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Phenom
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GenreSitcom
Created byDick Blasucci
Marc Flanagan
Sam Simon
StarringAngela Goethals
Ashley Johnson
Jennifer Lien
Judith Light
Todd Louiso
William Devane (uncredited)
Theme music composerCarly Simon
Opening theme"The Promise and the Prize", performed by Carly Simon
ComposersMichael Andreas
Stephen Graziano
Scott Harper
Fred Mollin
Tom Scott
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producersDick Blasucci
James L. Brooks
Danny Kallis
ProducersHudson Hickman
Richard Sakai
Kathy Ann Stumpe
Camera setupVideotape; Multi-camera
Running time22-24 minutes (approx.)
Production companiesGracie Films
ELP Communications
Columbia Pictures Television
DistributorSony Pictures Television
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatNTSC
Original releaseSeptember 14, 1993 (1993-09-14) –
May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)

Phenom is an American sitcom about a tennis wunderkind that aired on ABC from September 14, 1993 to May 10, 1994. The series stars Angela Goethals, Judith Light, and William Devane.[1]

Phenom was placed in the time slot of Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c, between Full House and Roseanne. The series did well in the ratings, ranking in the Top 20 and maintaining 95% of its Full House lead-in. ABC cancelled the show after one season and replaced it with Me and the Boys, which was also cancelled after one season.

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Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Angela Doolan (Goethals) 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 (Light) to raise her children (including older son Brian and youngest daughter Mary Margaret) and try to keep a lid on her bitterness. Added to the fray is Angela's obsessive tennis coach Lou (Devane), who is determined to bring out the champion in Angela regardless of the cost to her growth as a person.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

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Production notes

The series was created by Dick Blasucci, Marc Flanagan, and Sam Simon. Blasucci also served as executive producer of the series, alongside Emmy Award-winner James L. Brooks and Danny Kallis, who previously worked alongside Judith Light as a writer/producer on Who's The Boss?

Despite being one of the show's main stars, William Devane did not receive on-screen credit in any of the episodes. Devane was originally slated to get second billing in the cast, between Judith Light and Angela Goethals. He reportedly fought to have top billing,[2] or at least shared top billing with Light, in response to his Knots Landing fame. Both the producers and ABC refused to move Devane's billing, believing that Judith Light having sole first billing would draw in more of the female 18-49 demographic that is attractive to advertisers and would bring back ABC viewers who had made Light's previous series, Who's the Boss?, a success. Devane ultimately told the producers that if he couldn't get a billing change, he would rather not be credited at all.[3]

Phenom's theme song, "The Promise and the Prize," was written and performed by Carly Simon. Two versions of the song were used during the program's run, a one-minute version as well as a 30-second version that appeared in select episodes that ran over their allotted time. U.S. Open women's singles and Wimbledon mixed doubles champion Tracy Austin served as the technical consultant for the series. (Austin also appeared in a cameo in the series' pilot episode.)

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Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pilot"Ed. WeinbergerTeleplay by: Dick Blasucci & Marc Flanagan and Sam Simon
Story by: Dick Blasucci & Marc Flanagan & Sam Simon
September 14, 1993 (1993-09-14)
Tennis-playing phenom Angela Doolan strives to live her life as a normal 15-year-old, but her dream of being a professional tennis player prevents her from spending time with friends or family. When she is accepted for a scholarship to attend a tennis academy in La Jolla, California, run by Lou Della Rosa, the self-described "greatest damn tennis coach that ever lived", Angela hopes that her mother Dianne will consider the opportunity.
2"Angela's First Kiss"Will MackenzieJon VittiSeptember 21, 1993 (1993-09-21)
A popular boy named Jesse invites Angela to be his date to the school dance, but she is in training for a tournament the next day. After Dianne has convinces Lou to let her go, Angela faces some stiff competition when a popular girl makes a move on Jesse. Meanwhile, Lou stays at the house for the evening, helping Dianne look after Mary Margaret and gets on Dianne's nerves in the process.
3"Secrets"Will MackenzieAdam Chase & Ira UngerleiderSeptember 28, 1993 (1993-09-28)
A class assignment has Mary Margaret studying her family for a week, during which the van burns up after Brian accidentally forgets to change the oil and the family is threatened with eviction after Dianne's ex-husband fails to send money to pay the mortgage.
4"Angela Gets Crushed"Will MackenzieKathy Ann StumpeOctober 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)
While leaving from a tennis practice one night, Angela and Brian find that the family van has been broken into and they become the victims of a mugging. Luckily, Patrick (Patrick Cassidy), Angela's soon-to-be new tennis coach rescues them with his strength and his tennis racket; a hero-worshipping Angela starts to develop a crush on Patrick, but Dianne disapproves after he visits the Doolan home and finds out that Patrick is much older than her daughter. Little does Angela know, Patrick is just playing with her emotions to get her to play better. When the truth comes out, Angela does not hold back with the tongue-lashing and fires him on the spot for toying with her and being cruel to her.
5"Daddy's Home"Will MackenzieFred GraverOctober 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)
Despite their rocky relationship, Angela's father (John Getz) returns and announces to his daughter and Lou that he plans to take over as her tennis coach to help her further her career.
6"Game Face"Will MackenzieDavid RichardsonOctober 19, 1993 (1993-10-19)
Lou wants Angela to change her personality in order to help improve her tennis, leading to worry from Dianne. Meanwhile, Brian gets fired from his mini-mart security job on his first day, after the store gets robbed under his watch.
7"Angela's Wild Ride"Will MackenzieDick Blasucci & Danny KallisOctober 26, 1993 (1993-10-26)
When Monica decides to cut class with her boyfriend Tommy, Monica hands Angela her cigarette leading to Angela get caught by Sister Mary, and being sent to the principal (Dan Castellaneta); when Angela covers for her best friend and takes the blame, Dianne questions whether Monica is a good influence on her daughter. Angela makes a serious attempt to try and change her good girl reputation, leading her on a night on the town in a stolen car with Monica, Tommy and one of Tommy's friends that lands them in trouble with the law, and Dianne grounding Angela and forbidding her from seeing Monica anymore. Meanwhile, Brian agonizes over whether he will get accepted into an art school.
8"Answered Prayers"Will MackenziePat DoughertyNovember 2, 1993 (1993-11-02)
After her prayers to avoid having meat loaf for dinner and for Brian to land a new job are answered, Mary Margaret decides to pray for a way out of taking her spelling test at school; after she finds out that her teacher Monsignor McFadden has died, saving her from the test, Mary Margaret starts to feel guilty. Meanwhile, when Lou's new girlfriend Beverly (Lori Alan) tells him that she leaving him for another man over the phone, Angela convinces Dianne to let Lou stay with the Doolans, while he recovers from the breakup.
9"Crazy for You"Art DielhennFrank MulaNovember 9, 1993 (1993-11-09)
Dianne has not had time to herself lately, so Lou gives her the address of a spa that he visits often to get away for the weekend, and she can get a 50% discount as long as she mentions Lou's name. While she is there, Dianne gets a shock when she discovers that Lou has arrived at the spa on the same weekend with his new, much younger girlfriend, she then meets a charming man (Robert Klein), who happens to have multiple personalities. Meanwhile back home, Brian takes care of Angela and Mary Margaret for the weekend and must tend to little sister Mary Margaret's scout meetings since Dianne is away, and has to look after Angela, when she catches a cold at the same time she has the weekend off from practicing and playing tennis.
10"There's No Place Like Home"Art DielhennKathy Ann StumpeNovember 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)
Mary Margaret is anxious to get the lead as Dorothy Gale's in the school production of The Wizard of Oz; when she gets the part, Angela discovers that her major tennis tournament occurs on the same day as Mary Margaret's performance, forcing Angela to back out of seeing her little sister in the play and disappointing her little sister. When the tournament ends earlier than expected, Angela gets Lou to rush her to the school in time for the play, but the two get sidetracked when they get stopped by the police on the way there.
11"A Lou-Daughter Picnic"Will MackenzieLawrence MeyersNovember 30, 1993 (1993-11-30)
When Mary-Margaret needs someone to take her to a father-daughter picnic, Lou steps in to help out. Meanwhile, Brian gets a new job as the lobster mascot for a seafood restaurant, and literally gets red in the face when the dye from the costume gets on him; and Angela helps Dianne re-organize the closet and stumbles upon $150 that was left by her father, which Dianne decides to spend.
12"A Very Doolan Christmas"Will MackenzieDavid RichardsonDecember 13, 1993 (1993-12-13)
Mary Margaret writes a letter to a pen pal about her family's unusual Christmas, in which the Doolans host Lou and his outspoken mother Maureen (Kathleen Freeman) for the holiday. Meanwhile, Brian decides to propose to Roanne, much to the delight of Angela and Mary Margaret, and the shock of Dianne; Angela anticipates what kind of Christmas present Jesse will give her.
13"Brian and the Tennis Star"Will MackenzieJon VittiJanuary 4, 1994 (1994-01-04)
Lou's arranges for Marissa Guiteau, an attractive, outgoing French tennis player known for being a party girl, to stay at the Doolan home to keep her away from the L.A. nightlife and keep her focused on the game. Her arrival causes problems for Angela when Marissa flirts with Angela's boyfriend Jesse and repeatedly cheats during their tennis matches; Brian also catches Marissa's eye, at the same time that Roanne decides to take a "trial separation" from Brian because she thinks that he's too sensitive.
14"My Little Tony"Will MackenzieAdam Chase & Ira UngerleiderJanuary 11, 1994 (1994-01-11)
Both Mary Margaret and Angela suffer from boy trouble: a classmate named Tony annoys Mary Margaret, and when she takes Dianne's advice to be nice to him, it backfires when Tony develops a crush on Mary Margaret. Meanwhile, Lou worries that Angela's boyfriend may be diverting her focus from tennis; not knowing this is the reason why Jesse has been acting different around her, she turns to Monica for help.
15"Men are Dogs"Art DielhennFred GraverFebruary 1, 1994 (1994-02-01)
Dianne's sister Catherine (Marcia Strassman) moves to Los Angeles after accepting a new job as a federal judge. When Catherine meets her niece's tennis coach Lou, Angela thinks that they would make the perfect couple, but the two get off on the wrong foot; Dianne gets a shock when Catherine suddenly starts a romance with Lou. Meanwhile, Brian's new job at the pet store leads him to start his own dog grooming business.
16"Spring Break-Out"Art DielhennStory by : Frank Mula
Teleplay by : Frank Mula & Adam Chase & Ira Ungerleider
February 8, 1994 (1994-02-08)
Lou thinks that Dianne is coddling Brian, so Lou decides to teach him how to be a man. After showing the results of his man training, Lou sets him up with an employment opportunity as a security guard at the tennis camp, where Angela leads a revolt after Lou's lessons lead to the power of Brian's new job to go to his head. Meanwhile, when Mary Margaret hears Dianne say she wishes that there was a man around the house, Tony and Mary Margaret scheme to set Dianne up with Tony's father. When that doesn't work, Mary Margaret convinces Dianne to go to a "Parents Without Partners" dance at school.
17"What's in a Vow?"Art DielhennDavid RichardsonFebruary 15, 1994 (1994-02-15)
During career day at Mary-Margaret's school, Dianne's speech about her job as a court reporter follows a speech by famed NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, when the students aren't enthused over the speech, she realizes that being a court reporter was not the job that she wanted and decides to make changes in her life. It has an unexpected consequence, when Mary Margaret's teacher Sister Felicia decides to give up the sisterhood. Meanwhile, a shirtless Brian finds a way to make money by doing errands for elderly neighbors who find him attractive.
18"Dianne's Young Buck"Art DielhennBeverly DonofrioFebruary 22, 1994 (1994-02-22)
Brian gets yet another job as a painter, and invites his 29-year-old boss Dave to the house; at the same time, Dianne goes out with a man she finds incredibly boring, Dave ends up saving her from having to go out with the man again to see a lecture on euthanasia. Dave asks Dianne out on a real date to see The Piano, which leads to a May–December romance that Angela disapproves of. Meanwhile in a bit of rebellion, Angela and Monica decide to sneak out to a wild party on Monica's 16th birthday where they unexpectedly run into Dianne.
19"Angela's Fifteen Minutes"Art DielhennSteve SandersMarch 15, 1994 (1994-03-15)
A newspaper wants to do a story on Angela, and interviews the rest of the Doolan family as well. The story ends up being bad press for the whole family when the reporter (Vicki Lewis) misquotes Dianne, Mary Margaret, Monica and Brian in the story, includes some embarrassing things Angela tells the reporter in confidence and criticizes Lou.
20"It's a Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis"Art DielhennDick Blasucci & Kathy Ann StumpeApril 5, 1994 (1994-04-05)
When an old friend passes away, Lou has trouble accepting it, sending him into a mid-life crisis and leading him to ask Dianne to have his child. Meanwhile, Brian is picked to be part of a television program focus group to screen a new crime drama series starring former Leave It to Beaver star Jerry Mathers, and gives it a bad review; Brian later finds himself being stalked by Mathers.
21"Just a Family of Doolans Sittin' Around Talkin'"Art DielhennJon Vitti & Fred GraverMay 3, 1994 (1994-05-03)
The Doolans visit a therapist, after winning a therapy session at a school raffle, and express their secret fantasies. Mary Margaret tells of her dream to be a contestant on Star Search with Ed McMahon, and to have her own talk show (where she dreams that George Burns is a guest); Angela talks about her dream of playing at Wimbledon, where she tells of a scenario of what she fears would happen if she lost; Brian discusses his dream of being a famous speedboat racer, oil baron and expert pool player (and having a full head of hair a la Elvis Presley and finishing the dream by spontaneously breaking into song); finally, the therapist helps Dianne fantasize about flying in an airplane with a suave James Bond-esque superspy.
22"Strictly Lunchroom"Danny KallisAdam Chase & Ira UngerleiderMay 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)
Mary Margaret and Tony are paired as partners for a school dance contest, leading Brian to help the kids practice. When Tony unexpectedly decides to quit the competition, Mary Margaret is upset when she is faced with not having to compete without a partner. Meanwhile, after Lou advises Angela to stay home and recuperate after she injures her knee during tennis practice, her friends decide to sneak her out the house without him knowing; Dianne eventually discovers that Angela has been faking her injury since her knee healed three days earlier in order to spend some much-needed time with her friends, leading Angela to admit what she did to Lou, which leads him to let her decide whether she wants to be a regular teenager or continue her training to be a tennis star.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was a 19-time NBA All-Star—tied for the most ever—a 15-time All-NBA Team member, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection. He was a member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, and was twice voted the NBA Finals MVP. He was named to three NBA anniversary teams. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was called the greatest basketball player of all time by Pat Riley, Isiah Thomas, and Julius Erving. Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA's career scoring leader from 1984 to 2023.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Category Recipient
1994 Young Artist Awards Nominated Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series Angela Goethals
Best New Television Series
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Won Best Actress Under Ten in a Television Series or Show Ashley Johnson
(Tied with Ashley Peldon for Shameful Secrets)

Source: "Phenom (TV series)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 6th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenom_(TV_series).

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References
  1. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Phenom". Archived from the original on December 15, 2004. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  2. ^ Judith Light: ABC's Ratings Phenom Continues Hot Streak, Orlando Sentinel, October 15, 1993.
  3. ^ Phenom's' William Devane Gets No Credit, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, May 15, 1994.
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