Good Morning, Miami
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Good Morning, Miami is a sitcom which ran from 2002
to 2004
on NBC
. Created by David Kohan
and Max Mutchnick
, the show focused on the personal and professional life of Jake, the executive producer of the lowest-rated morning show in the country, based in Miami
.
Though unsuccessful and unacclaimed, the show lasted in the coveted Thursday "Must See TV
" lineup for an entire season.
After nine episodes were aired during the second season in the United States, the show was canceled and didn't get to finish airing the rest of the 18 episodes that were ordered for the season. However, all episodes of the second season were shown on TG4
in Ireland
.
The theme song, entitled "Once in a Lifetime", is played by John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls
.
Early in the first season, the cast was rounded out with Tessie Santiago as Lucia (Gavin's co-host), and Brooke Dillman, who played the station's weather-nun, Sister Brenda. They were written out of the series by the producers who were still searching for the "center" of their program.
During the second season, Jake and Dylan began their relationship, almost even deciding on a relocation to New York together. Victoria Hill, a new station boss, took over the show to get higher ratings, and Gavin struggled to warm up to her. A new weather girl, Joni, was also introduced.
For the second season, exterior footage of NBC
affiliate WPTV-TV's studio complex in West Palm Beach, Florida
was used to portray the exteriors of the fictional Good Morning, Miami studios.
Although only some of the second season was shown in the USA, it was fully shown on TG4
in Ireland
several times in daily morning time slot. The series ended with Jake and Dylan cosidering to go their separate ways (though they may reunite), Gavin and Penny deciding to start a real relationship and Frank marrying Gavin's mother. It was also implied that Penny may still have feelings for Jake.
The show contained numerous references to Feuerstein's earlier work. In one scene, he scolds Gavin in front of the audience and Penny remarks, "That's one fired-up little yuppie!" (a reference to his role on the short-lived sitcom Fired Up
); in a second, he drinks hard liquor and his voice gets hoarse (he did the same thing after eating food that was too spicy in Woman on Top
). In another scene, he remarks that the highlights in his hair are natural (which he also did in What Women Want
).
The show aired its final episode in the U.S. on Thursday, December 18, 2003.
2002 in television
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to 2004
2004 in television
The year 2004 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2004.For the American TV schedule, see: 2004–05 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:...
on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. Created by David Kohan
David Kohan
David Sanford Kohan is an American television producer. After writing for The Wonder Years and The Dennis Miller Show, Kohan co-created and produced Will & Grace, Good Morning, Miami, Twins and Four Kings with Max Mutchnick. Kohan has won an Emmy and a People's Choice Award. He has been nominated...
and Max Mutchnick
Max Mutchnick
Jason Nidorf Mutchnick is an American television producer. He has received an Emmy Award, a People's Choice Award, and several Golden Globe Award nominations....
, the show focused on the personal and professional life of Jake, the executive producer of the lowest-rated morning show in the country, based in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.
Though unsuccessful and unacclaimed, the show lasted in the coveted Thursday "Must See TV
Must See TV
"Must See TV" is an advertising slogan used by the NBC television network to brand its prime time blocks of sitcoms during the 1990s, and most often applied to the network's Thursday night lineup, which featured such popular sitcoms as The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court, A Different...
" lineup for an entire season.
After nine episodes were aired during the second season in the United States, the show was canceled and didn't get to finish airing the rest of the 18 episodes that were ordered for the season. However, all episodes of the second season were shown on TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
The theme song, entitled "Once in a Lifetime", is played by John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
.
Synopsis
Jake decides to accept the risky job when he first sets eyes on the show's beautiful, down-to-earth hairdresser, Dylan, who wows him like nobody before after only coming to visit his Fun, Potty Mouthed Grandma Claire (Suzanne Pleshette) and presents a romantic challenge like nobody before. Meanwhile, the carnival of clowns at the station includes pompous host Gavin; Jake's wise-cracking assistant, Penny; and highly insecure station manager, Frank. After a while, Jake's ambition changed as he and Penny had a brief relationship.Early in the first season, the cast was rounded out with Tessie Santiago as Lucia (Gavin's co-host), and Brooke Dillman, who played the station's weather-nun, Sister Brenda. They were written out of the series by the producers who were still searching for the "center" of their program.
During the second season, Jake and Dylan began their relationship, almost even deciding on a relocation to New York together. Victoria Hill, a new station boss, took over the show to get higher ratings, and Gavin struggled to warm up to her. A new weather girl, Joni, was also introduced.
For the second season, exterior footage of NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate WPTV-TV's studio complex in West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
was used to portray the exteriors of the fictional Good Morning, Miami studios.
Although only some of the second season was shown in the USA, it was fully shown on TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
several times in daily morning time slot. The series ended with Jake and Dylan cosidering to go their separate ways (though they may reunite), Gavin and Penny deciding to start a real relationship and Frank marrying Gavin's mother. It was also implied that Penny may still have feelings for Jake.
Cast and characters
- Mark FeuersteinMark Feuerstein-Career:Feuerstein got his break-through on television as a recurring character on the daytime soap opera Loving. When director Nancy Meyers was casting What Women Want, her daughter recognized Feuerstein from Practical Magic and insisted that her mother cast him...
- Jake Silver - Ashley Williams - Dylan Messinger
- Matt LetscherMatt LetscherMatthew Letscher is an American actor.-Biography:Letscher was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He attended college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity....
- Gavin Stone - Jere BurnsJere BurnsJerald Eugene "Jere" Burns II is an American actor who has appeared in theatre productions and on television and is best known for his role as ladies' man Kirk Morris on the television series, Dear John.-Early life:...
- Frank Alfano - Tessie SantiagoTessie SantiagoTessie Santiago is an American actress of Cuban and Spanish descent.-Family and education:Tessie Santiago has two younger siblings, a brother and a half-sister...
- Lucia Rojas-Klein (2002) (11 episodes) - Constance ZimmerConstance ZimmerConstance Zimmer is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Dana Gordon in HBO's Entourage and as Claire Simms on the critically acclaimed ABC legal comedy-drama Boston Legal...
- Penelope "Penny" Barnes Barrington - Brooke DillmanBrooke DillmanBrooke Dillman is an American actress and comedian best known as a series regular maternal roles on the skit comedy Blue Collar TV .-Career:...
- Sister Brenda Trogman (2002) - Suzanne PleshetteSuzanne PleshetteSuzanne Pleshette was an American actress, on stage, screen and television.After beginning her career in theatre, she began appearing in films in the early 1960s, such as Rome Adventure and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds...
- Claire Arnold (2002–2003) - Tiffani ThiessenTiffani ThiessenTiffani Thiessen is an American actress best known for her roles as Kelly Kapowski in Saved by the Bell and as Valerie Malone in Beverly Hills, 90210. She is also known for her role on Fastlane as Wilhelmina 'Billie' Chambers...
- Victoria Hill (2003–2004)
The show contained numerous references to Feuerstein's earlier work. In one scene, he scolds Gavin in front of the audience and Penny remarks, "That's one fired-up little yuppie!" (a reference to his role on the short-lived sitcom Fired Up
Fired Up (TV series)
Fired Up is a short-lived 1997–1998 situation comedy airing on NBC. It lasted for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence and Leah Remini. The series was about a self-centered promotions executive and her mouthy assistant...
); in a second, he drinks hard liquor and his voice gets hoarse (he did the same thing after eating food that was too spicy in Woman on Top
Woman on Top
Woman on Top is a 2000 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Fina Torres. It is set in Salvador, Brazil and San Francisco, United States. The film stars Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau Jr. and Mark Feuerstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes...
). In another scene, he remarks that the highlights in his hair are natural (which he also did in What Women Want
What Women Want
What Women Want is a 2000 American romantic comedy film, directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. The movie was a box office success with a domestic gross of $182,811,707 and a worldwide gross of $374,111,707, against a budget of $70 million.-Plot:Nick Marshall, a Chicago...
).
Episode list
Episodes of the series, with original airdates, include the following:- Pilot 9/26/2002
- "Power Failure" 10/03/2002
- "The Way to Dylan's Heart" 10/10/2002
- "Swan Jake" 10/17/2002
- "It Didn't Happen One Night"
- "The Heart is a Lonely Apartment Hunter" 10/24/2002
- "Kiss Of The Spiderman" 10/31/2002
- "Penny Wise, Jake Foolish" 11/14/2002
- "If It's Not One Thing, It's a Mother" 12/05/2002
- "I'm With Stupid" 12/12/2002
- "High, My Name Is Jake" 1/2/2003
- "Jake's Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire" 1/9/2003
- "Mee So Torny" 1/16/2002
- "Take a Penny, Leave a Penny" 1/23/2003
- "Mutt and Jake" 2/27/2003
- "The Big Leap" 3/6/2003
- "Fear and Loathing in Miami" 3/13/2003
- "About a Ploy" 3/20/2003
- "Three Weeks Notice" 3/27/2003
- "Someone to Watch Over Gavin" 4/3/2003
- "The Slow and the Furious" 4/10/2003
- "One Flu Over the Cuckold's Nest" 4/17/2003
The show aired its final episode in the U.S. on Thursday, December 18, 2003.