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Moonlighting (1985 - 1989)
Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 1985 - 1989
Number of Seasons: 5
Total Number of Episodes: 67
Average Episode Running Times: 50 mins
Format: colour
Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound: mono
CREDITS
see individual episodes for credits
SUMMARY
Model Maddie Hayes is duped by her investment adviser and ends up owning
a failing detective agency, City Angels. She renames it Blue Moon and
tries to make a success of it, struggling though a love-hate relationship
with her only detective, the cocky David Addison. As they investigate
seemingly routine cases, very strange things often happen to them when
they least expect it.
CAPSULE REVIEW
When it was good, Moonlighting was just about the best there was from
US TV of the period – witty, inventive, strange and always very
watchable. Even when it wasn't so good, it was fun. The two leads really
make the show, the chemistry between them keeping fans rushing back
for more despite the much publicised off-camera problems. A work of
genius.
EPISODES
SEASON ONE
Moonlighting (3 March 1985)
Gunfight at the So-So Corral (5 March 1985)
Read the Mind...See the Movie (12 March 1985)
The Next Murder You Hear (19 March 1985)
Next Stop Murder (26 March 1985)
The Murder's in the Mail (2 April 1985)
SEASON TWO
Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde? (24 September 1985
The Lady in the Iron Mask (1 October 1985 )
Money Talks...Maddie Walks (8 October 1985)
The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice (15 October 1985)
My Fair David (29 October 1985)
Knowing Her (12 November 1985)
Somewhere Under the Rainbow (19 November 1985)
Portrait of Maddie (26 November 1985)
Atlas Belched (10 December 1985)
Twas the Episode Before Christmas (17 December 1985)
The Bride of Tupperman (14 January 1986)
North By North Dipesto (21 January 1986)
In God We Strongly Suspect (11 February 1986)
Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin (18 February 1986)
Witness For the Execution (11 March 1986)
Sleep Talkin' Guy (1 April 1986)
Funeral For a Door Nail (29 April 1986)
Camille (13 May 1986)
SEASON THREE
The Son Also Rises (23 September 1986)
The Man Who Cried Wife (30 September 1986)
Symphony in Knocked Flat (14 October 1986)
Yours, Very Deadly (28 October 1986)
All Creatures Great... and Not So Great (11 November 1986)
Big Man on Mulberry Street (18 November 1986)
Atomic Shakespeare (25 November 1986)
It's a Wonderful Job (16 December 1986)
The Straight Poop (6 January 1987)
Poltergeist III- Dipesto Nothing (13 January 1987)
Blonde on Blonde (3 February 1987)
Sam and Dave (10 February 1987)
It's Maddie's Turn to Cry (3 March 1987)
I Am Curious... Maddie (31 March 1987)
To Heiress Human (5 May 1987)
SEASON FOUR
A Trip to the Moon (29 September 1987)
Come Back, Little Shiksa (6 October 1987)
Take a Left at the Altar (13 October 1987)
A Tale in Two Cities (3 November 1987)
Cool Hand Dave Part 1 (17 November 1987)
Cool
Hand Dave Part 2 (1 December 1987)
Father Knows Last (15 December 1987)
Los Dos Dipestos (5 January 1988)
Fetal Attraction (19 January 1988)
Tracks of My Tears (2 February 1988)
Eek! A Spouse! (9 February 1988)
Maddie Hayes Got Married (1 March 1988)
Here's Living With You, Kid (15 March 1988)
And the Flesh Was Made Word (22 March 1988)
SEASON FIVE
Womb With a View (6 December 1988)
Between a Yuk and a Hard Place (13 December 1988)
The Color of Maddie (20 December 1988)
Plastic Fantastic Lovers (10 January 1989)
Shirts and Skins (17 January 1989)
Take My Wife, For Example (7 February 1989)
I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld (14 February
1989)
Those Lips, Those Lies (2 April 1989)
Perfetc (9 April 1989)
When Girls Collide (16 April 1989)
In 'N Outlaws (23 April 1989)
Eine Kleine Nacht Murder (30 April 1989)
Lunar Eclipse (14 May 1989)
AVAILABILITY
USA
Television Distributors: ABC
DVD Distributors: Anchor Bay (DV 10998 – pilot episode)
AWARDS
1986
Casting Society of America, USA
Artios Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic (Reuben Cannon, Carol
L. Dudley) - nominated
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Shows – Night
(Will Mackenzie, F.A. Miller, Skip Beaudine, Leigh Webb) – winner
(for My Fair David)
Edgar Allan Poe Awards, USA
Edgar Best Television Episode (Debra Frank, Carl Sautter) – nominated
(for The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice)
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Gerald Perry Finnerman) –
nominated (for The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice)
Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single-Camera Production (Roger Bondelli)
– nominated (for Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin)
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series (Whoopi Goldberg) –
nominated (for Camille)
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series
- Dramatic Underscore (Alf Clausen) – nominated (for The Dream
Sequence Always Rings Twice)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Bruce Willis) - nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Cybill Shepherd) - nominated
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (Cybill
Shepherd) – winner (tied with Estelle Getty for The Golden Girls
(1985))
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (Bruce
Willis) - nominated
Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical - nominated
1987
BMI Film and TV Awards, USA
TV Music Award (Al Jarreau) - winner
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Shows – Night
(Will Mackenzie, Richard Learman, Skip Beaudine, Leigh A. Webb) –
winner (for Atomic Shakespeare)
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single-Camera Production (Roger Bondelli,
Neil Mandelberg) – winner (for Atomic Shakespeare)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Bruce Willis) - winner
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series
- Dramatic Underscore (Alf Clausen) – nominated (for Atomic Shakespeare)
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (Bruce
Willis) - winner
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (Cybill
Shepherd) - winner
Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical - nominated
1988
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, USA
Top TV Series (Alf Clausen) - winner
Top TV Series (Lee Holdridge) - winner
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series' (Gerald
Perry Finnerman) - nominated
BMI Film and TV Awards, USA
TV Music Award (Al Jarreau) - winner
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic
Underscore) (Alf Clausen) – nominated (for Here's Living With
You, Kid)
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction (Alf Clausen, Hummie Mann,
Brad Dechter, Don Nemitz, George Gaffney) – nominated (for Cool
Hand Dave Part II)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Gerald Perry Finnerman) –
nominated (for Here's Living With You, Kid)
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (Bruce
Willis) - nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series
or Motion Picture Made for TV (Allyce Beasley) - nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (Cybill
Shepherd) - nominated
Best TV-Series - Comedy/Musical - nominated
Grammy Awards, USA
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
(Al Jarreau, Lee Holdridge) – nominated (for Moonlighting Theme)
1989
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series' (Gerald
Perry Finnerman) - nominated
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic
Underscore) (Alf Clausen) – nominated (for A Womb With A View)
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction (Alf Clausen, Hummie Mann,
Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, D'Vaughn Pershing) – nominated (for
A Womb With A View)
TIMELINE
2000
January
25: USA - DVD release (Anchor Bay (DV 10998 – pilot episode))
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Clair de lune - French title
De heldige helte - Danish title
Konnankoukkuja kahdelle - Finnish title
Luz de luna - Spanish title
Das Model und der Schnüffler - West German title
Modelo e Detective - Portugese title
KEYWORDS
detectives, private detectives
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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