Sara (U.S. 1985 TV series)

This article is about the 1985 situation comedy. For the 1976 western series, see Sara (U.S. 1976 TV series).

Sara
The cast of Sara
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Gary David Goldberg
Directed by	Will Mackenzie
Starring	Geena Davis Alfre Woodard Bill Maher Mark Hudson Bronson Pinchot Ronnie Claire Edwards Matthew Lawrence
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer(s)	Merrill Markoe Linda Nieber
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24 mins.
Production company(s)	UBU Productions NBC Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	January 23, 1985 (1985-01-23) – May 8, 1985 (1985-05-08)

Sara is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from January to May 1985. Starring Geena Davis in the title role, the series features early performances from several actors who went on to greater acclaim, including Alfre Woodard, Bronson Pinchot and Bill Maher. Sara was set in a San Francisco Legal Aid office and featured one of the earliest regular gay characters on an American television series (Dennis Kemper, played by Pinchot).

Cast

Geena Davis as Sara McKenna
Alfre Woodard as Rozalyn Dupree
Bill Maher as Marty Lang
Mark Hudson as Stuart Webber
Bronson Pinchot as Dennis Kemper
Ronnie Claire Edwards as Helen Newcomb
Matthew Lawrence as Jesse Webber

Episodes

1. "David Returns" - January 23, 1985
2. "Sara's Mom - January 30, 1985
3. "Dueling Lawyers" - February 13, 1985
4. "Helen Steps Out" - February 20, 1985
5. "You Can't Win 'Em All" - February 27, 1985
6. "A Date with Keith" - March 13, 1985
7. "Rock 'n' Roll Father" - March 20, 1985
8. "27 Candles" - March 27, 1985
9. "Sara's Short Story" - April 10, 1985
10. "Meet Mr. Cooper" - April 17, 1985
11. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" - April 24, 1985
12. "A Night at the Ballet" - May 1, 1985
13. "Brief Encounter" - May 8, 1985

Reception

Although the series was critically well-received, it was scheduled opposite Dynasty, which was then the most popular series on the air. Sara failed to attract an audience and was cancelled after 13 episodes, although NBC did re-air the series in 1988.^[1] According to TVTango.com's ratings database, Sara ranked 48th out of 104 programs that aired during the 1984-85 season, with an average household rating of 14.44.

Notes

↑ Capsuto, pp. 205–06

References

Capsuto, Steven (2000). Alternate Channels: The Uncensored Story of Gay and Lesbian Images on Radio and Television. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-41243-5.

External links

Sara at the Internet Movie Database