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'''''Grand''''' is an American [[sitcom]] television series that aired on [[NBC]] from January 18 to December 27, 1990. The series featured an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Pamela Reed]], [[Bonnie Hunt]], [[Michael McKean]], [[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]], [[Andrew Lauer]], [[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]], [[Joel Murray]] and [[Sara Rue]]. It was created by [[Michael J. Leeson|Michael Leeson]] and executive produced by Leeson, [[Marcy Carsey]] and [[Tom Werner]].
'''''Grand''''' is an American [[sitcom]] and [[soap opera]] parody that aired on [[NBC]] from January 18 to December 27, 1990. It was created by [[Michael J. Leeson|Michael Leeson]] and executive produced by Leeson, [[Marcy Carsey]] and [[Tom Werner]].


''Grand'' revolved around three interrelated families from different [[social classes]] – the [[wealth]]y Weldons, the [[poverty|impoverished]] Pasettis, and the [[middle class]] Smithsons – who lived in the fictional rural town of Grand, Pennsylvania. The show was a [[satire]] that featured [[story arcs]] which carried through several episodes, and mocked soap opera conventions in the vein of ''[[Soap (TV series)|Soap]]''.
==Premise==
''Grand'' was more of a [[satire]] of [[soap opera]]s than a traditional [[situation comedy]] and mocked conventions of soap opera. The series followed three interrelated families, from different [[social classes]], in rural [[Pennsylvania]]: the [[wealth]]y Weldons, the [[poverty|impoverished]] Pasettis, and the [[middle class]] Smithsons.


==Series overview==
The Weldons were the wealthiest family in Grand, Pennsylvania. They owned the largest company, a [[piano]] factory which was starting to fall on hard times due to declining sales, a situation that patriarch Harris Weldon ([[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]]) blamed on Asian imports. In Weldon's household were his dimwitted son, Norris ([[Joel Murray]]) and the acerbic butler, Desmond ([[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]]), whom Weldon kept despite his acid tongue as he had once been responsible for saving Weldon's life. Weldon's housekeeper Janice Pasetti ([[Pamela Reed]]) barely scraped by on what Weldon paid her; she lived in a [[mobile home]] with her daughter, Edda ([[Sara Rue]]). In between these two extremes were Weldon's niece Carol Ann Smithson ([[Bonnie Hunt]]) and her husband Tom ([[Michael McKean]]), who was constantly hoping to improve his finances by returning to a position (he was fired by Weldon on his first day), preferably an executive one, at his wife's uncle's factory.
[[Pamela Reed]] starred as Janice Pasetti, a former homecoming queen living in a [[mobile home|trailer]] with her daughter Edda ([[Sara Rue]]), while working as a housekeeper for the Weldons, the wealthiest family in town. Harris Weldon ([[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]]) is the family's patriarch and owner of Grand Piano Works, a [[piano]] factory starting to fall on hard times due to foreign keyboard imports. Also living in the Weldon mansion were Harris' dimwitted son, Norris ([[Joel Murray]]) and his acerbic butler, Desmond ([[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]]), whom Harris kept despite his acid tongue as he had once been responsible for saving his life.


Janice also worked for Harris' niece Carol Ann Smithson ([[Bonnie Hunt]]), who lived a middle class life with her ambitious husband Tom ([[Michael McKean]]), who always attempting to get an executive position at the factory. Janice also spent her time fending off the advances of Wayne Kazmurski ([[Andrew Lauer]]), a motorcycle cop.
''Grand'' followed soap opera convention by featuring numerous [[story arcs]] which carried through several episodes, most notably Harris' attempts in the first season to secure a date to take to a ceremony honoring him at [[Carnegie Hall]], Janice's struggle to come to terms with her divorce while fending off the amorous attentions of police officer Wayne Kazmurski, Tom's attempts to first hide from Carol Ann the fact that he had a teenaged son from a previous marriage and then his attempts to integrate the son into their lives, and Harris allowing Desmond to believe that he was actually Norris's father, although Harris knew it was not true. The pseudo-soap-opera format was abandoned after the second episode of Season 2, but resumed in the series' final four episodes. A 26th episode was filmed but never aired.


''Grand'' ran for two shortened seasons in 1990, with thirteen episodes from January to April, and twelve more from October to December, with one left unaired. The first season follows Harris' attempts to secure a date to a ceremony honoring him at [[Carnegie Hall]], Tom's attempts to hide from Carol Ann his teenaged son from a previous marriage, and Harris allowing Desmond to believe that he was actually Norris' father, although Harris knew it was not true. By the time production began on the first season finale, [[NBC]] had still not committed to another season. Believing the show would be cancelled, the finale was entitled "Blow Off," an apparent stab at NBC's indecision regarding the show. The episode concluded with the town of Grand being devastated by a tornado and the disappearance of the entire cast, save for Wayne.
This program was less successful than the somewhat similar ''[[Soap (TV series)|Soap]]'', which had also featured an acid-tongued butler and mocked many of the same soap opera conventions. ''Grand'' ran for two shortened seasons in 1990, with thirteen episodes from January to April and twelve more from October to December 1990, prior to its cancellation.


However, the show's [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]], finishing 15th among mid-season shows, proved high enough for NBC to renew the show and given the prized Thursday 9:30p.m. slot. But by the time executives made their decision, at least two cast members (Michael McKean and Andrew Lauer) and several members of the production had already committed to other projects. This took the show in a dramatically different direction, with the first episode dealing with what became of Janice's trailer rather than answering questions about the characters who had disappeared. The second episode wrote out Michael McKean's character offscreen, making him an illegal alien who had stolen [[United States dollar|$]]50,000 from a Texas Savings and Loan and used the tornado as a means to disappear when the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] began to close in on him. Andrew Lauer's characters, along with all recurring cast members and their storylines (with the exception of Pamela's ex-husband Eddie, played by [[Ed Marinaro]]) were dropped with no explanation.
==Cast==


The pseudo-soap opera format was then abandoned, followed by standard, stand-alone situation comedy episodes, and ratings steadily declined. The soap opera aspect was revived in the final four episodes, but instead of relatable storylines about class relations, the arcs were more outrageous and improbable, involving witchcraft, gangsters, a possible corporate takeover of the piano factory and Carol Ann's decision to adopt a teenager who was raised by wolves. The show was then cancelled, with its final episode left unaired.
===Main===

*[[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]] as Harris Weldon
==Cast and characters==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Pamela Reed]] as Janice Pasetti
*[[Pamela Reed]] as Janice Pasetti
*[[Bonnie Hunt]] as Carol Ann Smithson (became Carol Ann Weldon in season 2)
*[[Michael McKean]] as Tom Smithson <small>({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1)</small>
*[[Michael McKean]] as Tom Smithson (season 1 only)
*[[Bonnie Hunt]] as Carol Ann Weldon Smithson
*[[Andrew Lauer]] as Wayne Kazmurski <small>({{Abbr|s.|season}} 1)</small>
*[[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]] as Desmond
*[[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]] as Desmond
*[[Joel Murray]] as Norris Weldon
*[[Joel Murray]] as Norris Weldon
*[[Sara Rue]] as Edda Pasetti''
*[[Sara Rue]] as Edda Pasetti
*[[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]] as Harris Weldon
*[[Andrew Lauer]] as Wayne Kazmurski (season 1 only)
}}

===Recurring===
*[[Ed Marinaro]] as Eddie Pasetti
*[[P.J. Ochlan]] as Dustin Gladowski
*Jackey Vinson as Dylan Smithson
*[[Mark Moses]] as Richard Peyton
*[[Shawn Phelan]] as Timmy
*[[Eddie Jones (actor)|Eddie Jones]] as Dr. Frank
*[[Carroll Baker]] as Viva
*[[John Michael Bolger]] as Manny

== Production notes ==
The series at one time was being considered as a one-hour comedy series given the size of its cast.

By the time production began on the last episode of the first season, [[NBC]] had still not committed to a second season. But, being a production of the network's leading producers Carsey, Werner and [[Bill Cosby]], the series was renewed and given the prized Thursday 9:30pm slot. Believing the show would be cancelled, the final episode of the season was entitled "Blow Off," an apparent stab at NBC's indecision regarding the show. The episode concluded with the town of Grand being devastated by a tornado and the disappearance of the entire cast, save for Wayne.

However the show's [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]] (finishing 15th among mid-season shows) proved to be high enough for NBC to finally order a second half-season (13 episodes). Unfortunately by the time the network executives made a decision, at least two cast members and several members of the production staff had already committed to other projects. The second season wrote-out the character of Tom Smithson as an illegal alien who had stolen [[United States dollar|$]]50,000 from a Texas Savings and Loan and used the tornado as a means to disappear when the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] began to close in on him. The character of Wayne Kazmurski and all the recurring characters and their story lines with the exception of Eddie Pasetti were dropped with no explanation.

The reduction in cast and the sudden change in production staff and writers took the show in a dramatically different direction from Season 1. The first episode of the second season dealt with what became of Janice's ''trailer'', rather than answering questions about the characters who had disappeared, and the second episode wrapped up Tom Smithson's storyline. The premise of the show then changed from that of a complex comedy of manners to a simple situation comedy, indistinguishable from other sit-coms of the day. The series format abandoned the soap-opera style and half of the second season were standard, stand-alone situation comedy episodes. The result was a major decline in the overall quality of the series. Ratings steadily declined throughout the second season.

The final four episodes of ''Grand'' returned the show to its soap-opera format; however, instead of featuring identifiable, believable story arcs about the foibles of three economic classes, the arcs were outrageous, improbable stories featuring witchcraft, gangsters, a possible corporate takeover of the piano works, and Carol Ann's decision to adopt a teenager who was raised by wolves.

The series was cancelled after its 25th episode. A 26th episode was filmed, but has never aired.

Because ''Grand'' began its first season as a mid-season replacement and ended its second season without airing its final episode, it stands as one of the rare instances of a two-season series having aired its entire run within a single calendar year.


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
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===Season 1 ([[1989–90 United States network television schedule#Thursday|1990]])===
===Season 1 ([[1989–90 United States network television schedule#Thursday|1990]])===
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| Title = A Tale of One City
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|18}}
| WrittenBy=Michael Leeson
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| Viewers = 32.3<ref>{{cite news|title=A 'Grand' entrance for NBC|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=January 24, 1990}}</ref>
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| Title = The Pretty Good Mother
| Title = The Pretty Good Mother
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Carol Gray
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|25}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|1|25}}
| Viewers = 29.3<ref>{{cite news|title=AMA gets the popular vote|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=January 31, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Sex, Lies and Cable TV
| Title = Sex, Lies & Cable TV
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Frank Mula
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|1}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|1}}
| Viewers = 27.2<ref>{{cite news|title='Amen,' wedded to ratings win|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=February 7, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = A Boy and His Dad
| Title = A Boy and His Dad
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Michael Leeson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|8}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|8}}
| Viewers = 26.2<ref>{{cite news|title='Faith' abides for No. 1 NBC|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=February 14, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Faded Genes
| Title = Faded Genes
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Ira Steven Behr
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|15}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|15}}
| Viewers = 25.3<ref>{{cite news|title='Home Videos' a hit for ABC|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=February 21, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Legends of Sport
| Title = Legends of Sport
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Grace McKeaney
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|22}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|2|22}}
| Viewers = 26.7<ref>{{cite news|title='Videos' is a repeat winner|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=February 28, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Deer Hunter
| Title = Deer Hunter
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=David Richardson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|1}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|1}}
| Viewers = 24.4<ref>{{cite news|title='Incident' tops Sunday movies|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=March 7, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Frank Mula
| Title = The Bald, the Blond and the Dead
| Title = The Bald, the Blond and the Dead
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|8}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|8}}
| Viewers = 23.7<ref>{{cite news|title=A week of ratings shake-ups|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=March 14, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Carnegie Hell
| Title = Carnegie Hell
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Carol Gray
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|15}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|15}}
| Viewers = 23.2<ref>{{cite news|title='Simpsons' soars for No. 4 Fox|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=March 21, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = An Obtuse Triangle
| Title = An Obtuse Triangle
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=David Richardson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|22}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|22}}
| Viewers = 22.6<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox builds Sunday strength|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=March 28, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Trigonometry Made Easy
| Title = Trigonometry Made Easy
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=David Richardson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|29}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|3|29}}
| Viewers = 26.0<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC gets an Oscar boost|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=April 4, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Czech, Please!
| Title = Czech, Please!
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Marc Flanagan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|4|5}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|4|5}}
| Viewers = 23.8<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC claims rare Sunday win|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=April 11, 1990}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
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| Title = Blow Off
| Title = Blow Off
| DirectedBy=Peter H. Hunt
| WrittenBy=Jordan Crittenden
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|4|12}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|4|12}}
| Viewers = 23.1<ref>{{cite news|title=For the week, a network tie|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=April 18, 1990}}</ref>
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===Season 2 ([[1990–91 United States network television schedule#Thursday|1990]])===
===Season 2 ([[1990–91 United States network television schedule#Thursday|1990]])===
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Janice Steals Home
| Title = Janice Steals Home
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Michael Leeson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|4}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|4}}
| Viewers = 21.9<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC tops in ratings, barely|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 10, 1990|author=Sloan, Eugene}}</ref>
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| Title = The Chickens Come Home to Roost
| Title = The Chickens Come Home to Roost
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Frank Mula
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|11}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|11}}
| Viewers = 22.7<ref>{{cite news|title=For CBS, baseball's a grounder|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 17, 1990|author=Sloan, Eugene}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Healing
| Title = The Healing
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Carol Gary
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|18}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|18}}
| Viewers = 24.3<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS slides easily into first place|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 24, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| Title = The Return of Yale Pinhaus
| Title = The Return of Yale Pinhaus
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Marvin Braverman & Mike Langworthy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|25}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|25}}
| Viewers = 21.7<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS, no longer the long shot|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=October 31, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Desmond's Mother
| Title = Desmond's Mother
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=David Richardson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|1}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|1}}
| Viewers = 22.1<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC wins with fewer viewers|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=November 7, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Norris' Romance
| Title = Norris' Romance
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Frank Mula
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|15}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|15}}
| Viewers = 22.4<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC pulls past CBS in sweeps|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=November 21, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| Title = Roamers and Rumors
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| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Carol Gray & David Richardson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|22}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|22}}
| Viewers = 18.7<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC's 'It' confirms competitors' fears|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=November 28, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| Title = Lady Luck
| Title = Lady Luck
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Mike Scully
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|29}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|11|29}}
| Viewers = 21.1<ref>{{cite news|title=Ratings chill is setting in|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=December 5, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| Title = One Way Out
| Title = One Way Out
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=David Richardson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|6}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|6}}
| Viewers = 21.5<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC wins a sub-par week|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=December 12, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| Title = The Mother Load
| Title = The Mother Load
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Ron Bloomberg
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|13}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|13}}
| Viewers = 22.6<ref>{{cite news|title=St. Nick can't lick TV lull|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=December 19, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| Title = Wolf Boy
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| WrittenBy=Frank Mula
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|20}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|20}}
| Viewers = 20.6<ref>{{cite news|title=Special help in ABC win|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=December 26, 1990|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| Title = The Well
| Title = The Well
| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| WrittenBy=Dale McRaven
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|27}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|27}}
| Viewers = 18.0<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC wins as networks end 1990 on a low note|department=Life|work=[[USA Today]]|page=3D|date=January 3, 1991|author=Donlon, Brian}}</ref>
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| Title = The End of the World as We Know It
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| DirectedBy=Art Wolff
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
| WrittenBy=David Richardson
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==References==
==References==
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows]]''
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows]]''
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Grand
GenreSitcom
Created byMichael Leeson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (1 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMichael Leeson
Marcy Carsey
Tom Werner
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCarsey-Werner Company
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 18 (1990-01-18) –
December 27, 1990 (1990-12-27)

Grand is an American sitcom and soap opera parody that aired on NBC from January 18 to December 27, 1990. It was created by Michael Leeson and executive produced by Leeson, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner.

Grand revolved around three interrelated families from different social classes – the wealthy Weldons, the impoverished Pasettis, and the middle class Smithsons – who lived in the fictional rural town of Grand, Pennsylvania. The show was a satire that featured story arcs which carried through several episodes, and mocked soap opera conventions in the vein of Soap.

Series overview

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Pamela Reed starred as Janice Pasetti, a former homecoming queen living in a trailer with her daughter Edda (Sara Rue), while working as a housekeeper for the Weldons, the wealthiest family in town. Harris Weldon (John Randolph) is the family's patriarch and owner of Grand Piano Works, a piano factory starting to fall on hard times due to foreign keyboard imports. Also living in the Weldon mansion were Harris' dimwitted son, Norris (Joel Murray) and his acerbic butler, Desmond (John Neville), whom Harris kept despite his acid tongue as he had once been responsible for saving his life.

Janice also worked for Harris' niece Carol Ann Smithson (Bonnie Hunt), who lived a middle class life with her ambitious husband Tom (Michael McKean), who always attempting to get an executive position at the factory. Janice also spent her time fending off the advances of Wayne Kazmurski (Andrew Lauer), a motorcycle cop.

Grand ran for two shortened seasons in 1990, with thirteen episodes from January to April, and twelve more from October to December, with one left unaired. The first season follows Harris' attempts to secure a date to a ceremony honoring him at Carnegie Hall, Tom's attempts to hide from Carol Ann his teenaged son from a previous marriage, and Harris allowing Desmond to believe that he was actually Norris' father, although Harris knew it was not true. By the time production began on the first season finale, NBC had still not committed to another season. Believing the show would be cancelled, the finale was entitled "Blow Off," an apparent stab at NBC's indecision regarding the show. The episode concluded with the town of Grand being devastated by a tornado and the disappearance of the entire cast, save for Wayne.

However, the show's ratings, finishing 15th among mid-season shows, proved high enough for NBC to renew the show and given the prized Thursday 9:30p.m. slot. But by the time executives made their decision, at least two cast members (Michael McKean and Andrew Lauer) and several members of the production had already committed to other projects. This took the show in a dramatically different direction, with the first episode dealing with what became of Janice's trailer rather than answering questions about the characters who had disappeared. The second episode wrote out Michael McKean's character offscreen, making him an illegal alien who had stolen $50,000 from a Texas Savings and Loan and used the tornado as a means to disappear when the FBI began to close in on him. Andrew Lauer's characters, along with all recurring cast members and their storylines (with the exception of Pamela's ex-husband Eddie, played by Ed Marinaro) were dropped with no explanation.

The pseudo-soap opera format was then abandoned, followed by standard, stand-alone situation comedy episodes, and ratings steadily declined. The soap opera aspect was revived in the final four episodes, but instead of relatable storylines about class relations, the arcs were more outrageous and improbable, involving witchcraft, gangsters, a possible corporate takeover of the piano factory and Carol Ann's decision to adopt a teenager who was raised by wolves. The show was then cancelled, with its final episode left unaired.

Cast and characters

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Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRating
First airedLast aired
113January 18, 1990 (1990-01-18)April 12, 1990 (1990-04-12)1517.6
213[a]October 4, 1990 (1990-10-04)December 27, 1990 (1990-12-27)2514.6
  1. ^ Only twelve of the thirteen episodes produced for season 2 were broadcast.

Season 1 (1990)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"A Tale of One City"Peter H. HuntMichael LeesonJanuary 18, 1990 (1990-01-18)32.3[1]
22"The Pretty Good Mother"Peter H. HuntCarol GrayJanuary 25, 1990 (1990-01-25)29.3[2]
33"Sex, Lies & Cable TV"Peter H. HuntFrank MulaFebruary 1, 1990 (1990-02-01)27.2[3]
44"A Boy and His Dad"Peter H. HuntMichael LeesonFebruary 8, 1990 (1990-02-08)26.2[4]
55"Faded Genes"Peter H. HuntIra Steven BehrFebruary 15, 1990 (1990-02-15)25.3[5]
66"Legends of Sport"Peter H. HuntGrace McKeaneyFebruary 22, 1990 (1990-02-22)26.7[6]
77"Deer Hunter"Peter H. HuntDavid RichardsonMarch 1, 1990 (1990-03-01)24.4[7]
88"The Bald, the Blond and the Dead"Peter H. HuntFrank MulaMarch 8, 1990 (1990-03-08)23.7[8]
99"Carnegie Hell"Peter H. HuntCarol GrayMarch 15, 1990 (1990-03-15)23.2[9]
1010"An Obtuse Triangle"Peter H. HuntDavid RichardsonMarch 22, 1990 (1990-03-22)22.6[10]
1111"Trigonometry Made Easy"Peter H. HuntDavid RichardsonMarch 29, 1990 (1990-03-29)26.0[11]
1212"Czech, Please!"Peter H. HuntMarc FlanaganApril 5, 1990 (1990-04-05)23.8[12]
1313"Blow Off"Peter H. HuntJordan CrittendenApril 12, 1990 (1990-04-12)23.1[13]

Season 2 (1990)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
141"Janice Steals Home"Art WolffMichael LeesonOctober 4, 1990 (1990-10-04)21.9[14]
152"The Chickens Come Home to Roost"Art WolffFrank MulaOctober 11, 1990 (1990-10-11)22.7[15]
163"The Healing"Art WolffCarol GaryOctober 18, 1990 (1990-10-18)24.3[16]
174"The Return of Yale Pinhaus"Art WolffMarvin Braverman & Mike LangworthyOctober 25, 1990 (1990-10-25)21.7[17]
185"Desmond's Mother"Art WolffDavid RichardsonNovember 1, 1990 (1990-11-01)22.1[18]
196"Norris' Romance"Art WolffFrank MulaNovember 15, 1990 (1990-11-15)22.4[19]
207"Roamers and Rumors"Art WolffCarol Gray & David RichardsonNovember 22, 1990 (1990-11-22)18.7[20]
218"Lady Luck"Art WolffMike ScullyNovember 29, 1990 (1990-11-29)21.1[21]
229"One Way Out"Art WolffDavid RichardsonDecember 6, 1990 (1990-12-06)21.5[22]
2310"The Mother Load"Art WolffRon BloombergDecember 13, 1990 (1990-12-13)22.6[23]
2411"Wolf Boy"Art WolffFrank MulaDecember 20, 1990 (1990-12-20)20.6[24]
2512"The Well"Art WolffDale McRavenDecember 27, 1990 (1990-12-27)18.0[25]
2613"The End of the World (As We Know It)"Art WolffDavid RichardsonUnaired (Unaired)N/A

References

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Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows

  1. ^ "A 'Grand' entrance for NBC". Life. USA Today. January 24, 1990. p. 3D.
  2. ^ "AMA gets the popular vote". Life. USA Today. January 31, 1990. p. 3D.
  3. ^ "'Amen,' wedded to ratings win". Life. USA Today. February 7, 1990. p. 3D.
  4. ^ "'Faith' abides for No. 1 NBC". Life. USA Today. February 14, 1990. p. 3D.
  5. ^ "'Home Videos' a hit for ABC". Life. USA Today. February 21, 1990. p. 3D.
  6. ^ "'Videos' is a repeat winner". Life. USA Today. February 28, 1990. p. 3D.
  7. ^ "'Incident' tops Sunday movies". Life. USA Today. March 7, 1990. p. 3D.
  8. ^ "A week of ratings shake-ups". Life. USA Today. March 14, 1990. p. 3D.
  9. ^ "'Simpsons' soars for No. 4 Fox". Life. USA Today. March 21, 1990. p. 3D.
  10. ^ "Fox builds Sunday strength". Life. USA Today. March 28, 1990. p. 3D.
  11. ^ "ABC gets an Oscar boost". Life. USA Today. April 4, 1990. p. 3D.
  12. ^ "ABC claims rare Sunday win". Life. USA Today. April 11, 1990. p. 3D.
  13. ^ "For the week, a network tie". Life. USA Today. April 18, 1990. p. 3D.
  14. ^ Sloan, Eugene (October 10, 1990). "NBC tops in ratings, barely". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  15. ^ Sloan, Eugene (October 17, 1990). "For CBS, baseball's a grounder". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  16. ^ Donlon, Brian (October 24, 1990). "CBS slides easily into first place". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  17. ^ Donlon, Brian (October 31, 1990). "CBS, no longer the long shot". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  18. ^ Donlon, Brian (November 7, 1990). "NBC wins with fewer viewers". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  19. ^ Donlon, Brian (November 21, 1990). "ABC pulls past CBS in sweeps". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  20. ^ Donlon, Brian (November 28, 1990). "ABC's 'It' confirms competitors' fears". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  21. ^ Donlon, Brian (December 5, 1990). "Ratings chill is setting in". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  22. ^ Donlon, Brian (December 12, 1990). "ABC wins a sub-par week". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  23. ^ Donlon, Brian (December 19, 1990). "St. Nick can't lick TV lull". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  24. ^ Donlon, Brian (December 26, 1990). "Special help in ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
  25. ^ Donlon, Brian (January 3, 1991). "NBC wins as networks end 1990 on a low note". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
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