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- The Geena Davis Show
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A cadem y A w ard-w inning ac
tress G enna D avis (“ T he A c c i
d ental T o u rist,” “ S tuart L ittle ,”
“A L eague o f T heir O w n” ) stars
in “T he G eena D avis S how ,” a
fre sh , new ro m an tic com edy
a b o u t T e d d ie C o c h ra n (M s.
D a v is ), a g la m o ro u s c a re e r
w om an, w ho finally m eets Max
R yan
( P e te r
H o r to n ,
“ th irty so m e th in g ” ), the m an o f
her dream s, only to learn that he
com es w ith an instant fam ily
and a house in the suburbs.
T eddie was living a life o f a
sin g le N ew Y orker. B reakfast
was a cup o f Starbucks, tak e
out C hinese w as her idea o f d in
ner at hom e, a yellow cab was
h er car and her group o f friends
was her fam ily.
Then she m et M ax, a suc
cessful political w riter, and love
at first sight led
to e n g a g e m e n t
a n d liv in g t o
g e th e r .
N ow
T e d d i e ’s n ew
hom e is a sp ra w l
ing house in the
suburbs, and her
new fa m ily in
clu d es ste p c h il-
d ren -to -b e E liza
(M a k e n z ie
V eg a), an e m o
tio n a l s ix -y e a r-
old; C a rte r (J
F r a n c is D a le y ,
“ F re a k s
and
G eeks” ), an u n
p r e d ic ta b le 13-
y e a r - o ld ;
and
th e ir c a re g iv e r,
G la d y s ( E s th e r
S c o tt) , w h o is
ra th e r dubious about T e d d ie ’s
q u a lific a tio n s for m om dom .
B ack in the city , T e d d ie ’s
loyal group o f single g irlfriends
are eq u ally dubious, esp ecially
acerbic H illary (M im i R ogers,
“ A ustin P o w ers,” “ L ost in
S p ace” ), a serial divorcee
w ho view s T e d d ie ’s new
life stly choice as an act o f
sheer m adness.
T eddie learns th at being
an instant mom is not as easy
as she th o u g h t, an d th a t
k eeping a re la tio n sh ip sexy
w ith tw o kids around really
is n ’t as easy as she hoped.
D eterm ined to m aintain her
id en tity in the city, she w ill
c o n tin u e in h er successful
career as head o f a non-profit
com pany th at pairs c e le b ri
ties w ith w orthy p o litic a l
causes. As T e d d ie ’s m odern
ju g g lin g act beg in s, sh e ’ll need
her d istin c t brand o f sarcastic
hum or and a lot m ore patience
than she ever though sh e ’d have
in o r
der to help her b alance it all.
“ T he G een a D av is S h o w ”
stars G eena D avis as T eddie
C ochran, P eter H orton as Max
R yan, M im i R ogers a
s
H illa ry ,
Kim C oles
as
Ju d y ,
J o h n
F ra n c is
D a le y
as
a r t e r
y a n ,
M a k e n z ie
V e g a as
E liz a
R y an ,
E s th e r
S c o tt as
G la d y s
a n d
H a rla n d
W illia m s
as A lan.
Photo caption: Teddie is a successful New York career woman who
meets the man o f her dreams. Max, only to learn that he comes with
an instant family and a home in the suburbs. This half-hour comedy,
called The Geena Davis show is presented by ABC Television
Network and airs Tuesdays from 9 :3 0 - 10 p.m. (ET/PT).
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