Married People


Married People is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC as part of its 1990–91 schedule. Jay Thomas and Bess Armstrong led the ensemble cast.

Synopsis

The series follows three couples in different stages of their relationships who lived in the same building in New York City. Newlyweds Allen and Cindy Campbell were occupants of the third floor; he attended Columbia University while she supported them as a waitress. On the second floor were the Meyers, Russell and Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a lawyer while Russell was a free-lance writer and househusband, particularly after the birth of their son, Max. Living on the ground floor were Nick and Olivia Williams, an older couple who were the building's owners. Nick was an irascible traditionalist who constantly wondered why Russell didn't go out and get a "real" job and found Allen to be "too white", but was basically a good, decent man.
Married People was critically acclaimed but garnered low ratings, particularly after the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War, news coverage of which caused the show to be frequently pre-empted. The series was cancelled in March 1991, but rerun in August and September of that year just prior to the beginning of the 1991–92 schedule.

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