Fired Up (TV series)

Fired Up
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Arleen Sorkin; Paul Slansky[1];
Starring	Sharon Lawrence; Leah Remini; Mark Feuerstein; Jonathan Banks; Francesca P. Roberts;
Composer(s)	Mark Mothersbaugh[1]
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	28 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kelsey Grammer; Rudy Hornish[1];
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Grammnet Productions; Paramount Television;
Distributor	CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original release	April 10, 1997 –; February 9, 1998

Fired Up is an American sitcom television series created by Arleen Sorkin and Paul Slansky, that aired on NBC from April 10, 1997 to February 9, 1998, for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence as a self-centered promotions executive and Leah Remini as her mouthy assistant. When the pair got fired from their jobs, they teamed up to create a business as equal partners. The tagline of the series was "First she got fired, then she got fired up."

Plot

Gwendolyn Leonard epitomized the term "self-involved." After being fired from her corporate job, she was reduced to moving in with her former assistant, spunky Terry Reynolds, and starting up a new promotions business as her partner. Terry and her brother Danny shared a loft apartment atop a clock tower in New York City, and Danny worked as bartender at Clockworks, the restaurant below, while he pursued his dream of becoming a writer. Clockworks was owned by Guy Mann, an average Joe who adamantly pursued Gwen, though she kept him at arm's length (his response to each of her blow-offs was "Oh, yeah!").

Also regularly seen was Mrs. Francis, a crotchety unemployment agent whom Gwen ultimately inspired to quit her job and open an eggroll shop; Ashley Mann, Guy's son who worked as a female impersonator; Scott Bickley, Danny's lecherous agent who moonlighted as a suit salesman; and Steve Summer, a former classmate of Gwen's who'd carried a torch for her for decades. Infrequently seen were Gwen's snobbish mother Rita (Dixie Carter) and Terry and Danny's loud-mouthed mother Tina (Randee Heller).

Cast

Sharon Lawrence as Gwen Leonard
Leah Remini as Terry Reynolds
Mark Feuerstein as Danny Reynolds
Jonathan Banks as Guy Mann
Francesca P. Roberts as Mrs. Francis
Mark Davis as Ashley Mann
Thomas F. Wilson as Steve Summer
Timothy Omundson as Scott Bickley

Episodes

Season 1 (1997)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Teleplay by: Arleen Sorkin & Paul Slansky & Victor Fresco Story by: Arleen Sorkin & Paul Slansky	April 10, 1997 (1997-04-10)
2	2	"The Next Day"	James Burrows	Victor Fresco	April 17, 1997 (1997-04-17)
3	3	"Who's the Boss"	Max Tash	Arleen Sorkin & Paul Slansky	April 24, 1997 (1997-04-24)
4	4	"They Sell Horses, Don't They?"	Rod Daniel	Kit Boss	May 1, 1997 (1997-05-01)
5	5	"A Concurrent Affair"	James Burrows	Linda Teverbaugh & Mike Teverbaugh	May 8, 1997 (1997-05-08)
6	6	"The Rules"	David Lee	Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson	May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)
7	7	"Are We Not Friends?"	Will Mackenzie	Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross	May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)
8	8	"Under Pressure"	James Burrows	Danny Zuker	June 23, 1997 (1997-06-23)

Season 2 (1997–98)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
9	1	"The Mother of All Gwens"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Victor Fresco	September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22)
10	2	"Truth and Consequences"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Arleen Sorkin & Paul Slansky	September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29)
11	3	"You Don't Know Jack"	Jeff Melman	Kit Boss	October 6, 1997 (1997-10-06)
12	4	"Swallow Your Bliss"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Gregory Thompson & Aron Abrams	October 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)
13	5	"Total Recall"	Gordon Hunt	Linda Teverbaugh & Mike Teverbaugh	October 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)
14	6	"Beat the Clock"	Pamela Fryman	Gregory Thompson & Aron Abrams	October 27, 1997 (1997-10-27)
15	7	"The Baby-Sitter's Club"	Pamela Fryman	Bill Barol	November 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)
16	8	"In Your Dreams"	Will Mackenzie	Don Rhymer	November 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)
17	9	"Honey, I Shrunk the Turkey"	Ken Levine	Kit Boss	November 24, 1997 (1997-11-24)
18	10	"Ten Grand a Dance"	Will Mackenzie	Gregory Thompson & Aron Abrams	December 1, 1997 (1997-12-01)
19	11	"Where There's Smoke"	Will Mackenzie	Michael A. Ross & Thom Bray	December 22, 1997 (1997-12-22)
20	12	"You Go, Boss!"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Kit Boss	January 12, 1998 (1998-01-12)
21	13	"Beauty and the Priests"	Leonard R. Garner Jr.	Bill Barol	January 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)
22	14	"Mission: and A-Hopin'"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Linda Teverbaugh & Mike Teverbaugh	January 26, 1998 (1998-01-26)
23	15	"Fire and Nice"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Dwight D. Smith	February 9, 1998 (1998-02-09)
24	16	"The Pajama Game"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Lu Abbott Stacey & Berman Woodward	Unaired
25	17	"What I Really Want to Do Is Direct"	Randy Suhr	Paul Slansky & Arleen Sorkin	Unaired
26	18	"Lustline"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Story by : Bill Barol Teleplay by : Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross	Unaired
27	19	"Domestic Bliss"	Lee Shallat Chemel	Craig Hoffman	Unaired
28	20	"With Sex, You Get Eggroll"	Max Tash	Thom Bray & Michael A. Ross	Unaired

History

Fired Up was a mid-season replacement on NBC. It premiered on April 10, 1997, and ended the first season on June 23 after 8 episodes. The second season premiered on September 22, 1997, and the last episode aired on February 9, 1998. It was a contemporary of shows like Caroline in the City and Suddenly Susan, and at one point, all three shows were part of a Monday-night promotion: "The Ladies of Monday Night."[2]

Reception

Caryn James of The New York Times said the series had a "topical premise and an edgy lead character, just what most sitcoms lack" but that after a promising start, its first season episodes lost the "sharp writing this series needs."[1]

Fired Up premiered in the "cushy Thursday night slot after Seinfeld"[1] through May 15, 1997, on a night that NBC promoted as Must See TV. It started out strong in the ratings; the premiere garnered an 18.8 rating and 29 share,[3] but after NBC changed its timeslot, the show lost its audience and NBC canceled it.

Syndication

Fired Up had a brief syndication run on the USA Network.

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References

Review of Fired Up from an April 10, 1997 article in The New York Times
Tucker, Ken (1997-10-19). "Women's Glib". ew.com. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
Fired tops last of the crop from Variety

External links

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[nyt-1] Review of Fired Up from an April 10, 1997 article in The New York Times

[2] Tucker, Ken (1997-10-19). "Women's Glib". ew.com. Retrieved 2008-10-28.

[3] Fired tops last of the crop from Variety