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  "se": "S01E01",
  "title": "Family Val's",
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  "air_date": "1995-10-30",
  "description": "Neurotic Ellie has a conniption fit when best friend Dott invites their frumpy college friend Val to stay in New York.",
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          "char": "Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson",
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          "char": "Peter Thomas",
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          "char": "Val Brumberg",
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    {
      "name": "Victor Alfieri",
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        {
          "char": "Ramon"
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      "name": "Kevin Light",
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          "char": "The Waiter"
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    {
      "name": "Jayne Meadows",
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          "char": "Alice Morgan"
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      "name": "Brett Stimely",
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  "se": "S01E02",
  "title": "Whose Son Is It Anyway?",
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  "air_date": "1995-11-06",
  "description": "Dott becomes jealous when Brendan begins spending time with Val. Meanwhile, Ellie and Stephano each try to seduce Wolf, Ellie's hunky new bodyguard.",
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          "char": "Alice Morgan"
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  "se": "S01E03",
  "title": "Sleeping with the Enemy",
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  "air_date": "1995-11-13",
  "description": "Val's estranged husband hits on Ellie, so she concocts an elaborate scheme to rat him out.",
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  "se": "S01E04",
  "title": "Dolce & G'bye Now",
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  "description": "After being humiliated by Ellie, Stephano quits, so Dott reluctantly hires Val as his replacement.",
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          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
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  "se": "S01E05",
  "title": "Tomb with a View",
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  "description": "When Alice's neighbor dies, Ellie tries to get her apartment.",
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      "name": "Jean Smart",
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    {
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          "char": "Val Brumberg",
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    {
      "name": "Jayne Meadows",
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        {
          "char": "Alice Morgan"
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    },
    {
      "name": "Richard Roat",
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        {
          "char": "Tuttle"
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    {
      "name": "Constance Towers",
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          "char": "Boatie"
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    {
      "name": "Steve Vinovich",
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          "char": "Jock"
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      "name": "Moose",
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        {
          "char": "Monte",
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  "se": "S01E06",
  "title": "The Naked and the Deadline",
  "tt": 601232,
  "air_date": "1995-12-04",
  "description": "Ellie confesses that she has writer's block, so Dott goes to great lengths to get her writing again. Meanwhile, Stephano frets over a pimple.",
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          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
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          "char": "Brendan Emerson",
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          "char": "Val Brumberg",
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    {
      "name": "Chrysanthy Balis",
      "nm": 1877239,
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        {
          "char": "Woman #3"
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    },
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      "name": "Lisa Banes",
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          "char": "Tippi Von Schlaugger"
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      "name": "Ping Wu",
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  "se": "S01E07",
  "title": "Finnigan's Rainbow",
  "tt": 601228,
  "air_date": "1995-12-11",
  "description": "Dott falls for a motivational speaker.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Jean Smart",
      "nm": 5443,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
          "ch": 414859
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "char": "Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson",
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    },
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      ]
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          "char": "Brendan Emerson",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Barry Bostwick",
      "nm": 960,
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          "char": "Mark Finnegan"
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      "name": "Jayne Meadows",
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        {
          "char": "Alice Morgan"
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  "se": "S01E08",
  "title": "We Ought to Be in Pictures",
  "tt": 601234,
  "air_date": "1995-12-18",
  "description": "When one of Ellie's novels is turned into a movie, she and Dott wreak havoc upon the set.",
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      "name": "Jean Smart",
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        {
          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
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          "char": "Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson",
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          "char": "Stephano",
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      ]
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      "name": "Dan O'Donahue",
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          "char": "Brendan Emerson",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Stephanie Beacham",
      "nm": 883,
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        {
          "char": "Stella, the acting coach"
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    },
    {
      "name": "Joel Beeson",
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        {
          "char": "Kirby"
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    },
    {
      "name": "Thomas Brader",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Guy"
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    },
    {
      "name": "Nancy Cassaro",
      "nm": 144007,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Paula, the Director"
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    },
    {
      "name": "Donna Mills",
      "nm": 5234,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Jacelyn Seymore Winters"
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        {
          "char": "Lucinda"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Jon Polito",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Alvin Spalding"
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  "se": "S01E09",
  "title": "Nip and Tuck",
  "tt": 601230,
  "air_date": "1996-01-15",
  "description": "When Dott and Ellie decide to get face-lifts, they find themselves at the mercy of a manipulative doctor and a terrifying nurse.",
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      "name": "Jean Smart",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
          "ch": 414859
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    },
    {
      "name": "Mary McDonnell",
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          "char": "Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson",
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      "name": "David Rasche",
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          "char": "Peter Thomas",
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      ]
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          "char": "Stephano",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Dan O'Donahue",
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          "char": "Brendan Emerson",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Marisa Coughlan",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Dana"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Blaine Gray",
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        {
          "char": "Doctor"
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    {
      "name": "Sally Kellerman",
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        {
          "char": "Frederica"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Jayne Meadows",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Alice Morgan"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Bronson Pinchot",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Arthur Zipkin"
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  "se": "S01E10",
  "title": "Alice Doesn't Pump Here Anymore",
  "tt": 601226,
  "air_date": "1996-01-22",
  "description": "After sustaining a heart attack, Alice is smothered with affection from Dott.",
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      "name": "Jean Smart",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
          "ch": 414859
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    {
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          "char": "Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson",
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "char": "Brendan Emerson",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Shannon Maureen Brown",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Carla"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Erik Estrada",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Pedro"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Jayne Meadows",
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      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Alice Morgan"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Gary Anthony Sturgis",
      "nm": 836365,
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        {
          "char": "Paramedic"
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  "se": "S01E11",
  "title": "Touching Up Your Roots",
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  "air_date": "1996-02-05",
  "description": "Ellie's parents shock her with a surprise visit and delight her with the news that she was adopted.",
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      "name": "Jean Smart",
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        {
          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
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    },
    {
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        {
          "char": "Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson",
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    },
    {
      "name": "David Rasche",
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          "char": "Peter Thomas",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Luigi Amodeo",
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          "char": "Stephano",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Dan O'Donahue",
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          "char": "Brendan Emerson",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Paul Dooley",
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        {
          "char": "Mel"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Doris Roberts",
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        {
          "char": "Hazel"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kathleen Sullivan",
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        {
          "char": "Herself"
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  "se": "S01E12",
  "title": "I Found My Thrill on Nancy Garver Hill",
  "tt": 601229,
  "air_date": "1996-02-12",
  "description": "Ellie is unaware that her latest paramour (Tom Arnold) is also known as rival romance novelist Nancy Garver Hill.",
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      "name": "Jean Smart",
      "nm": 5443,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
          "ch": 414859
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Mary McDonnell",
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        {
          "char": "Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "David Rasche",
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          "char": "Peter Thomas",
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "char": "Stephano",
          "ch": 173406
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Dan O'Donahue",
      "nm": 640702,
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        {
          "char": "Brendan Emerson",
          "ch": 414861
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tom Arnold",
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          "char": "Chuck Rooney"
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          "char": "Nancy Garver Hill"
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  "se": "S01E13",
  "title": "The Family Jewels",
  "tt": 601231,
  "air_date": "1996-02-26",
  "description": "Ellie decides she wants to have a baby.",
  "cast": [
    {
      "name": "Jean Smart",
      "nm": 5443,
      "roles": [
        {
          "char": "Elinore 'Ellie' Walker",
          "ch": 414859
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    },
    {
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        {
          "char": "Dorothy 'Dott' Emerson",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
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          "char": "Peter Thomas",
          "ch": 173405
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Luigi Amodeo",
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        {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Dan O'Donahue",
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        {
          "char": "Brendan Emerson",
          "ch": 414861
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      ]
    },
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