Nurses (TV series)

Nurses
Genre Sitcom
Created by Susan Harris
Directed by Robert Berlinger
Peter D. Beyt
Andy Cadiff
Terry Hughes
Gil Junger
Lex Passaris
Tom Straw
Starring
Theme music composer John Bettis (seasons 1 & 2)
Mike Post (season 3)
Opening theme "Here I Am" (season 1)
Composer(s) George Aliceson Tipton
Frank Denson
Mike Post
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 68 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Susan Beavers
Susan Harris
Paul Junger Witt
Tom Straw
Tony Thomas
Bob Underwood
Producer(s) Andy Cadiff
Gil Junger
Nina Feinberg
Mitchell Hurwitz
Michael J. Kagan
Jane Milmore
Danny Smith
Billy Van Zandt
Nina Wass
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 22–24 minutes
Production company(s) Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions
Touchstone Television
Distributor Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network NBC
Original release September 14, 1991 (1991-09-14) – May 7, 1994 (1994-05-07)
Chronology
Related shows The Golden Girls
Empty Nest

Nurses is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 14, 1991 to May 7, 1994, developed and produced by Susan Harris as a spin-off of Empty Nest, which in turn was a spin-off of The Golden Girls.[1]

Synopsis

The show revolved around a group of nurses working at the same Miami hospital as Empty Nest's Dr. Harry Weston. Initially, the main characters were strong-willed nurse Annie Roland (Arnetia Walker), sarcastic nurse Sandy Miller (Stephanie Hodge), dim-witted nurse Julie Milbury (Mary Jo Keenen) and Latina nurse Gina Cuevas (Ada Maris) who frequently reminisced about her homeland, the fictional San Pequeño. Also in the cast were arrogant Dr. Hank Kaplan (Kip Gilman), wise-cracking orderly Paco Ortiz (Carlos Lacamara) and flaky nurse Greg Vincent (Jeff Altman). In addition, Florence Stanley had a recurring role during the first season as Dr. Riskin.

Changes were made, however, after the first season. In an effort to boost ratings, David Rasche joined the cast in the second season as Jack Trenton, a slimy white-collar criminal forced to perform community service at the hospital, and in the final season Loni Anderson joined the cast as new hospital administrator Casey McAfee. Other changes included the addition of Markus Flanagan as hunky orderly Luke Fitzgerald for the second season only, the changing of the show's theme song in seasons two and three, having nurse Gina and Dr. Hank Kaplan get married (Gina being pregnant with Dr. Hank's child). Nurse Greg Vincent was also written off after season one.

In the show's final season, nurse Sandy was gone, and the show's focus moved increasingly from the nurses to Casey McAfee's adjustments in running the hospital under a new HMO, and the antics of Jack Trenton and his sidekick Paco the orderly. [2]

Although ratings improved somewhat, NBC still cancelled the show after its third season.

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
122September 14, 1991 (1991-09-14)May 2, 1992 (1992-05-02)
224September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)May 1, 1993 (1993-05-01)
322September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)May 7, 1994 (1994-05-07)

Crossovers

The following is a list of Nurses episodes featuring characters from The Golden Girls and Empty Nest.

Season One
Season Two
Season Three

Ratings

References

  1. ↑ "BBC – Comedy Guide – Nurses". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on December 5, 2004. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  2. ↑ "Reruns on Lifetime"
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