Alright Already (TV series)

*Alright Already*
Alright Already
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Carol Leifer
Starring	Carol Leifer; Amy Yasbeck; Stacy Galina; Mitzi McCall; Maury Sterling; Jerry Adler;
Composers	Johnathan Wolff; Paul Buckley;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	21
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Original release
Network	The WB
Release	September 7, 1997 –; May 4, 1998

Alright Already is an American sitcom television series created and starring by Carol Leifer,^[1] that aired on The WB^[2] from September 7, 1997, to May 4, 1998.

Premise

A single businesswoman opens an optometry shop in Miami with her best friend and deals with embarrassing situations and her relationship with her family.

Cast

Carol Leifer as Carol Lerner
Amy Yasbeck as Renee
Stacy Galina as Jessica Lerner
Mitzi McCall as Miriam Lerner
Maury Sterling as Vaughn Lerner
Jerry Adler as Al Lerner

Production

The series' original working title was Ocean Drive.^[3]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Again with the Baby"	Rob Schiller	Leslie Caveny	September 7, 1997 (1997-09-07)
Carol lies about having a baby to make the neighbors turn down the volume of their music.
2	"Again with the Jury Duty"	Unknown	Carol Leifer	September 14, 1997 (1997-09-14)
Carol tries to get out of jury duty so she can date a district attorney working on the case; Miriam and Al protest a traffic ticket.
3	"Again with the Black Box"	Rob Schiller	Carol Leifer	September 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)
Carol buys a gag gift at a sex shop for Renee's snooty friend.
4	"Again with the Pilot"	Rob Schiller	Carol Leifer	September 28, 1997 (1997-09-28)
Carol has an embarrassing predicament with toilet paper at a shopping centre.
5	"Again with the Laser Surgery"	Rob Schiller	Bill Kunstler	October 5, 1997 (1997-10-05)
Carol and Renee get competitive when a store offering laser-eye-surgery opens next door; Vaughn pretends to be gay to attract a beautiful model.
6	"Again with the Mah-Jong"	Rob Schiller	Judy Toll and Susan Sherman	October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)
Carol cancels her bottled-water delivery when she finds out that the water is unclean; Miriam and Jessica have a tense mah-jong match.
7	"Again with the Lobbyist"	Rob Schiller	Chris Henchy and Chuck Martin	October 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)
Carol tries to convince her parents to put her picture up on the wall.
8	"Again with the Porno Video"	Rob Schiller	Michael Rowe	November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)
Carol gets a porno video stuck in the VCR; Renee thinks the male star of the video looks like their overnight-delivery guy.
9	"Again with the Jessica's Boyfriend"	Rob Schiller	Dawn DeKeyser	November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)
Carol sets Jessica up on a date with a frame designer.
10	"Again with the Sponge Cake"	Unknown	Michael Rowe	November 20, 1997 (1997-11-20)
Carol goes on a blind date; Miriam takes a driving lesson; Vaughn dates a dieter.
11	"Again with the Funeral"	Unknown	Judy Toll and Susan Sherman	November 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)
Carol performs menial tasks for a widow; Jessica makes a sponge cake for the retirement community.
12	"Again with the Sexual Harassment"	Unknown	Carol Leifer	December 14, 1997 (1997-12-14)
After pressure from her mom, Carol hires dimwitted cousin Gary to work at the shop.
13	"Again with the Billionaire"	Unknown	Stephen Engel and Carol Leifer	January 11, 1998 (1998-01-11)
Carol dates a billionaire who constantly has her pay the bills.
14	"Again with the Satellite Dish"	Unknown	George McGrath	January 18, 1998 (1998-01-18)
Carol impresses everybody with answers to Jeopardy!; Renee becomes director for the Lerners' condo's musical.
15	"Again with the Hockey Player (1)"	Unknown	Bill Kuntsler and Jim Wise	February 1, 1998 (1998-02-01)
Carol is dating a man who tears off her clothes during moments of passion, costing her a new wardrobe. To be continued...
16	"Again with the Hockey Player (2)"	Unknown	Stephen Engel and Carol Leifer (teleplay) and Michael Gannon (story)	February 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)
Carol is mortified when the hockey player she is dating reveals details about their sex life to millions of viewers.
17	"Again with the Astronaut"	Rob Schiller	Chuck Martin and Chris Henchy	February 15, 1998 (1998-02-15)
Carol dates an astronaut and gives him a cold.
18	"Again with the Gynecologist"	Amanda Bearse	Kell Cahoon and Tom Saunders	February 22, 1998 (1998-02-22)
Carol dates a gynecologist who isn't exactly what she expected him to be in bed.
19	"Again with the Answering Machine"	Unknown	Kell Cahoon and Tom Saunders	March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)
Carol tries to dump her boyfriend by leaving a message on his answering machine, but is constantly thwarted by call-forwarding.
20	"Again with the Photos"	Unknown	Judy Toll and Susan Sherman (teleplay) & Chris Henchy and Carol Leifer (story)	April 27, 1998 (1998-04-27)
Carol goes back to her hockey-playing boyfriend.
21	"Again with the White House"	Gordon Hunt	Bill Kuntsler and Michael Rowe (teleplay) & Carol Leifer and Stephen Engel (story)	May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03)
Two of Carol's former boyfriends invite her to the White House.

References

^ Heldenfels, R.D. (September 7, 1997). "Time is now for show of her own". The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ Rosenberg, Howard (December 21, 1997). "'Alright Already' is WB's best-kept secret". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ Levin, Jenny Hontz,Gary; Hontz, Jenny; Levin, Gary (1997-05-14). "New dramas to fill WB's Tuesday night". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Alright Already at IMDb
Alright Already at TV Guide

[1] Heldenfels, R.D. (September 7, 1997). "Time is now for show of her own". The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[2] Rosenberg, Howard (December 21, 1997). "'Alright Already' is WB's best-kept secret". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

[3] Levin, Jenny Hontz,Gary; Hontz, Jenny; Levin, Gary (1997-05-14). "New dramas to fill WB's Tuesday night". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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