WIOU (1990) TV series 1990-1991

Nightime soap opera. The TV network sends Hank Zaret to be news director of station WNDY (know as WIOU to the staff). The news co-anchors are Neal Frazier and Kelby Robinson. Eddie Bock is an ambitious black reporter, Taylor Young is a reporter, Liz McVay is the executive producer, Ann Hudson is a field producer who is dating Rick Singer, Willis Teitlebaum is a news intern with a crush on Ann Hudson and Marc Adamson is a cameraman. Familiar faces but slow moving drama, rendered more or less obsolete by the impending internet revolution.

AVAILABLE EPISODES
Season 1, Episode 1
Pilot
24 October 1990

Season 1, Episode 2
Appearances
31 October 1990

Season 1, Episode 7
Diamond Dogs
19 December 1990

Season 1, Episode 11
Without Prejudice
4 March 1991

Season 1, Episode 12
Pair O' Guys Lost
13 March 1991

WIOU (1990) TV series 1990-1991
Cast: Dick Van Patten, Harris Yulin, Helen Shaver, John Shea, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Mariette Hartley, Phil Morris, Wallace Langham

Odd Couple, The: Together Again (1993) TV Movie

Jack Klugman and Tony Randall reprise the roles they created in the long-running comedy series, "The Odd Couple."

Based on Neil Simon's play and the 1968 theatrical film release. Felix and his wife are preparing for their daughter's marriage, but everything is put on hold when Felix learns that Oscar is in the hospital recuperating from throat surgery.

The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993) TV Movie

Cast: Barbara Barrie, Debra Jo Rupp, Dick Van Patten, Jack Klugman, Jerry Adler, Jim Haynie, Penny Marshall, Tony Randall

Midnight Hour, The (1985) TV Movie

Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again.... or will it?

The Midnight Hour  (1985) TV Movie
Cast: Dedee Pfeiffer, Dick Van Patten, Jonelle Allen, Kevin McCarthy, Kurtwood Smith, Lee Montgomery, LeVar Burton, Mark Blankfield, Peter DeLuise, Shari Belafonte

Eight Is Enough Wedding, An (1989) TV Movie

Having racked up excellent ratings for the 1987 TV movie "Eight is Enough: A Family Reunion", the producers concocted yet another retro film, 1989's "An Eight is Enough Wedding". Dick Van Patten returns as Tom Bradford, who anxiously prepares for the wedding of his oldest son David (Grant Goodeve). While most of the original cast shows up for the nuptials, Tom's wife Abby is played by Sandy Faison. She replaces Family Reunion's Mary Frann, who in turn had replaced the original Abby, Betty Buckley. Dick Van Patten's real-life wife and son Pat and Jimmy also show up in supporting roles. Like Family Reunion, "An Eight is Enough Wedding" was telecast opposite the World Series (on October 15, 1989, to be exact); and like the earlier film, Wedding won its timeslot in the ratings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Eight Is Enough Wedding, An (1989) TV Movie
Cast: Adam Rich, Christopher McDonald, Dick Van Patten, Grant Goodeve, Joan Prather, Laurie Walters, Marianne Muellerleile, Susan Richardson, Willie Aames

Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (1987) TV Movie

Most of the original cast members of TV's "Eight is Enough" are on hand for the retro feature "Eight is Enough: A Family Reunion". The single most conspicuous defector is Betty Buckley, who is here replaced by Mary Frann in the role of Abby Bradford. The premise: On the eve of his 50th birthday, Tom Bradford (Dick Van Patten) is in danger of losing his job as a journalist. He is offered moral support by his offspring, who have gathered together to celebrate Tom's half-century mark. Grant Goodeve, Willie Aames, Susan Richardson, Lani O'Grady, Adam Rich, Connie Needham, Dianne Kay and Laurie Walters portray the Bradford kids. The warm-and-fuzzy script is by Gwen Bagni-Dubov, who'd been churning out teleplays since the black-and-white era. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion (1987) TV Movie
Cast: Adam Rich, Christopher McDonald, Dianne Kay, Dick Van Patten, Grant Goodeve, Jennifer Darling, Lani O'Grady, Laurie Walters, Mary Frann, Susan Richardson, Willie Aames