Moonlighting
was an American television series that first aired
on ABC from March 3, 1985 to May 14, 1989. The
ABC the network aired a total of 66 episodes of
Moonlighting (67 in syndication as the pilot is
split into two episodes). The Moonlighting
television show starred Bruce Willis and Cybill
Shepherd as private detectives. The
Moonlighting television show was a mixture of drama,
comedy and romance. The Moonlighting TV show's
theme song was performed by jazz singer Al Jarreau
and became a hit. Moonlighting is also
credited with making Willis a major star while
providing Shepherd with a critical success after a
string of lackluster projects In 2007 it was
listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows
of All-TIME.Moonlighting TV Show Season Episodes on DVD
Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD
Glamorous
Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) is an ex-model with a
problem--her accountant just ran off with her money.
Granted, he did leave her with a few broken-down
businesses. One happens to be a detective agency run
by charming loudmouth David Addison (Bruce Willis).
Her attempt to shutter the agency fails when they
stumble across a crime and David convinces Maddie to
help him solve it. And with that, one of
television's most popular partnerships was born.
Moonlighting made a star out of newcomer Willis and
turned Shepherd (Taxi Driver), who had already found
fame through fashion and film, into a bona fide TV
star.
Created for ABC by Glenn Gordon Caron (Remington
Steele), the romantic comedy/detective drama was a
mid-season replacement that quickly became a hit.
There were only six episodes in the first season,
including the two-part pilot, but 18 were produced
for the second. Rhyming receptionist Agnes DiPesto (Allyce
Beasley) was a regular from the start, while Herbert
Viola (Ray’s Curtis Armstrong) wouldn’t hit the
scene until the third season (as with Paul Sorvino
and Mark Harmon). The first two seasons attracted an
eclectic array of guest stars, including Tim Robbins
("Gunfight at the So-So Corral"), Beasley's husband
Vincent Schiavelli ("Next Stop Murder"), Dana Delany
("Knowing Her"), Richard Belzer ("Twas the Episode
Before Christmas"), and Whoopi Goldberg ("Camille"),
who earned an Emmy nomination for her performance.
The most notable guest was surely Orson Welles, who
introduces the black and white noir spoof "The Dream
Sequence Always Rings Twice." It would be his final
TV appearance. Moonlighting ran for three more
years. While the Emmy-winning Willis would abandon
TV for the big screen, Shepherd found subsequent
small screen success with Cybill. Caron, meanwhile,
would launch another mid-season replacement series
which became a surprise hit: NBC's Medium with
Patricia Arquette. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Moonlighting - Season 3 on DVD
The
Third season of the Moonlighting TV show follows the
antics of eccentric partners at the Blue Moon
Detective Agency.
Moonlighting: Season Four on DVD
Maddie
Hayes, a wealthy former model, discovers one morning
that her business manager has stolen all the money
she has in the bank. However, it turns out that she
still owns some nonliquid assets -- money-losing
companies which were maintained as tax write-offs --
one of which is a detective agency run by David
Addison. Maddie meets with him to inform him that
the company is to be shut down, but he persuades her
to keep it open by convincing her that the detective
agency can make money. Maddie becomes David's new
boss and accompanies him on adventure after
adventure. While their personalities clash, a sexual
tension arises in the time they spend together. But
the question always remains...will they or won't
they?
Moonlighting - Season Five - The Final Season on DVD
Maddie
Hayes, a wealthy former model, discovers one morning
that her business manager has stolen all the money
she has in the bank. However, it turns out that she
still owns some non-liquid assets -- money-losing
companies which were maintained as tax write-offs --
one of which is a detective agency run by David
Addison. Maddie meets with him to inform him that
the company is to be shut down, but he persuades her
to keep it open by convincing her that the detective
agency can make money. Maddie becomes David's new
boss and accompanies him on adventure after
adventure. While their personalities clash, a sexual
tension arises in the time they spend together. But
the question always remains... will they or won't
they?