Down the Shore

Down the Shore is an American sitcom television series created by Alan Kirschenbaum, which aired on Fox from June 21, 1992 to May 27, 1993.

For the 2011 film, see Down the Shore (film).

Down the Shore
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Alan Kirschenbaum
Written by	Oliver Goldstick Eileen Heisler DeAnn Heline Larry Kase Alan Kirschenbaum Victor Levin Joel Ronkin Philip Rosenthal Michael Rowe
Directed by	Zane Buzby Matthew Diamond Alan Kirschenbaum Paul Miller Terri Minsky Peter Noah Rob Schiller John Sgueglia
Starring	Louis Mandylor Cathryn de Prume Anna Gunn Tom McGowan Lew Schneider Nancy Sorel Pamela Adlon
Opening theme	"I Don't Wanna Go Home" written by Steven Van Zandt and performed by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Composer(s)	Rick Marotta
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	29 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Alan Kirschenbaum Erwin Stoff
Producer(s)	Shannon Gaughan Olivia Goldstick Teresa O'Neill Philip Rosenthal Andrew Selig Michael Stokes
Cinematography	Daniel Flannery
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Caravan Entertainment 3 Arts Entertainment HBO Independent Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Fox
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	June 21, 1992 (1992-06-21) – May 27, 1993 (1993-05-27)

Synopsis

The series revolves around three childhood friends, Aldo, Zack, and Eddie. In hopes of meeting women at the Jersey Shore over the summer, they decided to get a beach house in Belmar, New Jersey. To cover expenses, they share the beach house with three female co-workers, Donna, Miranda, and Arden. At the start of the second season, Miranda was written out of the series by having a job that was too demanding, and the new female occupant of the beach house was a woman named Sammy, whom Aldo once had a fling with.

Although the show was largely comedic in nature, it did have one notable episode where Aldo, a noted Lothario, had been briefly hospitalized and was awaiting the result of an AIDS test. This made all the renters of the beach home, while supportive of Aldo awaiting the results, mull over the fact that casual sex can come with an expensive price.

The show ran for 29 episodes over two seasons. The first episode aired Sunday at 9:30 pm and the rest of the first season aired at 10:00 pm. The second season aired Sunday at 10:30 pm for the first two episodes and Thursday at 9:30 pm for the remaining episodes.

Cast

• Louis Mandylor as Aldo Carbone
• Cathryn de Prume as Donna Shipko
• Anna Gunn as Arden
• Tom McGowan as Eddie Cheever
• Lew Schneider as Zack Singer
• Nancy Sorel as Sammy (15 episodes, 1992–1993)
• Pamela Adlon as Miranda Halpern (13 episodes, 1992)

Episodes

Season 1 (1992)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Independence Day"	TBA	TBA	June 21, 1992 (1992-06-21)
2	2	"Waiting for Aldo"	TBA	TBA	June 28, 1992 (1992-06-28)
3	3	"Hitting Mrs. Krell"	TBA	TBA	July 5, 1992 (1992-07-05)
4	4	"Eddie's Date"	TBA	TBA	July 12, 1992 (1992-07-12)
5	5	"Schwing Time"	John Sgueglia	Oliver Goldstick & Philip Rosenthal	July 19, 1992 (1992-07-19)
6	6	"A Tale of Two Houses"	TBA	TBA	July 26, 1992 (1992-07-26)
7	7	"The Glassman Cometh"	TBA	TBA	August 2, 1992 (1992-08-02)
8	8	"A House Divided"	TBA	TBA	August 9, 1992 (1992-08-09)
9	9	"A Blast from the Past"	TBA	TBA	August 16, 1992 (1992-08-16)
10	10	"And Justice for All"	Peter Noah	Shannon Gaughan	August 23, 1992 (1992-08-23)
11	11	"Atlantic City"	TBA	TBA	August 23, 1992 (1992-08-23)

Season 2 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
12	1	"Turn of the Screw"	TBA	TBA	September 13, 1992 (1992-09-13)
13	2	"My Left Feet"	TBA	TBA	September 20, 1992 (1992-09-20)
14	3	"No Hard Feelings"	TBA	TBA	December 3, 1992 (1992-12-03)
15	4	"Hey Sis, You Up?"	Peter Noah	Victor Levin	December 10, 1992 (1992-12-10)
16	5	"If I Only Had a Brain"	TBA	TBA	December 17, 1992 (1992-12-17)
17	6	"A Married Man"	TBA	TBA	January 7, 1993 (1993-01-07)
18	7	"Hazel's of Belmar"	TBA	TBA	January 14, 1993 (1993-01-14)
19	8	"Fast Friends"	TBA	TBA	January 21, 1993 (1993-01-21)
20	9	"Test of Strength"	TBA	TBA	January 28, 1993 (1993-01-28)
21	10	"Computer Date"	Paul Miller	Teresa O'Neill & Alan Kirschenbaum	February 18, 1993 (1993-02-18)
22	11	"Crowded House"	TBA	TBA	March 4, 1993 (1993-03-04)
23	12	"The Last Temptation of Eddie: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	March 11, 1993 (1993-03-11)
24	13	"The Last Temptation of Eddie: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	March 18, 1993 (1993-03-18)
25	14	"Life's a Drag"	TBA	TBA	April 1, 1993 (1993-04-01)
26	15	"Brilliant Disguise"	TBA	TBA	April 8, 1993 (1993-04-08)
27	16	"Jail Bait"	TBA	TBA	April 15, 1993 (1993-04-15)
28	15	"One Smart Kalatchkie"	TBA	TBA	April 22, 1993 (1993-04-22)
29	16	"Swept Away in Belmar Bay"	TBA	TBA	May 27, 1993 (1993-05-27)

External links

• Down the Shore on IMDb
• Down the Shore at TV.com