Pearl (TV series)
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Pearl | |
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Format | Comedy |
Created by | Don Reo |
Starring | Rhea Perlman Kevin Corrigan Carol Kane Malcolm McDowell Dash Mihok Lucy Liu |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Paul Junger Witt Rhea Perlman Tony Thomas |
Running time | 30 min. |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | CBS |
Original run | September 16, 1996 – June 25, 1997 |
External links | |
IMDb profile | |
TV.com summary |
Pearl is an American situation comedy, which was broadcast by CBS as part of its 1996-97 lineup.
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[edit] Plot
Pearl Caraldo (Rhea Perlman), a middle-aged widow was the loading dock manager for University Electronics but who wanted to achieve a higher level of education. She was accepted as a night student at the prestigious Swindon University. By contrast, her 20-year-old son, Joey (Dash Mihok), a single father with no apparent ambition, was disappointed that his mother would no longer be readily available as a live-in babysitter for his infant daughter. Also less than thrilled was Pearl's sister-in-law Annie (Carol Kane), who was concerned that with her greater educational attainment, Pearl would become another "one of them intellectuals." A professor of a required course, Stephen Pynchon (Malcolm McDowell), further complicated matters by his belief that higher education was for a cultured elite, not working-class people like Pearl, and set out to embarrass and belittle her whenever possible in hopes that she would withdraw from the university.
[edit] Cast
Actor | Role |
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Rhea Perlman | Pearl Caraldo |
Kevin Corrigan | Franklin 'Frankie' Spivak |
Carol Kane | Annie Caraldo |
Malcolm McDowell | Prof. Stephen Pynchon |
Dash Mihok | Joey Caraldo |
Lucy Liu | Amy Li |
[edit] References
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
[edit] External links
- Pearl at the Internet Movie Database