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NBC · Ended

Union Square

Comedy · 1997

Last aired: S1 E13, It Takes a Thief · 1998-01-22

A diner in a trendy Manhattan neighborhood is a way station for a variety of characters on both sides of the counter: aspiring actress Gabriella; Michael, a very neurotic, struggling playwright; sharp-tongued real estate agent Suzanne; Vince, the diner's dreadlocked owner; spacey waiter Albie; and rock-star wannabe Carrie.

Cast

Season 1

E1 Hasta la Muerta, Baby 1997-09-25 · 30 min A would-be thespian from Texas (Constance Marie) comes to town and tries to land a part in Neil Simon's latest play. Meanwhile, one of the diner's regulars struggles to get his first play produced.
E2 The Audition 1997-09-02 · 30 min Gaby (Constance Marie) asks Michael to write her a monologue for a big audition, which leads to doubts about their respective talents; Jack gets involved with his parole officer's daughter; Suzanne interviews divorce lawyers.
E3 Enjoy Your Haddock 1997-10-09 · 30 min Gaby (Constance Marie) threatens to move out of Michael's apartment after a squabble; Suzanne's ex-husband violates the terms of their divorce agreement, so she tries to get him where it hurts the most---his Knicks tickets.
E4 A Stool with a View 1997-10-16 · 30 min Gaby (Constance Marie) and Jack (Jim Pirri) are cast in a student film and must execute a passionate kiss; Suzanne tries changing her last name.
E5 Michael's First Stand 1997-10-30 · 30 min Halloween at the diner finds Michael (Michael Landes) trying to prove he can be shallow when it comes to his sex life, and Gaby wanting to be open-minded about a guy she meets who fancies women's clothes.
E6 Harrassed 1997-11-06 · 30 min Rhea Perlman guest stars as a bookie's widow looking to collect a debt from Jack (Jim Pirri); Gaby is sexually harassed at her temp job and Michael wants her to sue.
E7 Get Rusty 1997-11-13 · 30 min Jack introduces budding filmmaker Russell (David Krumholtz) to his prison buddy's girlfriend; Albie thinks Gaby is after his job.
E8 Jack Gets a Hot Tip 1997-12-04 · 30 min Jack takes money from the tip jar and bets it on a horse; Suzanne gives Santa Claus (Robert Morse) a pep talk before the Thanksgiving parade.
E9 No Sex 'til After Homework 1997-12-11 · 30 min Gaby's offered a kitchen job, but she claims to have a counteroffer in a production with Florence Henderson (who appears as herself).
E10 The First Christmas Show 1997-12-18 · 30 min Gaby's Christmas plans are ruined by a series of mishaps; Albie (Jonathan Slavin) liberates a reindeer from a Christmas-tree lot.
E11 What Are Friends For? 1998-01-08 · 30 min The reappearance of her old boyfriend (D.W. Moffett) unsettles Gaby (Constance Marie), while the diner plays host to a 10-year-old movie star (Brooke Garrett).
E12 Out and In 1998-01-15 · 30 min Carrie (Christine Marie Burke) signs with a record label after performing in a lesbian club. Gaby (Constance Marie) tries to find an elderly man's long-lost love.
E13 It Takes a Thief 1998-01-22 · 30 min Jack tries hard to make it up to a woman (Paula Cale) whose car he once stole; Carrie tries to be nicer to her customers. Lea Thompson ("Caroline in the City") guest stars.
E14 Smarty Pants 30 min

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