Dear John (U.S. TV series)

For the British sitcom of the same name, see Dear John (UK TV series).

Dear John
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	John Sullivan Bob Ellison
Starring	Judd Hirsch Isabella Hofmann Jane Carr Harry Groener Jere Burns
Opening theme	"Dear John" by Wendy Talbot
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	90
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	October 6, 1988 – July 22, 1992

Dear John is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. The series was originally based on the British sitcom of the same name. Dear John was retitled Dear John USA when it was shown in the UK. During its four-season run, the series was bounced to and from various time periods on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. When the series moved from its post-Cheers slot on Thursdays to a post-Night Court slot on Wednesdays in 1990, series regular Jere Burns appeared in a network promo side-by-side with John Larroquette of Night Court.

Reruns were syndicated to various local stations shortly after Dear John ended its run in 1992, which continued until 2004. The series also aired on E! for a brief period in the late-1990s. The show has not been seen in the United States since then.

Synopsis

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Ozone Park, Queens.

John soon joins the One-2-One Club, a self help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex-obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée; Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man; Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector; Bonnie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen; and Tom, Mrs. Philbert's quiet boyfriend (Tom Willett).

Awards

In 1989 Cleavon Little won an Emmy Award for his role in the episode Stand By Your Man.

Ratings

• 1988-89: #11
• 1989-90: #18
• 1990-91: ?
• 1991-92: ?

External links

• Dear John at the Internet Movie Database
• Dear John at TV.com
• Dear John at epguides.com