Café Americain
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| Café Americain | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Creator(s) | Peter Noah |
| Starring | Valerie Bertinelli Lila Kaye Sofia Milos Maurice Godin Jodi Long Graham Beckel |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Pamela Grant Peter Noah |
| Executive producer(s) | Jack Grossbart |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 18, 1993 – May 28, 1994 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The John Larroquette Show |
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| IMDb profile | |
Café Americain was an American sitcom starring Valerie Bertinelli which aired on NBC during the 1993-1994 television season. It was filmed at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California.
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[edit] Overview
Bertinelli played a young American woman, Holly Aldrige, who finds a job working as a waitress in a small café in France. The cast consisted of an assortment of eccentric characters from around the world who regularly visited the café, interacting in many hilarious circumstances. Madame Ybarra, the former dictator's wife, was a thinly veiled spoof of Imelda Marcos. Fabiana Borelli, the tempestuous Italian model, and her perpetually jealous Italian lover Carlo, regularly sparred and reconciled. Marcel's on and off relationship with Holly set the stage for comedic interference by several guest star suitors.
[edit] Cast
Valerie Bertinelli as "Holly Aldrige"
Lila Kaye as "Margaret Hunt"
Sofia Milos as "Fabiana Borelli"
Maurice Godin as "Marcel"
Jodi Long as "Madama Ybarra"
Graham Beckel as "Steve Sullivan"
[edit] Guest Stars
[edit] Episodes
| No. | Title | Initial airing | Written by: | Directed by: | Guest Starring: |
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| 1 | Pilot | September 18, 1993 | Peter Noah | James Burrows | Peter Spears, Lilyan Chauvin, Barry Dennen, Lena Pousette |
| 2 | Le Confidence Game | September 25, 1993 | Peter Noah | Robert Berlinger | Lilyan Chauvin, Wesley Leong, Phillip Simon, Kevin Mikado, Andre Lachaumette |
| 3 | Weekend at Holly's | October 2, 1993 | Sarit Catz, Gloria Ketterer | James Burrows | Lilyan Chauvin, Zig Roberts, Shaun Stevens |
| 4 | The Language of Really Good Friends | October 9, 1993 | Bruce Rasmussen | Robert Berlinger | Frank Bruynbroek, Yasemin Baytok, Earl Carroll, Roy Doliner |
| 5 | Happy Birthday to Moi | October 16, 1993 | Eric Cohen | James Burrows | Shane Fraser, Lilyan Chauvin, Carlos Gomez, Michael J. Kuhlman, Atilla Aszodi | |
| 6 | Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't It? | October 23, 1993 | Bill Barol | Robert Berlinger | Elaine Thomas, Joe Alfasa, Roy Doliner |
| 7 | Home Alone | November 6, 1993 | Bruce Rasmussen | Robert Berlinger | Teresa Parente, Eddie Van Halen |
| 8 | There's No Business Like Show Business | November 13, 1993 | Sarit Catz, Gloria Ketterer | Robert Berlinger | Blake Bailey |
| 9 | ... And Giblets for All | November 20, 1993 | Bill Barol | Robert Berlinger | Lorna Scott, Richard Gilbert-Hill, Alex Nevil |
| 10 | Toast of the Town | November 27, 1993 | Bruce Rasmussen | Robert Berlinger | Stephen Tobolowsky, Richard Gilbert-Hill |
| 11 | Mommy Dearest | December 11, 1993 | Sarit Catz, Gloria Ketterer | Robert Berlinger | Philippe Bergeron |
| 12 | Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly | December 18, 1993 | Eric Cohen | Robert Berlinger | Annette Claudier, Heinrich James, Brent Wisner, Carol Ficatier, Ian Abercrombie |
| 13 | The Dating Game | January 4, 1994 | Sarit Catz, David Silverman, Gloria Ketterer, Marcy Gray Rubin | Robert Berlinger | Anthony Guidera |
| 14 | Le Date | January 11, 1994 | Peter Noah | Robert Berlinger | Luigi Amodeo |
| 15 | All about Kelly | January 18, 1994 | Sarit Catz, Gloria Ketterer | Robert Berlinger | Yasemin Baytok, Alex Nevil |
| 16 | Love the One You're With | February 8, 1994 | Bruce Rasmussen | Matthew Diamond | Craig Branham, Shaun Toub, Brian Hamilton, Ken Lerner, Christine Estabrook, Luigi Amodeo |
| 17 | Oh, Brother | May 28, 1994 | Sarit Catz, Gloria Ketterer | Pamela Fryman | Luigi Amodeo |
| 18 | The Fashion Show | May 28, 1994 | Eric Cohen | Robert Berlinger | Kim Baronof, Katie Noel Wright, Jack Bannon, Cynthena Sanders |
[edit] Trivia
Marion Ross was originally cast as Margaret.
[edit] External links
- Café Americain at the Internet Movie Database
- Titles & Air Dates Guide at epguides.com
