Full Moon Over Miami

Full Moon Over Miami is a one-off programming block of a three-way, two-hour crossover event on NBC which involved three television sitcoms created by Susan Harris: The Golden Girls, Empty Nest and Nurses. The event depicts a fictional full moon on Leap Day storming into the storylines of the three series set in Miami, Florida. The episodes aired back-to-back on Saturday, February 29, 1992 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. EST.[1]

Full Moon Over Miami
Created bySusan Harris
Written byKevin Abbott, Tom Whedon (The Golden Girls)
Peter Gallay (Empty Nest)
Bob Underwood (Nurses)
Directed byLex Passaris (The Golden Girls)
Doug Smart (Empty Nest)
Terry Hughes (Nurses)
StarringBeatrice Arthur
Betty White
Rue McClanahan
Estelle Getty
Harold Gould
Marius Weyers
Richard Mulligan
Kristy McNichol
Dinah Manoff
David Leisure
Park Overall
Jay Johnson
Stephanie Hodge
Arnetia Walker
Mary Jo Keenen
Ada Maris
Kip Gilman
Carlos Lacámara
Jeff Altman
Florence Stanley
Tim Thomerson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time120 minutes
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseFebruary 29, 1992 (1992-02-29)
Chronology
Preceded byHurricane Saturday

The Full Moon Over Miami block is similar to the previous NBC Hurricane Saturday block of November 9, 1991 when a fictional hurricane was woven into the storylines of the same three series.

Plot
Main articles: The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, and Nurses (American TV series)

The event begins on The Golden Girls one-hour episode "A Midwinter Night's Dream" (season 7, episodes 20 and 21) as a full moon on Leap Day falls upon the household which prompts Blanche to host a men-only Moonlight Madness Party and strange happenings abound: all the men are attracted to Dorothy while none are attracted to Blanche; Rose proposes to Miles after winning a free honeymoon to Paris and Sophia has fun with a witch's hex cast on Dorothy and goes through all the necessary steps to try and release her from it. The full moon and festivities prompt other strange happenings: Dorothy and Miles find themselves sharing a passionate kiss, and Blanche's necklace disappears while she necks with a British man named Derek. Carol and Barbara Weston (from Empty Nest) are featured in the episode: Barbara shows up to confront Sophia, who attempted to cause a fight between her and Carol to break a curse, and Carol invites herself to Blanche's party.

The event continues on the Empty Nest episode "Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde" (season 4, episode 20) as Dr. Harry Weston throws out his back and goes off his rocker after taking the wrong medicine that makes him act very strange. Barbara thinks their dog Dreyfuss may be masquerading as a repairman – after all, she's never seen the two of them together. Rose Nylund (from The Golden Girls) drops in on the Westons for some advice about romance.

The event ends on the Nurses episode "Moon Over Miami" (season 1, episode 20) as Charlie Dietz (from Empty Nest) and Blanche Devereaux (from The Golden Girls), both affected by the full moon, turn up at the hospital: Blanche seeks Dr. Riskin's advice about a tonic for her sexual dry spell and a desperate Sandy considers dating Charlie. Greg encourages his co-workers to pursue their romantic fantasies and an astronaut arrives with a lump on his head.

Cast
The Golden GirlsEmpty NestNurses
Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak
Betty White as Rose Nylund
Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux
Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo
Harold Gould as Miles Webber
Marius Weyers as Derek
Neal Lerner as the Rabbi		Richard Mulligan as Dr. Harry Weston
Dinah Manoff as Carol Weston
Kristy McNichol as Barbara Weston
David Leisure as Charley Dietz
Park Overall as Laverne Todd
Jay Johnson as George, Myra, Donald
Chuck McCann as Red		Stephanie Hodge as Nurse Sandy Miller
Arnetia Walker as Nurse Annie Roland
Mary Jo Keenen as Nurse Julie Milbury
Jeff Altman as Greg Vincent
Ada Maris as Gina Cuevas
Kip Gilman as Dr. Hank Kaplan
Carlos Lacámara as Paco Ortiz
Florence Stanley as Dr. Riskin
Tim Thomerson as Col. Calvin Carlton

See also

References
  1. Full Moon Over Miami event at The Register-Guard
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