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Ned and Stacey
Main cast
Created by	Michael J. Weithorn
Starring	Thomas Haden Church Debra Messing Greg Germann Nadia Dajani
Composer	Kurt Farquhar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	46 (11 unaired)(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Michael J. Weithorn
Producers	W.E. Baker Del Shores(season 1) Rob Schiller(season 2) Charlie Kaufman(season 2)
Cinematography	Kenneth Peach Jr.
Editors	John Neal(season 1) John Doutt(season 2)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Hanley Productions TriStar Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11) – January 27, 1997 (1997-01-27)

Ned and Stacey is an Americansitcom created by Michael J. Weithorn, and starringThomas Haden Church andDebra Messing as the eponymous couple. The series lasted two seasons, airing onFox from September 11, 1995, to January 27, 1997.

Eleven episodes remained unaired during the series' original run.

For Ned Dorsey (Church) to get a promotion at the ad agency where he works, he needs a wife. Stacey Colbert (Messing) is desperate to move out of her parents' house and find a place to live in New York City but cannot afford an apartment as a freelance journalist. So Stacey reluctantly agrees to pretend to be Ned's wife.

The first season revolved around Ned and Stacey's adjustment to their new situation, while they attempt to make their marriage appear real while dating other people. In the second season, Stacey moves out, and the two begin dating other people. Their constant bickering seems to evolve into something resembling a romance, but the series was cancelled before this could be fully developed.

(Spoken during the opening theme)
Ned: Why Stacey?
Stacey: Why Ned?
Ned: It was business.
Stacey:Strictly business.
Ned: Here's the deal – to get a promotion, I needed a wife.
Stacey: To get a life, I needed his apartment.
Ned: So what the hell, we up and got married.
Stacey: The only thing we have in common? We irritate each other.
Ned: Right! Enjoy the show.

This introduction does not appear in the first few episodes.

Thomas Haden Church as Ned Dorsey

An uptightadvertising executive, he marries Stacey to get a promotion. Ned is initially portrayed as a self-absorbed egomaniac who uses anyone to get ahead, but he starts developing compassion and empathy for his friends, especially Stacey. Eventually, Ned falls in love with Stacey, but the series was cancelled before this was further developed.

Debra Messing as Stacey Colbert Dorsey

A beautiful, red-hairedjournalist with a degree fromBrandeis University, she marries Ned to get out of her parents' house and live in his apartment, which has a nice view ofCentral Park. She begins the show as afreelance journalist, but eventually lands a job writing for an airline magazine,Skyward. Messy and neurotic, she often plays as a counterbalance for Ned's more uptight nature. Eventually, Stacey falls in love with Ned, but the series was cancelled before this was further developed.

Greg Germann as Eric "Rico" Moyer

Stacey's brother-in-law, Amanda's husband, and Ned's best friend, he is anaccountant at Ned's advertising firm. Called Rico by Ned, he is slightly nerdy in a good natured way, and his straight down-the-middle persona is often used to counter Ned's antics. Eric is a mellow person, who is always being used by Ned in his personal schemes. He does not mind it, since he idolizes his friend. He seldom stands up for himself, and Amanda often steps in when things threaten to get out of hand. Ned is the only person to call him Rico.

Nadia Dajani as Amanda Moyer (née Colbert)

Stacey's sister, and Eric's wife, she is openly critical of the fake marriage in general and Ned in particular. During season one, Amanda was working as a high-endreal estate agent. After a property investment with Ned goes wrong, she finds herself running a muffin store, Amanda's Amuffins, during season two. Eric and she have one son, named Howard. As opposed to Stacey, Amanda is strong, well-organized, and cynical. She loves Eric, and often pushes him around, but most often she does this to make him stand up for himself or act on otherwise lost opportunities.

• Harry Goz as Saul Colbert, father of Stacey and Amanda
• Dori Brenner as Ellen Colbert, mother of Stacey and Amanda
• James Karen as Patrick Kirkland, Ned's boss
• John Getz as Les McDowell, Ned's colleague at the agency
• Natalia Nogulich as Bernadette McDowell, Les' alcoholic wife
• Marcia Cross as Diana Huntley, Ned's girlfriend in the second season
• Andrew Arons as Howard Moyer, Amanda and Eric's son
• Ford Rainey as Nate
• Eddie McClintock as Chazz Gordon
• Ellen Albertini Dow as Mrs. Palmer

Note: relevant episode given in parentheses.

• Alan Oppenheimer as Spencer Haywood ("Pilot")
• Simon Templeman as Nigel Davies ("Take My Wife, Please")
• Paulina Porizkova as Alexa Miroslav ("Model Husband")
• Joanna Cassidy as Lucy Binder ("Here's to You, Mrs. Binder")
• Loretta Devine as Mrs. Duncan ("Reality Check")
• Olivia Newton-John as herself ("Reality Check")
• Susie Essman as Aunt Ceil ("Thanksgiving Day Massacre")
• Kevin Meaney as Chuck ("Sleepless in Manhattan")
• John Slattery as Sam ("Threesome")
• Kathy Griffin as Jeanne ("Accountus Interruptus")
• Farrah Forke as Megan Foster ("A Tender Trap")
• Lisa Edelstein as Janine ("Friends and Lovers")
• Jason Bateman as Bobby Van Lowe ("Pals")
• Kenny Johnson as Joey ("It Happened One Night")
• Greg Grunberg as Nick ("You Bet Your Wife")
• Alex Trebek as himself ("It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Eric")
• Sara Rue as Amy ("Prom Night")
• Jennifer Lyons as Alice ("Prom Night")
• Christopher Hewett as himself ("Saved by the Belvedere")
• Megan Mullally as Wendy ("Where My Third Nepal Is Sheriff ")
  • Messing and Mullally later went on to co-star in the more successfulWill & Grace, asGrace Adler andKaren Walker, respectively.
• Lloyd Bridges as himself ("Skippy's Revenge")

The series has been aired in the United Kingdom on channelSony TV, which began airing the show on April 7, 2011, the day of the channel's launch. After its cancellation, the show reran on theUSA Network from 1999 to 2001. The show later reran onWE: Women's Entertainment from 2003 to 2005.TV Guide Network began airing reruns of the show on September 12, 2011.Oxygen also occasionally airs the show, usually on Thursday at 6 am EST. In Australia, digital channel7mate has been showing reruns of the series in 2011. In the United States, Rural TV began airing reruns on occasion and was shown in 2015 onFamilyNet.

In September 2005,Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season ofNed and Stacey on DVD inRegion 1. Due to low sales, season two's DVD release was cancelled. In 2014, Mill Creek Entertainment acquired the rights to the series, and released two compilation discs of the show.

On June 7, 2017,Shout! Factory announced it had acquired the rights to the series, and subsequently releasedNed and Stacey – The Complete Series on DVD inRegion 1 on September 26, 2017.^[1]

• Ned and Stacey atIMDb

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