranski (whose makeup, hair styles and wardrobe were, and perhaps still are, the envy of every woman who would like to show off her privileged financial status.)