"Life with Bonnie" (2002) TV series 2002-2004

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Creators:

Bonnie Hunt
Don Lake

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

17 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Devoted mom. Loving wife. Frantic TV host. And still smiling!

Plot:

Local TV show host Bonnie Molloy has the life of a sort-of celebrity. Sometimes her fans actually remember her name...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Family Relationships | TV Talk Show Host | Irish American | Improvisation

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 15 nominations

Cast

Bonnie Hunt	...	Bonnie Molloy / ... (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
Mark Derwin	...	Dr. Mark Molloy (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
Charlie Stewart	...	Charlie Molloy / ... (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
Holly Wortell	...	Holly / ... (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
Chris Barnes	...	Marv / ... (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Gloria (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
Anthony Russell	...	Tony Russo (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
David Alan Grier	...	David Bellows / ... (44 episodes, 2002-2004)
Frankie Ryan Manriquez	...	Frankie / ... (34 episodes, 2002-2004)
Samantha Browne-Walters	...	Samantha Molloy (22 episodes, 2002-2003)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

With the exception of the characters "Gloria" and "Marv" all of the characters on the show go by their real-life first names.

Quotes:

Dr. Mark Molloy: I'm just trying to make conversation here; you always say we never talk anymore.
Bonnie Molloy: I didn't say it bothered me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV)

Life with Bonnie is the best sitcom on Television!

I just needed to get that off my chest! ...in fact so much better than the next best sitcom that it's not worth

trying to calculate. But depending on your opinion of the other

shows, that may or may not be saying much. Let me put my

opinion in a historical perspective and say that "Life with Bonnie" is

one of the best sitcoms EVER on Television! It's "Cosby Show"

good! It's "Happy Days" good! It's "Dick Van Dyke Show" good! It's

call all your friends, send e-mail, program your VCR and buy extra

tapes good! You know the type of good I'm talking about... so good

they couldn't copy it if they tried?! Perhaps the people responsible

for this show should have some decision making in all ABC

sitcoms because this show is BUY DISNEY STOCK GOOD!! Am I

making my point?!

Watching "Life with Bonnie" causes you to have a gentle smile for

at least 22 minutes of that hour. That is except for when you are in

the middle of a belly-laugh, or, when the writers want you to feel

sentiment thick enough to make you fight back tears. It's so

original, so clever, honest, sweet and hilarious all that the same

time! There are movie comedies that aren't as good as this show.

It's far far better than "Friends," because the whole family can

watch it. It's better than "...Raymond" or "Frasier" because it's

characters remain consistent, and the comedy is never at the

expense of one character's misery. These shows are often quite

good, but just not in the same league as "Bonnie." I was sad to

see Ms. Hunt's last show cancelled, but if only I knew ABC was

going sneak Ms Hunt away from CBS and launch this show I'd

never would have shed a tear. "The Bonnie Hunt Show" was

excellent, but this new show is simply the best! Everyone I know

who knows anything about quality TV loves this show!

Let me just close on this note. It may not have "Seinfeld's"

numbers 'cause there's just so much else on TV (none of it as

good, just so much to choose from), but make no mistake, this

show is a rare gem that will forever be remembered as one of the

great high-water marks of TV comedy.