New Attitude | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Based on | Beauty Shop by Shelly Garrett |
Developed by | Jack Elinson Maiya Wiliams Tom Straw Ralph Farquhar |
Written by | Jack Elinson Ralph R. Farquhar Maiya Williams Tom Straw |
Directed by | Oz Scott |
Starring |
Sheryl Lee Ralph Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Karen Bankhead Bebe Drake Larenz Tate Morris Day |
Opening theme | "New Attitude" performed by Sheryl Lee Ralph |
Composer(s) | Kurt Farquhar |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 (2 unaired) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Bill Boulware Jack Elinson Doug McHenry |
Producer(s) | Clarence Avant Ron Bloomberg George E. Crosby Al Gordon George Jackson |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company(s) | Doug McHenry Film Grio Entertainment Group Castle Rock Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | August 8 | – September 7, 1990
New Attitude is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from August to September 1990. Based on the play Beauty Shop by Shelly Garrett, the series aired for six episodes during ABC's TGIF lineup on Fridays.
The St. James sisters had sunk everything they could beg or borrow into their new business venture, "New Attitude" beauty salon. The partnership was 50-50: outrageous, try-anything Yvonne (Phyllis Yvonne Stickney) got them into trouble, and conservative, sensible Vicki (Sheryl Lee Ralph) got them out. Lamarr (Morris Day) is their colorful top hairdresser, the "prince of perms"; Taylor (Karen Bankhead), the ambitious but inept receptionist (she had flunked the beautician's exam 11 times); and Leon (Earl Billings), the landlord.
New Attitude aired a total of six episodes (eight were filmed) before being canceled by ABC in September 1990.