The John Larroquette Show is a situation comedy that ran on the NBC network from 1993 - 1996. The show, created by Don Reo, was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on the successful show Night Court. A sitcom is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... NBC, the National Broadcasting Company, is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Don Reo is an American television writer and producer. ... John Bernard Larroquette (born November 25, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a film and television actor. ... Night Court was an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 1984 until May 1992. ...

Description

The show revolves around John Hemingway, a recovering alcoholic who is put in charge of the late-night shift of the St. Louis bus depot. As a result, some of the people who hung around at that time reflected the slightly darker side of humanity, including a prostitute who was nonetheless a sensible and sweet person. Perhaps the best description of the show, at least in its early run, was of a carnival sign that John hung in his office the first night he took his job: "This is a Dark Ride." ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... For other meanings, see Bus stop (disambiguation). ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

During much of the show, some of the humor and stories revolved around John's attempts to stay sober. One guest star was David Crosby, who played Chester, John's sponsor for AA meetings. Another episode guest starred Bobcat Goldthwait, who played an assistant to John who was constantly a mess (as many of Bobcat's characters in movies appear to be very neurotic), but became suddenly efficient and 'normal' - as soon as he got drunk. David Crosby performing live David Crosby (born David Van Cortland Crosby on August 14, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Bobcat Goldthwait (born May 26, 1962) is an American comedian. ... A neurosis, in psychoanalytic theory, is an ineffectual coping strategy that Sigmund Freud suggested was caused by emotions from past experience overwhelming or interfering with present experience. ...

The show arguably 'jumped the shark' in the second season when, due to network pressure, they removed much of the dark humour and much of the bus depot setting for a more 'toned-down' look. The sets were brighter. John's dingy boarding-house room was traded for a nice apartment, and the prostitute went "straight". The producers also decided to give John a romantic interest (Catherine Merrick, played by Alison LaPlaca), and as a result the mood shifted from its original humor. Jumping the shark is a slang term used by television critics since the 1990s. ... 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, both of which aired in the late 1980s. ...

Primary cast of characters

• John Larroquette .... John Hemingway
• Liz Torres .... Mahalia Sanchez
• Gigi Rice .... Carly Watkins
• Daryl Mitchell .... Dexter Walker
• Chi McBride .... Heavy Gene
• Lenny Clarke .... Officer Adam Hampton
• Elizabeth Berridge .... Officer Eve Eggers
• Bill Morey .... Oscar
• Alison La Placa .... Catherine Merrick (from second season)

John Bernard Larroquette (born November 25, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a film and television actor. ... Liz Torres (September 27, 1947) born Elizabeth Torres in New York, New York, is an actress, singer and comedian of Puerto Rican descent. ... Gigi Rice (born March 13, 1965 in Columbus, Ohio) is an actress in movies and television shows. ... Daryl Mitchell (often credited as Daryl Chill Mitchell) was born on July 16, 1965. ... Chi McBride (born September 23, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is an African American actor. ... Lenny Clarke as Frank Harrigan in The Job Lenny Clarke is a comedian from Cambridge, Massachusetts, famous for his thick Boston accent. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... 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. ...

External link

• The John Larroquette Show at The Internet Movie Database