Maggie (1998 TV series)
# Maggie (1998 TV series)

Maggie is an American comedy television series starring Ann Cusack. The series premiered August 18, 1998, on Lifetime Television, running for one season and airing its final episode on March 13, 1999.

## Premise

Maggie Day and Dr. Arthur Day have been married for 19 years, and together they have a 17-year-old daughter, Amanda. Amanda's friend Reg is a budding cartoonist. After Maggie gets a job at an animal clinic and develops a crush on the veterinarian, Richard, she starts seeing a therapist, Kimberly.

## Cast

### Main

* Ann Cusack as Maggie Day
* John Getz as Dr. Arthur Day
* Melissa Samuels as Amy Sherwood
* Morgan Nagler as Amanda Day
* John Slattery as Richard

### Recurring

* Todd Giebenhain as Reg
* Francesca P. Roberts as Kimberly

## Production

The working title for the series was Maggie Day. In November 1998, series creator, writer and executive producer Dan O'Shannon left the series with the episode "Love the One You're Not With", due to creative differences with Lifetime Television.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Pamela Fryman | Dan O'Shannon | August 18, 1998 (1998-08-18) |
| 2 | "The Other Woman" | Michael Zinberg | Daphne Pollon | August 25, 1998 (1998-08-25) |
| 3 | "Maggie's First Save" | Michael Zinberg | Amy DeBartolomeis & David Warick | September 1, 1998 (1998-09-01) |
| 4 | "Liar Liar" | Michael Zinberg | Mike Teverbaugh & Linda Teverbaugh | September 8, 1998 (1998-09-08) |
| 5 | "If You Can See What I Hear" | Joe Regalbuto | Dan O'Shannon | September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15) |
| 6 | "Cats" | Sheldon Epps | Story by : Mike Teverbaugh Teleplay by : Dan O'Shannon & Daphne Pollon | September 29, 1998 (1998-09-29) |
| 7 | "The Maris Syndrome" | Sheldon Epps | Andy Guerdat | October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06) |
| 8 | "A Two Story House" | Joe Regalbuto | Dan O'Shannon | October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13) |
| 9 | "Ka-Boom" | Joe Regalbuto | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | October 20, 1998 (1998-10-20) |
| 10 | "The Greatest Story Ever Told" | Joe Regalbuto | Bill Barol | October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27) |
| 11 | "The Ballad of Maggie Day" | Max Tash | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) |
| 12 | "Black and White" | Max Tash | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | December 1, 1998 (1998-12-01) |
| 13 | "Just Shoot Him" | Art Dielhenn | Norma Safford Vela | December 8, 1998 (1998-12-08) |
| 14 | "Every Little Star" | Joe Regalbuto | Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson | December 15, 1998 (1998-12-15) |
| 15 | "Love the One You're Not With" | Joe Regalbuto | Dan O'Shannon | January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09) |
| 16 | "Art History" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16) |
| 17 | "Maggie Outs Art" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 1999 (1999-01-23) |
| 18 | "Remains of the Days" | Matthew Diamond | Brian Hargrove & Jack Kenny | January 30, 1999 (1999-01-30) |
| 19 | "The Dawn of a New Maggie Day" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13) |
| 20 | "This Is Just a Test" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20) |
| 21 | "Don't Quit Your Day Job" | Unknown | Unknown | March 6, 1999 (1999-03-06) |
| 22 | "Uh-Oh Baby" | Max Tash | Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter | March 13, 1999 (1999-03-13) |
