Working Girl: Season 1

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NBC | Season Premiere Date: April 16, 1990

Starring: George Newbern, Anthony Tyler Quinn, David Schramm

Summary: The 1988 film starred Melanie Griffith in the title role, with Sigourney Weaver as her insufferable boss, but the tv series had to settle for more lesser known talent. Tess, the spunky, independent secretary portrayed here by newcomer "Sandra Bullock" who suddenly becomes a junior executive after charming company owner A.J. Trask. Tess'The 1988 film starred Melanie Griffith in the title role, with Sigourney Weaver as her insufferable boss, but the tv series had to settle for more lesser known talent. Tess, the spunky, independent secretary portrayed here by newcomer "Sandra Bullock" who suddenly becomes a junior executive after charming company owner A.J. Trask. Tess' first challenge was to survive working with her antagonistic, uptight immediate boss, Mrs. Newhouse, also known as the "company witch". Lana, a secretary, was Tess' best pal, more interested in doing her nails and rooting for Tess than in getting ahead herself; Everett was a fellow junior executive who was charming but eager to please; and Libby was Tess' world-wise, "permanent temporary" secretary, a moonlighting musician. Back home each night on Staten Island, Tess had to contend with her doting parents Joe and Fran, and with Sal, the blue-collar neighborhood Romeo who constantly pursued her.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E12. Oh, Brother
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S1:E11. We Can Work It Out
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S1:E10. Two's a Crowd
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Howard Rosenberg

May 4, 2014

More often than not, however, most of the laughs are junior too. Read full review

John Engstrom

May 4, 2014

What may be missing most in the TV mix is the supporting cast and behind-the-camera work that launched Griffith's acting rocket in the movie. [16 Apr 1990, p.C4]

Greg Dawson

May 4, 2014

What it took Griffith more than two hours to achieve in the movie - finagling her way from the secretarial pool to the board room - TV's working girl (Sandra Bullock) does in 30 minutes. There seems little point in continuing after that. It's hard to imagine, or care, where the story goes from here. [15 Apr 1990, p.F1]

John Haslett

May 4, 2014

[Bullock]'s not even remotely believable as a blue-collar kid. [16 Apr 1990]

Matt Roush

May 4, 2014

Bad enough that dark-haired Sandra Bullock lacks the fuzzy but tough quirkiness of Melanie Griffith's Tess. And that Nana Visitor's boss lady, a two-faced Yalie named Bryn, has none of the swagger and venomous sting of Sigourney Weaver's comic caricature...But to make matters worse, by the end of the opener these two now- conventional gals are more allies than adversaries. [16 Apr 1990, p.3D]

Andy Edelstein

May 4, 2014

The writers try to limn the blue-collar vs. white-collar struggle that gave the movie its bite, but end up sounding mushy and sentimental. [16 Apr 1990, p.11]

Tom Shales

May 4, 2014

It wasn't much of a movie, but Griffith's dewy-eyed charm saved it. By sharp contrast, the TV version has precisely zero compensations, unless one hungers for further proof that NBC programmers are getting softer and softer in the noggin. [16 Apr 1990, p.B8]

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 16, 1990
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  S1:E12. Oh, Brother
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  S1:E11. We Can Work It Out
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  S1:E10. Two's a Crowd
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  S1:E9. Get Back (a.k.a. Back in the Saddle Again)
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  S1:E8. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  Air Date: July 30, 1990
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  S1:E7. Just One of Those Things
  Air Date: July 23, 1990
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  S1:E6. Hungry Heart
  Air Date: July 16, 1990
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  S1:E5. It's Only Love
  Air Date: May 14, 1990
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  S1:E4. McJoe's
  Air Date: May 7, 1990
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  S1:E3. A Friend in Need
  Air Date: April 30, 1990
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  S1:E2. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
  Air Date: April 23, 1990
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  S1:E1. Dream On
  Air Date: April 16, 1990