It Had to Be You (1993–1993)

TV ShowEndedCBSComedy1 season, 9 episodes
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Plot

It Had to Be You is an American sitcom starring Faye Dunaway and Robert Urich. The series premiered September 19, 1993 on CBS. It centered on Dunaway's character, a Network-like businesswoman, who hires blue-collar Urich to do some carpentry work at her Boston office, and their ensuing romance. Music by Stephen James Taylor. The theme song was the 1924 hit "It Had to Be You" written by Isham Jones.

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Episodes by season

Season019Episodes1993Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01PilotSeptember 19, 1993—Faye Dunaway plays Laura Scofield, a Boston publishing exec, who falls for a blue-collar widower with three sons. In the first episode they
  2. S01E02Long Date's Journey into NightSeptember 24, 1993—Mitch fears that he's being used by Laura when she cancels a date due to VM a publishing crisis.
  3. S01E03Let's Spend Termite TogetherOctober 1, 1993—When Laura invites Mitch and the boys to her swank apartment for an overnight a French magazine sends a camera crew to drop by for a feature
  4. S01E04All about DaveOctober 15, 1993—Laura offers David an entry level position at her company when he loses his job at the car wash.
  5. S01E05Truth or Dare—
  6. S01E06London Calling—
  7. S01E07Shrink Resistant—
  8. S01E08Wheel of Laura—
  9. S01E09Just Hold—

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Cast

Faye DunawayFaye DunawayLaura ScofieldRobert UrichRobert UrichMitch QuinnRobin BartlettRobin BartlettEve ParkinJustin WhalinJustin WhalinDavid QuinnWill EstesWill EstesChristopher Quinn
Justin Jon Ross
Justin Jon RossSebastian Quinn

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