Sugar and Spice (American TV series)
Sugar and Spice is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 30, 1990 to May 25, 1990.
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Reynolds, Devine, and Anderson in a promotional picture for the series | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Composer | Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Irma Kalish |
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| Cinematography | David Johnson |
| Camera setup | Leland Gray |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | ELP Communications |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | March 30 – May 25, 1990 |
Premise
The small town of Ponca City, Oklahoma, was the setting for this blue collar series about two middle-aged African American sisters. Loretta and Vickilyn (Loretta Devine and Vickilyn Reynolds) had very different personalities. Vickilyn was conservative and quiet, a divorcee making her living with Small World Miniatures, a mail-order business run out of her converted garage. Her gregarious sister Loretta, an aspiring actress with a roving eye for good-looking men, was biding time working as a hostess at Cafe Jacques, where the manager Jacques (Leslie Jordan) was also seen.[1]
Living with then was their teenage niece Toby (LaVerne Anderson), the only child of their late sister, whose good intentions were sometimes derailed when she took bad advice from her best friend Ginger (Dana Hill). Bonnie (Stephanie Hodge), who had a tempestuous relationship with her trucker husband Cliff (Gerrit Graham), was Vickilyn's assistant at Small World Miniatures.
Ralph and Brian (Troy Searcy, Bumper Robinson) were schoolmates of Toby's.
Cast
- Vickilyn Reynolds as Vickilyn Fontaine-Clayton
- Loretta Devine as Loretta Fontaine
- LaVerne Anderson as Toby Reed
- Dana Hill as Ginger
- Stephanie Hodge as Bonnie Buttram
Recurring
- Leslie Jordan as Monsieur Jacques
- Fitz Houston as Deputy
Guest Stars
- Dorian Harewood as Marcus
- Michael Talbott as Joe
- Gerrit Graham as Cliff
- Rick Fitts as Doug
- Willie C. Carpenter as Binder
- Elmarie Wendel as Bag Lady
- Nicholas Pryor as Mr.Prescott
- Maureen Arthur as New Yorker
Episodes
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Doo-Wah Ditty in Ponca City" | Jack Shea | Cassandra Clark & Debbie Pearl | March 30, 1990 | 102 |
| Loretta gets her old singing group back together (Vickilyn, Toby, Ginger, and Bonnie) to sing at the grand opening of a mall. Guest Stars: Terrah Bennett Smith and Patty Holly | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Truck Stops Here" | Howard Storm | Steve Granat & Mel Sherer | April 6, 1990 | 103 |
| Bonnie decides to leave her husband. Guest Star: Gerrit Graham | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Lovers and Other Truckers" | James Widdoes | Mark Alton Brown & Dee LaDuke | April 13, 1990 | 104 |
| Vickilyn goes out on a blind date arranged by Loretta. Guest stars: Willie C. Carpenter, Rick Fitts, and Leslie Jordan | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "This Hostess Ain't No Cupcake" | Howard Storm | Michael Loman | April 27, 1990 | 105 |
| When Vickilyn fills in for Loretta, all hell breaks loose. Guest stars: Robert Fieldsteel, Floyd B. Jones, and Leslie Jordan | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Pilot" | Jack Shea | Katherine Green, Irma Kalish, Stephen Neigher, and Gina Wendkos | May 4, 1990 | 101 |
| Pilot; Vickilyn's ex-husband returns for a romantic evening. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Breaking in Is Hard to Do" | Michael Lembeck | Gina Wendkos | May 11, 1990 | 106 |
| After breaking into the principal's office where Toby goes to school, the sisters are jailed. Guest stars: Maureen Arthur, Fitz Houston, Nicholas Pryor, Jennifer Richards, Michael Talbott, and Elmarie Wendel | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "A Star Is Boring" | Jack Shea | Stephen Langford | May 25, 1990 | 107 |
| Toby gets a part in the school play. | ||||||
References
- ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 1147. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.