The Charmings
| The Charmings | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy sitcom |
| Written by | Prudence Fraser Mark Fink Ellen Guylas Carrie Honigblum Danny Kallis Robert Sternin |
| Directed by |
Gerren Keith Howard Murray Jack Shea |
| Starring |
Christopher Rich Caitlin O'Heaney (1987) Carol Huston (1988) Judy Parfitt Cork Hubbert Brandon Call Garette Ratliff Henson Paul Eiding Dori Brenner Paul Winfield |
| Composer(s) |
Ray Colcord Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (1 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Prudence Fraser Robert Sternin |
| Producer(s) | Danny Kallis |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sternin & Fraser Ink Embassy Communications (1987–1988) ELP Communications (1988) Columbia Pictures Television (1988) |
| Distributor | Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 20, 1987 – February 11, 1988 |
The Charmings is an American fantasy sitcom that follows Snow White and Prince Charming, awakened from a thousand-year spell, as they adjust from their familiar life in the enchanted forest to the modern ways of 20th century Los Angeles suburbs. The series originally aired from March 1987 to February 1988 on ABC.
The opening voice-over sets up the premise:
The premise of the series' plot was that fairy tale characters Snow White and Prince Charming were magically transported to a 20th-century suburb in Burbank, California. Each episode shows the Charmings trying to adapt to their new life while Lillian, the wicked stepmother, and her wise cracking Magic Mirror watch from upstairs. After the first season, Caitlin O'Heaney (who portrayed Snow White), was replaced by Carol Huston.
After mild success as part of ABC's Friday night lineup, the series was moved to Thursday nights for its second season, in a head to head battle with NBC's Family Ties. Due to low ratings, the series was canceled after twenty episodes. One episode remains unaired in the US, though it was shown during the show's run in the UK.
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