slapshot Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 There was a post about favorite shows set in NYC. I started thinking about shows I have seen from the past that were not set in the largest cities, but not set in the sticks either. So big cities other than New York, Boston, Philly, D.C., Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Cleveland, Chicago, L.A., S.F. & Seattle. I'm not thinking of obvious shows with the cities in the title (WKRP for example), but actual "smaller market" U.S. cities that still were home to some memorable shows.Cities & shows I remember:Indianapolis - One Day at a TimePhoenix - AliceProvidence - Doctor DoctorSacramento - BensonSW Connecticut (Westport?) - Who's the BossMilwaukee - Laverne & Shirley, Happy DaysMinneapolis - Mary Tyler MooreSan Diego - That 80s ShowLas Vegas - NikkiI'm sure there are many others, plus my term of "smaller market" is subjective, but whatelseyagot?Cicely Alaska from Northern Exposure doesn't count...it's made up. And I'm not looking for general regions, like northern NJ for Sopranos. I have SW Conn. for Who's the boss cuz i can't remember the actual city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 North Caldwell, Montclair, Belleville, Bloomfield (My hometown), Newark, Verona, West Orange, Paramus, Wayne, Pasaic, Kearney, and Jersey City Just a few Sopranos locales mentioned or seen in the show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 fictional "Mayberry, NC" was down the road from Siler City and Raleigh - Andy Griffith ShowPittsburg - Mr. Belvedere, Captian Kangaroo, Mr. Roger's NeighborhoodCleveland - Drew Cary show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Actually, "Benson" was set in Hartford. Both "Soap" and its spinoff, "Benson", take place in Connecticut."Judging Amy" is also set in Hartford."Providence" was set in... duh, Providence, Rhode Island."Wings" was set on Nantucket."Hello, Larry" was set in Portland, Oregon.Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Heres a small one Boulder, CO- Mork and Mindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 The only ones I can remember for St. Louis were the short-lived John Laroquette Show and the even shorter lived David Hartman series "Lucas Tanner". Â Hannibal, Missouri was the setting for the Colonel Potter segments of "AfterMASH." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Quahog, RI- Family Guy- (Does that actually exist?? I always figured it did because lots of real RI locations are mentioned in the show)Perry Mason's cases were using around Denver, or other Colorado locales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 There was a sitcom on CBS called "The Two Of Us" that ran in the mid 1980's, and I fondly remember one of the characters mentioning that the were going to be in Nyack for the weekend. Another TV show that was in the mid 1980's that was on American TV was an CBC export called "Hanging In" (You might rememer that show, Chris). It took place in the Toronto area, as did "King Of Kensington", which ran on TV in the USA for awhiole in the late 1970's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Dabney Coleman's short-lived series "Buffalo Bill" was set in... duh, Buffalo, New York.Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Alas, Quahog, Rhode Island does NOT exist.Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 What about our 50th state entrantsHawaii 5-0 and Magnum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Lest we forget Hawaiian Eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 "Townies", starring Molly Ringwald, was set in Gloucester, Massachusetts.Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 jpslapshot22..."Eight Is Enough" WAS set in Sacramento.Given that Captain Tony Nelson was based at Cape Kennedy, we can assume that "I Dream of Jeannie" was set in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Cinicannti- WKRP in CincinnatiNewhart-Was set in Vermont dont know if they ever mentioned the town though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted January 20, 2004 Author Share Posted January 20, 2004 Actually, "Benson" was set in Hartford. Both "Soap" and its spinoff, "Benson", take place in Connecticut.I'm pretty sure Benson was Sacremento. Benson went to go work for the governor of California. There was a character on the show, a Senator Hartford.I have been checking online, but I think the name of the state may have been made intentionally anonymous. I thought I saw one time that the Governor was in California. It was spun off from Soap, which I guess was Connecticut, but since it was a cousin, it could be any state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I actually thought Benson was in Oregon, Im sure it was a Western State but I dont think it was a big state liek California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Who can forget Burt Reynolds fighting crime in Palm Beach, Florida on "B.L. Stryker"?Brian in Boston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Another Bert Reynolds show Evening Shade-was set in Arkansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 the best show ever "Homicide: Life on the Streets" took place in Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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