High Society (TV series)
| High Society | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Robert Horn Daniel Margosis |
| Written by |
Lisa Albert Pat Dougherty Markus Flanagan Robert Horn Daniel Margosis |
| Directed by |
Stan Daniels Iris Dugow Ellen Gittelsohn Michael Lembeck |
| Starring |
Jean Smart Mary McDonnell |
| Theme music composer |
Howard McCrary Mark Stevens |
| Opening theme | "The Lady Is a Tramp" performed by Chaka Khan |
| Composer(s) |
Frank Fitzpatrick David Tobocman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Gary Dontzig Markus Flanagan Robert Horn Daniel Margosis Steven Peterman |
| Producer(s) | Lisa Albert Barbara Dorio |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | JVTV Look Ma Productions Warner Bros Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 30, 1995 – February 26, 1996 |
High Society is an American sitcom that aired Monday nights on CBS from October 30, 1995 to February 26, 1996; it was entered into the CBS schedule as a replacement for If Not for You, a sitcom starring Elizabeth McGovern, which was quickly canceled by the network. The theme song was "The Lady Is a Tramp" sung by Chaka Khan.
Its premise was similar to the campy British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous.
The series revolves around two New York City women who acted in an outrageous, campy, and decadent manner. Ellie Walker (Jean Smart) was a successful author of trashy romantic novels, and her best friend and publisher was Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson (Mary McDonnell). Emerson was a divorced mother with a preppie college-aged son, Brendan Emerson (Dan O'Donahue), a College Republican, who rejected the relentless sexual advances of Ellie, but who otherwise appeared to be heterosexual. In the pilot episode, the women's small-town former college friend, Val Brumberg (Faith Prince), arrived and moved in with Dott. At the publishing house, the women worked with a flamboyant gay male secretary named Stephano (Luigi Amodeo) and a sleazy publisher partner named Peter Thomas (David Rasche).
Aside from the situational comedy that arose from Ellie and Dott's campy antics, the storylines often centered on the notion of family. Val started to become something of a mother figure to Brendan. Stephano was often seeking a boyfriend and was seen more as a family member than a mere secretary, and in the final episode Ellie decided that she wanted to have a baby and she scouted out possible fathers.
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