| Cybill | |
|---|---|
| Format | Comedy |
| Created by | Chuck Lorre |
| Starring | Cybill Shepherd Christine Baranski Alicia Witt Dedee Pfeiffer Tom Wopat Alan Rosenberg |
| Theme music composer | George Gershwin Ira Gershwin |
| Opening theme | "Nice Work if You Can Get It" sung by Cybill Shepherd |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 87 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Marcy Carsey Jay Daniel Howard Gould Chuck Lorre Caryn Mandabach Bob Myer Cybill Shepherd Tom Werner |
| Running time | approx. 22 min. |
| Production company(s) | YBYL Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | January 2, 1995 – July 13, 1998 |
Cybill is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from 1995 to 1998, starring Cybill Shepherd in the lead role.
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Synopsis
Shepherd portrayed the character of somewhat faded television actress Cybill Sheridan who, because of her age, had been relegated to playing character roles, bit parts and TV commercials. She had two daughters, Rachel (Dedee Pfeiffer) and Zoey (Alicia Witt), and her best friend Maryanne (Christine Baranski) whose heavy drinking and self-indulgent behavior provided much of the humor. For much of the series, Cybill's rival for acting jobs was Andrea (Morgan Fairchild), who was injured badly when Cybill accidentally shoved her down a hill. Tom Wopat and Alan Rosenberg appeared as Cybill's two ex-husbands. The show got respectable ratings throughout its run, but was abruptly canceled by CBS at the end of the 1997-98 season, amid allegations by Shepherd that the network was uncomfortable with Cybill's feminist leanings and frank depiction of female sexuality.[1]
The show's theme song was by George and Ira Gershwin's "Nice Work if You Can Get It", in a version performed by Shepherd. In the fourth and final season, the theme song was changed to an original composition also performed by Shepherd.
Episode list
Season 1
| # | Original title (top) Alternate title (bottom) |
Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | "Virgin, Mother, Crone" | 2 January 1995 |
| 1.02 | "How Can I Call You My Ex-Husbands If You Won't Go Away?" | 9 January 1995 |
| 1.03 | "As The World Turns to Crap" | 16 January 1995 |
| 1.04 | "Look Who's Stalking" | 23 January 1995 |
| 1.05 | "Starting on the Wrong Foot" | 6 February 1995 |
| 1.06 | "Call Me Irresponsible" | 13 February 1995 |
| 1.07 | "See Jeff Jump, Jump, Jeff, Jump!" | 20 February 1995 |
| 1.08 | "The Curse of Zoey" | 27 February 1995 |
| 1.09 | "The Replacements" | 13 March 1995 |
| 1.10 | "Death and Execs" | 20 March 1995 |
| 1.11 | "The Last Temptation of Cybill" | 10 April 1995 |
| 1.12 | "The Big Sleep-Over" | 8 May 1995 |
| 1.13 | "The Cheese Stands Alone" | 15 May 1995 |
Season 2
| # | Original title (top) Alternate title (bottom) |
Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 2.01 | "Cybill Discovers the Meaning of Life" | 17 September 1995 |
| 2.02 | "Zing!" | 24 September 1995 |
| 2.03 | "Since I Lost My Baby" | 1 October 1995 |
| 2.04 | "Cybill with an 'S'" | 8 October 1995 |
| 2.05 | "Cybill's Fifteen Minutes" | 15 October 1995 |
| 2.06 | "Nice Work If You Can Get It" | 22 October 1995 |
| 2.07 | "To Sir, with Lust" | 24 March 1996 |
| 2.08 | "They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?" | 19 November 1995 |
| 2.09 | "Local Hero" | 26 November 1995 |
| 2.10 | "The Odd Couples" | 3 December 1995 |
| 2.11 | "Mourning Has Broken" | 17 December 1995 |
| 2.12 | "The Big Apple Can Bite Me" | 7 January 1996 |
| 2.13 | "Educating Zoey" | 14 January 1996 |
| 2.14 | "Where's Zoey?" | 4 February 1996 |
| 2.15 | "Lowenstein's Lament" | 11 February 1996 |
| 2.16 | "A Who's Who for What's His Name" | 18 February 1996 |
| 2.17 | "Wedding Bell Blues" | 25 February 1996 |
| 2.18 | "Romancing the Crone" | 10 March 1996 |
| 2.19 | "An Officer and a Thespian" | 17 March 1996 |
| 2.20 | "Virgin, Mother, Cheater" | 22 April 1996 |
| 2.21 | "When You're Hot, You're Hot" | 29 April 1996 |
| 2.22 | "Pal Zoey" | 6 May 1996 |
| 2.23 | "Three Women and a Dummy" | 13 May 1996 |
| 2.24 | "Going Out with a Bang" | 20 May 1996 |
Season 3
| # | Original title (top) Alternate title (bottom) |
Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 3.01 | "Bringing Home the Bacon" | 16 September 1996 |
| 3.02 | "Venice or Bust" | 23 September 1996 |
| 3.03 | "Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan" | 30 September 1996 |
| 3.04 | "It's for You, Mrs. Lincoln" | 7 October 1996 |
| 3.05 | "Cybill, Get Your Gun" | 14 October 1996 |
| 3.06 | "Cybill Does Diary" | 21 October 1996 |
| 3.07 | "Sex, Drugs and Catholicism" | 4 November 1996 |
| 3.08 | "Going to Hell in a Limo: Part 1" | 11 November 1996 |
| 3.09 | "Going to Hell in a Limo: Part 2" | 18 November 1996 |
| 3.10 | "Buffalo Gals" | 25 November 1996 |
| 3.11 | "A Hell of a Christmas" | 9 December 1996 |
| 3.12 | "The Little Drummer Girls" | 16 December 1996 |
| 3.13 | "Bachelor Party" | 6 January 1997 |
| 3.14 | "Little Bo Peep" | 20 January 1997 |
| 3.15 | "In Her Dreams" | 3 February 1997 |
| 3.16 | "Valentine's Day" | 10 February 1997 |
| 3.17 | "Kiss Me, You Fool" | 17 February 1997 |
| 3.18 | "True Confessions" | 24 February 1997 |
| 3.19 | "Name That Tune" | 3 March 1997 |
| 3.20 | "From Boca, with Love" | 10 March 1997 |
| 3.21 | "All of Me" | 7 April 1997 |
| 3.22 | "The Wedding" | 21 April 1997 |
| 3.23 | "The Piano" | 28 April 1997 |
| 3.24 | "There Was an Old Woman" | 5 May 1997 |
| 3.25 | "Mother's Day" | 12 May 1997 |
| 3.26 | "Let's Stalk" | 19 May 1997 |
Season 4
| # | Original title (top) Alternate title (bottom) |
Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 4.01 | "Regarding Henry" | 15 September 1997 |
| 4.02 | "The Love of Her Life" | 22 September 1997 |
| 4.03 | "The Big, Flouncy Thing" | 29 September 1997 |
| 4.04 | "Some Like It Hot" | 6 October 1997 |
| 4.05 | "Like Family" | 13 October 1997 |
| 4.05 | "Like Family" | 13 October 1997 |
| 4.06 | "Earthquake" | 20 October 1997 |
| 4.07 | "Halloween" | 27 October 1997 |
| 4.08 | "Where's a Harpoon When You Need One?" | 3 November 1997 |
| 4.09 | "How to Get a Head in Show Business" | 10 November 1997 |
| 4.10 | "Grandbaby" | 17 November 1997 |
| 4.11 | "The Golden Years" | 1 December 1997 |
| 4.12 | "Show Me the Minnie" | 8 December 1997 |
| 4.13 | "Bakersfield" | 4 March 1998 |
| 4.14 | "Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady" | 11 March 1998 |
| 4.15 | "Cybill Sheridan's Day Off" | 18 March 1998 |
| 4.16 | "Fine Is Not a Feeling" | 25 March 1998 |
| 4.17 | "Oh Brother!" | 1 April 1998 |
| 4.18 | "Whose Wife Am I, Anyway?" | 8 April 1998 |
| 4.19 | "Dream Date" | 8 June 1998 |
| 4.20 | "Farewell, My Sweet" | 15 June 1998 |
| 4.21 | "Daddy" | 22 June 1998 |
| 4.22 | "Don Gianni" | 29 June 1998 |
| 4.23 | "Cybill in the Morning" | 6 July 1998 |
| 4.24 | "Ka-Boom!" | 13 July 1998 |
Awards and nominations
Awards won
Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Christine Baranski (1995)
Golden Globe Awards
- Best TV Series-Comedy/Musical (1996)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical - Cybill Shepherd (1996)
Screen Actors Guild
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Christine Baranski (1996)
Nominations
Emmy Awards
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Cybill Shepherd (1995-1997)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Christine Baranski (1995-1998)
Golden Globe Awards
- Best TV Series-Comedy/Musical (1996)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Comedy/Musical - Cybill Shepherd (1997)
- Best Performance by a TV Supporting Actress - Christine Baranski (1996-1997)
Screen Actors Guild
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1996)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Christine Baranski (1997)
Syndication
- In the UK, Cybill is aired on Comedy Central (UK).
- In the United States, Cybill began airing on Lifetime Network in May, 2009.
DVD releases
Region 1 releases
| DVD | Date |
|---|---|
| Cybill the Collectors Edition, Vol. 1 | 16 September 2008 |
Region 2 releases
Complete seasons
| DVD | Date |
|---|---|
| The Complete First Series | 24 April 2006 |
| The Complete Second Series | 2 July 2007 |
| The Complete Third Series | 5 May 2008 |
| The Complete Fourth Series | 4 August 2008 |
| The Complete Box Set | 29 September 2008 |
See also
- High Society - Short lived CBS series that borrowed much of its comedic format from the campy British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous.
References
- ^ Griffin, Nancy (July/August 2004). "Cybill Liberties". AARP Magazine. http://www.aarpmagazine.org/entertainment/Articles/a2004-05-19-mag-cybill.html.
External links
- Cybill at the Internet Movie Database
- Cybill at TV Tome
- Cybill Shepherd fan tribute
- Cybill at epguide.com
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