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COLLECTION · Series · 1993

Key West

Key West was a short-lived 1993 hour long comedy-drama television series set in Key West, Florida. Thirteen episodes aired on Fox between January and June 1993. It was created by David Beaird and Allan Marcil. The show was produced by Viacom Productions. The main character is Seamus O'Neill, played by Fisher Stevens, a factory worker from New Jersey who dreams of being a writer. When he wins the lottery, he uses his newfound wealth to move to Key West to pursue his writing career, Where his idol, Hemingway, had lived. Seamus finds the island inhabited by eccentrics. He takes a job as a reporter for The Meteor," a local newspaper. In addition to Stevens: Jennifer Tilly, Denise Crosby, and Brian Thompson led the large ensemble cast as the town's high-class prostitute, conservative mayor and eccentric sheriff, respectively.

Source: TMDB
* 7.7 (3)ComedyDrama
Studios
FOX
Runtime
60 min/ep
Release
19/01/1993
Score
7.7 / 10 (3)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes · 1993
Episode 1. Pilot
1993-01-19 · 60 min

Lottery winner Seamus O'Neil (Fisher Stevens) quits a dull factory job to become a newspaper writer, a la Hemmingway, in Key West. His first story: a heated mayoral campaign.

Episode 2. The Second Day in Heaven
1993-01-26 · 60 min

The good news: Seamus's million-dollar lottery check arrives. The bad news: it's only $32.59 after deductions.

Episode 3. The Great Unknown
1993-02-02 · 60 min

Flu-stricken and short-staffed, Seams vows to the paper out if it kills him—and it might; a mysterious, filry stranger captivates Jody; Gumbo faces up to the 10th anniversary of his beloved wife's death.

Episode 4. Less Moonlight
1993-02-09 · 60 min

Laurel, the passion of Seamus's life, intends to reclaim him; JoJo wins a "slave" for a day: Chaucy; and Rikki peddles exotic marital aids to island housewives.

Pieces of a Man
Episode 5. Pieces of a Man
1993-02-16 · 60 min

Seamus tackles the obituary of an island legend he never met, but whose bequests changes the lives of many—including Seams, who's entrusted with the care of the old man's ashes.

Episode 6. The Greening
1993-02-23 · 60 min

Two ne'er-do-well friends for Seamus's youth want to take him to Africa; a gentlemanly navel officer take Savannah by storm; Chaucy's drinking problem resurfaces.

Episode 7. Act of God
1993-03-02 · 60 min

As Hurricane Andrew bears down of the Keys, tourists and townsfolk prepare to evacuate—except for a few loco locals who get ready to party.

Episode 8. Gimme Shelter
1993-03-09 · 60 min

Seams, JoJo and Rikki scrounge for shelter while their digs are being fumigated; and Savannah is visited by a stern nun form her school days, who's come to ask a favor.

Episode 9. Crossroads
1993-03-16 · 60 min

No write-up available at this time.

Episode 10. We the People
1993-06-01 · 60 min

Everyone suffers when the Government blockades tie island to find illegal immigrants, but most of all JoJo, whose visa has expired.

Compadres
Episode 11. Compadres
1993-06-08 · 60 min

Seamus assumes the duties of fatherhood when an illegal immigrant abandons her newborn; Gumbo's pink-ribbonrd gator takes a pouder; the death of a libidinous admiral compromises Chaucy.

Episode 12. The System
1993-06-22 · 60 min

Seamus's slice-of-life article about Gumbo's bar enables Chaucy to shut it down; Hector's dream of producing quality cigars goes up in smoke.

Episode 13. Heavy Metal, Heavy Hearts
1993-06-29 · 60 min

A "moonstruck" dolphin follows Savannah and Seams home from lobster fishing; JoJo and Hunter strike gold in an underwater treasure hunt; Hector pressures Chaucy to issue a dredging permit.

Cast by season
Fisher Stevens
Fisher Stevens
Seamus O'Neill
Denise Crosby
Denise Crosby
Chaucy Caldwell
Lara Piper
Lara Piper
Rikki
Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson
Sheriff Cody Jeremiah Jefferson
Leland Crooke
Leland Crooke
Paul 'Gumbo' Beausoleil
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
Abednigo 'JoJo' Nabuli
Geno Silva
Geno Silva
Hector Allegria
Ivory Ocean
Ivory Ocean
Roosevelt 'King' Cole
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly
Savannah Sumner
Kim Myers
Kim Myers
Dr. Reilly Clarke
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