I saw every single one of the 13 episodes when they originally aired back in the Fall of 1987, and loved most of them--especially the first & the final episodes! I recognized Juliette Lewis as a major star in the making back then, and thusly was so pleasantly surprised when she was cast in Cape Fear (1991) and eventually earned a well-deserved Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress!
Here's one bit of irony that I remember from the pilot episode (and am surprised that no one else has commented on): When it looks as if the U.S. Government will deport Dora, Peter at first engages in a series of interviews with potential housekeepers, all of them hilariously unfit in one way or another. (Including a weird Indian woman who thought she was answering an ad for a "Horsekeeper", lol!)
Afterwards, he asks his kids, Kate & Will, who they liked. They both immediately respond, "Dora." Peter then remarks that one of the interviewees "seemed okay," to which Kate responds with something like (not an exact quote), "Yeah, if you don't worry too much about her going off on some kind of killing spree." I remembered this line years later when I saw Kate (Juliette Lewis) in the incredibly great & incredibly disturbing NATURAL BORN KILLERS (1994) in which she plays a character who, with Woody Harrelson, goes off on a killing spree!! :-)
Anyway, LOVED THIS SHOW! Admittedly, it probably didn't have a lot more great episodes in it at the time it was canceled; however, most of the episodes that were made were great! And it brought us the always interesting, unique, talented and wonderful Juliette Lewis!!!
Here's one bit of irony that I remember from the pilot episode (and am surprised that no one else has commented on): When it looks as if the U.S. Government will deport Dora, Peter at first engages in a series of interviews with potential housekeepers, all of them hilariously unfit in one way or another. (Including a weird Indian woman who thought she was answering an ad for a "Horsekeeper", lol!)
Afterwards, he asks his kids, Kate & Will, who they liked. They both immediately respond, "Dora." Peter then remarks that one of the interviewees "seemed okay," to which Kate responds with something like (not an exact quote), "Yeah, if you don't worry too much about her going off on some kind of killing spree." I remembered this line years later when I saw Kate (Juliette Lewis) in the incredibly great & incredibly disturbing NATURAL BORN KILLERS (1994) in which she plays a character who, with Woody Harrelson, goes off on a killing spree!! :-)
Anyway, LOVED THIS SHOW! Admittedly, it probably didn't have a lot more great episodes in it at the time it was canceled; however, most of the episodes that were made were great! And it brought us the always interesting, unique, talented and wonderful Juliette Lewis!!!