Hi Honey, I'm Home!
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Hi Honey, I'm Home! is an American television sitcom that ran from July 19, 1991, to July 12, 1992 for thirteen episodes. The series was television's first "instant" rerun. Each week, a new episode of the series aired on ABC
as part of their Friday night TGIF
lineup. The same episode would re-air Sunday night on Nickelodeon
as part of the channel's Nick at Nite
lineup. ABC stopped airing the series after the sixth episode of the first season. The show's second season only aired on Nick at Nite before being cancelled in July 1992. The series was taped before a live audience in Nickelodeon Studios
at Universal Studios Florida
.
) are a family of fictional characters from a 1950s sitcom that has been canceled; they have been relocated to the real world, which is different from the world they know. They use a device called a Turnerizer (named after Ted Turner
) to switch between color and black-and-white
within their home. Mike Duff, the teenage son of the family next door, is the only real-world person who knows their secret.
In most episodes, there are guest appearances by actors from classic TV shows, playing their characters; e.g., Gale Gordon
appears in episode 1 as Theodore J. Mooney
(from The Lucy Show
).
In the original unaired pilot
, two different actors were initially cast in two roles and were later recast for subsequent episodes. Actress Dee Hoty was originally cast as Elaine Duff, but replaced by Susan Cella. Future Backstreet Boy
A. J. McLean was originally cast as Sidney "Skunk" Duff and was replaced by Eric Kushnick. The pilot was then re-shot with the different actors and aired.
The original pilot eventually aired during Nickelodeon's "Nick Knew Them When" anniversary marathon on June 27, 1999.
* Aired in 1999 on Nickelodeon.
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...
as part of their Friday night TGIF
TGIF (ABC)
TGIF was the name of an American family-friendly prime time television programming block on the ABC network. The name comes from the initials of the popular phrase "Thank God It's Friday"...
lineup. The same episode would re-air Sunday night on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
as part of the channel's Nick at Nite
Nick at Nite
Nick at Nite is the nighttime Cable network that broadcasts over the channel space of Nickelodeon on Sundays from 8.p.m.-7.am., Monday through Fridays from 9 p.m.-7 a.m. and Saturdays from 10 p.m.-6 a.m. . Though it shares channel space with Nickelodeon, A.C. Nielsen Co...
lineup. ABC stopped airing the series after the sixth episode of the first season. The show's second season only aired on Nick at Nite before being cancelled in July 1992. The series was taped before a live audience in Nickelodeon Studios
Nickelodeon Studios
Nickelodeon Studios was a television taping studio as well as an original attraction at Universal Studios Florida.-History:...
at Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida is an American theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies," and it features numerous attractions and...
.
Premise
The Nielsens (named after the Nielsen ratingsNielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
) are a family of fictional characters from a 1950s sitcom that has been canceled; they have been relocated to the real world, which is different from the world they know. They use a device called a Turnerizer (named after Ted Turner
Ted Turner
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television...
) to switch between color and black-and-white
Film colorization
Film colorization is any process that adds color to black-and-white, sepia or monochrome moving-picture images. It may be done as a special effect, or to modernize black-and-white films, or to restore color films...
within their home. Mike Duff, the teenage son of the family next door, is the only real-world person who knows their secret.
In most episodes, there are guest appearances by actors from classic TV shows, playing their characters; e.g., Gale Gordon
Gale Gordon
Gale Gordon was an American character actor perhaps best remembered as Lucille Ball's longtime television foil—and particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television situation comedy, The Lucy Show...
appears in episode 1 as Theodore J. Mooney
Theodore J. Mooney
Theodore J. Mooney is a fictional character on the 1960s CBS situation comedy The Lucy Show, he was portrayed by Gale Gordon.Mooney was the president of the local bank in Lucy Carmichael's hometown of Danfield. As such, he was also the trustee of an apparently sizable trust fund of which the...
(from The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1962 until 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965-66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program...
).
Cast and characters
- Honey Nielsen (Charlotte Booker) — An archetypal 1950s sitcom housewife and mom.
- Lloyd Nielsen (Stephen C. Bradbury) — The bumbling, somewhat clueless dad.
- Babs Nielsen (Julie BenzJulie BenzJulie M. Benz is an American actress, best known for her roles as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and as Rita Bennett on Dexter, for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television...
) — The Nielsen's pretty, popular, and well endowed teenage daughter. Target of a crush by Mike Duff. - Chucky Nielsen (Danny Gura) — The Nielsen's chubby and naive younger son.
- Elaine Duff (Susan Cella) — Sarcastic next door neighbor to the Nielsens and single mom to two sons.
- Mike Duff (Peter Benson) — Elaine Duff's couch potato teenage son who knows the real identities of the Nielsens. Has a crush on Babs.
- Sidney "Skunk" Duff (Eric Kushnick) — Elaine's youngest, trouble making son.
In the original unaired pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
, two different actors were initially cast in two roles and were later recast for subsequent episodes. Actress Dee Hoty was originally cast as Elaine Duff, but replaced by Susan Cella. Future Backstreet Boy
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
A. J. McLean was originally cast as Sidney "Skunk" Duff and was replaced by Eric Kushnick. The pilot was then re-shot with the different actors and aired.
The original pilot eventually aired during Nickelodeon's "Nick Knew Them When" anniversary marathon on June 27, 1999.
Season 1: 1991
| Ep | № | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | "Pilot" | Unaired * |
Season 2: 1992
| Ep | № | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | "That Kind of Girl" | |
| 5 | 11 | "Date from Heck" | |