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Examples of "hooperman"
Hooperman
is an American comedy-drama series which aired on ABC from September 23, 1987 until July 26, 1989. The show centered on the professional and personal life of San Francisco police Inspector Harry
Hooperman
, played by John Ritter. The series was created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, who were the team responsible for creating "L.A. Law".
His other directing credits are the television series "The Wonder Years", "L.A. Law", "
Hooperman
", "Freshman Dorm", "Baby Boom" and an episode of "CBS Schoolbreak Special".
Other television writing credits include "Brothers", "Just Our Luck", "George Burns Comedy Week", "
Hooperman
", "Something Wilder", "Fame", and "Wanda at Large".
"
Hooperman
" was Ritter's first regular television role after "Three's Company". Detective Harry
Hooperman
inherits a run-down apartment building and hires Susan Smith (Debrah Farentino) to run it. A relationship follows and
Hooperman
must juggle work, love, and the antics of Bijoux the dog. In 1988, John was nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his work on "
Hooperman
". Ritter won a People's Choice Award for this role. In 1992–95, Ritter returned to television for three seasons as John Hartman, aide to a U.S. Senator in "Hearts Afire". This series starred Markie Post as Georgie Anne Lahti and Billy Bob Thornton as Billy Bob Davis. He also played Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain in the production "Noises Off" in 1992, and he played the role of "Dad" in the music video for Graham Nash's song "Innocent Eyes" from the 1996 album of the same name.
Her television credits include appearances on "Married... with Children", "Night Court", "Hunter", "
Hooperman
", "Starman", the mid-1980s edition of "The Twilight Zone", and "The Facts of Life".
Ritter plays San Francisco police Inspector Harry
Hooperman
. In the first episode,
Hooperman
inherits the rundown apartment building he lives in when his elderly landlady is killed in a robbery. He also inherits her temperamental pet Jack Russell terrier named Bijoux. Due to the demands of his job as a police officer, he hires Susan Smith (played by Debrah Farentino) to be the building manager, and the pair become romantically involved throughout the first season.
Co-creator Terry Louise Fisher was fired from the series in season 2 and filed a well-publicized lawsuit with Bochco and the studio. Bochco and Fisher had also co-created the 1987 John Ritter series "
Hooperman
" for ABC.
Prior to this, she had also co-created the comedy-drama series "
Hooperman
" with Bochco in 1987. The series starred John Ritter and ran for two seasons on ABC.
He played openly gay police officer Rick Silardi in the series "
Hooperman
" which ran from 1987 to 1989. He also played Kenny Bannerman in several episodes of "Beverly Hills, 90210" in 1996.
Another example was "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd", which aired from 1987 to 1991. In fact, the term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including "
Hooperman
", "Frank's Place", and "Doogie Howser, M.D."
Gregory King Hoblit (born November 27, 1944) is an American film director, television director and television producer. He is known for directing the critically acclaimed films "Primal Fear", "Frequency" and "Fracture". He has won nine Primetime Emmy Awards for directing and producing "Hill Street Blues", "NYPD Blue", "L.A. Law", "
Hooperman
" and the television film "Roe vs. Wade".
His starring role on a television series was as Insp. Bobo Pritzger in ABC's 1980s hit series "
Hooperman
." Felder has starred in many TV movies, including "Playing for Time", "The Mystery of the Morro Castle", and "The Killing Floor." He has made numerous guest appearances on prime time TV series, including "Kojak", "Hill Street Blues", "Alien Nation", "Dream On", "L.A. Law", and "NYPD Blue".
Hoblit has directed and produced the pilot and series of such acclaimed television series such as "NYPD Blue", "L.A. Law" and "Hill Street Blues". He also wrote an episode of the latter series. Hoblit received Primetime Emmy Awards for his directing of the pilot episodes of "
Hooperman
" and "L.A. Law".
After making several other acting appearances Thomas was given the chance to direct episodes of "
Hooperman
" and the premiere episodes of "Doogie Howser, M.D." in 1989. She went on to direct episodes of "Arresting Behavior" and several episodes of the HBO series "Dream On," the latter of which earned her an Emmy for best director.
He appeared in a 1985 episode of "Three's a Crowd", a short-lived television sitcom spinoff of "Three's Company" starring John Ritter. Three years later, Linke would work with Ritter again when he joined the cast of "
Hooperman
", the ABC dramedy series that Ritter subsequently headlined. In 2003, Linke spoke at Ritter's memorial service.
Produced at the height of the dramedy trend in American television, epitomized by such shows as "Frank's Place" and "
Hooperman
", "The Bradys" aimed to change direction toward more dramatic storytelling than viewers had been used to in the previous "Brady" series.
The following TV season, Wagner wrote three scripts for the Gene Roddenberry series "", and served briefly as Executive Producer for the series. He worked with Steven Bochco on Bochco's "
Hooperman
", starring John Ritter. Wagner helped develop and write the Bochco animated series "Capitol Critters", he also wrote and served as supervising producer for the NBC series "Mann & Machine" in 1992.
Sydney Walsh (born June 6, 1961 in Manhattan, New York) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Maureen "Mo" DeMott, a police officer who tries to "save" her gay patrol partner (Joseph Gian) by making passes at him, in the television series "
Hooperman
".
Other TV music works include "The A-Team", "Baa Baa Black Sheep", "Blossom", "CHiPs", "The Commish", "Doogie Howser, M.D.", "Greatest American Hero", "Hardcastle and McCormick", "
Hooperman
", "Hunter", "Magnum, P.I.", "NewsRadio", "Profit", "Quantum Leap", "Renegade", "Riptide", "Silk Stalkings", "Stingray", "Tales of the Gold Monkey", "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe", "The White Shadow", "Wiseguy", the BBC series "Roughnecks", "Law & Order", and "Philly".
Bosson starred in the 1970s series "Richie Brockelman, Private Eye" as Sharon. Other roles include the series "
Hooperman
" and "Cop Rock". Some of Bosson's film appearances include her well-known role as Alex Rogan's mother in the science fiction film "The Last Starfighter" (1984).