I Married Dora

Infobox Television
show_name = I Married Dora


caption =
genre = Sitcom
creator = Michael J. Leeson
writer = Chris Cluess
Stu Kreisman
Michael J. Leeson
director = Lee Shallat-Chemel
Peter H. Hunt
starring = Daniel Hugh Kelly
Elizabeth Peña
theme_music_composer = Glenn Jordan
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 13
executive_producer = Michael J. Leeson
Coleman Mitchell
co_exec = Chick Mitchell
Geoffrey Neigher
producer = Wendy Blair
Jace Richdale
Vic Rauseo
Linda Morris
co-producer = Mark Masuoka
runtime = 30 mins.
channel = ABC
picture_format =
audio_format = Stereo
first_aired = September 22, 1987
last_aired = December 18, 1987

"I Married Dora" is an American sitcom which appeared on the ABC television network. It premiered on September 22, 1987, and its final first-run episode aired on December 18, 1987. The series was created by Michael J. Leeson, who was one of the creators of the long running TV series "The Cosby Show".

ynopsis

Los Angeles architect and single father Peter Farrell (Daniel Hugh Kelly) was dependent upon his housekeeper Dora Calderon (Elizabeth Peña). However, she was an illegal alien from El Salvador and the US government was about to deport her. To prevent her from being arrested upon her return home, and to be able to continue to employ her services as a housekeeper, the two married. As such, a marriage under false pretenses was a violation of federal law, the first episode included a disclaimer notify viewers of such and adding "You should not try this in your own home." Two important aspects of the series were the threat of their sham marriage being discovered by authorities and the possibility that they might fall in love, normalizing and legitimizing their marriage. Farrell's children were 13-year-old Kate (Juliette Lewis) and 11-year-old Will (Jason Horst).

The show had low ratings and was canceled after one season. The final episode ended with an incident that ranked number 49 on TVLand's list of "The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments". Farrell received a two year job offer in Bahrain and the final scene featured him leaving Calderon and his children despite their pleas and boarding a plane headed overseas. Then, Farrell (speaking more as Kelly himself) reappeared:

Farrell: It's been canceled.
Calderon: The flight?
Farrell: No, our series! [cite news|url=http://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/10outlandish.php|title=10 Of The Most Outlandish TV Concepts Ever|date=2004-01-01|publisher=tvobscurities.com|accessdate=2008-08-29]

The cameras pulled back to show the entire stage as the cast and crew waved goodbye and performed curtain calls.

Cast

* Daniel Hugh Kelly.....Peter Farrell
* Elizabeth Peña.....Dora Calderon
* Juliette Lewis.....Kate Farrell
* Jason Horst.....Will Farrell
* Sanford Jensen.....Dolf Menninger
* Evelyn Guerrero.....Marisol Calderon
* Henry Jones.....Hughes Whitney Lennox

Episode list

Award nominations

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