Phenom (TV series)
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| Phenom | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy (sitcom) |
| Creator(s) | Marc Flanagan |
| Starring | Angela Goethals Ashley Johnson Jennifer Lien Judith Light Todd Louiso Sara Rue William Devane Beverley Mitchell |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approximate) |
| Broadcast | |
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A youth-aimed sitcom about a tennis wunderkind, Angela Doolan, the 'phenom' of the title. Fifteen years old, she has the potential to be a sports superstar but worries about losing her normality and severing her family ties. Angela's father has deserted the family, to rediscover his youth and dally with younger women, leaving her mother Dianne to raise the family and to try to keep a lid on her bitterness. There were attempts to portray the family as dysfunctional, with older brother Brian depicted as inarticulate and introverted, and younger sister Mary as undisciplined and prone to mischief, but the group was too cute to pull it off. Even the obsessive tennis coach Lou, who was determined to bring out the champion in Angela regardless of the cost to her growth as a human, didn't come across as the one-track minded monster that he was obviously intended to be - instead he was like a smart-talking, boastful uncle who had made good. Although he did lust after Angela's mother, he was quite upfront about it and didn't attempt to hide his desires behind innuendo.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season One
- Episode 3: Secrets (Original Air Date: 28 September 1993)
- This episode is about with how athletes deal with the media prying into their personal lives and what happens when an athlete naively trusts a reporter with intimate family details. At different points this serial uses stylistic techniques similar to the Family Ties episode My Name Is Alex.
- Episode 4: Angela Gets Crushed (Original Air Date: 5 October 1993)
- Episode 5: First Crush (Original Air Date: 1993)
- Episode 6: Game Face (Original Air Date: 19 October 1993)
- Episode 8: Answered Prayers (Original Air Date: 2 November 1993)
- Episode 16: Spring Breakout (Original Air Date: 8 February 1994)
