Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City  was a sitcom that aired on NBC starring Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy who spending a lot of time with her dates or lovers and meddling in the lives of those around her. The show was part of NBC's powerhouse Thursday night line-up, which also included Friends, Seinfeld and ER.

Muppet Mention

 * In the episode, "Caroline and the ATM," Richard's girlfriend, Shelley, is cooking him something and he decides he has to dump her before she makes him eat it. Then Shelly happily tells him that she has all four Muppets Movies from the video store. After Richard is forced to pat Shelley's dog, he lies that he is allergic to her dog and that they should not live together. After Shelly leaves the apartment, she comes back and tells Richard that she gave up her dog for them to live together. Later on, the two are in bed watching The Great Muppet Caper with an audio clip of Kermit the Frog telling Miss Piggy that she is a great dancer. Shelly says that she and Richard are like Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. Then she announced the next movie is take Manhattan.

Connections

 * Jean Stapleton played Mary Kosky in "Caroline and the Opera."
 * John Landis appeared in "Caroline and the Movie."
 * Florence Henderson appeared in "Caroline and the Balloon."
 * Julie Andrews appeared in "Caroline and Victor/Victoria."
 * French Stewart played a reporter covering Richard in "Caroline and the Long Shot."
 * Judd Hirsch played Ben Karinsky in "Caroline and the Comic."
 * Jay Leno appeared in "Caroline and the Bad Trip."