Dear John (U.S. TV series)
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| Also known as | 'Dear John USA' |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | Dear John by John Sullivan |
| Developed by | Bob Ellison Peter Noah |
| Starring |
Judd Hirsch Isabella Hofmann Jane Carr Harry Groener Billie Bird Jere Burns |
| Theme music composer | John Sullivan |
| Opening theme | "Dear John" by Wendy Talbot |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 90 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Hal Cooper Bob Ellison Rod Parker Peter Noah Ed. Weinberger |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ed Weinberger Productions Paramount Television |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 6, 1988 – July 22, 1992 |
Dear John is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. The series was originally based on the British sitcom of the same name. Dear John was retitled Dear John USA when it was shown in the UK. During its four-season run, the series was bounced to and from various time periods on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The series moved from its post-Cheers slot on Thursdays to a post-Night Court slot on Wednesdays in 1990.
Reruns were syndicated to various local stations shortly after Dear John ended its run in 1992, which continued until 2004. The series also aired on E! for a brief period in the late-1990s. As of December 2015, it is shown on digital TV network Antenna TV.
Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Rego Park, Queens.
John soon joins the One-2-One Club, a self-help group for divorced, widowed or lonely people. The group is led by Louise (Jane Carr), a sex-obsessed British woman. Other members of the group include Kate McCarron (Isabella Hofmann), a sweet divorcée; Kirk Morris (Jere Burns), a cocky ladies' man; Ralph Drang (Harry Groener), a shy and neurotic tollbooth collector; Bonnie Philbert (Billie Bird), a feisty senior citizen; Tom, Mrs. Philbert's quiet boyfriend (Tom Willett); and young Southern transplant Mary Beth Sutton (Susan Walters).
In 1989, Cleavon Little won an Emmy Award for his role in the episode "Stand By Your Man".
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