Double Trouble (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Double Trouble


caption = Liz and Jean Sagal
starring = Liz Sagal
Jean Sagal
opentheme = [http://www.sagaltwins.com/openingtheme1984.wav Theme]
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 min
country = USA
network = NBC
first_aired = April 4, 1984
last_aired = March 30, 1985
num_episodes = [http://www.sagaltwins.com/airdates.htm 23]
imdb_id = 0086696

"Double Trouble" is an American sitcom that aired for two seasons during the 1980s. The series starred identical twins Jean Sagal and Liz Sagal as Kate and Allison Foster, two teenagers living under the watchful eye of their widowed father. The show was considered an updating of the "twins in mischief" concept seen in films like "The Parent Trap" or the earlier "Patty Duke Show" of the 1960s.

ynopsis

"Double Trouble" premiered in April 1984 and went on for eleven episodes. The series was set in Des Moines, Iowa, and generally revolved around the twins' high school or their father's dance studio (thus giving the girls a chance to show off their real-life dancing skills). Most of the show's comedy was generated from the fact that one twin was serious while the other more laid-back and happy-go-lucky.

Beginning as a mid-season replacement, the show also starred Donnelly Rhodes as the girls' father, Art Foster. The show did not generate high enough ratings in its initial debut to be included in NBC's fall schedule, however it was brought back for a second go-'round as a mid-season replacement in December 1984. After some retooling, the setting of the show was relocated to New York City. Rhodes was replaced by Barbara Barrie as the twins' aunt. The second season ran for fourteen episodes. The series was not continued after the second season, but it was seen in reruns for several years on USA Network in the late '80s and early '90s.

ee also

* "The Parent Trap"
* "The Patty Duke Show"

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