- Frank's Place
infobox television
show_name = Frank's Place
caption = Tim Reid (center) in "Frank's Place"
format =Comedy-drama
runtime = 30 mins.
creator =Tim Reid , Hugh Wilson
starring =Tim Reid
Daphne Maxwell Reid
Tony Burton
Virginia Capers
Robert Harper
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Charles Lampkin
William Thomas, Jr.
Frances E. Williams
Don Yesso
country = USA
network =CBS
first_aired =September 14 , 1987
last_aired =March 22 , 1988
num_episodes = 22"Frank's Place" is a
CBS comedy-drama series which aired for 22 episodes in 1987 and 1988. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and executive-produced by Wilson and starTim Reid .Plot
Set in New Orleans, "Frank's Place" chronicled the life of Frank Parrish (Tim Reid), a well-to-do Boston college professor who inherits a restaurant, Chez Louisiane. In the premiere, Frank travels to New Orleans intending to sell the restaurant. But when Frank returns to Boston, the life he's known there suddenly goes inexplicably haywire. The viewers know the reason: Waitress Emeritus (she waits only on customers of twenty years or more of patronage) of Chez Louisiane, Miss Marie (Frances E. Williams) has a voodoo spin (curse) put on Frank ensuring that he will come back to carry on his family's business. Feeling he has no choice, Frank returns to New Orleans and makes many discoveries about Black culture in New Orleans, the differences between northern and southern lifestyles, and himself.
upporting cast
Daphne Maxwell Reid (Tim Reid's real-life wife) played Hanna Griffin, Frank's love interest. Tony Burton, Virginia Capers, Robert Harper, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Charles Lampkin, Francesca Roberts, Don Yesso, and William Thomas Jr. rounded out the cast.Look and feel
Unlike most sitcom productions which are videotaped, "Frank's Place" was filmed with a single camera and used no
laugh track .It used Louis Armstrong's classic "
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? " as its theme song. The look of the restaurant and Tim Reid's character was inspired by Austin Leslie's Chez Helene restaurant in New Orleans.Praise
"Frank's Place" received the
Television Critics Association award for outstanding comedy series in 1987. In 1987, it won anEmmy for best writing in a comedy series. The show was praised for its realistic portrayal of black culture in New Orleans.No DVD Release in the near future
On Oct. 6, 2008; CNN.com/Entertainment Marquee Blog with Showbiz Tonight article: Not Coming to a Store Near You. The reason why Frank's Place is not going to be released on DVD anytime soon, is because of the background music used on the program. In order to release the show on DVD, they would either have to pay a great many musicians a lot of money, or omit the music which would alter the programs impact on the viewer. Until the music licence fee issue is resolved, there will be no DVD release in spite of the numerous requests to do so. [ [http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/03/not-coming-to-a-store-near-you/ CNN.Com "The Marquee Blog, October 3, 2008] ]
External links
* [http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/F/htmlF/franksplace/franksplace.htm Frank's Place entry at The Museum of Broadcast Communications]
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*Tv.com show|id=3862|title=Frank's PlaceReferences
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