Lush Life (TV series)

Lush Life
Created by	Yvette Lee Bowser Lori Petty Karyn Parsons
Starring	Karyn Parsons Lori Petty Fab Filippo Khalil Kain John Ortiz Sullivan Walker
Opening theme	Performed by Terence Trent D'Arby
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Yvette Lee Bowser
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	SisterLee Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 9 (1996-09-09) – November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)

Lush Life is an American sitcom that aired between September and November 1996 on Fox. The series stars Karyn Parsons and Lori Petty as roommates who shared a studio apartment for financial reasons.

Plot

Petty stars as Georgette "George" Sanders, a bohemian artist who was wild and uninhibited. Parsons played Margot Hines, a snooty, airheaded wanna-be businesswoman. The two would get into conflicts generally surrounding one of their crazy schemes. In one aired episode, George fakes her own death to draw attention and higher prices to her paintings.^[1] In another, Margot convinces some of George's gay male friends to pose as her boyfriend and frighten off her ex-husband.^[2]

Cancellation

The ratings of the first episode were low, and it was canceled after the fourth episode aired at the end of September 1996. It was the first new series of 1996 to be canceled. The remaining three produced episodes were aired later in October and November.

Cast

Main cast

• Karyn Parsons as Margot Hines
• Lori Petty as Georgette "George" Sanders
• Fab Filippo as Hamilton Ford Foster
• Khalil Kain as Lance Battista
• John Ortiz as Nelson "Margarita" Marquez
• Sullivan Walker as Hal Gardner

Recurring cast

• Concetta Tomei as Ann Hines-Davis-Wilson-Jefferson-Ali
• Derek Chen as Joey White

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Lush Beginning"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Yvette Lee Bowser & Lori Petty & Karyn Parsons	September 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)
Margot Hines, a snooty socialite, coming off a tumultuous marriage with her cheating ex-husband, moves in with her childhood best friend Georgette "George" Sanders, a free-spirited abstract artist. They then plot to get Margot's belongings from her ex's house, then running into her ex-husband latest flame, Sandy (Mari Morrow).
2	"The Dead Lush Artist"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Lyn Greene & Richard Levine	September 16, 1996 (1996-09-16)
Margot convinces George that her paintings would be worth a lot more if people think that she is dead. The plan actually works to point that a gallery auction is arranged, showing off George's work.
3	"The First Lush Date"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Matt Ember	September 23, 1996 (1996-09-23)
George convinces Margot to get back into the dating life.
4	"The Lush Ex-Posures"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Eunetta T. Boone	September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)
Wallace (Phil Morris), Margot's cheating airline pilot ex-husband is now dating an up-and-coming politician, and tries to retrieve naked photos from Margot from when they were married.
5	"The Lush Waitress"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Marc Hyman	October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)
6	"The Lush Hex"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Marc Hyman	November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)
7	"The Not So Lush Rock Star"	Ellen Gittelsohn	Matt Ember & Lynnie Greene & Richard Levine & Marc Hyman	November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)

References

1. The Dead Lush Artist
2. The Lush Ex-Posures

External links

• Lush Life at IMDb