- Phenom (TV series)
Infobox television
show_name=Phenom
format=Comedy (sitcom )
runtime=22 minutes (approximate)
creator=Marc Flanagan
starring=Angela Goethals Ashley Johnson Jennifer Lien Judith Light Todd Louiso Sara Rue William Devane Beverley Mitchell
country=USA
num_episodes=22
imdb_id = 0106100"Phenom" is a 1993 family
sitcom about atennis wunderkind that aired on ABC. The show ran for a single season and was canceled in May 1994.ynopsis
Fifteen-year-old Angela Doolan has the potential to be a sports superstar but worries about losing her normality and severing her family ties. Angela's father has deserted the family, to rediscover his youth and dally with younger women, leaving her mother Dianne to raise her children (including older son Brian and youngest daughter Mary Margaret) and trying to keep a lid on her bitterness. Added to the fray is Angela's obsessive tennis coach Lou, who is determined to bring out the champion in Angela regardless of the cost to her growth as a person.
Cast
*
Angela Goethals — Angela Doolan
*Judith Light — Dianne Doolan
*Ashley Johnson — Mary Margaret Doolan
*Todd Louiso — Brian Doolan
*William Devane — Lou Del La Rosa
*Sara Rue — Monica
*Jennifer Lien — Roanne
*Beverly Mitchell — Clara
*Debra Jo Rupp - Sister Mary IncarnataCriticism
There were attempts to portray the family as dysfunctional, with older brother Brian depicted as inarticulate and introverted and younger sister Mary Margaret as undisciplined and prone to mischief.Fact|date=April 2007 Even the coach Lou didn't come across as the one-track-minded monster that he was likely intended to be; instead he was played as a smart-talking, boastful uncle who had made good.Fact|date=April 2007 Although he did lust after Angela's mother, he was quite upfront about it and didn't attempt to hide his desires behind innuendo.
Notes
*One of the most memorable aspects of the program was its theme song, "The Promise and the Prize" by
Carly Simon . It was accompanied in the opening sequence by filmed scenes of the Doolan family as they set out on their daily routines around school, home, and particularly on the tennis court with Angela.
*William Devane was seen quite a bit in the opening, at first coaching Angela on the tennis court and later with Dianne (Judith Light ) and the rest of the family, holding a trophy and congratulating Angela. However, despite this obvious co-starring role, his name was only shown in the end credits.
*"Phenom" was placed in the ideal time slot of Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c, between "Full House " and "Roseanne ". Disappointingly, its neighbor shows did not help the show's shot for success nor its chances for being renewed for a second season, although it premiered doing fairly well in the time period.Episodes
* Episode 1: Pilot (Original Air Date:
14 September 1993 )
* Episode 2: Angela's First Kiss (Original Air Date:14 September 1993 )
* Episode 3: Secrets (Original Air Date:28 September 1993 )
** This episode is about with how athletes deal with the media prying into their personal lives and what happens when an athlete naively trusts a reporter with intimate family details. At different points this serial uses stylistic techniques similar to the "Family Ties " episode "My Name Is Alex".
* Episode 4: Angela Gets Crushed (Original Air Date:5 October 1993 )
* Episode 5: First Crush (Original Air Date: 1993)
* Episode 6: Game Face (Original Air Date:19 October 1993 )
* Episode 7: Angela's Wild Ride (Original Air Date:26 October 1993 )
* Episode 8: Answered Prayers (Original Air Date:2 November 1993 )
* Episode 9: Crazy for You (Original Air Date:9 November 1993 )
* Episode 10: There's No Place Like Home (Original Air Date:16 November 1993 )
* Episode 11: A Lou-Daughter Picnic (Original Air Date:30 November 1993 )
* Episode 12: A Very Doolen Christmas (Original Air Date:14 December 1993 )
* Episode 13: Brian and the Tennis Star (Original Air Date:4 January 1994 )
* Episode 14: My Little Tony (Original Air Date:11 January 1994 )
* Episode 15: Men Are Dogs (Original Air Date:1 February 1994 )
* Episode 16: Spring Breakout (Original Air Date:8 February 1994 )
* Episode 17: What's in a Vow? (Original Air Date:15 February 1994 )
* Episode 18: Dianne's Young Buck (Original Air Date:22 February 1994 )
* Episode 19: Angela's Fifteen Minutes (Original Air Date:15 March 1994 )
* Episode 20: It's a Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis (Original Air Date:5 April 1994 )
* Episode 21: Just a Family of Doolans Sittin' Around Talkin' (Original Air Date:3 May 1994 )
* Episode 22: Strictly Lunchroom (Original Air Date:10 May 1994 )
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