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COLLECTION · Series · 1993

Second Chances

Second Chances is an American television series created and written by producers Bernard Lechowick and Lynn Marie Latham. The series premiered December 2, 1993, on CBS. Its cast includes Jennifer Lopez, Connie Sellecca, Megan Follows, Michelle Phillips, and Matt Salinger. The two-hour pilot episode was directed by Sharron Miller. The series last episode ran on February 10, 1994 as part of CBS's Crimetime After Primetime. This show marked a reunion, however short-lived, between actors Ronny Cox and Frances Lee McCain, who last worked together on the series Apple's Way in the mid-1970s. Produced a spin-off, Hotel Malibu.

Source: TMDB
* 5.5 (4)DramaUnited States
Creators
Lynn Marie Latham · Bernard Lechowick
Countries
United States
Studios
CBS · Lorimar Productions
Runtime
45–60 min/ep
Age rating
NR
Release
25/11/1993
Score
5.5 / 10 (4)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
10 episodes · 1993
Episode 1. Pilot
1993-11-25

The married couple George and Felicity return home to Santa Rita - his first vacation in 20 years. They are apalled that their son, Kevin, plans to marry Melinda in 14 days. Melinda is a Mexican-American waitress at the local Country…

Episode 2. Coincidence or Conspiracy
1993-12-09

Mike Chulack and Dianne's younger sister, Kate, visit 'Herb's Auto Repair' where he gets a job, and they date. Soon she hires him as a driver for her 'Party Magic' business. Dianne discovers that Bruce buys and uses condoms and a…

Episode 3. Living in Between
1993-12-16

Dianne leaves the frying-pan and walks into the fire as Bruce is found dead by gunshot at Kate's office. Bruce's secretary Joanna is busy deleting files and Dianne finds both her own and Bruce's money vanished without trace. Mike is taken…

Episode 4. I Can't Get No Satisfaction
1993-12-23

The 8 year old Brian teaches his mother Dianne, Kate and Melinda how to recover superficially deleted files, and Joanna is discovered as Bruce's lover. When her registrated gun is found she spitefully confesses the murder. On her father…

Episode 5. I Can't Get No Satisfaxion
1993-12-23

Tests from the autopsy proves Bruce regularly abused cocaine, and Dianne looses hope of ever finding any of the vanished money. However George and Felicity admit that they have handled Bruce's insurance money unsufficiently, and they…

Episode 6. If the Truth Be Told
1994-01-13

Detective Jerry Kuntz who is the leader of the police investigation of the Bruce Christenson murder has elbowed his way into this position, and he seems very eager to let Tommy Simmons out of the scope. Some very special sunglasses were…

Episode 7. Down Looks Like Up
1994-01-20

Salvatore Lopez reports Tommy Simmons dead and that leads to the solution of the Bruce Christenson murder case. Melinda is forgiving Kevin his drinking the night before their originally planned wedding and takes him with her to get…

Episode 8. Miss Friendly Santa Rita
1994-01-27

Dianne Benedict still has a debt to Bruce's creditors of $12.300, and Pete Dyson, an electric contractor, shows her a bill of $38.000 dollars. Her sister Kate seems to solve it by selling her Classic car to a mortuary, but the cautious…

Episode 9. Miss Friendly Santa Rita
1994-01-27

Miss Friendly Santa Rita 1981 Lara Peterson is guest judge at the present beauty pageant. 'Cook Insurance' sponsors the event the 7th year in a row, so George is a judge, too, while Jim Stinson is the third. To his amusement Lara flirts…

Episode 10. Justifiable Jealousy
1994-02-10

Emily May Howell's brother, dr. Ruben L. May, is found dead by Kate who suspects Judge Stinson to have murdered him. Mike wants to have lunch with Dianne, but Pete is more lucky and Mike is very jealous.

Cast by season
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Melinda Lopez
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips
Joanna Russell
Connie Sellecca
Connie Sellecca
Dianne Benedict
Matt Salinger
Matt Salinger
Mike Chulack
Megan Follows
Megan Follows
Kate Benedict
Justin Lazard
Justin Lazard
Kevin Cook
Pepe Serna
Pepe Serna
Salvador Lopez
Ray Wise
Ray Wise
Judge Jim Stinson
Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox
George Cook
Frances Lee McCain
Frances Lee McCain
Felicity Cook
Ramy Zada
Ramy Zada
Det. Jerry Kuntz
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