We'll Take Manhattan (1990 film)

We'll Take Manhattan
Written by	Tracy Gamble Richard Vaczy
Directed by	Andy Cadiff
Starring	Jackée Harry Corinne Bohrer Edan Gross Joel Brooks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Paul Junger Witt Tony Thomas
Producers	Tracy Gamble Richard Vaczy
Original release
Release	June 16, 1990 (1990-06-16)

We'll Take Manhattan is a 1990 American television pilot directed by Andy Cadiff and produced by Tony Thomas and Paul Junger Witt, who had had repeated success with other shows in the era. The series was not picked by the NBC network, though they opted to air the pilot episode.

The series was to star Jackée Harry, Corinne Bohrer, Edan Gross, Joel Brooks.[1] It aired a single time on NBC as part of their Saturday night lineup on June 16, 1990.

Bohrer and Gross had just worked on the ABC sitcom "Free Spirit" together that had been canceled earlier in the 1989-1990 television season.

This series was the first attempt to create a starring vehicle for Harry, who had been best known for her role on NBC's "227". When this show did not get picked up, she would join the cast of "The Royal Family" following the death of Redd Foxx the following season.

References

1. Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television Bob McCann - 2009 -Page 173 "Jackée was a direct spin-off of the series (aired 1989), and there was The Cheech Show and Friday Night Surprise (both 1988) and We'll Take Manhattan (1990). "