Hothouse (TV series)
{{Short description|American medical drama television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| genre = Medical drama
| creator = Jay Presson Allen
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 7
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| executive_producer = Jay Presson Allen
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| cinematography = Misha Suslov
| runtime = 60 minutes
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| company = {{Plainlist|
- Annabrooke Productions
- Lorimar Television
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| network = ABC
| first_aired = {{start date|1988|6|30}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1988|8|25}}
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Hothouse was an American medical drama television series that aired on ABC from June 13 until August 25, 1988. The series aired on Thursday Nights at 10:00 PM EST. Hothouse was cancelled because of low ratings.
Premise
The series was about a psychiatric clinic run by a family in Boston.{{cite web|author=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/hothouse/cast/202101 |title=Hothouse Cast and Details|publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=2012-10-28}}
Cast
- Josef Sommer as Dr. Sam Garrison
- Alexis Smith as Lily Garrison Shannon
- Art Malik as Dr. Ved Lahari
- Michael Learned as Dr. Marie Teller
- Louise Latham as Louise Dougherty
- Katherine Borowitz as Issy Garrison Schrader
- Bob Gunton as Leonard Schrader
- Tony Soper as Matt Garrison
- Susan Diol as Claudia Garrison
- Michael Jeter as Dr. Art Makter
- Maureen Moore as Lucy Cox
Episodes
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! style="background:#39f;"| Title ! style="background:#39f;"| Directed by ! style="background:#39f;"| Written by ! style="background:#39f;"| Original air date {{Episode list |Title=The Good Family |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|6|30}} |EpisodeNumber=1 |DirectedBy= Stephen Gyllenhaal |WrittenBy= Nina Shengold |ShortSummary= The wife of a sheriff is a kleptomaniac. A social worker feels that a patient is after her. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=The Subject of Sex |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|7|7}} |EpisodeNumber=2 |DirectedBy= Stephen Gyllenhaal |WrittenBy= Donald Margulies |ShortSummary= Matt and Claudia counts the months until the birth of their baby. Ved thinks Marie shows a lack of commitment. Sam is set up on a blind date. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=The Actress |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|7|14}} |EpisodeNumber=3 |DirectedBy= Jeff Bleckner |WrittenBy= Jay Presson Allen |ShortSummary= An actress has a breakdown on the set of a movie. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Nancy: Part 1 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|7|28}} |EpisodeNumber=4 |DirectedBy= William Hays |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= A 16-year-old patient of Art reminds him of a girl he had a crush on. Claudia and Lily's friendship blossoms. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Nancy: Part 2 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|8|4}} |EpisodeNumber=5 |DirectedBy= William Hays |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= Ved talks to Art about his intense feelings for a patient. Marie don't know how to get through to Jakie. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=His Mother |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|8|11}} |EpisodeNumber=6 |DirectedBy= Jonathan Sanger |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= Marie wants Jakie's mother to come to the center. Claudia complains about having no privacy. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Love and Taxes |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|8|25}} |EpisodeNumber=7 |DirectedBy= Jonathan Sanger |WrittenBy= Jeffrey Sweet |ShortSummary= Sam wants his son to move back home from London. |LineColor=3399ff }} |
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Production
Jay Presson Allen tried to recapture the success of Family with Hothouse for ABC in 1988; the drama about the lives and work experiences of the staff of a mental hospital lasted eight episodes. Personally, Allen thought it was some of her best work, though its short life was a mixed blessing for her, said Allen: "Unfortunately, ABC didn't have the courage of their initial convictions. They skewered it, they turned tail on it. However if they had picked it up, I'd have had to turn out 26 episodes. I'd be in Forest Lawn now. Television is a killer. It is really not for sissies."Gardner. 1991
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite news|first=Ralph|last=Gardner|title=Jay Presson Allen: Who would rather write|date=January 1991|work=Cosmopolitan}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0094482|Hothouse}}
- {{TV Guide|202101|Hothouse}}
Category:1988 American television series debuts
Category:1988 American television series endings
Category:1980s American medical drama television series
Category:Television shows set in Boston
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios