Duet was a Fox sitcom (April 19, 1987-August 20, 1989) starring Matthew Laurance as Ben Coleman, Mary Page Keller as Laura Kelly, Chris Lemmon as Richard Phillips, and Alison LaPlaca as Linda Phillips. Ben was a struggling mystery novelist and his girlfriend Laura was a caterer with her younger sister Jane (Jodi Thelen). Richard and Linda were a high-powered yuppie couple. He was in the family patio-furniture business and she was a studio executive. Richard later quit his job to become a professional pianist. Geneva (Arleen Sorkin) was the Phillipses' wisecracking, sexy maid. Christopher ? Lemmon (born January 22, 1954), better known as Chris is an American actor and a son of Jack Lemmon. ... Alison La Placa (born December 16, 1959) is an American actress best-known for her role of Linda Phillips in the Fox sitcoms Duet and its spin-off Open House. ...

In the 1987-88 season finale Linda gave birth to a daughter, Amanda, who apparently grew up over the summer into a three-year-old (Ginger Orsi) capable of speech. When the 1988-89 season began, Ben and Laura had married, and Linda had lost her job at World Wide Studios. Linda then sought a partnership in Laura's catering business. By the time Duet left the air, LaPlaca was its breakout star, and took the lead in its spinoff, Open House. Open House was a Fox sitcom (August 27, 1989–July 21, 1990), and spinoff from Duet. ...