Dear John (U.S. TV series)
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| Dear John | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | John Sullivan Bob Ellison |
| Starring | Judd Hirsch Isabella Hofmann Jane Carr 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. Dear John can be seen Monday to Friday on the Toronto based "Suntv" at 4:00pm. Except for a brief run on the E! network in the mid 1990s, the series hasn't aired in the US in years.
[edit] Synopsis
Dear John... starred Judd Hirsch as easy going 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 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 seemingly stuck in the '70s, Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector, and Margie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen.
[edit] External links
- Dear John at the Internet Movie Database
- Dear John at TV.com
- Dear John at epguides.com
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