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Key West

TV·1993–1993·1 season, 13 episodes·FOX·Drama, Comedy·1h

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Key West was a short-lived 1993 hour long comedy-drama television series set in Key West, Florida. Thirteen episodes aired on Fox between January and June 1993. It was created by David Beaird and Allan Marcil. The show was produced by Viacom Productions. The main character is Seamus O'Neill, played by Fisher Stevens, a factory worker from New Jersey who dreams of being a writer. When he wins the lottery, he uses his newfound wealth to move to Key West to pursue his writing career, Where his idol, Hemingway, had lived. Seamus finds the island inhabited by eccentrics. He takes a job as a reporter for The Meteor," a local newspaper. In addition to Stevens: Jennifer Tilly, Denise Crosby, and Brian Thompson led the large ensemble cast as the town's high-class prostitute, conservative mayor and eccentric sheriff, respectively.

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Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1993AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01PilotJanuary 19, 1993Lottery winner Seamus O'Neil (Fisher Stevens) quits a dull factory job to become a newspaper writer, a la Hemmingway, in Key West. His first
  2. S01E02The Second Day in HeavenJanuary 26, 1993The good news: Seamus's million-dollar lottery check arrives. The bad news: it's only $32.59 after deductions.
  3. S01E03The Great UnknownFebruary 2, 1993Flu-stricken and short-staffed, Seams vows to the paper out if it kills him—and it might; a mysterious, filry stranger captivates Jody; Gu
  4. S01E04Less MoonlightFebruary 9, 1993Laurel, the passion of Seamus's life, intends to reclaim him; JoJo wins a "slave" for a day: Chaucy; and Rikki peddles exotic marital aids t
  5. S01E05Key West S01E05Pieces of a ManFebruary 16, 1993Seamus tackles the obituary of an island legend he never met, but whose bequests changes the lives of many—including Seams, who's entruste
  6. S01E06The GreeningFebruary 23, 1993Two ne'er-do-well friends for Seamus's youth want to take him to Africa; a gentlemanly navel officer take Savannah by storm; Chaucy's drinki
  7. S01E07Act of GodMarch 2, 1993As Hurricane Andrew bears down of the Keys, tourists and townsfolk prepare to evacuate—except for a few loco locals who get ready to party
  8. S01E08Gimme ShelterMarch 9, 1993Seams, JoJo and Rikki scrounge for shelter while their digs are being fumigated; and Savannah is visited by a stern nun form her school days
  9. S01E09CrossroadsMarch 16, 1993No write-up available at this time.
  10. S01E10We the PeopleJune 1, 1993Everyone suffers when the Government blockades tie island to find illegal immigrants, but most of all JoJo, whose visa has expired.
  11. S01E11Key West S01E11CompadresJune 8, 1993Seamus assumes the duties of fatherhood when an illegal immigrant abandons her newborn; Gumbo's pink-ribbonrd gator takes a pouder; the deat
  12. S01E12The SystemJune 22, 1993Seamus's slice-of-life article about Gumbo's bar enables Chaucy to shut it down; Hector's dream of producing quality cigars goes up in smoke
  13. S01E13Heavy Metal, Heavy HeartsJune 29, 1993A "moonstruck" dolphin follows Savannah and Seams home from lobster fishing; JoJo and Hunter strike gold in an underwater treasure hunt; Hec

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