The Tracey Ullman Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Tracey Ullman Show was an American television variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987, as the Fox network's second prime-time series after Married... with Children, and ran until May 26, 1990.

A typical episode would begin with Ullman giving a brief introduction, ostensibly from her dressing room, leading into the opening titles (the show's theme, "You're Thinking Right", was written by George Clinton). Then two or three comedy sketches would be presented in each episode, most designed to showcase Ullman's ability to skillfully mimic various accents. One popular recurring character was timid, slow-talking Kay ("Iiit's... Kaaaaaaaayyy...")

Typically, the final sketch of the night would include a musical and/or dance number featuring Ullman solo or other members of the cast. The final segment saw Ullman, clad in a robe, deliver a closing monologue to the studio audience before ending the show with her catchphrase "Go Home! Go Home!" and dancing as the credits rolled. Ullman often talked about her husband, Allan McKeown, and her daughter, Mabel. Ullman chose the phrase, "Go home", during the show's pilot episode because she could not think of anything clever to end with. "Oh, you got sore bums... go home!"

Series details

• Title: The Tracey Ullman Show
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1987-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-05-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11361
• TVDB ID: 76852

Cast and credited roles

• Tracey Ullman — Various Characters
• Dan Castellaneta — Various Characters
• Sam McMurray — Various Characters
• Nancy Cartwright — Bart Simpson
• Yeardley Smith — Lisa Simpson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-04-05; final listed air date 1987-07-19.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-09-22; final listed air date 1988-05-08.
• Season 3: premiered 1988-10-30; final listed air date 1989-05-21.
• Season 4: premiered 1989-09-10; final listed air date 1990-05-26.

Source and licence

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