"Melrose Place" (1992) TV series 1992-1999

Creator:

Darren Star
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

8 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Lying, cheating, stealing, seduction, backstabbing, betrayal, murder... it's just another day at Melrose Place.

Plot:

The lives and loves of a group of young adults living in "Melrose Place" in California. Each with their own dreams and drives...

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Hospital | Soap | Deception | Homosexuality

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Thomas Calabro	...	Dr. Michael Mancini (218 episodes, 1992-1999)
Andrew Shue	...	Billy Campbell (200 episodes, 1992-1998)
Heather Locklear	...	Amanda Woodward (199 episodes, 1993-1999)
Josie Bissett	...	Jane Andrews Mancini (172 episodes, 1992-1999)
Doug Savant	...	Matt Fielding (162 episodes, 1992-1997)
Courtney Thorne-Smith	...	Allison Parker (158 episodes, 1992-1997)
Grant Show	...	Jake Hanson (157 episodes, 1992-1997)
Jack Wagner	...	Dr. Peter Burns (139 episodes, 1994-1999)
Laura Leighton	...	Sydney Andrews (126 episodes, 1993-1997)
Marcia Cross	...	Dr. Kimberly Shaw / ... (114 episodes, 1992-1997)
Daphne Zuniga	...	Jo Reynolds (110 episodes, 1992-1996)
Rob Estes	...	Kyle McBride / ... (100 episodes, 1993-1999)
Kelly Rutherford	...	Megan Lewis Mancini / ... (90 episodes, 1996-1999)

Series Directed by
Charles Correll		(47 episodes, 1993-1999)
Chip Chalmers		(27 episodes, 1993-1999)
Jefferson Kibbee		(20 episodes, 1992-1999)
Richard Lang		(17 episodes, 1993-1997)
Nancy Malone		(10 episodes, 1992-1994)
Victoria Hochberg		(9 episodes, 1992-1996)
Anson Williams		(9 episodes, 1996-1999)
Paul Lazarus		(7 episodes, 1992-1995)
Frank South		(7 episodes, 1995-1998)
Charles Pratt Jr.		(7 episodes, 1996-1999)
Janet Greek		(5 episodes, 1992-1997)
Bethany Rooney		(5 episodes, 1992-1994)
Martin Pasetta		(5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Chip Hayes		(5 episodes, 1996-1998)
Thomas Calabro		(4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Robert J. Metoyer		(4 episodes, 1997-1999)
Daniel Attias		(3 episodes, 1992)
James Frawley		(3 episodes, 1993)
Charles Braverman		(2 episodes, 1992)
Scott Paulin		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Parker Stevenson		(2 episodes, 1994)
James Darren		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Harvey Frost		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Paul Wales		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Darren Star		(219 episodes, 1992-1999)
Charles Pratt Jr.		(38 episodes, 1992-1999)
Frank South		(35 episodes, 1992-1998)
Carol Mendelsohn		(28 episodes, 1994-1999)
Dee Johnson		(21 episodes, 1993-1997)
James Kahn		(21 episodes, 1995-1999)
Allison Robbins		(14 episodes, 1993-1996)
Kimberly Costello		(13 episodes, 1993-1996)
Cynthia Cohen		(9 episodes, 1997-1999)
Antoinette Stella		(8 episodes, 1997-1999)
Chip Hayes		(7 episodes, 1994-1998)
Stevie Stern		(4 episodes, 1994-1996)
Ellen Herman		(3 episodes, 1992-1993)
Amy Spies		(3 episodes, 1992-1993)
Edward Gold		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jule Selbo		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Robert Guza Jr.		(2 episodes, 1992)
Frederick Rappaport		(2 episodes, 1992)
Dawn Prestwich		(2 episodes, 1993)
Nicole Yorkin		(2 episodes, 1993)
Kathryn Baker		(2 episodes, 1996)
Neil Landau		(2 episodes, 1997)
Toni Graphia		(1 episode, 1992)
Joe Viola		(1 episode, 1992)
Jordan Budde		(1 episode, 1993)
Kristy Dobkin		(1 episode, 1999)
Peter Dunne		(1 episode, 1999)

Series Produced by
Aaron Spelling	....	executive producer (226 episodes, 1992-1999)
E. Duke Vincent	....	executive producer (226 episodes, 1992-1999)
Livia Hanich	....	associate producer (164 episodes, 1992-1998)
Darren Star	....	executive producer (93 episodes, 1992-1995)
Antoinette Stella	....	co-producer (34 episodes, 1998-1999)
Chip Hayes	....	producer (33 episodes, 1992-1996)
Frank South	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (32 episodes, 1993-1996)
Charles Pratt Jr.	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (30 episodes, 1992-1996)
Kimberly Costello	....	producer / co-producer (13 episodes, 1994-1996)
Carol Mendelsohn	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (12 episodes, 1994-1996)
Dee Johnson	....	co-producer (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Allison Robbins	....	co-producer (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Robert Del Valle	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Dunne	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
James Kahn	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Heather Locklear	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Jule Selbo	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Eddie Arkin		(127 episodes, 1995-1999)
Tim Truman		(90 episodes, 1992-1996)
Vassal Benford		(unknown episodes)
Ken Harrison		(unknown episodes)
Ken Tamplin		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Michel Hugo		(27 episodes, 1994-1996)
Eric D. Andersen		(4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Herb Pearl		(3 episodes, 1994)

Series Film Editing by
Kurt Bullinger		(13 episodes, 1994-1996)
J. Benjamin Chulay		(12 episodes, 1994-1996)
Jimmy Giritlian		(5 episodes, 1994)
Rob Robinson		(4 episodes, 1995-1996)
Howard Heard		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Debra Rubinstein		(29 episodes, 1994-1996)
Eric Dawson		(unknown episodes, 1992-1993)
Carol Kritzer		(unknown episodes, 1992-1993)
Robert J. Ulrich		(unknown episodes, 1992-1993)
Teri Tunder		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Peg McClellan		(32 episodes, 1992-1993)
Cameron Birnie		(32 episodes, 1994-1996)

Series Set Decoration by
Deborah Siegel		(31 episodes, 1994-1996)

Series Costume Design by
Denise Wingate		(30 episodes, 1992-1996)

Series Makeup Department
Lona Jeffers	....	makeup department head / makeup artist (228 episodes, 1992-1999)
Bret Mardock	....	key makeup artist / makeup department head (164 episodes, 1994-1999)
Greg LaCava	....	key makeup artist / makeup artist (121 episodes, 1993-1997)
Ariel Bagdadi	....	hair stylist (30 episodes, 1994-1996)
Kerry Mendenhall	....	hair stylist (25 episodes, 1993-1996)
Jeffrey Hamilton	....	makeup artist (9 episodes, 1994-1996)
Kim Urgel	....	hair stylist (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Monique Suraci	....	hair stylist (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sheree Morgan	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lana Sharpe	....	hair stylist (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Don L. Cash	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1994)
Mimi Jafari	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1994)
Andrea Mizushima Jones	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1994)
Rebecca De Morrio	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Terry Robbins	....	hair department head / hair stylist (2 episodes, 1992)
Lisa Collins	....	special makeup effects artist (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jillian Glass	....	assistant hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Harry V. Bring	....	unit production manager / supervising unit production manager (40 episodes, 1992-1998)
Gail M. Patterson	....	executive in charge of production (31 episodes, 1992-1996)
Timothy Silver	....	unit production manager (5 episodes, 1994)
Robert Del Valle	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sandra Holden	....	second assistant director (17 episodes, 1994-1996)
Robert J. Metoyer	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (14 episodes, 1992-1996)
Jerri Lucas	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 1994)
J. Tom Archuleta	....	first assistant director (8 episodes, 1994-1995)
Jerri Churchill	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 1994-1995)
Jerri Lucas Churchill	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Mara Lee	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jana Spotts	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1998)
Mark Lyon	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1993)
Wendy Peterson	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Thompson O'Sullivan	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1994)
Warren R. Turner	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1994)
Wainani Young-Tomich	....	assistant director: additional photography / second second assistant director (2 episodes, 1998)
Jessy Melowicz	....	assistant director (unknown episodes, 1997)
Velvet Andrews-Smith	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes, 1998)
John P. Aguirre	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Mark Demarais	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Ron Dempsey	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)
José Clemente Hernandez	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Ted Leonard	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Alicia Lewis	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Earl McDaniel III	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Maura McKeown	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Karen Reinhart	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Jason Roberts	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Jodie Thomas	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)
Susan Walter	....	dga trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
David Napoli	....	props (225 episodes, 1992-1999)
Scott Nifong	....	assistant property master (42 episodes, 1992-1994)
John A. Gomez	....	property person (40 episodes, 1992-1993)
Frank Irving	....	property master (31 episodes, 1992-1996)
Robert Kim Patterson	....	leadman (31 episodes, 1992-1996)
Ted Wilson	....	construction coordinator (30 episodes, 1992-1996)
Richard Leon	....	assistant property master (8 episodes, 1994-1996)
Gary Cole	....	assistant property master / carpenter (6 episodes, 1994-1996)
Robert Leon	....	assistant property master (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
George Atamian	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Don Cinderella	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Kenneth J. Creber	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Paul Dowler	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Rick Law	....	illustrator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Robert Ewing	....	supervising sound editor (219 episodes, 1992-1999)
Weldon Brown	....	adr mixer (212 episodes, 1992-1999)
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (158 episodes, 1992-1997)
Fred Tator	....	sound re-recording mixer (102 episodes, 1996-1999)
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	sound mixer (96 episodes, 1996-1999)
Kevin Fisher	....	sound effects editor (94 episodes, 1992-1995)
Forest Williams	....	sound mixer (56 episodes, 1992-1996)
Bruce Michaels	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (29 episodes, 1992-1996)
Gary Montgomery	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording mixer (29 episodes, 1992-1996)
Martin Bolger	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 1994)
Barry Thomas	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Charles J. Bond	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 1996)
Martin Raymond Bolger	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes, 1992)
Craig M. Otte	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Bradley C. Katona	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1996)
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1997-1999)
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Michael Babcock	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Brendan Beebe	....	second boom operator (unknown episodes)
Peter Bergren	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark D. Fleming	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
David Hadder	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Fred Johnston	....	utility sound (unknown episodes)
Andrew I. King	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Gary Krause	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mike Marchain	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Peter Rand	....	utility sound: 1997 and 1998 (unknown episodes)
Dov Schwarz	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Andrew Somers	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Raymond E. Spiess III	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Noel Vought	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Brian Wittle	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Craig Barnett	....	special effects technician (3 episodes, 1993)

Series Visual Effects by
John van Barneveld	....	visual effects supervisor (1 episode, 1998)

Series Stunts
Con Schell	....	stunt double (55 episodes, 1992-1999)
Birgit K. Schier	....	stunts (7 episodes, 1995-1999)
Georgia Durante	....	stunts (6 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Dixon	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Eith	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Dana Hee	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Leslie Hoffman	....	stunt double: Edie McClurg (unknown episodes)
Scott Leva	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
James Logan	....	stunt double: Andrew Shue (unknown episodes)
Alex Madison	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Brad Martin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jean-Luc Martin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jeff Mosley	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Chris O'Hara	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Felipe Savahge	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Mike Smith	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Patty Tobin	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Scott Hamilton	....	still photographer (216 episodes, 1992-1999)
Christopher Goss	....	first assistant camera (68 episodes, 1997-1999)
David Scott	....	best boy (61 episodes, 1997-1999)
Tom Kessenich	....	key grip / best boy grip (31 episodes, 1992-1996)
Ralph McCarthy	....	chief lighting technician (27 episodes, 1992-1996)
Bruce DeAragon	....	first assistant camera (26 episodes, 1994-1996)
Harold Hathaway	....	assistant lighting technician / chief lighting technician (26 episodes, 1994-1996)
George Marsala	....	best boy grip / key grip (24 episodes, 1992-1996)
Chris Scurria	....	dolly grip (24 episodes, 1994-1996)
Mark Colicci	....	assistant camera (19 episodes, 1997)
Louis Isman	....	key rigging grip (10 episodes, 1993)
Herb Pearl	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 1992-1994)
William A. Lowman	....	assistant lighting technician (7 episodes, 1994-1996)
Christian H. Burton	....	second assistant camera (5 episodes, 1994-1998)
Michael J. Schwartz	....	assistant lighting technician (5 episodes, 1994-1996)
Eric D. Andersen	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1994-1995)
Tommy Lohmann	....	first assistant camera (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Chris Schwiebert	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Forrest Reed	....	best boy grip (4 episodes, 1994-1995)
Eric D. Anderson	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1995-1996)
William L. Asman	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1994)
Lex Rawlins	....	first assistant camera (3 episodes, 1994)
Steve Shank	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1994)
Cleo Terrio	....	dolly grip (3 episodes, 1994)
Tim Arnold	....	dolly grip (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Gregory Romero	....	best boy grip (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
William D. Barber	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1995)
Thomas P. Powell	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Robert Reed Altman	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1995-1996)
John Armstrong	....	generator operator (unknown episodes)
Houman Forough	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey M. Hoffman	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera (unknown episodes)
David Moir	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Brennan L. Price	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Rick Tiedeman	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Larry Watson	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Paul Garnica	....	background casting (32 episodes, 1992-1993)
Mary V. Buck	....	original casting (21 episodes, 1994-1995)
Susan Edelman	....	original casting (21 episodes, 1994-1995)
Teri Tunder	....	casting associate (13 episodes, 1994)
Joe Adams	....	casting assistant (11 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kathryn Willis	....	casting assistant (7 episodes, 1994-1995)
Carol Goldwasser	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Linda Grigorian	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dana Casey	....	costumer (94 episodes, 1996-1999)
Steffany Bernstein	....	set costumer (61 episodes, 1993-1995)
John Casey	....	costume supervisor / costumer (30 episodes, 1994-1996)
Renee Levy Hazelton	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Tom Overton	....	colorist (228 episodes, 1992-1999)
Kenneth Miller Jr.	....	executive in charge of post-production (31 episodes, 1992-1996)
Greg Scherick	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 1994-1996)
Susan Alverson	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 1994-1996)
Rob Robinson	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 1994)

Series Music Department
Tim Truman	....	composer: title theme (20 episodes, 1992-1995)
Scott Cochran	....	scoring mixer (14 episodes, 1993)
Celest Ray	....	music coordinator (11 episodes, 1995-1996)
Wes Boatman	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
John Henry Kreitler	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Gene Clinesmith	....	transportation coordinator (31 episodes, 1992-1996)
Linda Cipperley	....	transportation (18 episodes, 1992)
Thomas Garris	....	driver (unknown episodes)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (unknown episodes)
Ron Kunecke	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Merry Lowry-Donner	....	script supervisor (153 episodes, 1992-1999)
Robert Karpman	....	location manager (149 episodes, 1992-1997)
Brian McElroy	....	location manager (53 episodes, 1993-1995)
Wayne Hanks	....	stage coordinator (48 episodes, 1995-1996)
Valerie Spiller	....	production accountant (32 episodes, 1992-1996)
Lisa Bell	....	assistant to producer / assistant: Chip Hayes / ... (29 episodes, 1992-1996)
Antoinette Stella	....	executive story editor (27 episodes, 1997-1998)
Sybil Ramsey	....	assistant: Darren Star (21 episodes, 1992-1995)
Devon Clark	....	production coordinator (21 episodes, 1994-1995)
Dee Johnson	....	story editor (21 episodes, 1994-1995)
Allison Robbins	....	story editor / executive story editor (21 episodes, 1994-1995)
Renate Kamer	....	executive associate (16 episodes, 1994-1996)
Kimberly Costello	....	executive story editor (13 episodes, 1994)
James Kahn	....	executive story editor / story editor (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Leslie Perlow	....	production coordinator (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kristy Dobkin	....	assistant: Frank South (8 episodes, 1995-1998)
Ed Duffy	....	location manager (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Todd Helbing	....	assistant production coordinator (5 episodes, 1999)
Wayne Damore	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1994)
Andrea Walzer	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rick Napoli	....	assistant production coordinator (3 episodes, 1999)
Ed Lippman	....	location manager (unknown episodes, 1993-1997)
Jon Bastian	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes, 1997-1999)
Michael H. Miller	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Gregory Charles Schaefer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes, 1999)
Michael Anthony	....	key assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Chad Byrnes	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Cynthia Cohen	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Rob Gibson	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Edward Gold	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Bridgette Kelley	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Raphael Kryszek	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Edward Mazurek	....	key assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Courtney Pakiz	....	stand-in: Heather Locklear (unknown episodes)
Lesley Robins	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael Sandknop	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Kevin Sasaki	....	unit publicist (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Cycmanick Schnack	....	assistant: Pratt/Mendelsohn (unknown episodes)
Kayla Thames	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Hector Tinoco	....	key assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator (unknown episodes)
Frank H. Woodward	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Darren Star Productions (1992-1994)
• Fox Television Network
• Spelling Television
• Torand Productions (1992-1994)

Distributors

• Fox Network (1992-1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Fox Television (1992-1999)
• Movie Plus (200?) (Japan) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Television (1999-)
• TV3 (1997-2002) (Estonia) (TV)
• Télévision Française 1 (TF1) (2004) (France) (TV)
• Worldvision Enterprises (1996-1999)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Executive Assurance  security
• Transition Music  music provided by

Runtime:

Switzerland:41 min | USA:60 min (227 episodes) | Denmark:42 min | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (self applied) (DVD) (2006) | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Darren Star Productions

Trivia:

Although Alyssa Milano and Heather Locklear were on-screen enemies, they actually got along really well, according to Milano.

Quotes:

[about Kimberly]
Sydney: What's happening in her world is not exactly happening in ours.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler (#21.1)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Theme

Outrageous fun from the man who brought you Dynasty

Aaron Spelling's "Melrose Place" concerned a group of young people in an LA apartment complex, and in its time, it was a highly popular show. Melrose really started to take off when Heather Locklear joined the cast at the end of season 1. She seemed to supply the missing ingredient, i.e., the resident bitch, and before long, Melrose was THE show to watch and discuss. It's not a coincidence that two of its stars, Marcia Cross and Doug Savant, appear on the very high-profile "Desperate Housewives." High profile shows seek stars of past high profile shows.

The show had a lot of nice, campy touches that made it famous, as well as some fascinating characters. One of my favorites were the ubiquitous establishing shots that seemed to be shown weekly: a young woman walking her dog, the jogger, and the pool boy cleaning the pool.

As for interesting characters, there was Michael, who started off as a devoted husband and became a rogue, slutty Sydney, and Kirsten Davis as the girl Billy (Andrew Shue) almost married, who lays across a bed and announces, "I'm ovulating," which I heard the next morning when it was played on a local radio station. But my favorite was Dr. Kimberly Shaw, star of Melrose's most startling moment. After she returned from the dead, she took her wig off at the end of one episode and took a look at that scar! A real shocker, and the kind of thing that made Melrose, in its prime, the best.

Most of the younger actors on Melrose became established because of the show and went on to other things afterwards, particularly Cross, Davis, Throne-Smith, and Savant. And let's not forget Locklear who, in my opinion, really set this show on its hit course.