First Impressions (TV series)

This article is about the 1988 sitcom. For the 2016 reality competition show, see First Impressions (2016 TV series).

First Impressions is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from August 27, 1988 to October 1, 1988.

First Impressions
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Lawrence J. Cohen Fred Freeman
Starring	Brad Garrett Brandy Gold James Noble Ruth Kobart
Theme music composer	Harry Nilsson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8 (3 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	August 27 (1988-08-27) – October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01)

Overview

Brad Garrett stars as Frank Dutton, the owner of an advertising agency in Omaha, Nebraska who does impressions to sell his commercials. The show also focuses on Frank's social life as a divorcée starting to date again, and as a father to his nine-year-old daughter, Lindsay.^[1]

Eight episodes were filmed, but due to the show accumulating low ratings, the show was cancelled by CBS after airing the first five.

Cast

• Brad Garrett as Frank Dutton
• Thom Sharp as Dave Poole
• Brandy Gold as Lindsay Dutton
• Sarah Abrell as Donna Patterson
• James Noble as Raymond Voss
• Ruth Kobart as Mrs. Madison

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Terry Hughes & Phil Ramuno	Unknown	August 27, 1988 (1988-08-27)	7.4[2]
2	"Frank's Date"	Alan Rafkin	Unknown	September 3, 1988 (1988-09-03)	6.0[3]
3	"Raymond vs. the Computer"	Howard Storm	Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman	September 10, 1988 (1988-09-10)	6.8[4]
4	"The Public Trust"	Phil Ramuno	Unknown	September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24)	6.5[5]
5	"On His Own"	Jack Shea	Unknown	October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01)	7.2[6]
6	"Poor Clara"	TBD	TBD	Unaired (Unaired)	N/A
7	"The Audition"	TBD	TBD	Unaired (Unaired)	N/A
8	"The Selling of Frank"	TBD	TBD	Unaired (Unaired)	N/A

References

1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (8th ed.). New York: Ballantine. p. 411. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
2. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. August 31, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306070638.
3. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 8, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306131520.
4. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 14, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306121360.
5. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. September 28, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306109756.
6. "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 5, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306110939.

External links

• First Impressions at IMDb