Nurses (TV series)
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Susan Harris |
| Directed by |
Robert Berlinger Peter D. Beyt Andy Cadiff Terry Hughes Gil Junger Lex Passaris Tom Straw |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer |
John Bettis (seasons 1 & 2) Mike Post (season 3) |
| Opening theme | "Here I Am" (season 1) |
| Composer(s) |
George Aliceson Tipton Frank Denson Mike Post |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 68 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Susan Beavers Susan Harris Paul Junger Witt Tom Straw Tony Thomas Bob Underwood |
| Producer(s) | Andy Cadiff Gil Junger Nina Feinberg Mitchell Hurwitz Michael J. Kagan Jane Milmore Danny Smith Billy Van Zandt Nina Wass |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions Touchstone Television |
| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 14, 1991 – May 7, 1994 |
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| Related shows |
The Golden Girls Empty Nest |
Nurses is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 14, 1991 to May 7, 1994, developed and produced by Susan Harris as a spin-off of Empty Nest, which in turn was a spin-off of The Golden Girls.
The show revolved around a group of nurses working at the same Miami hospital as Empty Nest's Dr. Harry Weston. Initially, the main characters were strong-willed nurse Annie Roland (Arnetia Walker), sarcastic nurse Sandy Miller (Stephanie Hodge), dim-witted nurse Julie Milbury (Mary Jo Keenen) and Latina nurse Gina Cuevas (Ada Maris) who frequently reminisced about her homeland, the fictional San Pequeño. Also in the cast were arrogant Dr. Hank Kaplan (Kip Gilman), wise-cracking orderly Paco Ortiz (Carlos Lacamara) and flaky nurse Greg Vincent (Jeff Altman). In addition, Florence Stanley had a recurring role during the first season as Dr. Riskin.
Changes were made, however, after the first season. In an effort to boost ratings, David Rasche joined the cast in the second season as Jack Trenton, a slimy white-collar criminal forced to perform community service at the hospital, and in the final season Loni Anderson joined the cast as new hospital administrator Casey McAfee. Other changes included the addition of Markus Flanagan as hunky orderly Luke Fitzgerald for the second season only, the changing of the show's theme song in seasons two and three, having nurse Gina and Dr. Hank Kaplan get married (Gina being pregnant with Dr. Hank's child). Nurse Greg Vincent was also written off after season one.
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