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The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born actress and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children (1987–1997), and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy shorts with many musical numbers, featuring choreography by Paula Abdul. The show also produced The Simpsons shorts before it spun off into its own show, which was also produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
4W02April 5, 1987—THE MAKEOVER: Virginia Hall (Tracey Ullman) undergoes cosmetic surgery to meet her pen pal boyfriend when he gets out of prison.
DANIEL RO - S01E02
4W03April 12, 1987—THE LETTER; Justine (Tracey Ullman), returning home from a failing marriage, pays a visit to Brian (Dan Castellaneta), her old high school - S01E03
4W04April 19, 1987—LOTTERY; In 1967, Nancy Wickson (Tracey Ullman) is reluctant to share a winning $16 million lottery ticket with her college roommate Barbar - S01E04
4W01April 26, 1987—LIKE MOTHER; Susan (Tracey Ullman) hates her nagging eccentric mother (Julie Kavner) until one night, she starts to physically turn into he - S01E05
4W06May 3, 1987—COMEDIAN; Molly Reed (Tracey Ullman) is a Southern Belle who takes offense to her new boyfriend Rick Field, a comedian who uses offensive m - S01E06
4W07May 10, 1987—KAY ON VACATION; Kay goes away for a week to a Caribbean resort and meets lots of eccentric people that include her oversexed roommate Cind - S01E07
4W26May 17, 1987—FRANCESCA - A Girl's Life; Francesca McDowell (Tracey Ullman), a giggly-gangly New York teen living with her gay father, Dave (Dan Castell - S01E08
4W08May 31, 1987—TRAPEZE; Two Russian trapeze performers called ""The Flying Asternovishes,"" the oversexed Maja (Tracey Ullman) and the plain Anika (Julie - S01E09
4W09June 14, 1987—MEG AND TINA IN AUGUST; Meg and Tina (Julie Kavner and Tracey Ullman), two U.S. postal workers in Queens, New York City, grow hostile to ea - S01E10
4W10June 21, 1987—ARIEL'S COMEBACK; Ariel Faber (Tracey Ullman), an anorexic, formerly bisexual folk singer and ex-junkie, tries a comeback into the public e - S01E11
4W25June 28, 1987—BREAKFAST; A middle aged couple (Julie Kavner and Mort Parker) comes face-to-face with the facts about their long lost love for each other - S01E12
4W11July 12, 1987—FRANCESCA'S CHOICE; Francesca must decide whether or not to mention her father's homosexually in a paper about her life story for her schoo - S01E13
4W12July 19, 1987—KAY'S HAPPY HOUR; Kay, fed up with the office staff constantly playing practical jokes on her, quits her job and spends time in a bar listi
Season02
- S02E024W17October 4, 1987—KAY'S OLD LOVE; Kay meets Derrick, her old high school boyfriend who visits from England with his wife and children. DRUGS AND GUNS; Beck
- S02E034W14October 11, 1987—FRANCESCA'S FIRST JOB; Francesca gets a summer job at a Taco Bell fast-food place to try it out, and must deal with the stern boss and cynic
- S02E044W24October 18, 1987—THE AFFAIR; Greg reveals that he is considering an affair with his secretary to Sara which sets off a night long wave of talk, arguments, a
- S02E054W15October 25, 1987—THE GARDENER ON THE FLOOR; A theater producer (Julie Kavner) looks over a recreation of a play written by Mrs. Putney (Tracey Ullman), a re
- S02E064W05November 1, 1987—MONKEY WENCH; Ceci Beckwith (Tracey Ullman), an anthropologist living with the apes in the wilds of Borneo, gets a visit from her sister, P
- S02E074W18November 8, 1987—MAX'S BIRTHDAY PARTY; Sara and Greg hire a drunkard in a Teddy bear costume for Max's 4th birthday party. TWO TOO GOOD PEOPLE; Real estat
- S02E084W13November 15, 1987—ROMANTIC MOMMY; Francesca's drifter mother Marina (Julie Kavner), pays a visit to Francesca and family. K-AIR; Summer Storm (Tracey Ullma
- S02E094W22November 22, 1987—MEG'S SHOWER; Tina throws a bridal shower for Meg which brings growing hostility from Tina that Meg is getting married and not her. FOREIG
- S02E104W19December 13, 1987—KAY'S ADVENTURE; Kay wins a free weekend in Atlantic City and goes to see a famous singer, named Gulliver Dark (Sam McMurry), in concert.
- S02E114W21December 20, 1987—ROCK BOTTOM; At her studio producer Keith's urging (Dan Castellaneta), Summer Storm gets admitted into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation cl
- S02E124W23January 10, 1988—KAY'S LAST STAND; Kay must face Elizabeth Phelps (Julie Kavner), the shadowy CEO of a major insurance company, to ask her to put Kay's inval
- S02E134W20January 24, 1988—ON HER TOES; After the lead ballerina Cristina drops out, the understudy Stacey Duncan (Tracey Ullman) goes through weeks of grueling train
- S02E145W01February 7, 1988—VALET; A lonely, drunken middle-aged woman (Tracey Ullman) asks a young hotel parking valet (Dan Castellaneta) to spent some time with her
- S02E155W02February 14, 1988—CHAINED MELODIES; Angel and Marty Tish, a husband and wife singing duo named ""America's Sweethearts,"" go to Sing-Sing to perform for the
- S02E165W03February 21, 1988—STORM AT SEA; Summer Storm with her friends Keith, Jerry and Freddy, open a pirated radio station on a boat in the Pacific for a little adv
- S02E175W04February 28, 1988—CHANGING LANES; After learning that she has a few months to live, world traveler Samantha (Tracey Ullman) spends some time with her boring
- S02E185W05March 6, 1988—FRANCESCA ALONE; After Dave and William leave town for the night, Francesca invites Scott, a spoiled rich boy, over at her apartment for di
- S02E195W06March 13, 1988—GINNY REDUX; Ginny Tilman goes out on her first date since her divorce with a black man named David Black (Harold Sylvester), a teacher fro
- S02E205W07March 20, 1988—KAY: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.; Kay is invited over for dinner at co-worker Polly's (Julie Kavner) apartment and causes friction when she finds out th
- S02E215W09May 1, 1988—THE SLEEPOVER; Francesca invites three friends over for a slumber party and they spend the night talking, playing games and making prank ph
- S02E225W08May 8, 1988—DINNER THEATER; While acting in the play, ""Butterflies are Free"" before a live audience at a restaurant, the lead actress (Tracey Ullman)
Season03
- S03E01Backstage SpecialOctober 30, 1988—Hour long special featuring a look behind the scenes, past sketches and a sneak preview for the third season.
- S03E025W10November 6, 1988—9 MINUTES AND 52 SECONDS OVER TOKYO; Angel and Marty Tish are to make an appearance on a Japanese sing and dance show when living memories
- S03E035W11November 13, 1988—TELL AND KISS; Sandra Decker has her biography of her romantic escapes published which are full of lies in which an old flame, former actor
- S03E045W12November 20, 1988—TO MASSEUR WITH LOVE; For her birthday gift, Kay Clark is given a free body masseuse with sexy bodybuilder Burke. CONJUGAL VISIT; Arthur (
- S03E055W13November 27, 1988—GINNY VS. ROZ; Attending the wake of her father at her parents co-op in Miami, Ginny meets her older sister Roz (Julie Kavner), and finds t
- S03E065W14December 18, 1988—SANTA BABY; Meg invites Tina over at her house for Christmas Eve while Tina takes an interest in the new Santa (Joe Malone) at the post off
- S03E075W16January 8, 1989—FRANCESCA'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY: THE FINAL CHAPTER; A retropsective episode featuring past sketches involving Francesca McDowell who sits in her b
- S03E085W17January 15, 1989—KAY BABYSITS; Kay is forced by her ruthless boss Mr. Leroy (Dan Castellaneta), to look after his spoiled 10-year old daughter Missy, for th
- S03E095W18January 29, 1989—FRANCESCA'S TASK; Lazy Francesca is faced with writing a major term paper for school, and is apprehensive about William helping her. THE N
- S03E105W19February 5, 1989—SPECIAL SKILLS; CEO Renee Lawton (Anna Levine), decides to let yuppie finalists Leonard (Dan Castellaneta), Zizi (Tracey Ullman), and Patric
- S03E115W20February 12, 1989—FRANCESCA: A PHYSICAL EDUCATION; After Francesca is reprimanded by Dave and William for mouthing off to her stern gym instructor Miss Belts
- S03E125W21February 19, 1989—THE SUBWAY; A breakdown on a New York subway traps dozens of people together in one car that include: Greg Downey (Dan Castellaneta), a Bro
- S03E135W22February 26, 1989—ROCK ON THE BLOCK; Ian Miles (special guest star Tim Curry) is a past-his-prime rock star who does some soul searching to simplify his life
- S03E145W23March 12, 1989—GOODBYE, BUTCHIE; Summer Storm's favorite dog dies and she asks her ex-husband Jerry (Sam McMurray) to keep her company while her other fri
- S03E155W24March 19, 1989—OCCUPIED; On a airplane to Australia, Kiki Howard-Smith, devastated by the knowledge of her husband leaving her, meets Antonio Gianelli (Da
- S03E165W25March 26, 1989—STRESS MANAGEMENT; Sara and Greg attend a class where a professional stress management woman (Julie Kavner) gives group therapy about how t
- S03E175W26April 9, 1989—KAY: TRAPPED; A restropsective episode featuring flashbacks in Kay Clark's life when she's trapped in an elevator with an attractive busine
- S03E185W27April 16, 1989—TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, KAY; Kay must decide if she wants to tell Mrs. Leroy (Julie Kavner) about her husband's philandering after she cat
- S03E195W28April 23, 1989—MAID SERVICE; Maria (Tracey Ullman), an overweight Mexican maid for a smug, wealthy family, realizes that the lady of the house Mrs. Brenna
- S03E205W29April 30, 1989—THE WAVE GIRLS; Dreana (Tracey Ullman), a 15-year San Diego Wave Girl veteran, meets with owner Mr. Big (Sam McMurray) to try to convince h
- S03E215W30May 7, 1989—ALL ABOUT TAMMY LEE; Tammy Lee Didawick (Tracey Ullman) is the personal assistant to Dee Dee Pernell (Julie Kavner), a drunken, washed up,
- S03E225W15May 14, 1989—PSYCHIATRIC HOUR; Zizi, Stacy, and June (Tracey Ullman, Ann DeSavo and Andrea Martin) are three unsure-of-themselves women who meet at a ps
- S03E23The Best of... (1 hour)May 21, 1989—One hour highlight special. Featured sketches: ""D.U.I."", ""Mr. Right"", ""Family Therapy"" (Simpsons short), ""9 Minutes and 52 Seconds Ov
Season04
- S04E017W01September 10, 1989—...AND GOD CREATED TILLMAN; Ginny becomes jealous when she finds out that her ex-husband Lawrence is seeing a younger, more attractive Ital
- S04E027W02October 1, 1989—MY DATE WITH IL DUCE; An elderly Italian lady (Isabella Rossellini) tells her about-to-be-married granddaughter (Tracey Ullman) about a ti
- S04E037W03October 8, 1989—DA ME LA MANO; At a New York beauty shop, a customer (Tracey Ullman) tells the manicurist (Julie Kavner) about her boyfriend and the manicu
- S04E047W04October 22, 1989—THE FINAL POLKA; At a traditional Slavic wedding reception, Staush (Dan Castellaneta) thinks about getting an annulment, until his new ecce
- S04E057W05October 29, 1989—THE CO-OP; Dave and William attend a co-op meeting with three apartment residents who will decide if they will be fit to move into their ne
- S04E067W06November 5, 1989—TWO TIME LOSERS; In a California law courtroom, singer Gulliver Dark and British society woman Benita Growen (Tracey Ullman) are called to
- S04E077W07November 12, 1989—THE CRISIS; Gary and Joanie seek counseling from Reverend Grayling (special guest star George Coe) to settle a crisis when Gary finds out th
- S04E087W08November 19, 1989—BY STUFF POSSESSED; Compulsive shopper Sheila (Tracey Ullman), attends a Shopper's Anonymous meeting where the chairperson (special guest s
- S04E097W09November 26, 1989—POWER PLAY; TV director Lisa (Tracey Ullman) argues with 12-year old actress Terrt, who complains that she does not like her work in her se
- S04E107W10December 10, 1989—LOOK BACK IN ANXIETY; A retropsective episode where Dr. Gibson visits a wealthy neurotic publisher (Tracey Ullman) to ask her to publish his
- S04E117W11December 17, 1989—67: KAY'S GIFT; Kay insists to Mr. Leroy that he open his Christmas gift from her to see what Kay means to him. MERRY CATNIP; Ann B. Coo
- S04E127W12January 7, 1990—GINNY'S SECOND CHANCE; Ginny gets a second chance in life when a wealthy plastic surgeon named Edgar Schneider (Sam McMurray), proposes mar
- S04E137W13January 14, 1990—I'M DATING A CORPORATE LAWYER; Sara Downey tells her marriage counselor about the time in 1977 when Greg and her first met at a law office
- S04E147W14February 4, 1990—DUE DILIGENCE; Hollywood movie director Buzz Schlanger (special guest star Mel Brooks), tries to control himself when attractive movie actr
- S04E157W15February 11, 1990—THE WORD; Francesca visits newspaper publisher Sheldon Moss (special guest star Bill Pullman) to complain of a single word (plain) describi
- S04E167W16February 18, 1990—CREATIVE DIFFERENCES; Sandra meets Virginia Winslow (special guest star Glen Close), a rival movie actress of hers from the old times, who
- S04E177W17February 25, 1990—GINNY EATS ESCROW; Ginny tries to sell Lawrence and Mae a fancy house that is on wretched land to get even with them. Fails, but witnesses
- S04E187W18March 4, 1990—THE DREAM IS OVER; A retropsective episode where Sara Dowey has her kitchen redone and tells her contractor Burk (Sam McMurray) all about h
- S04E197W19April 7, 1990—HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS; At a 1990 alumni party for a high school graduation class of 1929, Rose (Tracey Ullman) meets her old love Matthew
- S04E207W21April 21, 1990—THE HORMONAL CONVERSION; Dr. Gibson's mentor (Tracey Ullman) pays another visit, revealing that she is now a man named Hans after a sex cha
- S04E217W22April 28, 1990—HER FIRST GROWNUP; When Dave and William go out for the evening, Francesca tries to come on-to stereo repairman Jimmy, who happens by, and
- S04E227W23May 5, 1990—UNDER THE BOUNDING MAIN; Angel and Marty Tish are on a cruse ship to the South Pacific when they meet Gulliver Dark, who happens to be Mart
- S04E237W20May 12, 1990—MODERN MATURITY; Roz's long-suffering husband Leonard (Sam McMurray), tries to get more attention from her by playing sick. SPIES; Moscow,
- S04E24Best of... (90 min)May 26, 1990—Fourth season highlight special. Featured sketches: ""Tea"", ""Power Play"", ""Two Time Losers"", ""...And God Created Tillman"", ""Somethin
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