Ned and Stacey | |
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Main cast of Ned and Stacey
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Created by | Michael J. Weithorn |
Starring |
Thomas Haden Church Debra Messing Greg Germann Nadia Dajani |
Composer(s) | Kurt Farquhar |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 46 (11 unaired) (list of episodes) |
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Location(s) | New York City |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Hanley Productions TriStar Television |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 11, 1995 | – January 27, 1997
Ned and Stacey is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company network from 1995 to 1997, starring Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing as the titular couple.
Ned Dorsey (Church) and Stacey Colbert (Messing) are brought together in a marriage of convenience — Ned needs to be married to get a promotion, while Stacey desperately needs to move out of her parents' house, and Ned has a very good apartment.
Ned and Stacey often socialize with Stacey's sister, Amanda (Nadia Dajani) and her husband, Eric (Greg Germann). Other recurring characters include Stacey's parents and Ned's boss.
Ned and Stacey's constant bickering slowly evolves into something resembling a romance. However, the show was cancelled before this plot could be developed further.
(Spoken during the opening theme)
Ned: Why Stacey?
Stacey: Why Ned?
Ned: It was business.
Stacey: Strictly business.
Ned: Here's the deal – to get a promotion, I needed a wife.
Stacey: To get a life, I needed his apartment.
Ned: So what the hell, we up and got married.
Stacey: The only thing we have in common? We irritate each other.
Ned: Right! Enjoy the show.
This intro did not appear for the first episodes.
The series has been aired in the United Kingdom on channel Sony TV, which began airing the show on April 7, 2011, the same day as the channel's launch. After its cancellation the show reran on the USA Network from 1999-2001. The show later reran on WE: Women's Entertainment from 2003-2005. TV Guide Network began airing reruns of the show on September 12, 2011. Oxygen also occasionally airs the show, usually on Thursday at 6am EST. In Australia digital channel 7mate has been showing reruns of the series in 2011. In the United States, Rural TV began airing reruns on occasion. The show was last seen in 2015 on FamilyNet.