TV series

Key West

Name: Key West
Released: 1993
Cast: Fisher Stevens, Denise Crosby, Lara Piper, Brian Thompson, Leland Crooke

1993· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 7.7Ended

On FOX

A mix of oddball touches and outrageous characters...

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Synopsis

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.

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E1 PilotNext upJan 19, 1993 · 60 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Victoria Bass (Joy)
E2 The Second Day in HeavenJan 26, 1993 · 60 min
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The good news: Seamus's million-dollar lottery check arrives. The bad news: it's only $32.59 after deductions.
E3 The Great UnknownFeb 2, 1993 · 60 min
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Flu-stricken and short-staffed, Seams vows to the paper out if it kills himâ€”and it might; a mysterious, filry stranger captivates Jody; Gumbo faces up to the 10th anniversary of his beloved wife's death.
E4 Less MoonlightFeb 9, 1993 · 60 min
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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.
E5 Pieces of a ManFeb 16, 1993 · 60 min
Synopsis
Seamus tackles the obituary of an island legend he never met, but whose bequests changes the lives of manyâ€”including Seams, who's entrusted with the care of the old man's ashes.
E6 The GreeningFeb 23, 1993 · 60 min
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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.
E7 Act of GodMar 2, 1993 · 60 min
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As Hurricane Andrew bears down of the Keys, tourists and townsfolk prepare to evacuateâ€”except for a few loco locals who get ready to party.
E8 Gimme ShelterMar 9, 1993 · 60 min
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Seams, JoJo and Rikki scrounge for shelter while their digs are being fumigated; and Savannah is visited by a stern nun form her school days, who's come to ask a favor.
E9 CrossroadsMar 16, 1993 · 60 min
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No write-up available at this time.
E10 We the PeopleJun 1, 1993 · 60 min
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Everyone suffers when the Government blockades tie island to find illegal immigrants, but most of all JoJo, whose visa has expired.
E11 CompadresJun 8, 1993 · 60 min
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Seamus assumes the duties of fatherhood when an illegal immigrant abandons her newborn; Gumbo's pink-ribbonrd gator takes a pouder; the death of a libidinous admiral compromises Chaucy.
E12 The SystemJun 22, 1993 · 60 min
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Seamus's slice-of-life article about Gumbo's bar enables Chaucy to shut it down; Hector's dream of producing quality cigars goes up in smoke.
E13 Heavy Metal, Heavy HeartsJun 29, 1993 · 60 min
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A "moonstruck" dolphin follows Savannah and Seams home from lobster fishing; JoJo and Hunter strike gold in an underwater treasure hunt; Hector pressures Chaucy to issue a dredging permit.