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  • FOX
  • 1987
Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Summary Businessman Dave Whiteman and his family are living in the lap of luxury in Beverly Hills. They appear to have it all, but have their lives shaken up when they take in Jerry Baskin, a middle aged tramp (Baskin had chose the Whiteman's pool to commit suicide in but was rescued by Dave). Baskin also managed to teach the Whiteman family a ...

  • FOX
  • 1987
  • FOX
  • 1987
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Season 1
Season Premiere: 1987
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
28
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Summary Businessman Dave Whiteman and his family are living in the lap of luxury in Beverly Hills. They appear to have it all, but have their lives shaken up when they take in Jerry Baskin, a middle aged tramp (Baskin had chose the Whiteman's pool to commit suicide in but was rescued by Dave). Baskin also managed to teach the Whiteman family a ...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 26, 1987
Jerry's Mission
Jenny tries to get her parents attention by having a romance with lowlife Turk.
Episode 2 • Jul 25, 1987
Something Mild
Episode 3 • Aug 1, 1987
Skin Tight
The gloomy attitude of Barbara's visiting mother is bringing everyone down, so her daughter encourages her to go on a cruise.
Episode 4 • Aug 8, 1987
Max Bedroom
Dave encourages Max to ask a girl on a date.
Episode 5 • Aug 15, 1987
Altared States
Dave's visiting sister falls for Jerry.
Episode 6 • Aug 22, 1987
Shapiro's Carmen
A wealthy doctor falls for Carmen.
Episode 7 • Sep 5, 1987
Dancing in the Dark
Barbara makes her dancing comeback.
Episode 8 • Sep 12, 1987
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Dave's sleazy pal talks him into investing a movie.
Episode 9 • 1987
A Fistful of Dollars
Dave's hanger business falters.
Episode 10 • 1987
For a Few Dollars More
Episode 11 • 1987
Jerry Jumps Right In
Episode 12 • 1987
The Legend That Is Barbara
Episode 13 • 1987
Jerry Strikes Out

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
28
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33% Mixed
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67% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
28
0% Positive
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33% Mixed
2 Reviews
67% Negative
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40
May 13, 2014
After the aerobics, it's a very bland half-hour.
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40
May 13, 2014
There are lots of these catchy one-liners, but too often they seem to be gags in search of a good home - clever quips that bounce off, rather than emerge from, their format. [24 July 1987, p.20]
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30
May 13, 2014
The only possible reason for tuning in to Down and Out is to watch Mike the Dog do tricks and Anita Morris do aerobics. [24 July 1987, p.C7]
By Clifford Terry FULL REVIEW
30
May 13, 2014
What we've got here is a standard family sitcom, with an extra character thrown in when he's needed to move the plot along, and thrown out when he's not needed. You know, if Rin Tin Tin and Lassie could have their own TV shows, why couldn't Mike? [25 July 1987, p.C-11]
By Robert P. Laurence FULL REVIEW
20
May 13, 2014
Even though microphones were invented some time ago, most of those in the cast have been instructed, or allowed, to shout out their lines. An old television maxim: The louder the lines are shouted, the unfunnier they probably are. Down and Out in Beverly Hills breaks no rules, least of all that one. [25 July 1987, p.B1]
By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW
10
May 13, 2014
I vaguely recall experiencing waves of nausea while watching Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
By Howard Rosenberg FULL REVIEW

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