Series synopsis
Moonlighting is an American comedy drama mystery crime television series that premiered on ABC on March 3, 1985. It ended on May 14, 1989. It was created by Glenn Gordon Caron. It stars Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley and Curtis Armstrong.
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
Premise
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
Premise: Detectives with a heart
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Cybill Shepherd as Maddie Hayes
- Bruce Willis as David Addison
- Allyce Beasley as Agnes DiPesto
- Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola
- Joyce Brothers as Dr. Joyce Brothers (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
- Kay Lenz as Melissa
- Terry O'Quinn as Bryant Wilbourne
- Ellen Albertini Dow as Mrs. Baer
Supporting cast
- Cristine Rose as Lauren Baxter
- Johnny Brown as Sam the Piano Player
- Paul Sorvino as David Addison Sr.
- Alley Mills as Claire
- Don King as Don King
- Caitlin Clarke as Elaine Johnson
- Ana Alicia as Mary Erin-Gates
- Rona Barrett as Rona Barrett
- Cristina Raines as Joan Spring
- Donna Dixon as Joan Teniwitch
- Brooke Bundy as Gail Woodley
- Brad Dourif as Father McDonovan
Guest cast
- Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola
- Joyce Brothers as Dr. Joyce Brothers (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
- Kay Lenz as Melissa
- Terry O'Quinn as Bryant Wilbourne
- Ellen Albertini Dow as Mrs. Baer
- Cristine Rose as Lauren Baxter
- Johnny Brown as Sam the Piano Player
- Paul Sorvino as David Addison Sr.
- Alley Mills as Claire
- Don King as Don King
- Caitlin Clarke as Elaine Johnson
- Ana Alicia as Mary Erin-Gates
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 72 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | May 31, 2005 | February 7, 2006 |
| Season 1 | 6 | March 3, 1985 | April 2, 1985 |
| Season 2 | 18 | September 24, 1985 | May 13, 1986 |
| Season 3 | 15 | September 23, 1986 | May 5, 1987 |
| Season 4 | 14 | September 29, 1987 | March 22, 1988 |
| Season 5 | 13 | December 6, 1988 | May 14, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Story of Moonlighting Part I: Not Just a Day Job | May 31, 2005 |
| 2 | The Story of Moonlighting Part II: Inside the Blue Moon Detective Agency | May 31, 2005 |
| 3 | The Moonlighting Phenomenon | May 31, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot After an embezzling accountant leaves her penniless, ex-model Maddie Hayes decides to sell the few failing businesses she still owns, among them a detective agency. But private eye David Addison wants to keeps his job, so he persuades a reluctant Maddie to form a partnership. Their first case gives them little to go on: Maddie gets a broken watch from a dying man. |
March 3, 1985 |
| 2 |
Gunfight at the So-So Corral Dave and Maddie face a difficult situation when they have to tell their client that the son he hired them to find is a notorious contract killer. |
March 5, 1985 |
| 3 |
Read the Mind... See the Movie Maddie believes that a client's design secrets are being pilfered from the astral plane by a psychic. |
March 12, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brother, Can You Spare a Blonde? Dave's older brother shows up unexpectedly, flashing a big roll of money and determined to impress a bemused Maddie, unaware that he's pursued by a drug dealer who wants his money back. |
September 24, 1985 |
| 2 |
The Lady in the Iron Mask A mysterious veiled woman asks Dave and Maddie to find the man who disfigured her twenty years ago on her wedding day-so she can marry him. |
October 1, 1985 |
| 3 |
Money Talks, Maddie Walks Maddie learns through the near-suicide of a friend where her embezzling accountant has fled to and immediately flies after him, determined to get her money back. |
October 8, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Son Also Rises David's estranged father makes a surprise visit to announce his upcoming wedding and to introduce his bride-to-be, who comes as a shock to David. |
September 23, 1986 |
| 2 |
The Man Who Cried Wife A man hires Dave and Maddie to find his wife, who's been making mysterious late night phone calls to him, the same wife he's sure he killed and buried in the forest. |
September 30, 1986 |
| 3 |
Symphony in Knocked Flat Dave and Maddie agree to each arrange what they consider to be an ideal evening for the other, but the concert tickets Dave buys from a scalper get them into nothing but trouble. |
October 14, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Trip to the Moon After a month of intimacy, Maddie begins to question just where this relationship with David is headed. |
September 29, 1987 |
| 2 |
Come Back Little Shiksa With Maddie in Chicago, Dave feels very sympatico with a client who offers $10,000 if they can locate the woman he spent one memorable night with. |
October 6, 1987 |
| 3 |
Take a Left at the Altar David recruits Bert Viola as his detecting companion in a case concerning a man who failed to show up for his wedding while Maddie continues to brood in Chicago. |
October 13, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Womb With a View An angel from above visits Baby Hayes as he waits to be born and gives him the low down on his parents and their relationship. |
December 6, 1988 |
| 2 |
Between a Yuk and a Hard Place Maddie takes on several new cases in an effort to bury her sorrow, including one where a woman is convinced that her husband is still in love with someone from his past. |
December 13, 1988 |
| 3 |
The Color of Maddie Maddie and David struggle to find a new footing for their relationship while working on a case for a woman whose husband of one week returns after a ten year absence. |
December 20, 1988 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 3, 1985 |
| Last aired | May 14, 1989 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |