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.
13 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1993
Rating
8.0/10
2 votes • HD
People
Seamus O'Neill
Chaucy Caldwell
Rikki
Sheriff Cody Jeremiah Jefferson
Paul 'Gumbo' Beausoleil
Abednigo 'JoJo' Nabuli
Hector Allegria
Roosevelt 'King' Cole
Savannah Sumner
Dr. Reilly Clarke
Episodes
Episode 1 • Jan 19, 1993
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 • Jan 26, 1993
The good news: Seamus's million-dollar lottery check arrives. The bad news: it's only $32.59 after deductions.
Episode 3 • Feb 02, 1993
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 • Feb 09, 1993
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.
Episode 5 • Feb 16, 1993
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 • Feb 23, 1993
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.
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