Mr. Rhodes
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Mr. Rhodes is an American
television situation comedy
which was aired by NBC
as part of its 1996-97
lineup.
Mr. Rhodes starred comedian
Tom Rhodes
as an eponym
ous character who taught at a small-town preparatory school
after having failed as a novel
ist. He found that his high school fantasy girl, Nikki (Farrah Forke
) was on the staff as a guidance counselor, and began a relationship with her.
Like the title character's writing career, Mr. Rhodes appearance on network television was a brief one; the program was not picked up for another season and last broadcast in March 1997.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
which was aired by NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
as part of its 1996-97
1996-97 United States network television schedule
This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 1996. All times are Eastern and Pacific.New series highlighted in bold....
lineup.
Mr. Rhodes starred comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Tom Rhodes
Tom Rhodes
Tom Rhodes is an American comedian, actor, and host. He starred in the NBC sitcom Mr. Rhodes and was the host of The Kevin Masters Show starring Tom Rhodes and Yorin Travel on the Dutch television station Yorin.When the Yorin shows came to an end, Rhodes returned to the United States and...
as an eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous character who taught at a small-town preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
after having failed as a novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist. He found that his high school fantasy girl, Nikki (Farrah Forke
Farrah Forke
Farrah Rachael Forke, sometimes credited as Farrah R. Forke , is an American actress known for her role as "Alex Lambert" on the NBC sitcom Wings, and "Mayson Drake" on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman...
) was on the staff as a guidance counselor, and began a relationship with her.
Like the title character's writing career, Mr. Rhodes appearance on network television was a brief one; the program was not picked up for another season and last broadcast in March 1997.
Cast
- Tom RhodesTom RhodesTom Rhodes is an American comedian, actor, and host. He starred in the NBC sitcom Mr. Rhodes and was the host of The Kevin Masters Show starring Tom Rhodes and Yorin Travel on the Dutch television station Yorin.When the Yorin shows came to an end, Rhodes returned to the United States and...
as Tom Rhodes - Farrah ForkeFarrah ForkeFarrah Rachael Forke, sometimes credited as Farrah R. Forke , is an American actress known for her role as "Alex Lambert" on the NBC sitcom Wings, and "Mayson Drake" on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman...
as Nikki Harkin - Stephen TobolowskyStephen TobolowskyStephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, as well as portraying Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood for nine episodes and Bob Bishop in Heroes for eleven episodes over the second and third seasons...
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as Jaret