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Lush Life (TV series)

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Lush Life
Created byYvette Lee Bowser
Lori Petty
Karyn Parsons
StarringKaryn Parsons
Lori Petty
Fab Filippo
Khalil Kain
John Ortiz
Sullivan Walker
Opening themePerformed by Terence Trent D'Arby
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producerYvette Lee Bowser
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesSisterLee Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseSeptember 9 (1996-09-09) –
November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)

Lush Life is an American sitcom that aired between September and November 1996 on Fox. The series stars Karyn Parsons and Lori Petty as roommates who shared a studio apartment for financial reasons.

Plot

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Petty stars as Georgette "George" Sanders, a bohemian artist who was wild and uninhibited. Parsons played Margot Hines, a snooty, airheaded wanna-be businesswoman. The two would get into conflicts generally surrounding one of their crazy schemes. In one aired episode, George fakes her own death to draw attention and higher prices to her paintings.[1] In another, Margot convinces some of George's gay male friends to pose as her boyfriend and frighten off her ex-husband.[2]

Cancellation

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The ratings of the first episode were low, and it was canceled after the fourth episode aired at the end of September 1996. It was the first new series of 1996 to be canceled. The remaining three produced episodes were aired later in October and November.

Cast

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Main cast

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Recurring cast

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  • Concetta Tomei as Ann Hines-Davis-Wilson-Jefferson-Ali
  • Derek Chen as Joey White

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Lush Beginning"Ellen GittelsohnYvette Lee Bowser & Lori Petty & Karyn ParsonsSeptember 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)
Margot Hines, a snooty socialite, coming off a tumultuous marriage with her cheating ex-husband, moves in with her childhood best friend Georgette "George" Sanders, a free-spirited abstract artist. They then plot to get Margot's belongings from her ex's house, then running into her ex-husband latest flame, Sandy (Mari Morrow).
2"The Dead Lush Artist"Ellen GittelsohnLyn Greene & Richard LevineSeptember 16, 1996 (1996-09-16)
Margot convinces George that her paintings would be worth a lot more if people think that she is dead. The plan actually works to point that a gallery auction is arranged, showing off George's work.
3"The First Lush Date"Ellen GittelsohnMatt EmberSeptember 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)
George convinces Margot to get back into the dating life.
4"The Lush Ex-Posures"Ellen GittelsohnEunetta T. BooneSeptember 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)
Wallace (Phil Morris), Margot's cheating airline pilot ex-husband is now dating an up-and-coming politician, and tries to retrieve naked photos from Margot from when they were married.
5"The Lush Waitress"Ellen GittelsohnMarc HymanOctober 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)
6"The Lush Hex"Ellen GittelsohnMarc HymanNovember 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)
7"The Not So Lush Rock Star"Ellen GittelsohnMatt Ember & Lynnie Greene & Richard Levine & Marc HymanNovember 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)

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