| Here You Come Again | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Ifan Barber |
| Starring | Bill Marsden
Rochelle Elliot Rita Moreno Dick Van Dyke |
| Opening Theme | Here You Come Again by Dolly Parton |
| Location | Sacramento, CA |
| Country Of Origin | United States of America |
| Number Of Episodes | 192 |
| Running Time | 23 minutes |
| Original Channel: | NBC |
| Original Air Date | September 17th 1987 - May 10th 1995 |
| Produced by | Ifan Barber |
| Directed by | Various |
Here You Come Again is an American sitcom created by Ifan Barber that originally aired on NBC from September 17th 1987, to May 11th 1995, with a total of 192 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. The show stars Bill Marsden and Rochelle Elliot as two single middle aged former high school sweethearts, Marty and Ellen respectively, who are coincidentally reunited at a mutual friend's funeral and pursue a relationship. Supporting cast members include Rita Moreno as Ellen's neighbour and confidante Marissa and Dick Van Dyke as Marty's brother Ronald. Other recurring characters introduced during the course of the series include Marty's ex wife Val, Ellen's children Doug and Mel, and Marissa's elderly mother Eliza. It was produced by ILB Productions, in association with NBC Studios.
Here You Come Again received critical acclaim throughout most of its run and won several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series twice. It also won three Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Each of the four stars received an Emmy Award, making it one of only four sitcoms in the award's history to achieve this. The series is frequently compared to fellow NBC sitcom The Golden Girls due to it's cast being made up of mainly older actors and it's out-of-the-box setting.
The series also ranked among the top-10 highest-rated programs for six of its eight seasons. In 2013, TV Guide ranked Here You Come Again number 54 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time. In 2014, the Writers Guild of America placed the sitcom at number 39 in their list of the "101 Best Written TV Series of All Time".
Premise
The show revolves around Marty Rice (Bill Marsden) and Ellen Wright (Rochelle Elliot), a pair of middle-aged former high school sweethearts who find themselves single for the first time in decades, one divorced and one widowed. They reunite for the first time since their split at graduation 35 years earlier at a mutual friend's funeral and rekindle their relationship. Ellen seeks guidance from her best friend and neighbour Marissa Gonzalez (Rita Moreno), while Marty tries to get back in the dating game with the help of his older brother Ronald (Dick Van Dyke).
Cast
Main
- Bill Marsden as Marty Rice, a 53-year-old divorcé.
- Rochelle Elliot as Ellen Wright, a 53-year-old widow.
- Rita Moreno as Marissa Gonzalez, a retired dancer turned hairdresser, she lives next door to Rochelle with her husband and daughter and is her main confidante.
- Dick Van Dyke as Ronald Rice, Marty's rich bachelor older brother who gives Marty advice when dealing with his dates with Ellen. (Season 1 - 5, recurring 6 - 8)
Recurring
- Vince Hondurez as Michael Gonzalez, Marissa's husband. (Recurring 1 - 4, guest 5 - 7)
- Melissa Feliz as Vivienne Gonzalez, Marissa's daughter, (Recurring 1 - 6, guest 7 - 8)
- Helen Turner as Val Rice, Marty's ex wife. (Recurring 2 - 8)
- Charlie Bradshaw as Doug Wright, Ellen's son. (Guest 1 - 4, Recurring 5 - 8)
- Alice Vernon as Mel Wright, Ellen's daughter. (Guest 1 - 2, Recurring 3 - 5, Main 6 - 8)
- Michelle Hernandez as Eliza Luiz, Marissa's mother. (Guest 4 - 7, recurring 8)