Good Morning, Miami | |
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Original cast
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Created by |
David Kohan Max Mutchnick |
Starring |
Mark Feuerstein Suzanne Pleshette Ashley Williams Matt Letscher Jere Burns Constance Zimmer |
Opening theme | "Once in a Lifetime" performed by John Rzeznik |
Composer(s) | Rich Ragsdale Jonathan Wolff |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production company(s) | KoMut Entertainment Warner Bros. Television |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) |
Original release | September 26, 2002 | – March 25, 2004
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. It was one of the first sitcoms to be broadcast by NBC in High Definition.
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 and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.
The theme song, entitled "Once in a Lifetime", is played by John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls .
Wunderkind producer Jake Silver decides to accept the job helming the worst TV show in all of Miami. He falls in love with the show's beautiful, down-to-earth hairdresser, Dylan. The carnival of clowns at the station includes pompous and insulting on-air host Gavin; Jake's wise-cracking assistant, Penny; and highly insecure station manager, Frank.
Early in the first season, Gavin's morning co-host was Lucia, and Sister Brenda was the station's nun/weather-girl. Eventually Jake's foul-mouthed grandmother, Claire, becomes the on-screen co-host. They were written out early in the series as the producers were still searching for the "center" of their program.
During the second season, Jake and Dylan begin a 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.
The series ended with Gavin and Penny deciding to start a relationship (as Penny is pregnant with his baby), Frank marrying Gavin's mother as a publicity stunt and Jake and Dylan considering to go their separate ways (Jake leaves the network and goes to produce at NBC in Manhattan) and Dylan returns to her home state of Omaha, Nebraska.