Series synopsis
The Help is an American comedy television series that premiered on The WB on March 5, 2004. It ended on April 16, 2004. It was created by Ron Leavitt. It stars Camille Guaty, Antonio Sabàto Jr., Mindy Cohn and Marika Domińczyk.
22-year-old Maria was on her way to becoming a beautician when a family crisis forced her to take a new path, and she now finds herself employed as the maid for the extremely wealthy Ridgeway family. As one of many servants who dote on the demented and dysfunctional family, Maria discovers there's not only a class struggle between the upstairs and the downstairs, but there's an all out war among "The Help."
Premise
22-year-old Maria was on her way to becoming a beautician when a family crisis forced her to take a new path, and she now finds herself employed as the maid for the extremely wealthy Ridgeway family. As one of many servants who dote on the demented and dysfunctional family, Maria discovers there's not only a class struggle between the upstairs and the downstairs, but there's an all out war among "The Help."
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Camille Guaty as Maria
- Antonio Sabàto Jr. as Dwayne
- Mindy Cohn as Maggie
- Marika Domińczyk as Anna
- Al Santos as Ollie
- Keri Lynn Pratt as Veronica Ridgeway
- Brenda Strong as Arlene Ridgeway
Guest cast
- David Faustino
- Roland Kickinger
- Megan Fox as Cassandra Ridgeway
- Frank Lloyd as Robber
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | March 5, 2004 | April 16, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot The staff of the Ridgeway mansion learns that they may all get fired because $1000 is missing from Mrs. Ridgeway's purse. So in order to save themselves, they all decide to combined their money and plant it on Grandpa Eddie. |
March 5, 2004 |
| 2 |
Dwayne Gets a Cold When Dwayne gets a cold, Mrs. Ridgeway hires a new trainer. However the staff don't become to fond of him when they start receiving manual labor, so the staff has to come up with a plan to get rid of the new trainer and get Dwayne back or else continue ""feeling the burn!"" |
March 12, 2004 |
| 3 |
Maggie Chicken The Help asks the Ridgeway's to invest in Maggie's Chicken that contains a secret recipe, but later realize they have to stop Maggie from broadcasting it on a live television segment because it doesn't taste the same anymore. |
March 19, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The WB |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 5, 2004 |
| Last aired | April 16, 2004 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:30:00 |