The Building (TV series)

The Building
Genre	Situation comedy
Created by	Bonnie Hunt
Written by	Bonnie Hunt
Directed by	John Bowab
Starring	Bonnie Hunt
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bonnie Hunt David Letterman
Cinematography	Jo Mayer
Production company(s)	Bob & Alice Productions Worldwide Pants Incorporated
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	August 20 – September 17, 1993
Chronology
Related shows	Bonnie (1995)

The Building is an American sitcom, which aired on CBS in 1993. The series ran for five episodes. It starred Bonnie Hunt.

Premise

Bonnie Kennedy, a commercial actress who was jilted by her fiance (George Clooney), shortly before the show started, moves back to Chicago to pick up the pieces of her life in an apartment across from Wrigley Field. The story focuses on Kennedy's struggles and the characters who live in her apartment building.

Making heavy use of The Second City alum, the show was also filmed live; mistakes, accidents, and forgotten lines were often left in the aired episode.

Cast

• Bonnie Hunt as Bonnie Kennedy
• Holly Wortell as Holly
• Don Lake as Brad
• Tom Virtue as Stan
• Richard Kuhlman as Big Tony
• Mike Hagerty as Finley

Episodes

№	Title	Airdate	Notes
1	"Pilot"	Aug. 20, 1993	Guest starring George Clooney
2	"Damned If You Do"	Aug. 27, 1993	Guest starring David Letterman
3	"The Waiting Game"	Sep. 3, 1993	Guest starring George Wendt
4	"Father Knows Best"	Sep. 10, 1993	Guest starring Richard Kind and Donald O'Connor
5	"Yakkity Yak Don't Talk"	Sep. 17, 1993	Guest starring Jim Belushi

References

• Bonnie Hunt: Building a Sitcom, LA Times, August 15, 1993.

External links

• The Building at IMDb
• The Building at TV.com