HUGHLEYS, THE: DOG EAT DOG (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy series about the Hughleys, a black family that moves to the white suburbs. In this episode, Darryl is upset when Sydney and Michael bring home a stray dog. Darryl lets his kids keep the dog, named Jed, while they half-heartedly attempt to find its rightful owner. Then, Dave and Sally arrive, discussing Mr. Ballard, the new neighbor that has been annoying everyone with a collection of nude statues on his lawn. Darryl and the other neighbors go over to Mr. Ballard to try and convince him to remove some of the statues, which he refuses to do. The next day, Jed escapes and Mr. Ballard later claims to have been attacked by him. Mr. Ballard tells Darryl he is going to take him to court. Soon, Darryl is in court facing off against Mr. Ballard, who arrives there in a neckbrace and wheelchair. Surprisingly, Mr. Ballard has hired Johnnie Cochran as his lawyer, impressing the judge as well as most of Darryl's witnesses. Not surprisingly, it looks like Darryl is about to lose the case. That evening, Darryl blames Jed for all his problems, not wanting to lose the case and thus upset his children. The next day, Darryl puts Mr. Ballard on the stand before showing pictures of the "lewd and lascivious" statues to the jury. He then makes an impassioned plea and offers to have the neighbors "reach out" to lonely Mr. Ballard if he removes the statues. When Mr. Ballard agrees, Darryl asks for a dismissal of the case, which is granted. He then receives congratulations from Johnnie. Finally, the kids find Jed's real owner, at which point Darryl tries -- and miserably fails -- to find a substitute pet. Includes commercials and the first minute of the program which follows, "Spin City."
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 9, 1999 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:31:22
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:56388
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; African-American Collection - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1998-2002
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Blast from the Past" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "My Favorite Martian" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - 7Up soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - America Online internet services
- TV - Commercials - Biolage hair care
- TV - Commercials - Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- TV - Commercials - Campbell's soup
- TV - Commercials - Consumer Information Catalog
- TV - Commercials - Kraft salad dressing
- TV - Commercials - Mercury automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Pepperidge Farm cookies
- TV - Commercials - Pontiac automobiles
- TV - Commercials - V8 fruit drinks
- TV - Promos - "20/20"
- TV - Promos - "Dharma & Greg"
- TV - Promos - "Spin City"
- TV - Promos - "Sports Night"
- TV - Promos - "Stephen King's Storm of the Century"
- TV - Promos - "The Wonderful World of Disney: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella"
CREDITS
- Chris Rock … Executive Producer
- Robert Greenblatt … Executive Producer
- David Janollari … Executive Producer
- Matt Wickline … Executive Producer, Created by
- Michael Rotenberg … Executive Producer
- Dave Becky … Executive Producer
- Kim Friese … Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Eunetta T. Boone … Supervising Producer
- D.L. Hughley … Producer, Created by
- Coral Hawthorne … Producer
- Toti Levine … Associate Producer
- John Bowman … Production (Misc.), Consulting Producer
- Van Zandt, Billy … Production (Misc.), Consulting Producer
- Jane Milmore … Production (Misc.), Consulting Producer
- Steve Zuckerman … Director
- Jonathan Wolff … Music by
- Paul Buckley … Music by
- D.L. Hughley … Cast, Darryl Hughley
- Elise Neal … Cast, Yvonne Hughley
- Eric Allan Kramer … Cast, Dave Rogers
- John Henton … Cast, Milsap Morris
- Ashley Monique Clark … Cast, Sydney Hughley
- Dee Jay Daniels … Cast, Michael Hughley
- De Prima, Marietta … Cast, Sally Rogers
- Johnnie Cochran … Cast, Himself
- Taylor Negron … Cast, Chuck Ballard
- Barry Gordon … Cast, The Judge
- Frances Bay … Cast, Mrs. Fitch
- Francis Guinan … Cast, F.W. Algren
- Don Boomhower … Cast, The Bailiff