Kirstie (TV Series)

Kirstie (TV series)

Genre: Sitcom

Created by: Marco Pennette

Starring: Kirstie Alley, Eric Petersen, Michael Richards, and Rhea Perlman

Country of origin: United States

Original language(s): English

No. of seasons: 1

No. of episodes: 12

Production

Executive producer(s): Jason Weinberg, Keith Cox, Kirstie Alley, Larry W. Jones, and Marco Pennette

Camera setup: Multiple

Running time: 22 minutes

Broadcast

Original channel: TV Land

Picture format: 480i (SDTV) and 1080i (HDTV)

Original run: December 4, 2013 – present

Kirstie is an American sitcom on TV Land, starring Kirstie Alley, that premiered on December 4,
2013.

Kirstie tells the story of actress Madison "Maddie" Banks as she navigates through life after Arlo, the
son whom she gave up at birth, reappears. Arlo wishes to reconnect with his biological mother after
his adoptive parents died. With her assistant, Thelma, and her driver, Frank, encouraging her, Maddie
decides it's not too late to give motherhood a try.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Kirstie Alley as Madison "Maddie" Banks (born Brenda Kluszewski)
Eric Petersen as Arlo Barth, Maddie's son
Rhea Perlman as Thelma Katz, Maddie's personal secretary
Michael Richards as Frank Baxter, Maddie's driver

Guest cast

Jason Alexander as Stanford Temple, Maddie's agent
Richard Burgi as Tony Cameron
Kristin Chenoweth as Brittany Gold, the understudy for Madison Banks
Kathy Griffin as a fictional version of herself
Kristen Johnston as 'the real' Madison Banks
Cloris Leachman as Shirley Kluszewski, Maddie's mother
Gilles Marini as Michel, Maddie's personal chef
Christopher McDonald as Jeffrey Sheppard, Maddie's Broadway co-star
Geoff Pierson as Hugh Winters
Lucila Sola as Lucila, Maddie's 2nd personal chef
John Travolta as Mickey Russo
George Wendt as Duke Bainbridge, Thelma's ex-husband

1
"Pilot" Andy Cadiff Marco Pennette December 4, 2013 101 N/A
Actress Maddie Banks has landed the female lead in the new hit Broadway show Worst Case Scenario,
but her elation is cut short when the son she gave up for adoption 26 years ago shows up, announcing
that his adoptive mother has passed away. 

2
"Arlo Moves In" Andy Cadiff Mark Driscoll December 4, 2013 111 N/A
Maddie promises to be present for a home-cooked meal that Arlo offered to prepare for her, but she
runs into an old flame (Richard Burgi) after a performance of her show, and decides to hook up with
him rather than head home for Arlo's dinner. 

3
"Arlo's Birthday" Anthony Rich Danny Jacobson & Sarah Masson December 11, 2013 109 0.79[5]
After Maddie's attempt at throwing a party for Arlo's 27th birthday flops, she and the gang join him
and his friends at a karaoke bar. It turns out that Arlo is a really good singer, causing Maddie to go
overboard and try to make him a star. 

4
"Little Bummer Boy" Andy Cadiff Heidi Perlman December 18, 2013 103 N/A
Maddie's over-the-top attempt to give Arlo a special first Christmas with her is upended when he
invites her abrasive mother (Cloris Leachman) as a surprise. 

5
"The Girl Next Door" Andy Cadiff Danny Jacobson & Sarah Masson January 1, 2014 108 0.81[6]
When Kathy Griffin looks at a penthouse across the hall, Maddie goes to great lengths to remain the
biggest star in her building. Unknown to Maddie, Arlo has been a huge fan of Griffin's for years. Arlo
also develops a crush on Griffin's chef, Lucila (Lucila Sola), and convinces Maddie to hire her despite
the fact that Lucila is an awful cook. 

6
"Mickey & Maddie" Andy Cadiff Steve Baldikoski & Bryan Behar January 8, 2014 107 0.88[7]
After firing a stagehand named Mickey (John Travolta), Maddie consoles him with a one night stand,
but then can't get rid of him. Frank asks Lucila, Arlo's crush, to be his tango partner in a dance
competition. 

7
"Like a Virgin" Andy Cadiff Marco Pennette January 22, 2014 104 0.80[8]
After learning that Arlo is a virgin, Maddie pays her understudy Brittany to seduce him. But things go
awry when, after the act, Arlo says he is in love with Brittany and makes plans to spend the rest of his
life with her. 

8
"Maddie vs. Maddie" Andy Cadiff Steve Baldikoski & Bryan Behar January 29, 2014 106 0.78[9]
When Maddie encounters the real Madison Banks (Kristen Johnston), a waitress whose audition (and
name) she stole over 25 years ago, she asks what she can do to make things right. The real Maddie
suggests that they exchange lives for an evening, but she soon kidnaps Frank until the current Maddie
agrees to a re-do of the audition in front of the original director. 

9
"When They Met" Andy Cadiff Story by: Mark Driscoll
Teleplay by: Andy Gordon February 5, 2014 110 0.83[10]
After Frank irritates Maddie by not putting her name in his "Tony Nomination Pool" with other limo
drivers, Arlo wonders how they ever got along. This leads Frank, Thelma and Maddie to recall when
the three of them met in the 1980s. 

10
"Thelma's Ex" Andy Cadiff Story by: Mark Driscoll
Teleplay by: Heide Perlman February 12, 2014 105 0.63[11]
Thelma's ex-husband Duke (George Wendt), a professional pool player, is in town to tell Thelma his
womanizing days are over. Maddie finds a ring in Duke's coat pocket, fears that the two will get
remarried, and freaks out over the prospect of losing Thelma. But Maddie couldn't be more wrong
about Duke's intentions. Meanwhile, a bird gets loose in the apartment, causing Frank to slip and break
Maddie's Tony Award. 

11
"Maddie's Agent" Andy Cadiff Andy Gordon February 19, 2014 102 0.68[12]
Maddie has a hard time trying to fire her agent (Jason Alexander), whom she considers useless but
can't get rid of because she fears firing people. Thelma must face her fear of identical twin girls who
live in the building that creep her out like the children from The Shining, while Frank must face his fear
of tunnels. Elsewhere, Arlo is being bullied by a coworker named Ahdoot, but he turns the tables when
Ahdoot makes a pass at Lucila. 

12
"The Dinner Party" Andy Cadiff Story by: Andy Gordon
Teleplay by: Heidi Perlman and Mark Driscoll February 26, 2014 112 N/A
Maddie hosts a dinner party for Arlo's new girlfriend Melissa, a graduate student whom he met in the
building, and her snooty parents who are both history professors at Columbia. To bone up, Maddie
watches The History Channel all night, but the station has programmed a Hitler marathon. Thelma
pretends to be Maddie's maid, while Frank goes to pick up Professor Danniker, Maddie's date and
"academic buffer" for the evening. The night is a disaster, as Thelma eats some of Frank's "special"
gummy candy, Frank has to step in for Danniker, who got drunk and passed out in his limo, and
Maddie has to dodge the advances of Melissa's amorous mother. After Melissa insults Arlo's family and friends, he says he is proud to have people in his life who will go to such great lengths to help him.