Pearl (TV series)

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Pearl
Created by Don Reo
Starring Rhea Perlman
Kevin Corrigan
Carol Kane
Malcolm McDowell
Dash Mihok
Lucy Liu
Composer(s) Craig Safan
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 22
Production
Executive producer(s) Paul Junger Witt
Rhea Perlman
Tony Thomas
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Impact Zone Productions
Witt/Thomas Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 16, 1996 (1996-09-16) – June 25, 1997 (1997-06-25)

Pearl is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 16, 1996 until June 25, 1997. The series starred Rhea Perlman, in what was her return to television after the conclusion of her long-running series Cheers three years earlier on NBC. Don Reo created the series, and Perlman served as an executive producer alongside Reo, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas and Gary S. Levine. Pearl was produced by Impact Zone Productions and Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Plot

Pearl Caraldo (Rhea Perlman), a middle-aged widow, is the loading dock manager for University Electronics but who wants to achieve a higher level of education. She is accepted as a night student at the prestigious Swindon University. By contrast, her 20-year-old son Joey (Dash Mihok), a single father with no apparent ambition, is disappointed that his mother is no longer readily available as a live-in babysitter for his infant daughter. Also less than thrilled is Pearl's sister-in-law Annie (Carol Kane), who is concerned that with her greater educational attainment, Pearl will become another "one of them intellectuals." A professor of a required course, Stephen Pynchon (Malcolm McDowell), further complicates matters by his belief that higher education is for a cultured elite, not working-class people like Pearl, and sets out to embarrass and belittle her whenever possible in hopes that she will withdraw from the university.

Cast

Actor Role
Rhea Perlman Pearl Caraldo
Kevin Corrigan Franklin 'Frankie' Spivak
Carol Kane Annie Caraldo
Malcolm McDowell Prof. Stephen Pynchon
Dash Mihok Joey Caraldo
Lucy Liu Amy Li

References


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