"The John Larroquette Show" (1993) TV series 1993-1996

Creator:

Don Reo

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

2 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Television sitcom about a recovering alcoholic who becomes the manager of a big city bus station. The...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Recovering Alcoholic | Bus Station Manager | Humorous Female Cop | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

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John Larroquette	...	John Hemingway (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Liz Torres	...	Mahalia Sanchez (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Daryl Mitchell	...	Dexter Walker (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Chi McBride	...	Heavy Gene (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Lenny Clarke	...	Officer Adam Hampton (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Elizabeth Berridge	...	Officer Eve Eggers (84 episodes, 1993-1996)
Gigi Rice	...	Carly Watkins / ... (83 episodes, 1993-1996)

Also Known As:

Crossroads (USA) (working title)
Larroquette (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

30 min (78 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

Impact Zone - Witt/Thomas

Quotes:

Officer Eve Eggers: Nobody gets me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)

Funniest in it's first season.

I really liked this show during it's first season. It even had a local connection for me. The outside of the "bus station" was actually the historic railroad passenger terminal here in Sacramento.

The show was funniest in it's first year, because it showed him trying to balance recovering from alcoholism while managing this madhouse of a bus station on the graveyard shift. The alcoholism made for some very dark, (but very funny) humour.

A good example of the dark humour is when a robber is holding a gun on Larroquette and the black food counter owner (can't remember the character's name), the black guy says to the robber, "Shoot him (pointing at Larroquette) he's white." Larroquette responds "No. Shoot him (pointing at the black guy). You'll do less time." Edgy, but funny!

After the first season, they almost completely discarded the "recovering alcoholic theme" making it an OK show. But without the dark comedy of the alcoholism theme, it made it just another sitcom.

The show "held on" for one more year, and then pretty much floundered after that.