| Lush Life | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Yvette Lee Bowser Lori Petty Karyn Parsons |
| Starring | Karyn Parsons Lori Petty Fab Filippo Khalil Kain John Ortiz Sullivan Walker |
| Opening theme | Performed by Terence Trent D'Arby |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (3 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yvette Lee Bowser |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | SisterLee Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | September 9 – November 18, 1996 |
Lush Life is an American sitcom that aired on Monday nights at 8:30 PM between September and November 1996 on Fox. The series stars Karyn Parsons and Lori Petty as roommates who shared a studio apartment for financial reasons.
Plot
Petty stars as Georgette "George" Sanders, a bohemian artist who was wild and uninhibited. Parsons played Margot Hines, a snooty, airheaded wanna-be businesswoman. The two would get into conflicts generally surrounding one of their crazy schemes. In one aired episode, George fakes her own death to draw attention and higher prices to her paintings.[1] In another, Margot convinces some of George's gay male friends to pose as her boyfriend and frighten off her ex-husband.[2]
Cancellation
The ratings of the first episode were low, and it was canceled after the fourth episode aired at the end of September 1996. It was the first new series of 1996 to be canceled. The remaining three produced episodes were aired later in October and November.
Cast
Main cast
- Karyn Parsons as Margot Hines
- Lori Petty as Georgette "George" Sanders
- Fab Filippo as Hamilton Ford Foster
- Khalil Kain as Lance Battista
- John Ortiz as Nelson "Margarita" Marquez
- Sullivan Walker as Hal Gardner
Recurring cast
- Concetta Tomei as Ann Hines-Davis-Wilson-Jefferson-Ali
- Derek Chen as Joey White
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Lush Beginning" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Yvette Lee Bowser & Lori Petty & Karyn Parsons | September 9, 1996 | |
| Margot Hines, a snooty socialite, coming off a tumultuous marriage with her cheating ex-husband, moves in with her childhood best friend Georgette "George" Sanders, a free-spirited abstract artist. They then plot to get Margot's belongings from her ex's house, then running into her ex-husband latest flame, Sandy (Mari Morrow). | |||||
| 2 | "The Dead Lush Artist" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Lyn Greene & Richard Levine | September 16, 1996 | |
| Margot convinces George that her paintings would be worth a lot more if people think that she is dead. The plan actually works to point that a gallery auction is arranged, showing off George's work. | |||||
| 3 | "The First Lush Date" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Matt Ember | September 23, 1996 | |
| George convinces Margot to get back into the dating life. | |||||
| 4 | "The Lush Ex-Posures" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Eunetta T. Boone | September 30, 1996 | |
| Wallace (Phil Morris), Margot's cheating airline pilot ex-husband is now dating an up-and-coming politician, and tries to retrieve naked photos from Margot from when they were married. | |||||
| 5 | "The Lush Waitress" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Marc Hyman | October 28, 1996 | |
| 6 | "The Lush Hex" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Marc Hyman | November 4, 1996 | |
| 7 | "The Not So Lush Rock Star" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Matt Ember & Lynnie Greene & Richard Levine & Marc Hyman | November 18, 1996 | |