Phenom (TV series)
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| Phenom | |
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| Format | Comedy (sitcom) |
| Created by | Marc Flanagan |
| Starring | Angela Goethals Ashley Johnson Jennifer Lien Judith Light Todd Louiso Sara Rue William Devane Beverley Mitchell |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approximate) |
| Broadcast | |
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| IMDb profile | |
Phenom is a 1993 family sitcom about a tennis wunderkind that aired on ABC. The show ran for a single season and was canceled in May 1994.
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[edit] Synopsis
Fifteen-year-old Angela Doolan has the potential to be a sports superstar but worries about losing her normality and severing her family ties. Angela's father has deserted the family, to rediscover his youth and dally with younger women, leaving her mother Dianne to raise her children, (including older son Brian, and youngest daughter Mary) and trying to keep a lid on her bitterness. Added to the fray is Angela's obsessive tennis coach Lou, who is determined to bring out the champion in Angela regardless of the cost to her growth as a person.
[edit] Cast
- Angela Goethals — Angela Doolan
- Judith Light — Dianne Doolan
- Ashley Johnson— Mary Doolan
- Todd Louiso — Brian Doolan
- William Devane — Lou Del La Rosa
- Sara Rue — Monica
- Jennifer Lien — Roanne
- Beverly Mitchell — Clara
[edit] Criticism
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There were attempts to portray the family as dysfunctional, with older brother Brian depicted as inarticulate and introverted, and younger sister Mary as undisciplined and prone to mischief.[citation needed]Even the coach Lou didn't come across as the one-track minded monster that he was likely intended to be; instead he was played as a smart-talking, boastful uncle who had made good.[citation needed] Although he did lust after Angela's mother, he was quite upfront about it and didn't attempt to hide his desires behind innuendo.
[edit] Partial Episode List
[edit] Season One
- Episode 3: Secrets (Original Air Date: 28 September 1993)
- This episode is about with how athletes deal with the media prying into their personal lives and what happens when an athlete naively trusts a reporter with intimate family details. At different points this serial uses stylistic techniques similar to the Family Ties episode My Name Is Alex.
- Episode 4: Angela Gets Crushed (Original Air Date: 5 October 1993)
- Episode 5: First Crush (Original Air Date: 1993)
- Episode 6: Game Face (Original Air Date: 19 October 1993)
- Episode 8: Answered Prayers (Original Air Date: 2 November 1993)
- Episode 16: Spring Breakout (Original Air Date: 8 February 1994)
