Frank's Place
Tim Reid (center) in Frank's Place
Genre	Sitcom
Running time	approx. 0:30 (per episode)
Creator(s)	Tim Reid, Hugh Wilson
Starring	Tim Reid Daphne Maxwell Reid Tony Burton Virginia Capers Robert Harper Lincoln Kilpatrick Charles Lampkin
Country of origin	United States
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 14, 1987–March 22, 1988
No. of episodes	22

Frank's Place was a CBS "dramedy" (comedy-drama hybrid) series which aired for 22 episodes in 1987 and 1988. Image File history File links Franksplace. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Tim Reid (born December 19, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an African American actor and film director best known for his roles in prime time television programs. ... Hugh Wilson is a director, writer and actor. ... Tim Reid (born December 19, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an African American actor and film director best known for his roles in prime time television programs. ... Daphne Maxwell Reid (born July 13, 1948 in New York City, New York) is an African American actress. ... Tony Burton is an American actor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... Dramedy, a portmanteau of drama and comedy, is a genre of movies and television in which the lines between these very different genres were blurred. ... See also: 1986 in television, other events of 1987, 1988 in television and the list of years in television. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1988. ...

Set in New Orleans, Frank's Place chronicled the life of Frank Parrish (Tim Reid), a well-to-do Boston college professor who inherits a restaurant, Chez Louisiane. In the premiere, Frank travels to New Orleans intending to sell the restaurant. But when Frank returns to Boston, the life he's known there suddenly goes inexplicably haywire. The viewers know the reason: Miss Marie (Frances E. Williams), a waitress at Chez Louisiane, has put a voodoo curse on Frank ensuring that he will come back to carry on his family's business. Feeling he has no choice, Frank returns to New Orleans and makes many discoveries about working class black culture, the differences between northern and southern lifestyles, and himself. Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 2004 Home arena New Orleans Arena City, State New Orleans, Louisiana Wild card titles none Division titles 1: 2004 Conference titles none ArenaBowl championships none // History The New Orleans VooDoo is a team in the Arena Football League, and is owned in part by...

Unlike most sitcom productions which are videotaped, Frank's Place was filmed with a single camera and used no laugh track. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Daphne Maxwell Reid (Tim Reid's real-life wife) played Hanna Griffin, Frank's love interest. Tony Burton, Virginia Capers, Robert Harper, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Charles Lampkin, Francesca Roberts, Don Yesso, and William Thomas Jr. rounded out the cast. Daphne Maxwell Reid (born July 13, 1948 in New York City, New York) is an African American actress. ...

Frank's Place received the Television Critics Association award for outstanding comedy series in 1987. In 1988 it won an Emmy for best writing in a comedy series. The show was praised for its realistic portrayal of southern black culture. It used Louis Armstrong's classic "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?" as its theme song. The look of the restaurant and Tim Reid's character was inspired by Austin Leslie's Chez Helene restaurant in New Orleans. The Television Critics Association is a group of approximately 200 U.S. and Canadian jornalists and columnists who cover televions programming. ... An Emmy Award. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901[1] – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans is a song written by Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter, which was first heard in the movie New Orleans in 1947, where it was performed by Louis Armstrong and sung by Billie Holiday. ... Austin Leslie (July 2, 1934–September 29, 2005) was an internationally famous New Orleans chef whose work defined Creole Soul. He died in Atlanta on September 29, 2005 at the age of 71 after having been evacuated from New Orleans. ...

"Frank's Place" is also the name of an adult standards music channel on XM Satellite Radio. Adult Standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations. ... XM redirects here. ...

External links

• Frank's Place entry at The Museum of Broadcast Communications
• Frank's Place at the Internet Movie Database