Good Grief (TV series)

Good Grief is an American sitcom that aired for 13 episodes on Fox from September 30, 1990, to February 3, 1991.

Good Grief
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Stu Silver
Written by	Stu Silver Ron Burla Donald Todd Mark Masuoka
Directed by	Howard Storm Jerry Lewis Stu Silver
Starring	Joel Brooks Sheldon Feldner Howie Mandel Tom Poston Wendy Schaal
Composer	Steve Nelson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	David Steinberg Larry Brezner Jonathan D. Krane Stu Silver
Producers	Ron Burla Mark Masuoka Marsha Posner Williams
Production location	Northridge, Los Angeles
Running time	30 min.
Production companies	Triggerfish Productions Morra, Brezner & Steinberg Entertainment 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30) – February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)

Premise

Good Grief focuses on a funeral home called "The Sincerity Mortuary" in Dacron, Ohio run by strait-laced Warren Pepper (Joel Brooks), his sister Debbie (Wendy Schaal), and her flamboyant husband Ernie Lapidus (Howie Mandel), who was determined to "put the 'fun' back in 'funeral'."^[1][2] Tom Poston and Sheldon Feldner played assistants Ringo Prowley and Raoul, respectively.

Cast

• Howie Mandel as Ernie Lapidus
• Wendy Schaal as Debbie Lapidus
• Joel Brooks as Warren Pepper
• Sheldon Feldner as Raoul
• Tom Poston as Ringo Prowley

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Ladies and Gentlemen... Ernie Lapidus!"	Howard Storm	Stu Silver	September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)
2	"Full Dress Burial"	Howard Storm	Donald Todd	October 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
3	"Bury Me a Little"	Howard Storm	Ron Burla	October 14, 1990 (1990-10-14)
4	"Warren Learns to Fly"	Howard Storm	Stu Silver	October 21, 1990 (1990-10-21)
5	"Mooses, Masons and the Secret Life of Trees"	Howard Storm	Stu Silver	October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
6	"Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens"	Howard Storm	Stu Silver	November 4, 1990 (1990-11-04)
7	"The Good, the Bad and the Mariachis"	Howard Storm	Ron Burla	November 11, 1990 (1990-11-11)
8	"Viva Las Dacron"	Howard Storm	Stu Silver	November 18, 1990 (1990-11-18)
9	"Ringo Gets a Job"	Howard Storm	Donald Todd	December 2, 1990 (1990-12-02)
10	"Birth of a Notion"	Howard Storm	Mark Masuoka	December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
11	"The Bear"	Jerry Lewis	Stu Silver	January 6, 1991 (1991-01-06)
12	"The Big Bang Theory"	Stu Silver	Ron Burla	January 13, 1991 (1991-01-13)
13	"13th Episode Anniversary Special"	Howard Storm	Donald Todd	February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03)

Production

According to the show's creator Stu Silver, the project had been turned down by every network and cable channel in 1983.^[3]

References

1. David Zurawik (September 28, 1990). "'Good Grief' wastes Howie Mandel's manic talent". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
2. Greg Dawson (September 30, 1990). "Funeral-Home Humor Palls in 'Good Grief'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
3. "Ready for Prime Time Players, Part II" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-06-25. Retrieved 2021-09-22.

External links

• Good Grief at IMDb