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| Oh Madeline | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | Pig in the MiddlebyTerence Brady & Charlotte Bingham |
| Developed by | Tom Werner Marcy Carsey |
| Directed by | J.D. Lobue |
| Starring | Madeline Kahn James Sloyan Louis Giambalvo Jesse Welles Francine Tacker |
| Composers | Dan Foliart Howard Pearl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tom Werner Marcy Carsey |
| Producer | Irma Kalish |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Carsey-Werner Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 27, 1983 (1983-09-27) – March 13, 1984 (1984-03-13) |
| Related | |
| Pig in the Middle | |
Oh Madeline is an American sitcom starring Madeline Kahn that aired on ABC from September 27, 1983 to March 13, 1984.
The show revolves around Madeline Wayne, a housewife bored after 10 years of marriage to Charlie, a sweet but square man who made his living writing steamy romance novels under the name Crystal Love. Madeline's best friend was Doris, a timid divorcee previously married to Charlie's best friend, a middle-aged swinger named Bob. Annie was Charlie's amorous editor.
Madeline, bored with her predictable, sedate existence in a middle-class suburb, and wanting to put some zest back in into her life, decides to try every trendy diversion that she can find - such as seaweed-based health foods, exercise clubs, and "ladies only" clubs featuring male strippers. The show contained a lot of slapstick comedy, as well as marital misunderstandings in the tradition of I Love Lucy. It is also noted as being the first television show produced by Carsey-Werner Productions.
| Season | Episodes | Start Date | End Date | Nielsen Rank | Nielsen Rating[1] | Tied With |
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| 1983-84 | 1 | September 27, 1983 | March 13, 1984 | 50 | 15.1 | "Diff'rent Strokes", "Matt Houston" |
| Nº | Title | Director | Written by | Airdate | |
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| 1 | "That Was No Lady" | J.D. Lobue | Irma Kalish | September 27, 1983 (1983-09-27) | |
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Madeline creates a mess when she is trapped in the bathroom of Doris's ex-husband during a clandestine mission to help Doris retrieve her diary.
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| 2 | "Mummy Dearest" | J.D. Lobue | Neal Marlens | October 4, 1983 (1983-10-04) | |
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At a masquerade party, Doris accuses Madeline of flirting with her husband when she mistakes him for Charlie in a mummy costume.
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| 3 | "Portrait of the Artist with a Young Man" | J.D. Lobue | Unknown | October 18, 1983 (1983-10-18) | |
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Madeline signs up for a pottery class and befriends a young student, Tony (Franc Luz), unaware of his amorous intentions.
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| 4 | "All the World's a Stage" | J.D. Lobue | Unknown | October 25, 1983 (1983-10-25) | |
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Madeline tries to convince a new friend that her acting partner at the community playhouse is actually her husband.
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| 5 | "Book of Love" | J.D. Lobue | Bruce Ferber & David Lerner | November 1, 1983 (1983-11-01) | |
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Madeline is shocked to find Charlie in a romantic pose with an actress (Trisha Noble) whose memoirs recount her long-ago affair with him.
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| 6 | "To Ski or Not to Ski" | J.D. Lobue | Cindy Begel & Lesa Kite | November 8, 1983 (1983-11-08) | |
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After she forces a reluctant Charlie to go on a ski weekend together, Madeline tries to keep him from finding out that she has injured her ankle in a skiing accident.
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| 7 | "Madeline Acts Forward at the Retreat" | J.D. Lobue | Unknown | November 22, 1983 (1983-11-22) | |
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After Madeline criticizes an egotistical novelist (Jeffrey Tambor), he becomes passionately obsessed with her.
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| 8 | "Chances Are" | J.D. Lobue | Cindy Begel and Lesa Kite | November 29, 1983 (1983-11-29) | |
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Madeline believes that singer Johnny Mathis is actually a celebrity impersonator that Robert hired to perform at her high school reunion.
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| 9 | "The Write Stuff" | J.D. Lobue | Barton Dean | December 6, 1983 (1983-12-06) | |
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Madeline ropes Doris into a wacky plan to retrieve every copy of a newspaper edition that she believes contains an article that is damaging to Charlie's career.
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| 10 | "Sisters" | J.D. Lobue | Richard Rosenstock & Roy Teicher, Barton Dean & Neal Marlens | December 13, 1983 (1983-12-13) | |
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Madeline's long-lost sister Joyce (Melanie Chartoff) comes to visit and sets her romantic sights on Robert and Charlie.
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| 11 | "Ah, Wilderness" | J.D. Lobue | Robert Sternin & Prudence Fraser | January 3, 1984 (1984-01-03) | |
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Madeline and Charlie end up in jail when they help an innocent-looking man while on a camping trip.
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| 12 | "Monday Night Madeline" | J.D. Lobue | Barton Dean | January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10) | |
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Madeline becomes personally involved in a wrestling match after landing a job as a television sports commentator.
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| 13 | "The Lady and the Lamp" | J.D. Lobue | Richard Rosenstock & Roy Teicher, Barton Dean & Neal Marlens | January 17, 1984 (1984-01-17) | |
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Madeline panics when she wakes up in Robert's bed with a hangover and no recollection of what happened the night before.
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| 14 | "Things That Go Bump in the Night" | J.D. Lobue | Lisa A. Bannick | January 24, 1984 (1984-01-24) | |
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Madeline makes a valiant effort to protect Robert from his girlfriend's jealous ex-boyfriend on the same night a burglar strikes.
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| 15 | "My Mother the Carnal" | J.D. Lobue | Neal Marlens | January 31, 1984 (1984-01-31) | |
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Madeline is shocked when she discovers her prim-and-proper mother (Geraldine Fitzgerald) had an affair with a stand-up comedian (Bill Macy) several years ago.
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| 16 | "Ladies' Night Out" | J.D. Lobue | Austin & Irma Kalish | February 21, 1984 (1984-02-21) | |
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On a night out with Doris and Faye, Madeline dances with male strippers and then loses a fortune in money at a gambling casino.
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| 17 | "Play Crystal for Me" | J.D. Lobue | Robert Sternin & Prudence Fraser, Barton Dean & Neal Marlens | February 28, 1984 (1984-02-28) | |
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Madeline disguises herself as a flamboyant author so she can appear on a TV talk show with a competing romance novelist (Charles Ludlam), who is a man posing as a woman.
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| 18 | "A Little Fight Music" | J.D. Lobue | Robert Sternin & Prudence Fraser | March 13, 1984 (1984-03-13) | |
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Faye invites Madeline to perform in a concert staged by the community theater, but Madeline gets stage fright and is unable to sing during the audition.
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Oh Madeline briefly aired on USA Network in the early 1990s.
Kahn was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 1984, losing to Joanna Cassidy for the series Buffalo Bill.
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