Davis Rules

Davis Rules
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Danny Jacobson Norma Safford Vela
Written by	Kim C. Friese Danny Jacobson Frank Mula Fredi Towbin Norma Safford Vela
Directed by	John Bowab Ellen Falcon James Widdoes
Starring	Randy Quaid Jonathan Winters
Composer(s)	Mark Mothersbaugh
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	29 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Marcy Carsey Danny Jacobson Caryn Mandabach Tom Werner
Producer(s)	Dale McRaven Frank Mula Jon Spector Fredi Towbin
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC (1991) CBS (1992)
Original run	January 27, 1991 (1991-01-27) – May 13, 1992 (1992-05-13)

Davis Rules is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC in 1991 and on CBS in 1992. The series was produced by Carsey-Werner Productions.

Synopsis

The series stars Randy Quaid as Dwight Davis, a widowed elementary school principal who is raising his three sons (Robbie, Charlie, and Ben) with the help of his wacky father Gunny Davis (Jonathan Winters). Winters won an Emmy for his role as Gunny Davis,^[1] while Trevor Bullock and Robin Lynn Heath also won Young Artist Awards for their roles in the series.^[2]

Davis Rules was canceled by ABC after less than one season despite having premiered after Super Bowl XXV. ABC retained the rights to the series and planned to use it as a midseason replacement. When the series wasn't used in ABC's lineup, CBS bought the series in November 1991.^[3][4]

CBS retooled the series, adding Bonnie Hunt and Giovanni Ribisi, but canceled it after 16 episodes.^[3]

Cast

Actor	Role
Randy Quaid	Dwight Davis
Jonathan Winters	Gunny Davis
Trevor Bullock	Robbie Davis
Luke Edwards	Charlie Davis
Nathan Watt	Ben Davis
Patricia Clarkson	Cosmo Yeargin
Bonnie Hunt	Gwen Davis
Debra Jo Rupp	Ms. Higgins
Giovanni Ribisi	Skinner Buckley
Tamayo Otsuki	Mrs. Elaine Yamagami
Rigoberto Jimenez	Rigo

Episode list

Season 1

Episode #	Episode Title	Original Airdate
1	"A Man for All Reasons"	January 27, 1991
2	"Rules of the Game"	January 29, 1991
3	"The Trouble With Women"	February 5, 1991
4	"Guys and Dolls"	February 12, 1991
5	"Pomahac Day Massacre"	February 19, 1991
6	"Yes, I'm The Great Pretender"	February 26, 1991
7	"Gimme The Ball"	March 5, 1991
8	"Twisted Sister"	March 5, 1991
9	"Take This Job and Love It"	March 12, 1991
10	"Sign of the Times"	March 19, 1991
11	"Habla Espanol?"	March 26, 1991
12	"Mission: Improbable"	April 2, 1991
13	"Soap"	April 9, 1991

Season 2

Episode #	Episode Title	Original Airdate
1	"They're Writing Songs of Love, But Nun for Me"	December 30, 1991
2	"A Father Makes All the Difference"	January 1, 1992
3	"Writing a Wrong"	January 8, 1992
4	"The Moment of Youth"	January 15, 1992
5	"Love at First Sighting (Part 1)"	January 22, 1992
6	"Love at First Sighting (Part 2)"	January 29, 1992
7	"Gunny's Ex"	February 5, 1992
8	"Happy as a Clam"	February 26, 1992
9	"Someone to Watch Over Them"	March 4, 1992
10	"Bells, Bells, Bells"	March 11, 1992
11	"Strike Down the Band"	March 18, 1992
12	"Everybody Comes to Nick's"	March 25, 1992
13	"A Foggy Day on Puget Sound"	April 8, 1992
14	"Ferry Tale"	April 22, 1992
15	"Brother Can You Spare a Dime"	May 6, 1992
16	"The Girl with Someone Extra"	May 13, 1992

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Recipient
1991	Winner	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Jonathan Winters
1992	Nominated		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series	Jo Mayer (Lighting designer) (For episode "A Foggy Day On Puget Sound")
1992	Nominated	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Television Series	Rigoberto Jimenez
	Nominated		Best New Family Television Series	-
	Won		Best Young Actress Guest Starring or Recurring Role in a TV Series	Robin Lynn Heath
	Won		Best Young Actor Starring in a New Television Series	Trevor Bullock

References

1. ^ Emmy Database
2. ^ Young Artists Awards site
3. ^ ^{a b} Davidson, Casey (1993-02-12). "Super Bowl Bump". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,305550,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 
4. ^ Carter, Bill (1991-11-19). "CBS Buys Show From ABC". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0D9163FF93AA25752C1A967958260&sec=&spon=. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 

External links

• Davis Rules at the Internet Movie Database
• Davis Rules at TV.com

Preceded by Grand Slam 1990

Davis Rules Super Bowl lead-out program 1991

Succeeded by 60 Minutes and 48 Hours 1992