"Wings" (1990) TV series 1990-1997

Creators:

David Angell
Peter Casey
David Lee

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

19 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett and wife Helen attempt to run a Nantucket-based airline while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.

Plot Keywords:

Brothers | Beautiful Woman | Brother Brother Relationship | One Word Title | Airport

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Tim Daly	...	Joe Montgomery Hackett (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Steven Weber	...	Brian Michael Hackett (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Crystal Bernard	...	Helen Chapel / ... (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
David Schramm	...	Roy Biggins (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Rebecca Schull	...	Fay Evelyn Schlob Dumbly DeVay Cochran (172 episodes, 1990-1997)
Tony Shalhoub	...	Antonio Scarpacci (136 episodes, 1991-1997)
Thomas Haden Church	...	Lowell Mather (123 episodes, 1990-1995)
Amy Yasbeck	...	Casey Chapel Davenport / ... (76 episodes, 1994-1997)

Runtime:

30 min (172 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Grub Street Productions

Trivia:

As Brian walks into the terminal entrance beside the lunch counter; on the magazine rack you can clearly see a Entertainment magazine with his face on the cover.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the last episode, when the brothers open the locker and take the suitcase full of money that their father left for them, it is the same locker that Lowell opens in the first episode to get the first suitcase their father left. Lowell only takes out the one suitcase.

Quotes:

[Joe is dressed as Pinocchio]
Joe Hackett: Look at me, would I lie to you?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Critic: L.A. Jay (#1.9)" (1994)

Boring is Interesting and Very Very Funny!!!!

The initial response to this show is that it was a spin-off from the sitcom, "Cheers"; "Wings" was not easy to identify with, and maybe, it would last two seasons, three tops!! Much to the pleasant surprise of everyone, the superb character portrayals, and the exceptional writing to this series, made it one of the most popular shows in recent times!! The show focused on the Hackett brothers, Joe and Brian, and their unexplainable disappointments in life... The other characters followed suit!!! Joe, (Played by Tim Daly) was the super jock of yesteryear who tried to be perfect, he was only recognized in the small, one horse, town of Nantucket, and slowly but surely, even that fame began to quickly erode!! Brian, (Steven Weber) was the hapless Casanova who burdened his brother with his grotesque lack of responsibility in dealing with even the slightest matter!! Helen (Crystal Bernard) was the former childhood chub, now fit and trim, yet, she was still very non-motivated about her life!! Roy (David Schramm) was the biggest jerk in the world, having a halfway decent mind made this situation all that much more nauseating to stomach!! Faye (Rebecca Schull) was the conscientious and faithful worker who was an emotional Mardi-Grass! Lowell (Thomas Hayden Church) was the goof ball with a surprising succinct accuracy about certain issues!!(I had a friend, Ian, who was just like this) Those were the intricacies to being just the mechanic!! Antonio, (Tony Shaloub) he was the taxi driver who's life always went from bad to worse... Also on the show, were both Casie and Alex who were love interests of Brian's, they were attractive women whose lives were on the decline in one way or another!! When describing everyone's life in this series, it is tantamount to preaching apocalyptic doom!! These were lives which were besieged with unadulterated boredom, and, it nestled a kindred spirit with much of the television audience (unfortunately)... It is the element of monumental failure in everyone's lives that created wonderful cannon fodder for this situation comedy!! This show articulates copious aspects of lackluster behavior from always being defeated with the ill fated endeavors in these character's lives, and, the television show's witty dialog was written commensurately!!! The one episode which illustrated a domino effect scene, with regard to Lowell wanting a Kodak moment ,and missing the perfect one, because he was looking the other way, kind of summed this whole series up!! I love the T.V. Show "Wings" Tim Daly is one of my favorite television actors, and Steven Weber is so incredibly funny!! The writing was fabulous on this show, and the character portrayals on "Wings" are some of the best I have ever seen on television!! I rate this show 10 out of 10!!