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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Michael J. Leeson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeRuntime | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Michael J. Leeson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | multi-camera ⓘ |
| finaleFeature |
cast informs viewers the show is canceled
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characters walk off the set at the end ⓘ |
| genre | situation comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Daniel Hugh Kelly
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Elizabeth Peña NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Horst NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliette Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanford Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural differences
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family relationships ⓘ work–life balance ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Daniel Hugh Kelly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Peña NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dora Calderon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
immigration issues
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marriage of convenience ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breaking the fourth wall in final episode
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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
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surface form:
NTSC
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| 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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