Good Grief

Situation comedy centered on the mishaps and blunders of two brothers-in-law who own and operate the Sincerity Mortuary in fictional Dacron, Ohio.

Other credits for the show are:
Triggerfish productions & Morra, Brezner & Steinberg Entertainment in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Created by Stu Silver
Executive producers: Larry Brezner, Stu Silver, and David Steinberg
Supervising producer: Donald Todd
Producers: Marsha Posner Williams, Mark Masuoka, Ron Burla
Associate producer: Alan Padula
Story editor: Danny Kreitzberg
Executive consultants: Phyllis Cohen, Sheryl Bernstein

1st Season 1990

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1. "Ladies and Gentlemen... Ernie Lapidus!"
   gs: Ruth Manning [ Mrs Hillendale ], Danny Silver [ Kid ], Jack Yates [ Cop ], Rene Edgardo [ Clown ]

   Ernie could be arrested when the Maserati he buried a woman in, then dug up for himself, turns out to be stolen.

   b: 30 Sep 90 pc: 7Y01 w: Stu Silver d: Howard Storm

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2. "Full Dress Burial"
   gs: Dena Dietrich [ Mrs Whiteside ], Dana Stevens [ Gretchen ], Noah Blake [ Lars ], Adam Keefe [ Mourner ]

   Ernie heeds a male client's final wish to be buried in a dress.

   b: 7 Oct 90 pc: 7Y02 w: Donald Todd d: Howard Storm

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3. "Bury Me a Little"
   gs: Jeff Conaway [ Winston Payne ]

   Ernie helps a rock star fake his death, and inadvertently buries him alive.

   b: 14 Oct 90 pc: 7Y03 w: Ron Burla d: Howard Storm

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4. "Warren Learns to Fly"
   gs: Liz Sheridan [ Widow Blackwell ], Jean Sincere [ Emmie ], Herb Eden [ Mourner ], Anne Marie Gillis [ Mourner ], Angel Harpet [ Mourner ], Steven Schwartz-Hartley [ Mourner ], Meg McCormick [ Mourner ], Jack Ong [ Mourner ]

   Raoul mistakenly cremates the late mayor.

   b: 21 Oct 90 pc: 7Y05 w: Stu Silver d: Howard Storm

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5. "Mooses, Masons, and the Secret Life of Trees"
   gs: Pat Morita [ Chip ], Anita Morris [ Zumaya ], Whitman Mayo [ Unknown ], Stack Pierce [ Unknown ], Milton Murrill [ Unknown ], Nick LaTou [ Unknown ], E.L. James [ Unknown ], Murphy Bennett [ Unknown ], Jolly Brown [ Unknown ], Sandy Kenyon [ Unknown ]

   In order to give a lonely old drunk a festive send-off, Ernie cons a lodge into thinking he was a member.

   b: 28 Oct 90 pc: 7Y06 w: Donald Todd d: Howard Storm

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6. "Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens"
   gs: Richard Stahl [ Chief Boom Boom ], Ernie Sabella [ Flipper ], Audrie Neenan [ Buckerette Helen ], Rick Hurst [ Buckaroo Bob ], Marianne Muellerleile [ Mrs Haversham ], Therese Kablan [ Princess Warm Lea ], Marne Patterson [ Little Girl ], Martin Garner [ Beanie ], Mary Brinton [ Kippy ], Don Perry [ Doc ], Armin Shimerman [ Stinky ], John Wheeler [ Skippy ], Bart William [ Fatty ], Christina Reguli [ Newscaster ]

   Ernie fights with Warren over burying a kiddie-show cowboy with his horse; Debbie becomes den mother to a Cub Scout troop of old men.

   b: 4 Nov 90 pc: 7Y04 w: Stu Silver d: Howard Storm

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7. "The Good, the Bad, and the Mariachis"
   gs: Norman Fell [ Slezar ], Wendel Wright [ Bruno ], Michael Chong [ Waiter ], Javier Castaneda [ Unknown ], Rafael Garcia [ Unknown ], Guillermo Jimene [ Unknown ], Jose Trujillo [ The Mariachis ], Adam Keefe [ Unknown ]

   Ernie learns that his competitor has been lying about having a war hero buries in his cemetery.

   b: 11 Nov 90 pc: 7Y07 w: Ron Burla d: Howard Storm

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8. "Viva Las Dacron"
   gs: Rick Zumwalt [ Goon ], Ava Fabian [ Cigarette Person ], Howard Storm [ Patron ], Gloria Cromwell [ Mrs Heffner ], Stu Silver [ Piano Player ]

   Ringo sets up a casino at the mortuary.

   b: 18 Nov 90 pc: 7Y08 w: Stu Silver d: Howard Storm
   Note: Lovece indicates the latter two guests were credited but do not appear on screen.

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9. "Ringo Gets a Job"
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   Ringo takes a job as the counterperson in a local diner.

   b: 2 Dec 90 pc: 7Y09 w: Donald Todd d: Howard Storm

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10. "Birth of a Notion"
    gs: Gino Conforti [ Nudist Leader ]

    Ernie fantasizes about parenthood when he thinks he's going to be a father.

    b: 16 Dec 90 pc: 7Y10 w: Mark Masuoka d: Howard Storm

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11. "The Bear (a.k.a. The Lion)"
    gs: Jerry Lewis [ Himself ]

    When the town is terrorized by a bear, Ernie and his family must spend a Saturday night at home with no TV.

    b: 6 Jan 91 pc: 7Y11 w: Stu Silver d: Jerry Lewis

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12. "The Big Bang Theory"
    gs: Ernie Sabella [ Tyrone ], Richard Stahl [ District Attorney ], Virginia Capers [ Judge Connie ], John Lykes [ Alexander Hamilton ], E.L. James [ Clarence Patterson ], Andre Rosey Brown [ Guard ], Tom Milanovich [ Bailiff ], Pat Li [ Helen Go ]

    Ernie is arrested after the fireworks for a traditional Chinese funeral explode prematurely and destroy a car.

    b: 13 Jan 91 pc: 7Y12 w: Ron Burla d: Stu Silver

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13. "13th Episode Anniversary Special"
    gs: Pepe Serna [ El Gallo ], Tasia Valenza [ Elke ], Carlos Cervantes [ Torchy ], Richard Coca [ Gomez ], Aaron Lustig [ State Dept. Official ], Armando Molina [ Customs Agent ], Louie Novoa [ Gabriel Garcia Marquez ]

    Ernie, Warren and Ringo try to figure out how they came to wake up inside a Latin American prison.

    b: 3 Feb 91 pc: 7Y13 w: Donald Todd d: Howard Storm