Melba: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Melba is an American sitcom about the home and work life of Melba Patterson (Moore), a divorced mother who was the director of New York's Manhattan Visitors Center. Melba was raising her 9-year-old daughter Tracy (Jamilla Perry) with the help of her mother Rose (Barbara Meek) and her white "sister", Susan Slater (Gracie Harrison). Melba and Susan had been close since childhood, since Rose was Susan's family's housekeeper when they were growing up. Jack (Lou Jacobi) and young Gil (Evan Mirand) worked for Melba at the visitors' center.

Series details

• Title: Melba
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1986-01-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-09-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 73991
• IMDb ID: tt0090483
• TVDB ID: 409722

Cast and credited roles

• Melba Moore — Melba Patterson
• Gracie Harrison — Susan Slater
• Barbara Meek — Mama Rose
• Jamilla M. Perry — Tracy Patterson
• Evan Mirand — Gil
• Lou Jacobi — Jack

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-01-28; final listed air date 1986-09-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Melba on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.