Chicken Soup (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Chicken Soup is an American sitcom
that aired on ABC
, starring Jackie Mason
and Lynn Redgrave
.
, but was canceled because it could not hold a large enough percentage of the audience from its lead-in and controversy over inflammatory remarks by Mason during the New York City Mayoral elections.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
that aired on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, starring Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason is an American stand-up comedian and movie actor.-Early life:Born Yacov Moshe Maza in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City....
and Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE was an English actress.A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962...
.
Overview
The series focuses on the interfaith relationship of a middle-aged Jewish man, Jackie (Mason), and an Irish Catholic woman, Maddie (Redgrave). Episodes centered around humorous situations and obstacles caused by the couple's different religions.Controversy and cancellation
Chicken Soup was scheduled after the number one primetime series RoseanneRoseanne (TV series)
Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family...
, but was canceled because it could not hold a large enough percentage of the audience from its lead-in and controversy over inflammatory remarks by Mason during the New York City Mayoral elections.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jackie Mason Jackie Mason Jackie Mason is an American stand-up comedian and movie actor.-Early life:Born Yacov Moshe Maza in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City.... |
Jackie Fisher |
| Lynn Redgrave Lynn Redgrave Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE was an English actress.A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962... |
Maddie Peerce |
| Johnny Pinto | Donnie Peerce |
| Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe is an American actress known for her role as Det. Alexandra Eames in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a spin-off of Law & Order, and death row inmate Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series Oz.-Personal life:... |
Patricia Reece |
| Brandon Maggart Brandon Maggart Brandon Maggart is an American actor.Maggart was born Roscoe Maggart, Jr. in Carthage, Tennessee. His acting career began in the early 1950s, at first in local and regional theatre in Tennessee, which eventually branched out to New York's Broadway... |
Mike Donovan |
| Cathy Lind Hayes | Barbara Donovan |
Episodes
| Ep. # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | September 12, 1989 |
| 2 | "The Dinner" | September 19, 1989 |
| 3 | "The Bartender" | September 26, 1989 |
| 4 | "The Reservation" | October 3, 1989 |
| 5 | "Double Date" | October 10, 1989 |
| 6 | "Take My Kids, Please" | October 24, 1989 |
| 7 | "Bea Moves Out" | October 31, 1989 |
| 8 | "Almost Father Jackie" | November 7, 1989 |
| 9 | "The Ralph Hearns Story" | Never aired |
| 10 | "Operation Jackie" | Never aired |
| 11 | "Bea's Night Out" | Never aired |
| 12 | "Community Service" | Never aired |