LAURIE HILL - THE COLLECTION (ABC 1992) VERY RARE!!! Delane Matthews, Ellen DeGeneres, Kurt Fuller, Joseph Maher, Doris Belack

LAURIE HILL - THE COLLECTION (ABC 1992) VERY RARE!!! Delane Matthews, Ellen DeGeneres, Kurt Fuller, Joseph Maher, Doris BelackLaurie Hill is a short lived ABC sitcom that aired from September 30 to October 28, 1992. Created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black, and produced by Touchstone Television, the series blends workplace comedy with family life. The show stars DeLane Matthews as Dr. Laurie Hill, a dedicated pediatrician juggling the demands of a busy medical practice with her responsibilities at home. Laurie strives to make time for her husband Jeff (Robert Clohessy), a

Laurie Hill is a short-lived ABC sitcom that aired from September 30 to October 28, 1992. Created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black, and produced by Touchstone Television, the series blends workplace comedy with family life.

The show stars DeLane Matthews as Dr. Laurie Hill, a dedicated pediatrician juggling the demands of a busy medical practice with her responsibilities at home. Laurie strives to make time for her husband Jeff (Robert Clohessy), a freelance writer working from home, and their energetic five-year-old son Leo (Eric Lloyd).

Today, Laurie Hill is best remembered for launching the television career of Ellen DeGeneres, who appears as Laurie’s sharp-tongued nurse, Nancy MacIntyre. Also featured in the cast are Kurt Fuller as Dr. Spencer Kramer, Joseph Maher as Dr. Walter Wiseman, and Doris Belack as Beverly Fielder.

From the moment of its premiere, DeGeneres drew critical praise. In the September 30, 1992 edition of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, columnist Tom Jicha wrote:

“The only comic relief comes from Ellen DeGeneres as Laurie’s assistant. It’s a brief—almost cameo—appearance, but it’s sufficient to raise speculation she would make a more enjoyable character in her own program.”

That prediction soon proved accurate. Following Laurie Hill’s cancellation, Marlens and Black—along with partner David Rosenthal—secured a new development deal with ABC. The result was the sitcom pilot These Friends of Mine, which debuted as a mid-season replacement in March 1994 and once again featured DeGeneres as a breakout performer. The series was later retooled to center on her character and continued under the title Ellen, running successfully until 1998.

This two-disc set includes five of the ten episodes produced—the complete run that aired before cancellation.

Episodes Included

Pilot (9/30/92)
Women on the Verge (10/7/92)
Crush (10/14/92)
Grasshopper (10/21/92)
Sick and Tired (10/28/92)

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Number of DVDs: 1

Number of Episodes: 5 (out of 10 produced)

Quality: 9/10

Region: 0

Running Time: 2 hrs (approx)

Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen, 1:33.1

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