Kirk (TV series)
| Kirk | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family sitcom |
| Created by | Ross Brown |
| Directed by |
Scott Baio William Bickley Richard Correll James Hampton Steve Muscarella Joel Zwick |
| Starring |
Kirk Cameron Chelsea Noble Will Estes Louis Vanaria Taylor Fry Courtland Mead Debra Mooney |
| Theme music composer | Steven Chesne |
| Composer(s) |
Gary Boren Steven Chesne |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Bickley Michael Warren Charlotte Brown Ross Brown Susan Fales-Hill |
| Producer(s) |
Brenda Hanes-Berg Karen K. Miller |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Bickley-Warren Productions Jeff Franklin Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | The WB |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | August 23, 1995 – January 12, 1997 |
Kirk is an American family sitcom which aired on The WB from August 23, 1995 to January 12, 1997. The series was created by Ross Brown, and produced by Bickley-Warren Productions and Jeff Franklin Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Kirk was the follow-up starring vehicle for Kirk Cameron after his seven-year role as Mike Seaver on the popular ABC sitcom Growing Pains.
Synopsis
The show revolves around Kirk Hartman (Cameron), an aspiring illustrator and recent college graduate living in Greenwich Village. After his aunt decides to move to Florida to get married, Kirk is left in charge of his younger brothers and sister. It also stars Chelsea Noble, Will Estes, Courtland Mead, Louis Vanaria, and Debra Mooney.
Cast
- Kirk Cameron - Kirk Hartman
- Chelsea Noble - Elizabeth Waters
- Louis Vanaria - Eddie Balducci
- Will Estes - Cory Hartman
- Taylor Fry - Phoebe Hartman
- Courtland Mead - Russell Hartman
- Debra Mooney - Sally
Production notes
Kirk was one of only two series produced by Bickley-Warren Productions and Jeff Franklin Productions that was not produced by Miller-Boyett Productions (the other being Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, which William Bickley and Michael Warren served as showrunners/executive producers during that series' final three seasons).
During the development stage, the series originally went under the working title Life Happens,[1] and was originally conceived as a series for ABC (who had broadcast other series produced by Bickley and Warren, and their production partners Tom L. Miller and Robert Boyett) before the network's decision to move away from family sitcoms, just prior to the network's 1995 purchase by The Walt Disney Company.[2]
Episode list
Season 1
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to New York" | August 23, 1995 |
| 2 | "S'Wonderbra" | August 30, 1995 |
| 3 | "Night at the Movies" | September 24, 1995 |
| 4 | "Love! Valor! Deception!" | October 1, 1995 |
| 5 | "Magno Man Vs. Capt. Chunks" | October 1, 1995 |
| 6 | "Smart and Smarter" | October 8, 1995 |
| 7 | "The Crush" | October 15, 1995 |
| 8 | "Helloween" | October 29, 1995 |
| 9 | "Educating Kirk" | November 5, 1995 |
| 10 | "Kirk Unplugged" | November 12, 1995 |
| 11 | "A Kiss is Just a Kiss" | November 19, 1995 |
| 12 | "The Christmas Show" | December 10, 1995 |
| 13 | "The Spare" | January 7, 1996 |
| 14 | "The Love Letter" | January 14, 1996 |
| 15 | "Double Date" | February 4, 1996 |
| 16 | "Stuck On You" | February 11, 1996 |
| 17 | "The Odd Couple" | February 18, 1996 |
| 18 | "Hey, Hey We're the Hartmans" | February 25, 1996 |
| 19 | "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" | April 28, 1996 |
| 20 | "Operation Kirk" | May 5, 1996 |
| 21 | "The Beach House" | May 12, 1996 |
Season 2
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | "For Whom The Wedding Bells Toll (Part 1)" | September 8, 1996 |
| 23 | "For Whom The Wedding Bells Toll (Part 1)" | September 8, 1996 |
| 24 | "Yours, Mine and Ours" | September 15, 1996 |
| 25 | "She Stoops to Conquer!" | September 22, 1996 |
| 26 | "Strangers in the Night" | September 29, 1996 |
| 27 | "Hire Learning" | October 6, 1996 |
| 28 | "Something's Got to Give" | October 13, 1996 |
| 29 | "Balducci Blues" | October 20, 1996 |
| 30 | "Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave (Part 1)" | November 3, 1996 |
| 31 | "Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave (Part 2)" | November 10, 1996 |
| 32 | "Witness for the Persecution" | January 12, 1997 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Young Artist Awards | Nominated | Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten - Television | Courtland Mead |
| Best Performance by a Young Actor - TV Comedy Series | Will Estes |
References
- ↑ Kids will be kids (new television networks United Paramount Network and Warner Bros. Network), Newsweek (via HighBeam Research), July 3, 1995.
- ↑ Kirk Cameron's New Series is Family Fare, The Columbian, (via HighBeam Research), August 20, 1995.
External links
- Kirk at the Internet Movie Database
- Kirk at TV.com
- Kirk at epguides.com