The Closer (1998 TV series)
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| The Closer (1998) | |
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 Selleck, Asner, and Peters in The Closer |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Tom Selleck Edward Asner Penelope Ann Miller |
| Country of origin | USA |
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| Running time | approx. 0:30 (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | February 23, 1998 – May 4, 1998 |
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The Closer was an American television situation comedy that aired on CBS for 10 episodes in 1998. The show starred Tom Selleck as a successful advertising agency executive.
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[edit] Plot summary
Jack McLaren (Tom Selleck), a successful advertising executive, starts his own agency. The business, the employees in the agency, and his personal life provide the story lines. The characters include a creative director, Carl Dobson (Ed Asner), an accountant, Erica Hewitt (Penelope Ann Miller), and a bored secretary, Beverly (Suzy Nakamura); McLaren's estranged and eventually divorced wife, Claire McLaren (Joanna Kerns), and daughter Alex (Hedy Burress). In the "Baby It's Cold Outside" episode, an old flame, actress Victoria (Bernadette Peters), visits and she and Jack start to rekindle their romance. Victoria and Jack sing and dance in a fantasy musical sequence. (The music and lyrics of the song from that episode were nominated for an Emmy Award.)
[edit] Cast and crew
Cast
- Tom Selleck -- Jack McLaren
- Edward Asner -- Carl Dobson
- David Krumholtz -- Bruno Verma
- Hedy Burress -- Alex McLaren
- Suzy Nakamura -- Beverly Andolini
- Penelope Ann Miller -- Erica Hewitt
Crew
- Director -- Andrew D. Weyman
Writers
- Tom Burkhard
- Howard Busgang
- Ed Decter
- David Kidd
- Laura Perkins-Brittain
Producers
- Howard Busgang
- Ed Decter
- Penny Segal
- Tom Selleck
- John J. Strauss
- Craig Wyrick-Solari
[edit] Episode list and special guests
- February 23, 1998--Pilot
- March 2, 1998 -- Morality Bites
- March 9, 1998 -- Dobbs Takes A Holiday
- March 16, 1998 -- The Closure
- March 28, 1998 -- The Rebound
- April 6, 1998 -- Baby, It's Cold Outside
- April 13, 1998 -- Honor Thy Jack
- April 20, 1998 -- Deep Game
- April 27, 1998 -- The Hand That Rocks the Office
- May 4, 1998 -- My Best Friend's Funeral
[edit] Awards and nominations
Emmy Award--Outstanding Music and Lyrics (for the song ""You Don't Know Jack")--nominated
