Lush Life (TV series)
Lush Life is an American sitcom that aired in September 1996 on Fox. The series stars Karyn Parsons and Lori Petty as roommates who shared a studio apartment for financial reasons.
| Lush Life | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Yvette Lee Bowser Lori Petty Karyn Parsons |
| Starring | Karyn Parsons Lori Petty Michael Ealy John Ortiz Fab Filippo Concetta Tomei Sullivan Walker Khalil Kain Derek Chen |
| 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 | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | SisterLee Productions Warner Bros. Television Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 9 – September 30, 1996 |
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 a violent ex.[2]
Cancellation
The series aired in September 1996 on Fox. The ratings of the first episode were low, and it was canceled immediately after four episodes. Three other episodes were produced, but were never aired. It was the first new series of 1996 to be canceled.
Cast
- Karyn Parsons as Margot Hines
- Lori Petty as Georgette "George" Sanders
- Fab Filippo as Hamilton Ford Foster
- Khalil Kain as Lance Battista
- Sullivan Walker as Hal Gardner
- John Ortiz as Nelson "Margarita" Marquez
- 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 |
| 2 | "The Dead Lush Artist" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Lyn Greene & Richard Levine | September 16, 1996 |
| 3 | "The First Lush Date" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Matt Ember | September 23, 1996 |
| 4 | "The Lush Ex-Posures" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Eunetta T. Boone | September 30, 1996 |
| 5 | "The Lush Waitress" | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 6 | "The Lush Hex" | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |
| 7 | "The Not So Lush Rock Star" | TBA | TBA | UNAIRED |