Duet (TV series)
| Duet | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Ruth Bennett Susan Seeger |
| Written by | Ruth Bennett Bruce Ferber Lisa Medway John Peaslee Judd Pillot Susan Seeger Michael Zinberg |
| Directed by |
Peter Baldwin Gabrielle Beaumont Lee Shallat-Chemel Arlene Sanford David Steinberg Michael Zinberg Stephen Zuckerman |
| Starring |
Matthew Laurance Mary Page Keller Chris Lemmon Alison LaPlaca |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Linda Nieber |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | UBU Productions Paramount Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | April 19, 1987 – May 7, 1989 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Open House |
Duet is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from April 19, 1987 to August 20, 1989. The series stars Matthew Laurance as Ben Coleman, Mary Page Keller as Laura Kelly, Chris Lemmon as Richard Phillips, and Alison LaPlaca as Linda Phillips. The series was created by Ruth Bennett and Susan Seeger, and was produced by Paramount Television.
Ben is a struggling mystery novelist, while his girlfriend Laura is a caterer with her younger sister Jane (Jodi Thelen). Richard and Linda were a high-powered yuppie couple. He was in the family patio-furniture business and she was a studio executive. Linda's boss at World Wide Studios was Cooper Hayden (Larry Poindexter), who eventually became infatuated with Jane. Richard later quit his job to become a professional pianist. Geneva (Arleen Sorkin) was the Phillips' wisecracking, sexy maid who sometimes fraternized with the sisters.
In the 1987-88 season finale, Linda gave birth to a daughter, Amanda, who grew into a three-year-old (Ginger Orsi) capable of speech by the start of the series' third and final season. When the 1988-89 season began, Ben and Laura had married, and Linda had lost her job at World Wide Studios. Linda then sought a partnership in Laura's catering business. Just prior to the end of that season, Linda met real estate mogul Ted Nichols, played by guest star and LaPlaca's then-boyfriend, Philip Charles MacKenzie. Ted schmoozed her into joining his realty firm, selling upscale properties to snobs just like herself. Shortly after, Fox announced its cancellation of Duet, and with LaPlaca as its breakout star, both she and MacKenzie shared the lead in its spin-off, Open House.
The show's first season opening title sequence, showing cast member names written on dresser drawers, dog food dishes and other props, was produced by creator Susan Seeger's brother, David Seeger, and father, noted animator Hal Seeger.
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