Moonlighting
Moonlighting
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1985-03-03
Synopsis
Moonlighting — Season 1, Episode 1 of Moonlighting. Aired 1985-03-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Moonlighting opens its catalog run with “Moonlighting” (1985-03-03). Tone-mixing comedy-drama that still influences rom-com TV. On-set friction and the curse of resolving the tension too soon.
In the series
This episode is part of Moonlighting (1985–1989) on ABC.
Will-they detective screwball with fourth-wall wink and production chaos energy.
Key cast
- Cybill Shepherd as Maddie Hayes
- Bruce Willis as David Addison
- Allyce Beasley as Ms. DiPesto
- Curtis Armstrong as Herbert Viola