Throb(1986)
Comedy
First Air Date: 1986-09-20
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 6.3
Votes: 4
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 48
Throb is an American television sitcom broadcast in syndication from 1986 to 1988, created by Fredi Towbin. It revolved around thirty-something divorcee Sandy Beatty who gets a job at a small New Wave record label, Throb. Beatty's boss is Zach Armstrong, who looks like Michael J. Fox but dresses like Don Johnson. Beatty also has a 12-year old son named Jeremy. Beatty's best friend was Meredith, a single teacher who lived in her building, and her co-workers included hip business manager Phil Gaines, and Prudence Anne Bartlett, nicknamed Blue. During the second season, Sandy moved from her original apartment to the recently vacated penthouse in her building. She took in her co-worker, Blue, to help with rent, but the differences between straitlaced Sandy and the very free-spirited Blue became more pronounced as they both lived and worked together. Notably, it was the first time much of the American TV audience saw Jane Leeves, who later gained fame as Daphne Moon on Frasier. Also notable is the casting of a young Paul Walker, who played Jeremy Beatty for the first season. Walker became a leading man in Hollywood some 15 years later, particularly after his breakthrough role in The Fast and the Furious.
Keywords
punk rockmusic businessworkplace comedy
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 24E01
Pilot
Air Date: 1986-09-20
No episode overview available.
E02
Our Song
Air Date: 1986-09-27
No episode overview available.
E03
Getting to Know You
Air Date: 1986-10-04
No episode overview available.
E04
My Fair Punker Lady
Air Date: 1986-10-11
No episode overview available.
E05
I Lost Him At The Movies
Air Date: 1986-10-18
No episode overview available.
E06
Something Extra
Air Date: 1986-10-25
No episode overview available.
E07
Bus of Dreams
Air Date: 1986-11-01
No episode overview available.
E08
The Concert
Air Date: 1986-11-08
No episode overview available.
E09
The Party
Air Date: 1986-11-15
No episode overview available.
E10
Tassles
Air Date: 1986-11-22
No episode overview available.
E11
Wedding Bell Blue
Air Date: 1986-12-06
No episode overview available.
E12
Nothing Personal
Air Date: 1986-12-13
No episode overview available.
E13
Confidence Game
Air Date: 1987-01-24
No episode overview available.
E14
Brief Encounter
Air Date: 1987-01-31
No episode overview available.
E15
Genius
Air Date: 1987-02-07
No episode overview available.
E16
An Oldie But Goodie
Air Date: 1987-02-14
No episode overview available.
E17
High Anxiety
Air Date: 1987-02-21
No episode overview available.
E18
Death Be Not Weird
Air Date: 1987-02-28
No episode overview available.
E19
Buffalo
Air Date: 1987-03-21
No episode overview available.
E20
Party Games
Air Date: 1987-04-25
No episode overview available.
E21
Moonlighting
Air Date: 1987-05-02
No episode overview available.
E22
Two Flights Up
Air Date: 1987-05-09
No episode overview available.
E23
Nashville Almost
Air Date: 1987-05-16
No episode overview available.
E24
Rainy Day People
Air Date: 1987-05-23
No episode overview available.
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