Mr. Rhodes

Mr. Rhodes
Created by	Jennifer Heath Mark Brazill Peter Noah
Starring	Tom Rhodes Farrah Forke Stephen Tobolowsky Jessica Stone Ron Glass
Composer	Mark Heyes
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	19 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Peter Noah Mark Brazill Jennifer Heath Michael Rotenberg Dave Becky
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	NBC Studios Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23) – March 10, 1997 (1997-03-10)

Mr. Rhodes is an American television sitcom which was aired by NBC as part of its 1996–97 lineup.[1]

Summary

Mr. Rhodes starred comedian Tom Rhodes as an eponymous character, a novelist whose first novel was a critical hit but a commercial failure. He takes a teaching position at his old small-town preparatory school, where he meets the girl of his dreams, Nikki (Farrah Forke), the guidance counselor.

Reception

Reviews were mixed overall,[2] though The New York Times gave the premiere a glowing review, calling it "a delightfully off-center sitcom".[3] They said that, while it was "another teacher-faculty-students romp", it was "closer to the film Dead Poets Society than to classic prime-time exercises like Welcome Back, Kotter or Head of the Class."[3]

Cancellation

The series was not picked up for another season and the last broadcast was in March 1997. Farrah Forke and Stephen Tobolowsky had starred together in another short-lived sitcom, Dweebs, just the year before, which was created by Mr. Rhodes co-creator Peter Noah.[4]

Cast

• Tom Rhodes as Tom Rhodes
• Farrah Forke as Nikki Harkin
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Ray Heary
• Ron Glass as Ronald Felcher
• Jessica Stone as Amanda Reeves
• Shaun Weiss as Jake Mandelleer
• Lindsay Sloane as Zoey Miller
• Travis Wester as Ethan Armstrong
• Alexandra Holden as Dani Swanson
• Jason Dohring as Jaret
• Jensen Ackles as Malcolm

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Peter Bonerz	Mark Brazill, Jennifer Heath, Peter Noah	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)
2	"The Crush Show"	Ted Wass	Mark Brazill	September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)
3	"Tom Moves In"	Ted Wass	Mark Brazill	October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)
4	"Nikki Quits Therapy"	Ted Wass	Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich	October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)
5	"Heary's Camera"	Brian K. Roberts	Mark Brazill	October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
6	"The Halloween Show"	Brian K. Roberts	Mark Brazill	October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)
7	"Death, Lice and Videotape"	Brian K. Roberts	Mark Brazill	November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)
8	"Looking for Mrs. Goodbar"	Brian K. Roberts	Eric Cohen	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)
9	"Amanda's Fix-up Show"	Max Tash	Michele J. Wolff	November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)
10	"The Thanksgiving Show"	Robert Berlinger	Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich	November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
11	"The Christmas Show"	John Rich	Eric Cohen	December 16, 1996 (1996-12-16)
12	"The Sexism Show"	Robert Berlinger	Jay Scherick	January 6, 1997 (1997-01-06)
13	"The Courtroom Show"	John Rich	Ted Cohen & Andrew Reich	January 13, 1997 (1997-01-13)
14	"The Italian Show"	Robert Berlinger	Mark Brazill	January 20, 1997 (1997-01-20)
15	"The Welcome Back Show"	Brian K. Roberts	Mark Brazill	February 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)
16	"Tom's Not Headmaster Show"	Robert Berlinger	Mark Brazill	February 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)
17	"The Valentine Show"	Brian K. Roberts	Jay Scherick & David Ronn	March 10, 1997 (1997-03-10)
18	"Feud for Thought"	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED
19	"The Goat Show"	TBD	TBD	UNAIRED

References

• Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows

Specific

1. "Mr. Rhodes". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
2. Mr. Rhodes, retrieved 2023-05-14
3. O'Connor, John J. (1996-09-23). "Dead Poets Yield To Stand-Up Routines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
4. "Dweebs". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.

External links

• Mr. Rhodes at IMDb