Sara (US TV series)

Sara
Format	Situation comedy
Created by	Gary David Goldberg
Starring	Geena Davis Alfre Woodard Bill Maher Mark Hudson Bronson Pinchot Ronnie Claire Edwards Matthew Lawrence
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	January 23, 1985 – May 8, 1985

Sara is a short-lived American sitcom that aired on NBC in 1985. Starring Geena Davis in the title role, the series featured early performances from several actors who went on to greater acclaim, including Alfre Woodard, Bronson Pinchot and Bill Maher. Sara was set in a San Francisco Legal Aid office and featured one of the earliest regular gay characters on an American television series (Dennis Kemper, played by Pinchot). Although the series was critically well-received, it was scheduled opposite Dynasty, which was then the most popular series on the air. Sara failed to attract an audience and was cancelled after 13 episodes, although NBC did re-air the series in 1988.^[1] According to TVTango.com's ratings database, Sara ranked 48th out of 104 programs that aired during the 1984-85 season, with an average household rating of 14.44.

Cast

• Geena Davis as Sara McKenna
• Alfre Woodard as Rozalyn Dupree
• Bill Maher as Marty Lang
• Mark Hudson as Stuart Webber
• Bronson Pinchot as Dennis Kemper
• Ronnie Claire Edwards as Helen Newcomb
• Matthew Lawrence as Jesse Webber

Episodes

• "David Returns" - 23 January 1985
• "Sara's Mom - 30 January 1985
• "Dueling Lawyers" - 13 February 1985
• "Helen Steps Out" - 20 February 1985
• "You Can't Win 'Em All" - 27 February 1985
• "A Date with Keith" - 13 March 1985
• "Rock 'n' Roll Father" - 20 March 1985
• "27 Candles" - 27 March 1985
• "Sara's Short Story" - 10 April 1985
• "Meet Mr. Cooper" - 17 April 1985
• "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" - 24 April 1985
• "A Night at the Ballet" - 1 May 1985
• "Brief Encounter" - 8 May 1985

Notes

1. ^ Capsuto, pp. 205–06

References

• Capsuto, Steven (2000). Alternate Channels: The Uncensored Story of Gay and Lesbian Images on Radio and Television. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0345412435.

External links

• Sara at the Internet Movie Database