"Ned and Stacey" (1995) TV series 1995-1997

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Creator:

Michael J. Weithorn

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

11 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Ned and Stacey get married after one week after meeting each other. He marries her to get a promotion...

Plot Keywords:

Advertising Executive | Advertising Agency | Bloopers During Credits | Sham Marriage | Sitcom

Cast

Nadia Dajani	...	Amanda Moyer (47 episodes, 1995-1999)
Debra Messing	...	Stacey Colbert (47 episodes, 1995-1999)
Thomas Haden Church	...	Ned Dorsey (28 episodes, 1995-1997)
Greg Germann	...	Eric "Rico" Moyer (23 episodes, 1995-1997)

Runtime:

30 min (48 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Hanley Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Several changes were made after the pilot, e.g. Ned's apartment number changing from 27F to 17D, the level where his appartment is was redecorated (different positions of doors, walls and most notable the elevator); in the pilot Eric and Amanda have more than one kid (as in later episodes).

Goofs:

Continuity: The messy style of Stacey's hair when she emerges from her room naked in "The End, Part 1" is inconsistent from the initial behind shot to the front shot.

Quotes:

[At a costume party]
Ned Dorsey: I'm looking for my mother. She said if I get lost I should stand next to the pretty bee.
Girl: Interesting line.
Ned Dorsey: Well, it usually doesn't work. Good thing you're dressed like a bee.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "That '70s Show: Red and Stacey (#4.10)" (2001)

witty observations on manners and morals

The sitcom as an entertainment genre is well-known for rehashing familiar routines, gags, situations, characters, relationships, etc. In contrast to this tradition, "Ned and Stacey" is one of the first sitcoms that deals honestly with a sexless marriage. It manages some good laughs and witty observations about manners and morals. While it lasted only 2 seasons and 46 episodes (with the last 11 episodes not actually airing on Fox but turning up later when the series was syndicated), it broke ground for sitcom material that turns up later in more successful series such as "Ally McBeal" and "Will and Grace" (which also stars the excellent Debra Messing). Michael J. Weithorn, the creator of "Ned and Stacey," went on to do a more conventional (and successful) sitcom, "The King of Queens," which is not as interesting as "Ned and Stacey," but shows again his eye for creating memorable television characters.