Mom P.I. is a 1990–92 Canadian television comedy-drama series starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Stuart Margolin, Emily Perkins, and Shane Meier.[1] Dunsmore plays eternal optimist Sally Sullivan, a recently widowed mother of two supporting her family as a waitress in a working-class diner, who talks her way into a job as assistant to grumpy, cynical private eye Bernie Fox (Margolin).

Mom P.I.
GenreComedy-Drama
Created byChris Haddock
StarringRosemary Dunsmore
Stuart Margolin
Emily Perkins
Shane Meier
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseOctober 12, 1990 (1990-10-12) –
March 30, 1992 (1992-03-30)

The head writer for the show was Chris Haddock, who later created the much grittier Da Vinci's Inquest and Intelligence, also for the CBC.[2]

Cast

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Episodes

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Season 1 (1990–91)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"When Sally Met Bernie"UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 1990 (1990-10-12)
22"Career Moves"UnknownUnknownOctober 15, 1990 (1990-10-15)
33"Duck Flambé"UnknownUnknownOctober 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)
44"Murder Maybe"UnknownUnknownOctober 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)
55"Gumshoe"UnknownUnknownNovember 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)
66"Undue Influence"UnknownUnknownNovember 12, 1990 (1990-11-12)
77"Brendan B. Gone"UnknownUnknownNovember 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)
88"Return to Sender"UnknownUnknownNovember 26, 1990 (1990-11-26)
99"Looking for a Living"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 1990 (1990-12-03)
1010"Blue Christmas"UnknownUnknownDecember 10, 1990 (1990-12-10)
1111"Beneath the Pacific"UnknownUnknownJanuary 7, 1991 (1991-01-07)
1212"Over the Edge"UnknownUnknownJanuary 14, 1991 (1991-01-14)
1313"Spinal Trap"UnknownUnknownJanuary 21, 1991 (1991-01-21)

Season 2 (1991–92)

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season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
141"Safe at Home"UnknownUnknownSeptember 30, 1991 (1991-09-30)
152"A Fist of Fate"UnknownUnknownOctober 28, 1991 (1991-10-28)
163"Bad to Be Born"UnknownUnknownNovember 4, 1991 (1991-11-04)
174"Repo Ride"UnknownUnknownNovember 11, 1991 (1991-11-11)
185"Time Wounds All Heels"UnknownUnknownNovember 18, 1991 (1991-11-18)
196"Cash and Money"UnknownUnknownNovember 25, 1991 (1991-11-25)
207"A Fugue for Mr. X"UnknownUnknownDecember 9, 1991 (1991-12-09)
218"Through a Door Quickly"UnknownUnknownMarch 16, 1992 (1992-03-16)
229"Night Train"UnknownUnknownMarch 23, 1992 (1992-03-23)
2310"1 For You, 19 For Me"UnknownUnknownMarch 30, 1992 (1992-03-30)
2411"The Shadows"UnknownUnknownApril 6, 1992 (1992-04-06)
2512"Dig That Grave"UnknownUnknownApril 13, 1992 (1992-04-13)
2613"I.O.U."UnknownUnknownApril 20, 1992 (1992-04-20)

References

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  1. ^ Ted Shaw, "New role mirrors Dunsmore herself". Windsor Star, October 12, 1990.
  2. ^ "Sally Sullivan and Bernie Fox". The Thrilling Detective Web Site. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
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