The Closer (1998 TV series)

infobox television
show_name = The Closer
format = Sitcom
runtime = ~22 minutes
creator =
starring = Tom Selleck
Edward Asner
Penelope Ann Miller
country = USA
network = CBS
first_aired = 23 February 1998
last_aired = 4 May 1998
num_episodes =
imdb_id = 0137296

"The Closer" was an American television situation comedy that aired on CBS for 10 episodes in 1998. The show starred Tom Selleck as a successful advertising agency executive.

Plot summary

Jack McLaren (Tom Selleck), a successful advertising executive, starts his own agency. The business, the employees in the agency, and his personal life provide the story lines. The characters include a creative director, Carl Dobson (Ed Asner), an accountant, Erica Hewitt (Penelope Ann Miller), and a bored secretary, Beverly (Suzy Nakamura); McLaren's estranged and eventually divorced wife, Claire McLaren (Joanna Kerns), and daughter Alex (Hedy Burress). In the "Baby It's Cold Outside" episode, an old flame, actress Victoria (Bernadette Peters), visits and she and Jack start to rekindle their romance. Victoria and Jack sing and dance in a fantasy musical sequence. (The music and lyrics of the song from that episode were nominated for an Emmy Award.)

Cast and crew

Cast

* Tom Selleck -- Jack McLaren
* Edward Asner -- Carl Dobson
* David Krumholtz -- Bruno Verma
* Hedy Burress -- Alex McLaren
* Suzy Nakamura -- Beverly Andolini
* Penelope Ann Miller -- Erica Hewitt

Crew

* Director -- Andrew D. Weyman

Writers

* Tom Burkhard
* Howard Busgang
* Ed Decter
* David Kidd
* Laura Perkins-Brittain

Producers

* Howard Busgang
* Ed Decter
* Penny Segal
* Tom Selleck
* John J. Strauss
* Craig Wyrick-Solari

Episode list and special guests

* February 23, 1998--Pilot:Joanna Kerns, Michael McKean
* March 2, 1998 -- Morality Bites:Michael McKean
* March 9, 1998 -- Dobbs Takes A Holiday
* March 16, 1998 -- The Closure:Joanna Kerns
* March 28, 1998 -- The Rebound:Christine Tucci
* April 6, 1998 -- Baby, It's Cold Outside:Bernadette Peters, Michael Feinstein
* April 13, 1998 -- Honor Thy Jack
* April 20, 1998 -- Deep Game
* April 27, 1998 -- The Hand That Rocks the Office:Christine Tucci
* May 4, 1998 -- My Best Friend's Funeral:Joanna Kerns

Awards and nominations

* Emmy Award — Outstanding Music and Lyrics (for the song "You Don't Know Jack") (nominated)

External links

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* [http://epguides.com/Closer_1998/ epguides.com listing]