Ask Harriet
- 1998
- Ended
- ~27m / ep
- 1 season
- 7.0/10
Ask Harriet is a short-lived American television situation comedy that ran for one season in 1998 on FOX. Ask Harriet was created by David Cassidy, Jonathan Prince, and Billy Riback. Cassidy also wrote and performed the theme song.
Latest: Season 1 · 1998
View all seasonsE1. Pilot
Jan 4, 1998
Jack Cody, one of the most sexist sports columnists in NY, gets fired from his job at the Dispatch for a 21 million dollar litigation lawsuit. Without anywhere to go (since he'd been banished from several other papers), Jack decides to take one of his best friend Ronnie's idea seriously: take over the ""Ask Harriet"" column at the Dispatch. The past Harriet (there were a bunch of them – like Lassie) died and the paper was looking for a replacement. This way, not only would he get his revenge against Melissa Peters (his boss), but also a really easy and nice paying job. The only problem is Jack (or Sylvia, the new alias created by Ronnie for Jack) has to meet with Melissa. Jack is forced to put on a dress and high heels and try to fool Melissa – which he does! Melissa is so impressed with the ""new"" Harriet that she decides to introduce her to the press and make Sylvia Coco the most high profile Harriet to date. Jack does fine, but he soon gets a taste of his own medicine when a date of hi
E2. Hot Coco
Jan 8, 1998
When Jack learns that Old Man Russell, the newspaper's owner, is coming, he tries to get back his job as Jack, but the Old Man finds ""Sylvia"" more to his letching, er, liking.
E3. Help Me, Help Me, Rwanda
Jan 15, 1998
""Sylvia"" announces she's leaving the newspaper to live among the apes in Rwanda, but the scheme to get Jack rehired is jeopardized when the bidding war with Old Man Russell makes him go bananas.
E4. Turn Your Head & Kafka
Jan 22, 1998
""Sylvia"" goes to pick up her first paycheck, only to find that she can't get it until she gets a physical examination - from a gynecologist.
E5. Lips That Pass in the Night
Jan 29, 1998
When Old Man Russell sponsors a charity celebrity auction, Sylvia has to fend off Trey and Mr. Russell, while Ron and Melissa discover the awkwardness of being ""close to you.""
E6. Fat Ron
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