I Married Dora

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I Married Dora is a short-lived 1987–1988 American sitcom about a housekeeper in a marriage of convenience with her employer, notable for its unconventional, self-aware series finale.

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instanceOf television series
audioFormat stereo
broadcastPeriod late 1980s
cameraSetup multi-camera
characterPortrayed Daniel Hugh Kelly as Peter Farrell NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Peña as Dora Calderon NERFINISHED
Jason Horst as Will Farrell
Juliette Lewis as Kate Farrell NERFINISHED
composer Mark Snow NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Michael J. Leeson NERFINISHED
episodeRuntime 30 minutes
executiveProducer Michael J. Leeson NERFINISHED
filmingStyle multi-camera
finaleFeature cast informs viewers the show is canceled
characters walk off the set at the end
genre situation comedy
hasCastMember Daniel Hugh Kelly NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Peña NERFINISHED
Jason Horst NERFINISHED
Juliette Lewis NERFINISHED
Sanford Jensen NERFINISHED
hasTheme cultural differences
family relationships
work–life balance
leadActor Daniel Hugh Kelly NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Peña NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Dora Calderon NERFINISHED
Peter Farrell NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus immigration issues
marriage of convenience
notableFor breaking the fourth wall in final episode
self-referential series finale
numberOfEpisodes 13
numberOfSeasons 1
openingTheme instrumental theme by Mark Snow
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredOnDayOfWeek Tuesday
originalNetwork ABC
originalReleaseEnd 1988-01-08
originalReleaseStart 1987-09-22
pictureFormat NTSC color television standard
surface form: NTSC
plotSummary A widowed architect enters a marriage of convenience with his Salvadoran housekeeper to prevent her deportation.
productionCompany Touchstone Television NERFINISHED
settingLocation Los Angeles NERFINISHED
shortLived true
targetAudience primetime network television viewers
timePeriodDepicted 1980s

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Elizabeth Peña notableWork I Married Dora