
TV show · comedy, drama
Moonlighting
1985–1989 · 5 seasons, 66 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Moonlighting
Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.
Season 1
1985 · 6 episodes · about 5h · 8.6/10
1. Pilot93 min · 7.5/10
After an embezzling accountant leaves her penniless, ex-model Maddie Hayes decides to sell the few failing businesses she still owns, among them a detective agency. But private eye David Addison wants to keeps his job, so he persuades a reluctant Maddie to form a partnership. Their first case gives them little to go on: Maddie gets a broken watch from a dying man.
2. Gunfight at the So-So Corral49 min · 8.8/10
Dave and Maddie face a difficult situation when they have to tell their client that the son he hired them to find is a notorious contract killer.
3. Read the Mind... See the Movie46 min · 8.8/10
Maddie believes that a client's design secrets are being pilfered from the astral plane by a psychic.
4. The Next Murder You Hear50 min · 9.0/10
Maddie becomes infatuated with a radio talk-show host who has apparently been murdered while he was on the air.
5. Next Stop Murder48 min · 9.0/10
Maddie and Dave get trapped on a train filled with mystery buffs when they try to deliver Agnes on time for her big weekend solving a make-believe murder staged by a famous author.
6. The Murder's in the Mail42 min · 8.8/10
Dave and Maddie find a dead body as they try to collect money for a collection agency, but it disappears without a trace when they try to report it.
Season summaries5 seasons, 66 episodes
Season 1
1985 · 6 episodes · about 5h · TMDB 8.6
Season 2
1985 · 18 episodes · TMDB 9.6
Season 3
1986 · 15 episodes · TMDB 7.7
Season 4
1987 · 14 episodes · TMDB 8.8
Season 5
1988 · 13 episodes · TMDB 9.0
Episodes run about 55 min. Last episode: May 14, 1989
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What is it about? Moonlighting
Detectives with a heart
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
Genres: comedy, drama, mystery, crime. Themes: detective, yuppie, romance, model, private detective, detective agency.
Cast and crew Moonlighting
AllCreators
- Created byGlenn Gordon Caron
- MusicLee Holdridge
- CinematographyGerald Perry Finnerman
- EditingPhilip Carr Neel
- NetworkABC
Full cast522 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Cybill Shepherd · Maddie Hayes · 66 ep.
- Bruce Willis · David Addison · 66 ep.
- Allyce Beasley · Agnes DiPesto · 66 ep.
- Curtis Armstrong · Herbert Viola · 36 ep.
- Joyce Brothers · Joyce Brothers (as Dr. Joyce Brothers) · 1 ep.
- Kay Lenz · Melissa · 1 ep.
- Terry O'Quinn · Bryant Wilbourne · 1 ep.
- Ellen Albertini Dow · Baer · 1 ep.
- Cristine Rose · Lauren Baxter · 1 ep.
- Johnny Brown · Sam the Piano Player · 1 ep.
- Paul Sorvino · David Addison Sr. · 1 ep.
- Alley Mills · Claire · 1 ep.
- Don King · Don King · 1 ep.
- Caitlin Clarke · Elaine Johnson · 1 ep.
- Ana Alicia · Mary Erin-Gates · 1 ep.
- Rona Barrett · Rona Barrett · 1 ep.
- Cristina Raines · Joan Spring · 1 ep.
- Donna Dixon · Joan Teniwitch · 1 ep.
- Brooke Bundy · Gail Woodley · 1 ep.
- Brad Dourif · McDonovan · 1 ep.
- Rick Fitts · Cop · 1 ep.
- Jack Bannon · Clubowner · 1 ep.
- Beau Billingslea · Announcer (voice) · 1 ep.
- William Hickey · Kendall · 1 ep.
- Barbara Bain · Emily Greydon · 1 ep.
- Richard McGonagle · Detective Barber · 1 ep.
- Paul Willson · Hotel Desk Clerk · 1 ep.
- Dan Lauria · Lieutenant · 1 ep.
- Sydney Lassick · Alan Tupperman's Neighbor · 1 ep.
- Richard Belzer · Leonard · 1 ep.
- Mark Linn-Baker · Phil West · 1 ep.
- Eddie Quillan · Abbie Cadabra · 1 ep.
- Ellen Geer · Amy Everette · 1 ep.
- Lisa Blount · Toby · 1 ep.
- Leslie Ackerman · Woman in Porn Shop Booth · 1 ep.
- Judd Nelson · Policeman · 1 ep.
- Sam Hennings · Jonathan Kaplan · 1 ep.
- Joseph Maher · Jerome · 1 ep.
- Michelle Johnson · Michelle Hunziger · 1 ep.
- Jayne Atkinson · Robin Fuller · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Jeff Reno · Producer
- Roger Director · Producer
- Karen Vice · Casting
- Jay Daniel · Producer
- Glenn Gordon Caron · Executive Producer
- Artie Mandelberg · Producer
- Karen Hall · Producer
- Ron Osborn · Producer
- Roger Director · Writer
- Allan Arkush · Director
- Charles H. Eglee · Writer
- Jeff Reno · Writer
- Ron Osborn · Writer
- Peter Werner · Director
- Glenn Gordon Caron · Writer
- Kerry Ehrin · Writer
- Christian I. Nyby II · Director
- Burt Brinckerhoff · Director
- Debra Frank · Writer
- Dennis Dugan · Director
- Carl Sautter · Writer
- Christopher Hibler · Director
- Artie Mandelberg · Director
- Paul Krasny · Director
- Jay Daniel · Director
- Will Mackenzie · Director
- Charles H. Eglee · Story
- Kerry Ehrin · Story
- James J. Agazzi · Production Design
- Sam Weisman · Director
- Roger Director · Story
- Jeff Reno · Story
- Ron Osborn · Story
- Karen Hall · Writer
- Chris Ruppenthal · Writer
- James Kramer · Writer
- Ali Marie Matheson · Writer
- Gerald Perry Finnerman · Director
- Karen Hall · Story
- Jerry Stahl · Writer
- Barbara Hall · Writer
- Bruce Franklin Singer · Writer
- Gerald Perry Finnerman · Director of Photography
- Howard Block · Director of Photography
- Peter Crane · Director
- Kevin Connor · Director
- Christopher T. Welch · Director
- Paul Lynch · Director
- Stanley Donen · Director
- Edwin Sherin · Director
- Christopher Leitch · Director
- Robert Butler · Director
- Philip Carr Neel · Editor
- Jonathan Pontell · Editor
- Mort Fallick · Editor
- Christopher T. Welch · Editor
- Lee Holdridge · Original Music Composer
- Debra Frank · Story
- Merrill Markoe · Story
- Merrill Markoe · Writer
Trailer Moonlighting
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Details Moonlighting

- First episode
- March 3, 1985
- Last episode
- May 14, 1989
- Status
- ended
- Network
- ABC
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Studios
- Picturemaker Productions, ABC Circle Films
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Moonlighting have?
5 seasons, 66 episodes. The last episode aired May 14, 1989.
Who’s in Moonlighting?
Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong, Joyce Brothers, Kay Lenz, Terry O'Quinn, Ellen Albertini Dow, Cristine Rose, and Johnny Brown. Created by Glenn Gordon Caron.
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