House Rules (1998 TV series)

House Rules
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Roberto Benabib Karl Fink
Starring	Maria Pitillo Bradley White David Newsom
Composer	Dan Foliart
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producers	Roberto Benabib Karl Fink
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Christopher Thompson Productions Columbia TriStar Television NBC Studios
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	March 9 (1998-03-09) – June 8, 1998 (1998-06-08)

House Rules is an American sitcom television series created by Roberto Benabib and Karl Fink, that aired from March 9 to June 8, 1998, on NBC. The show stars Maria Pitillo, Bradley White, and David Newsom.

In April 1998, NBC pulled the series from the schedule after five low-rated episodes, then rescheduled on remaining 2 episodes on June 1, 1998.

Premise

Three friends from childhood, Casey, a District Attorney, Thomas, a reporter, and William, a medical student,^[1] live together in a house in Denver, Colorado.^[2]

Cast

• Maria Pitillo as Casey Farrell
• Bradley White as Thomas Riley
• David Newsom as William McCuskey

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Michael Lembeck	Roberto Benabib & Karl Fink and Chris Thompson	March 9, 1998 (1998-03-09)
The boys tries to convince Casey to stay instead of moving to Paris with her new boyfriend.
2	"Sex and Violence"	Michael Lembeck	Adam Hamburger	March 16, 1998 (1998-03-16)
Riley and McCuskey feel inadequate when Casey is the one who jumps into action when a burglar breaks into their house.
3	"Large Flightless Birds"	Michael Lembeck	Chris Thompson	March 23, 1998 (1998-03-23)
Casey is upset when Riley and McCuskey doesn't want to go with her on their annual vacation.
4	"Twisted Sister"	Jim Drake	Charlie Richards	March 30, 1998 (1998-03-30)
McCuskey's sister is encouraged to become a nun.
5	"Riley's New Job"	Michael Lembeck	Charlie Richards	April 13, 1998 (1998-04-13)
Casey is promoted to district attorney, and Riley is hired as her new secretary. McCuskey is dating a female doctor.
6	"Dude Act Like a Lady"	Michael Lembeck	Chris Thompson	June 1, 1998 (1998-06-01)
Casey and McCuskey thinks Riley might want a sex change.
7	"Who Knew?"	Robby Benson	Wendy Goldman	June 8, 1998 (1998-06-08)
The gang gets trapped in the basement and flash back to the senior prom.

References

1. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 556. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
2. TV Guide. "House Rules Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

External links

• House Rules at IMDb