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The Building is an American sitcom television series with dramatic elements created, written by and starring Bonnie Hunt that aired on CBS from August 20 to September 17, 1993. Although it was praised by critics, it earned low Nielsen ratings and was canceled after only five episodes, leaving one episode unaired.
| The Building | |
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| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Bonnie Hunt |
| Written by | Bonnie Hunt |
| Directed by | John Bowab |
| Starring | Bonnie Hunt Mike Hagerty Richard Kulhman Don Lake Tom Virtue Holly Wortell |
| Opening theme | "The Building" performed by Rob Kolson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bonnie Hunt David Letterman |
| Cinematography | Jo Mayer |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Bob & Alice Productions Worldwide Pants Incorporated Columbia Pictures Television CBS Entertainment Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | August 20 (1993-08-20) – September 17, 1993 (1993-09-17) |
| Related | |
| Bonnie (1995) | |
Bonnie Kennedy, a commercial actress who was jilted by her fiancé, returns to Chicago to start a new life in an apartment across from Wrigley Field. The story focuses on Kennedy's struggles and the characters who live in her apartment building.
Bonnie Hunt created the show, wrote four of the five broadcast episodes and starred as Bonnie Kennedy.
Making heavy use of the Second City alumni, the show had a theatrical sensibility and minor mistakes, accidents and forgotten lines were included in the aired episodes, with a loose improvisational feel to certain scenes. The Building was the first sitcom production of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants production company. Letterman appears (unbilled) in a character role in the second episode. A sixth episode was produced, but did not air.
Two years after the show was canceled, cast members Hunt, Don Lake, Tom Virtue and Holly Wortell reunited in the series The Bonnie Hunt Show. Hunt and Wortell also starred in Life With Bonnie. Both The Bonnie Hunt Show and Life With Bonnie retained many of the distinguishing characteristics of The Building, including the Chicago setting, an improvisational/theatrical feel and the nature of the characters' relationships.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | John Bowab | Bonnie Hunt | August 20, 1993 (1993-08-20) | |
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Guest star: George Clooney
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| 2 | "Damned If You Do" | John Bowab | Bonnie Hunt | August 27, 1993 (1993-08-27) | |
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Guest star: David Letterman
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| 3 | "The Waiting Game" | Paul Kreppel | Elaine Arata | September 3, 1993 (1993-09-03) | |
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Guest star: George Wendt
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| 4 | "Father Knows Best" | John Bowab | Bonnie Hunt | September 10, 1993 (1993-09-10) | |
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Guest stars: Richard Kind & Donald O'Connor
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| 5 | "Yakkity Yak Don't Talk" | John Bowab | Bonnie Hunt | September 17, 1993 (1993-09-17) | |
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Guest star: Jim Belushi
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