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A fascinating case study in how to destroy a successful situation comedy. In its first season The John Larroquette Show was a daring dark comedy and a hit. Set in a St. Louis long distance bus terminal, with a recovering alcoholic protagonist adrift in a sea of losers, hookers, and street people, black and white, gay and straight, this was unlike anything seen in a sitcom since Hot'l Baltimore a generation before, a comedy that addressed issues on the dark side of the American dream: race, class, gender, abuse of authority, substance addiction, etc. In the second and third season NBC carefully removed each and every element that had made the show interesting, making nonsense of a premise and bland stereotypes of its hard-edged/bizarre characters, then cancelled the show abruptly once everyone had deserted its ridiculously bland fourth season; a great shame.
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Airing History & Information
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| Last Airing | Oct 30, 1996 | |
| Premiere | September 2, 1993 | |
| Episodes | 84 | |
| Network | NBC | |
| Format/Time | Color / 30 Minutes | |
| Country | United States | |
| Upcoming Airs | Not currently airing | |
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Gigi Rice....
Carly Watkins Alison LaPlaca.... Catherine Merrick (1994-1996) Daryl Mitchell.... Dexter Walker Chi McBride.... Heavy Gene John Larroquette.... John Hemingway Liz Torres.... Mahalia Sanchez Lenny Clarke.... Officer Adam Hampton Elizabeth Berridge.... Officer Eve Eggers Bill Morey.... Oscar [More Cast & Guest Stars] |
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