TV Show

The Tracey Ullman Show

The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born actress and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children (1987–1997), and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy shorts with many musical numbers, featuring choreography by Paula Abdul. The show also produced The Simpsons shorts before it spun off into its own show, which was also produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.

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4 seasons

81 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1987

Rating

TV Show

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Season 1

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Episode 1 • Apr 05, 1987

THE MAKEOVER: Virginia Hall (Tracey Ullman) undergoes cosmetic surgery to meet her pen pal boyfriend when he gets out of prison. DANIEL ROSEN does a juggling act with bowling ball pins. HIGH HOPES; A couple (Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta) decides to open up their own restaurant, until an angel named ""The Dreambuster"" pays a visit. THE AUDITION; Angela Tanner (Tracey Ullman) auditions for a singing position and must perform for a live audience to qualify. DR. N!GODATU; Dr. N!godatu wore her pink slippers to work; not to worry, since she keeps a pair of pumps in a drawer for just such an emergency - but the drawer is filled with pink slippers.

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Episode 2 • Apr 12, 1987

THE LETTER; Justine (Tracey Ullman), returning home from a failing marriage, pays a visit to Brian (Dan Castellaneta), her old high school boyfriend. JAMEY TURNER does an unusual recreation of ""Ode to Joy"" with the rims of drinking glasses filled with water. QUALITY TIME; Sara and Greg Downey, (Tracey Ullman and Dan Castellaneta) L.A. yuppies, try to squeeze in time with their 3-year-old son, Max, after a long day's work. DAVID MEETS THE FOLKS; Carla Cooper (Tracey Ullman) is reluctant to introduce David, her new American boyfriend, to her parents because he is a stripper. BLIND DATE; Dr. N!godatu has a dream date with Bill Wallhead who's also a surgeon; unfortunately, he's also someone who likes to talk about himself too much.

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Episode 3 • Apr 19, 1987

LOTTERY; In 1967, Nancy Wickson (Tracey Ullman) is reluctant to share a winning $16 million lottery ticket with her college roommate Barbara (Julie Kavner). 20 years later, a wealthy Nancy returns to ask poor Barbara to reconciliate. AMBULANCE PICK UP; Lynette (Tracey Ullman), an English ambulance paramedic, tries to fend off the come-ons of Roger (Dan Castellaneta), a car crash victim. GIRL ON A LEDGE; Lt. Kelly (Joe Malone), a dancer/policeman, tries to get suicidal Mary (Tracey Ullman) off a ledge over Times Square. GOOD NIGHT; Homer and Marge say ""good night"" to their kids - but Bart wants to know how tangible the mind is, Lisa is afraid of being bitten by bedbugs, and Maggie takes ""Rock-A-Bye Baby"" too literally.

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Episode 4 • Apr 26, 1987

LIKE MOTHER; Susan (Tracey Ullman) hates her nagging eccentric mother (Julie Kavner) until one night, she starts to physically turn into her. SPONTANEITY; A couple (Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta) argue over not being spontaneous because they sit every Sunday night in front of the TV. ANSWERING MACHINE; Soft-spoken Donna (Tracey Ullman) decides to improve her message on her answering machine with a little music flavor. FREEWAY; Dr. N!Godatu goes out for a drive with her friend Pat (voice of Nancy Cartwright), but they detour onto Pat's worst nightmare, the freeway.

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Episode 5 • May 03, 1987

COMEDIAN; Molly Reed (Tracey Ullman) is a Southern Belle who takes offense to her new boyfriend Rick Field, a comedian who uses offensive material regarding marriage in his nightclub act. KAY AND THE CO-WORKER; Kay Clark (Tracey Ullman), a frumpy, overweight English spinster with a dreary office job, meets a new co-worker (Joe Malone) whom she distrusts. THE RIGHT GUY; Songwriter Ira is reluctant to open his love to Bunny (Tracey Ullman), the unsure-of-herself girl of his dreams, when she comes into his apartment one night after being stood up by her boyfriend. WATCHING TELEVISION; Bart and Lisa Simpson fight over what to watch on the TV.

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Episode 6 • May 10, 1987

KAY ON VACATION; Kay goes away for a week to a Caribbean resort and meets lots of eccentric people that include her oversexed roommate Cindy (Julie Kavner), and a loser tourist friend Barry (Dan Castellaneta). THE SESSION; Psychiatrist Dr. Alexander Gibson (Dan Castellaneta) has a heart attack in his office during a session with Brenda King (Tracey Ullman), an incredibly dumb, nymphomaniac woman. CLOSE TO YOU; A schmaltzy nightclub singer (Tracey Ullman) opens up her rage about her departed boyfriend to the audience during a show. BART JUMPS; Homer tries to persuade Bart to jump off a table and into his arms. But Bart ends up falling onto the floor, several times.

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Season 2

21 episodes
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Episode 2 • Oct 04, 1987

KAY'S OLD LOVE; Kay meets Derrick, her old high school boyfriend who visits from England with his wife and children. DRUGS AND GUNS; Becky (Julie Kavner), a suicidal pharmacist, decides to kill herself and tries to get a holdup man (Dan Castellaneta), who happens by, to do the deed. THE FUNERAL; The Simpsons go to the funeral of a distant relative while Bart causes trouble as usual.

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Episode 3 • Oct 11, 1987

FRANCESCA'S FIRST JOB; Francesca gets a summer job at a Taco Bell fast-food place to try it out, and must deal with the stern boss and cynic co-workers. THE LITTLE NEUROTIC FROM DOWN UNDER; Kiki Howard-Smith visits Dr. Gibson to talk of her simple problems from Australia. CITY OF STRANGERS; Pickpockets/con artists Cindy and Joe (Tracey Ullman and Dan Castellaneta) try to bring a group of wary people together on their way to work at a bus stop during a rainy day in New York City. MAGGIE'S BRAIN; Bart and Lisa try to imagine what Maggie thinks during a typical day with them.

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Episode 4 • Oct 18, 1987

THE AFFAIR; Greg reveals that he is considering an affair with his secretary to Sara which sets off a night long wave of talk, arguments, and hostility in their bedroom. WHEN IN ROME; In Salasaw, Oklahoma, Vic (Dan Castellaneta), a New York City mobster in a FBI witness relocation program, tries to adjust to his new life during his first day in town as the owner of the town's frozen yogert shop. WEATHER OR NOT; In Alaska, U.S. Army weatherman Louis Alletti (Dan Castellaneta), after years of living in isolation, gets a surprise visit from a USO tour featuring Lisa Morgan and the Mob (Tracey Ullman, Joe Malone and Sam McMurray). FOOTBALL; Bart tried to catch a football that Homer throws to him, several times.

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Episode 5 • Oct 25, 1987

THE GARDENER ON THE FLOOR; A theater producer (Julie Kavner) looks over a recreation of a play written by Mrs. Putney (Tracey Ullman), a retired mystery novelist and her house staff. CALENDAR GIRL; A photographer (Sam McMurray) tries to get a cheesecake model (Tracey Ullman) become more active by referring to the money she will get for the shoot. DECORATION DAY; Black-clad housewife Molly (Tracey Ullman), decides to have her kitchen painted her favorite color (black) after arguing with her husband (Sam McMurray) over what color to paint it. HOUSE OF CARDS; A house of cards that Bart builds keeps falling down while showing Lisa and Maggie.

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Episode 6 • Nov 01, 1987

MONKEY WENCH; Ceci Beckwith (Tracey Ullman), an anthropologist living with the apes in the wilds of Borneo, gets a visit from her sister, Peg (Julie Kavner), who takes her home to New York which makes Ceci homesick. THE CONCERT; Organist Georgia Hale (Tracey Ullman) prepares herself for a concert, providing the music for a National League Hockey game. BIRTHDAY BOY; Stan (Dan Castellaneta), a lonely depressed man, gets a boost in life when Amanda (Julie Kavner), an exotic dancer looking for a birthday party, gets his address by mistake. BART AND DAD EAT DINNER; With Marge, Lisa and Maggie away for the night, Homer cooks dinner for Bart.

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Episode 7 • Nov 08, 1987

MAX'S BIRTHDAY PARTY; Sara and Greg hire a drunkard in a Teddy bear costume for Max's 4th birthday party. TWO TOO GOOD PEOPLE; Real estate agent Judy (Julie Kavner), recovering from a failed relationship, meets client Larry (Dan Castellaneta) who wants to buy the house and it's love at first sight. BEVERLY HILLS PROC; Ginny Tillman (Tracey Ullman), a 40-something, real estate agent, goes over the final divorce papers from her husband, Lawrence Tillman (Dan Castellaneta), a Beverly Hills proctologist. SPACE PATROL; Bart, Lisa and Maggie play space patrol with Bart, having a vase stuck over his head, playing a robot.

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Season 3

23 episodes
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Episode 1 • Oct 30, 1988

Hour long special featuring a look behind the scenes, past sketches and a sneak preview for the third season.

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Episode 2 • Nov 06, 1988

9 MINUTES AND 52 SECONDS OVER TOKYO; Angel and Marty Tish are to make an appearance on a Japanese sing and dance show when living memories of Marty's service in Japan comes to meet him. OUR DINNER AT TROY'S; Sara and Greg Downey have dinner at a popular New York restaurant which turns out not all it's cracked to be. When Greg complains about his food being undercooked, they have a first-hand look at the teenage, but egotistical, chief Troy, who responds by having them thrown out of the restaurant. SHUT UP SIMPSONS; Bart, Lisa, Homer and Grandpa fight over their personal problems that they never seem to solve.

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Episode 3 • Nov 13, 1988

TELL AND KISS; Sandra Decker has her biography of her romantic escapes published which are full of lies in which an old flame, former actor Rolland DeEggo (special guest star Caesar Romero), pays a visit to rekindle the flame. THE BIG WHEEL; Flashy Latina dancer Blanca Valaday (Tracey Ullman) and ruthless businessman Hugh Jater (Sam McMurray) are two winning lottery contestants who both expect to win the $20 millon jackpot. THE SHELL GAME; Bart tries to hide cookies from Marge and Homer by playing the game of ""guess which shell it's under.""

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Episode 4 • Nov 20, 1988

TO MASSEUR WITH LOVE; For her birthday gift, Kay Clark is given a free body masseuse with sexy bodybuilder Burke. CONJUGAL VISIT; Arthur (Dan Castellaneta) visits an Atlanta prison for women to see his sex-starved, mail-order wife, Ann Marie (Tracey Ullman), for the first time. THE BART SIMPSON SHOW; Tired of watching the violent cartoon 'Itchy and Scratchy,' Bart takes out the TV and puts his own show.

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Episode 5 • Nov 27, 1988

GINNY VS. ROZ; Attending the wake of her father at her parents co-op in Miami, Ginny meets her older sister Roz (Julie Kavner), and finds that the two still have lots of hostility between them. STARS ARE OURS; Greg and Sara watch the stars one night to determine their lifestyle status. DANCE STUDIO; After breaking into a dance studio, a burglar (Joe Malone) tries to convince a policewoman (Julie Kavner) that he teaches dance lessons at night by showing her how to tango. PUNCHING BAG; Bart, Lisa and even Marge use a punching bag with Homer's face on it to take out their frustrations.

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Episode 6 • Dec 18, 1988

SANTA BABY; Meg invites Tina over at her house for Christmas Eve while Tina takes an interest in the new Santa (Joe Malone) at the post office. NEW YEAR'S EVE; Elaine, Rosalie, and Darla, (Tracey Ullman, Julie Kavner and Anna Levine) are three desperate, lonely women who go all out to get dates for themselves for a New Year's Eve party. SIMPSON XMAS; Bart recites his own version of ""Night Before Christmas"" theme while waiting to open his presents.

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Season 4

24 episodes
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Episode 1 • Sep 10, 1989

...AND GOD CREATED TILLMAN; Ginny becomes jealous when she finds out that her ex-husband Lawrence is seeing a younger, more attractive Italian woman named Mae (Isabella Rossellini). A RARE TALENT; Jinx Haber (Tracey Ullman) auditions for the lead part in the Broadway show of Peter Pan for she has the real gift of flying.

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Episode 2 • Oct 01, 1989

MY DATE WITH IL DUCE; An elderly Italian lady (Isabella Rossellini) tells her about-to-be-married granddaughter (Tracey Ullman) about a time in 1920 Italy when she had a fling with future dictator Benito Mussolini (Dan Castellaneta). THE WRONG MESSAGE; Nervous Faith Dunn (Tracey Ullman) leaves an outrageously silly message on the answering machine of a man she just met. THE THRILL IS GONE; Brenda and her new boyfriend, Brock (Dan Castellaneta), are bungee jumping off a bridge when Brock reveals his decision to break up with her.

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Episode 3 • Oct 08, 1989

DA ME LA MANO; At a New York beauty shop, a customer (Tracey Ullman) tells the manicurist (Julie Kavner) about her boyfriend and the manicurist reveals that she had the same boyfriend that jilted her weeks earlier. NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK; Doc (special guest star Martin Short), a die-hard Elvis Presley fan, is on a diner date with his girl (Tracey Ullman) when he shows off his singing talents as Elvis Presley to impress her.

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Episode 4 • Oct 22, 1989

THE FINAL POLKA; At a traditional Slavic wedding reception, Staush (Dan Castellaneta) thinks about getting an annulment, until his new eccentric wife Maja (Tracey Ullman), shows him that she can be fun. SERMON ON THE MOUND; During a major league baseball game, catcher Louise (Dan Castellaneta) and pitcher George (Sam McMurray) discuss their problems with each other regarding their troubled friendship. MY BABY; While waiting to see a doctor, three overdue pregnant women (Tracey Ullman, Julie Kavner and special guest star Marilu Henner) talk about their babies, sing and dance for excitement and go into labor in the process.

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Episode 5 • Oct 29, 1989

THE CO-OP; Dave and William attend a co-op meeting with three apartment residents who will decide if they will be fit to move into their new apartment. The residents includ: Emily Davis, a blind woman (Julie Kavner); Ann B. Cooper (Tracey Ullman), an elderly, eccentric woman with lots of cats; and Frederick Bolt (Harold Sylvester), a conservative business type. THE MAN WHO GOT AWAY; Dr. Gibson tries not to let go of Raymond Mead (Sam McMurray), an egomanical businessman who is thinking about becoming a patient of his. PARALLEL EXISTENCE (MY BETTER WHOLE); A donut shop waitress (Julie Kavner) meets her wealthy double (Tracey Ullman) from a parallel universe who tells her that her life can be better.

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Episode 6 • Nov 05, 1989

TWO TIME LOSERS; In a California law courtroom, singer Gulliver Dark and British society woman Benita Growen (Tracey Ullman) are called to testify against the businessman (Joe Malone) who embezzled all of Dark's wealth and who cheated on Benita. THE GATE; A Southern belle (Tracey Ullman) talks on a intercom outside the front gate of a Hollywood mansion in order to get in to see her idol Steven Spielberg.

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