Mr. Sunshine (1986 TV series)

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1986 American TV series or program

Mr. Sunshine
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David Lloyd
Written by	David Lloyd Peter Noah Emily Marshall
Directed by	John Rich ^[1]
Starring	Jeffrey Tambor Barbara Babcock Leonard Frey Cecilia Hart Nan Martin ^[2]
Theme music composer	Randy Edelman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producers	John Rich Henry Winkler ^[1]
Editor	Marco Zappia
Running time	30 min.
Production companies	Henry Winkler/John Rich Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 28 (1986年03月28日) – May 24, 1986 (1986年05月24日)

Mr. Sunshine^[3] is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for one season in 1986.

The series followed the trials and tribulations of Paul Stark (played by Jeffrey Tambor), a blind university professor. Co-stars were Barbara Babcock and Leonard Frey.

The series was controversial during its run, attracting criticism from interest groups claiming that Mr. Sunshine poked fun at the visually impaired by using the lead character's disability as a focus for much of the show's humor. Supporters of the series said the show treated the character and the disability respectfully.

Cast

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Jeffrey Tambor as Paul Stark^[2]
Nan Martin as Grace D'Angelo
Leonard Frey as Leon Walters
Cecilia Hart as Janice Hall
David Knell as Warren Leftwich
Barbara Babcock as June Swinford

Episodes

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No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	John Rich	David Lloyd	March 28, 1986 (1986年03月28日)
2	"Mrs. Swinford Takes the Plunge"	John Rich	David Lloyd	April 4, 1986 (1986年04月04日)
3	"The Evaluation"	John Rich	Bob Ellison	April 11, 1986 (1986年04月11日)
4	"Strictly Personal"	John Rich	Emily Marshall	April 18, 1986 (1986年04月18日)
5	"Educating Swinford"	John Rich	Bruce David & Bruce Helford	April 18, 1986 (1986年04月18日)
6	"The Theater Calls Grace"	John Rich	David Lloyd	April 25, 1986 (1986年04月25日)
7	"Too Many Cooks"	John Rich	Peter Noah	May 2, 1986 (1986年05月02日)
Paul takes a gourmet kitchen course and becomes overly confident. He invites Janice over for a meal, but his newly-found kitchen skills are not up to the job.
8	"Fear of Falling"	John Rich	Emily Marshall	May 3, 1986 (1986年05月03日)
9	"Leftwich in Love"	John Rich	Peter Noah	May 10, 1986 (1986年05月10日)
10	"Great Expectations"	John Rich	David Lloyd	May 17, 1986 (1986年05月17日)
11	"Take My Ex-Wife, Please!"	John Rich	Peter Noah	May 24, 1986 (1986年05月24日)