Working Girl (TV series)

Working Girl
GenreSitcom
Created byKimberly Hill
Tom Patchett
Written bySandy Frank
Vicki S. Horwitz
Lawrence Konner
Lisa Rosenthal
Robin Schiff
Directed byRobert Berlinger
Matthew Diamond
StarringSandra Bullock
Patrick Brock
Nana Visitor
Judy Prescott
George Newbern
Edye Byrde
Tom O'Rourke
Anthony Tyler Quinn
David Schramm
B.J. Ward
Theme music composerCarly Simon
Opening theme"Let the River Run"
ComposerW. G. Snuffy Walden
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (4 unaired) (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersKenneth Kaufman
Tom Patchett
ProducersVicki S. Horwitz
Lawrence Konner
EditorsLeslie Dennis Bracken
Steve Cioffi
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesPatchett Kaufman Entertainment
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseApril 16 (1990-04-16) –
July 30, 1990 (1990-07-30)
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Working Girl is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from April 16 to July 30, 1990. Loosely based[1] on the 1988 film of the same name starring Melanie Griffith,[2] the series stars Sandra Bullock[3][4][5] as Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith's character), a role that was initially meant as a starring vehicle for Nancy McKeon.[6][7][8]

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