Ask Harriet

Ask Harriet
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	David Cassidy Jonathan Prince Billy Riback
Written by	Jimmy Aleck Gabrielle Allan David Cassidy Pamela Eells Jim Keily Peter Murrieta Ria Pavia Jonathan Prince Billy Riback
Directed by	Amanda Bearse Robert Berlinger Ken Levine Lillah McCarty Andrew D. Weyman
Starring	Anthony Tyler Quinn Lisa Waltz Jamie Renée Smith Edward Asner Willie Garson
Theme music composer	David Cassidy
Composer(s)	David Nessim Lawrence
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (8 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jonathan Prince Billy Riback
Producer(s)	Matt Dinsmore Bob Heath
Cinematography	Ronald W. Browne
Editor(s)	Art Kellner
Running time	23 mins.
Production company(s)	Once a Frog Entertainment Bris Entertainment Procter & Gamble Productions Columbia TriStar Television
Release
Original network	FOX
Original release	January 4 – January 29, 1998
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Ask Harriet is an American television situation comedy that ran for one season in 1998 on FOX. Ask Harriet was created by David Cassidy, Jonathan Prince, and Billy Riback. Cassidy also wrote and performed the theme song.

Synopsis

The premise of the series revolves around a sexist sports journalist named Jack Cody (Anthony Tyler Quinn). After being fired from his job at the Dispatch by his ex-girlfriend Melissa (Lisa Waltz), Jack decides to apply for the job of advice columnist. To hide his true identity, Jack dresses in drag and poses as Sylvia Coco. Jack is rehired and forced to dress as a woman to keep his new job. The series also featured Edward Asner as Mr. Russell, Jamie Renée Smith as Jack's 10-year-old daughter Blair, and Willie Garson as Jack's best friend Ronnie. Julie Benz also appeared in a recurring role.

Ask Harriet premiered as a midseason replacement on Sunday, January 4, 1998, and was then moved to its regular timeslot on Thursdays. After airing only five of the thirteen episodes produced, the series was canceled due to low ratings.

Cast

• Anthony Tyler Quinn as Jack Cody/Sylvia Coco
• Edward Asner as Mr. Russell
• Willie Garson as Ronnie Rendall
• Damien Leake as Marty
• Patrick Y. Malone as Trey Anderson
• Jamie Renée Smith as Blair Cody
• Lisa Waltz as Melissa Peters

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	Pilot	January 4, 1998
1-2	"Hot Coco"	January 8, 1998
1-3	"Help Me, Help Me, Rwanda"	January 15, 1998
1-4	"Turn Your Head & Kafka"	January 22, 1998
1-5	"Lips That Pass in the Night"	January 29, 1998
1-6	"Fat Ron"	Never aired
1-7	"Surprise, Surprise"	Never aired
1-8	"Good For the Goose, Good For the Gender"	Never aired
1-9	"Kiss Harass Good-Bye"	Never aired
1-10	"Exes and Ohs"	Never aired
1-11	"Dis-guise in Love with You (Part 1)"	Never aired
1-12	"Dis-guise in Love with You (Part 2)"	Never aired
1-13	"Pumps and Circumstances"	Never aired

External links

• Ask Harriet at IMDb
• Ask Harriet at TV.com
• Ask Harriet at epguides.com