For other uses, see Bette. Bette was a CBS television show which premiered on October 11, 2000, lasting one season, with Bette Midler playing herself - a "divine celebrity" who is adored by her fans. There were several similarities to Bette's actual career through the show's run, and many of her celebrity friends appeared as themselves during the show's short run. Guest stars included Danny DeVito, George Segal, Sharon Lawrence, David James Elliott, Oprah Winfrey, Tony Danza, Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton-John, Jon Lovitz,and the ladies from The View all as themselves. The Halloween episode featured Dolly Parton as herself, with her and Bette filming a TV special. Bette ended up getting Dolly arrested after stealing one of Dolly's outfits and going trick or treating dressed as Dolly. The pilot episode featued Lindsay Lohan as Bette's daughter Rose, the role was then replaced with Marina Malota for the regular run of the series. "Bette" was supposed to be a HUGE television event, marking the debut of the Divine Miss M on series tv. However what started out as the most hotly anticipated new comedy of the season soon turned into a disaster. The pilot episode guest starring Danny Devito was a strong opening to what was hoped to be a sure fire hit. CBS was hoping for another "I Love Lucy." However, week after week, the writing became weaker and the plots became thinner until the only thing holding the show together was Bette herself. Bette openly criticized the show and the network, even comparring the show to a ball of dung, and she the dung beatle!! Even with all the guest stars and the huge star power of Bette Midler, nothing could mask the weak writting and poor handling of the show and its star. Kevin Dunn, who played Bette's husband bailed out half way through the series and was replaced by Robert Hays. This was such an opportunity that was unfortunately wasted. The show started hemoriging viewers by the week and the show was quickly cancelled before all of the episodes had aired. Bette was a CBS television show which premiered on October 11, 2000 lasting one season, with Bette Midler playing herself - a divine celebrity who is adored by her fans. ...
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Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ...
Joanna Gleason (born Joanne Halprin on June 2, 1950 in Winnipeg, Manitoba), is a Canadian-born actress, who has been a successful character actor in film, television and on stage. ...
Kevin Dunn (born February 26, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American character actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films since the 1980s. ...
James Dreyfus (born October 9, 1968) is an award-winning English actor. ...
Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. ...
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is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...
Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ...
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George Segal George Segal (born February 13, 1934) is a well-known Jewish American film and stage actor who was born in Great Neck, Long Island, New York. ...
Sharon Lawrence (Born June 29, 1961 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American television actress. ...
David James Elliott (born David William Smith on September 21, 1960, in Toronto, Canada) is an actor who had been the star of the series JAG since 1995, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. ...
Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ...
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Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ...
Olivia Newton-John AO OBE (born 26 September 1948) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated English-born Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. ...
Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957 in Tarzana, California) is an American actor and comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and for his show The Critic. ...
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Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ...
The show's 16 episodes aired Wednesday nights, until its cancellation. There were two episodes that went unaired on network tv, but the last two episodes were aired in HDTV in which it was was simulcast.
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Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress and comedienne, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ...
Kevin Dunn (born February 26, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American character actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films since the 1980s. ...
Robert Hays (born July 24, 1947), is an American actor, he is best known for his role in the 1980 movie Airplane! and in the 1982 sequel Airplane II: The Sequel as Ted Striker. ...
Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. ...
Joanna Gleason (born Joanne Halprin on June 2, 1950 in Winnipeg, Manitoba), is a Canadian-born actress, who has been a successful character actor in film, television and on stage. ...
James Dreyfus (born October 9, 1968) is an award-winning English actor. ...
Awards - People's Choice Awards (2001) - Won - "Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series" - Bette Midler
- TV Guide Awards (2001) - Won - "Actress of the Year in a New Series" - Bette Midler
- TV Guide Awards (2001) - Nominated - "New Series of the Year"
- Golden Globe (2001) - Nominated - "Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical" - Bette Midler
- Emmy (2001) - Nominated - "Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series" - Bernard Vyzga (production designer) & Lynda Burbank (set decorator) for the pilot
- Excellence in Production Design Award Television - Won - "Episode of a Multi-Camera Series" - Bernard Vyzga (production designer) & Rich Rohrer (assistant art director) for the pilot
The Peoples Choice Awards, held annually in January, is one of the few awards shows to be based on popularity. ...
An Emmy Award. ...
External links - Bette at IMDb
- Bette at TV.com
- Jump The Shark - Bette
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