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The Crew
Genre Sitcom
Created by
Starring
ComposerSteven Cahill
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21
Production
Executive producers
  • Marc Cherry
  • Jamie Wooten
Producers
  • Joey Murphy
  • John Pardee
  • Jordan Reed
  • Jason Shubb
Running time22 minutes (approx.)
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseAugust 31, 1995 (1995-08-31) –
June 30, 1996 (1996-06-30)

The Crew is an American sitcom television series that aired on Fox from August 31, 1995, to June 30, 1996.

Premise

The show follows the lives of a group of flight attendants working for the fictitious Regency Airlines. Jess Jameson and Maggie Reynolds work together and are roommates in the trendy South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida. Their other friends include Paul, who is gay; Randy, a southern ladies' man; Lenora, a former flight attendant; MacArthur, the bartender of Mambo Mambo, the restaurant at which the cast socialize; and Captain Rex Parker.

Cast

Production history

The series was created by Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten, John Pardee and Joey Murphy, with Cherry and Wooten as executive producers. Music production team Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, aka Wendy & Lisa, produced and sang the opening title for the series.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The New Pilot, Literally" Steve Zuckerman Marc Cherry, Jamie Wooten, John Pardee & Joey MurphyAugust 31, 1995 (1995-08-31)
2"The Dating Game"Steve ZuckermanJoey Murphy & John PardeeSeptember 7, 1995 (1995-09-07)
3"The Operation" Linda Day Maxine LapidussSeptember 14, 1995 (1995-09-14)
4"P is for Paul"Linda Day Tim SchlattmannSeptember 21, 1995 (1995-09-21)
5"The Sugar Shack" Jim Drake Valerie Ahern & Christian McLaughlinSeptember 28, 1995 (1995-09-28)
6"Bar Mitzvah Boy"John Sgueglia Lynnie Greene & Richard LevineOctober 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)
7"Who's Got the Button?"John SguegliaAlison TaylorOctober 5, 1995 (1995-10-05)
8"Invitation to a Wedding (Revised Pilot)" James WiddoesMarc Cherry, Jamie Wooten, Joey Murphy & John PardeeOctober 19, 1995 (1995-10-19)
9"Goin' Hollywood"John SguegliaLynnie Greene & Richard LevineNovember 2, 1995 (1995-11-02)
10"Around the World in 80 Ways"Steve ZuckermanMaxine LapidussNovember 9, 1995 (1995-11-09)
11"Extremities"Linda DayJoey Murphy & John PardeeNovember 16, 1995 (1995-11-16)
12"The Mating Season"Steve ZuckermanLynnie Greene & Richard LevineNovember 30, 1995 (1995-11-30)
13"The Worst Noel"Lex PassarisValerie Ahern & Christian McLaughlinDecember 14, 1995 (1995-12-14)
14"My Mother, My Sister"Linda DayMaxine LapidussJanuary 4, 1996 (1996-01-04)
15"A League of Their Own"Linda DayLynnie Greene & Richard LevineJanuary 11, 1996 (1996-01-11)
16"Retail Slut"Linda DayValerie Ahern & Christian McLaughlinJanuary 25, 1996 (1996-01-25)
17"The New Kids on the Block"Jim DrakeSarit Catz & Gloria KettererMay 26, 1996 (1996-05-26)
18"Love and Marriage"Jim DrakeSarit Catz & Gloria KettererJune 9, 1996 (1996-06-09)
19"Winds of Change: Part 1" Amanda BearseJohn Pardee & Joey MurphyJune 16, 1996 (1996-06-16)
20"Winds of Change: Part 2"Linda DayJohn Pardee & Joey MurphyJune 23, 1996 (1996-06-23)
21"The Man We Love"John SguegliaRobert Spina
(Script Supervisor)		June 30, 1996 (1996-06-30)

Reception

Tom Shales for The Washington Post gave the show a negative review, calling it a clone of NBC's Friends. [1]

References

  1. ^ Shales, Tom (August 30, 1995). "Network Knockoffs: A Friends' Frenzy". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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