High Society
1995 · 1 season · 13 episodes · Ended · CBS
Comedy
TMDB 8.0 · 2 votes
High Society is the title of an American television sitcom that aired Monday nights on CBS in 1995 and early 1996. The series revolves around two New York City women who act in an outrageous, campy, and decadent manner. The theme song was the Lady is a Tramp sung by Chaka Khan. Its premise was similar to the campy British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous.
Episodes
- S01E01Family Val's1995-10-3030m
Ellie's (Jean Smart) book tour is sidetracked by her college nemesis, Val (Faith Prince), who comes between Ellie and her publisher, best friend Dott Emerson (Mary McDonnell).
- S01E02Who's Son is It Anyway?1995-11-0630m
Worried that her son is spending too much time with Val, Dott enlists Ellie's help in winning back her son's devotion by cooking him a meal. Meanwhile, Ellie and Stephano compete for the affections of Ellie's new bodyguard Wolf.
- S01E03Sleeping with the Enemy1995-11-1330m
Ellie's scheme to get Val out of her hair backfires when Val's estranged husband (Robert Clohessy) arrives to sweet-talk his wife back to New Jersy -- and ends up making a pass at Ellie.
- S01E04Dolce & G'bye Now1995-11-2030m
Stephano quits after a fight with Ellie, and a desperate Dott hires Val as his replacement.
- S01E05Tomb with a View1995-11-2730m
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- S01E06The Naked and the Deadline1995-12-0430m
Ellie is suffering from writer's block as the deadline for her latest novel passes, and Dott goes all out to break her out of it.
- S01E07Finnigan's Rainbow1995-12-1130m
Dott falls headlong for a motivational speaker, and Ellie goes to extremes to get her name in the tabloids.
- S01E08We Ought to be in Pictures1995-12-1830m
A big-time TV producer (Jon Polito) sets out to make a miniseries from Ellie's latest novel, ""High Sierra Streetwalker."" Donna Mills plays the tempermental, hitrionic star signed for the lead.
- S01E09Nip and Tuck1996-01-1530m
The Prosepect of posing for a famous photographer has Dott and Ellie each considering a change of face by a famous plastic surgeon (Bronson Pinchot).
- S01E10Alice Doesn't Pump Here Anymore1996-01-2230m
After suffering a heart attack during a sexual encounter with the doorman, Alice (Jayne Meadows) is forced to convalesce at her doting daughter Dott's.
- S01E11Touching up Your Roots1996-02-0530m
A publicity campaign launching Ellie's new novel brings surprises gallore: a visit from her estranged, contrified parents -- and news that she is adopted.
- S01E12I Found My Thrill on Nancy Garvey Hill1996-02-1230m
Dott and Peter try to prevent Ellie from finding out they are meeting with her professional rival, romance novelist Nancy Garver Hill. Things become complicated when Dott finds out Nancy Garver Hill is actually a beer distributor named Chuck Rooney, and a confidentiality agreement prevents her from telling Ellie -- who has just begun an affair with Chuck.
- S01E13The Family Jewels1996-02-2630m
Having witnessed Dott's bond with Brendan during a robbery, Ellie decides to have a baby and begins interviewing prospective fathers.
