
Phenom
S1 · E1IMDB:
4.8
Released
9/14/1993
Duration
0h 30m
Genre
Comedy
Country
United States
Cast
Judith Light, Angela Goethals, Ashley Johnson
Overview
A teenage tennis prodigy tries to balance a social life with her ambition for stardom, under constant pressure from her driven coach, but with lots of support from her mom.

Phenom
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
4.8Released
9/14/1993
Genre
Comedy
Cast
Judith Light, Angela Goethals, Ashley Johnson
Duration
0h 30m
Country
United States
Overview
A teenage tennis prodigy tries to balance a social life with her ambition for stardom, under constant pressure from her driven coach, but with lots of support from her mom.
Episodes
EP 1AvailablePilot
Angela, the tennis playing Phenom, strives to live as a normal teenager. Her pushy coach Lou, keeps her in the tennis spotlight and she does not have time for friends or family. Her mother, Diane, is falling off her hinges and needs to get away for the weekend, so Lou gives her the tip of a spa that he goes to often and she can relax and get a 50% discount for mentionining his name. When Diane gets there she meets a charming man, except he has multiple personalities. Back home, Brian must tend to his little sister's camp meetings, which turns out to be in his favor.

Pilot
Angela, the tennis playing Phenom, strives to live as a normal teenager. Her pushy coach Lou, keeps her in the tennis spotlight and she does not have time for friends or family. Her mother, Diane, is falling off her hinges and needs to get away for the weekend, so Lou gives her the tip of a spa that he goes to often and she can relax and get a 50% discount for mentionining his name. When Diane gets there she meets a charming man, except he has multiple personalities. Back home, Brian must tend to his little sister's camp meetings, which turns out to be in his favor.
EP 2AvailableAngela's First Kiss
Angela postpones a trip to a tournament to attend a dance with her new boyfriend.

Angela's First Kiss
Angela postpones a trip to a tournament to attend a dance with her new boyfriend.
EP 3AvailableSecrets
Dianne's ex fails to send a check, the mortgage is late and the van needs repairs.

Secrets
Dianne's ex fails to send a check, the mortgage is late and the van needs repairs.
EP 4AvailableAngela Gets Crushed
Angela falls for her new coach who's stringing her along to get the most out of her as a player.

Angela Gets Crushed
Angela falls for her new coach who's stringing her along to get the most out of her as a player.
EP 5AvailableDaddy's Home
Angela's dad spends more time with her - and horns in on coach Lou's turf.

Daddy's Home
Angela's dad spends more time with her - and horns in on coach Lou's turf.
EP 6AvailableGame Face
Coach Lou pumps up Angela for a match - then Dianne destroys his handiwork with a hug.

Game Face
Coach Lou pumps up Angela for a match - then Dianne destroys his handiwork with a hug.
EP 7AvailableAngela's Wild Ride
Encouraged by a rebellious friend, Angela takes a ride on the wild side and gets caught in a stolen car.

Angela's Wild Ride
Encouraged by a rebellious friend, Angela takes a ride on the wild side and gets caught in a stolen car.
EP 8AvailableAnswered Prayers
Mary Margaret needs to work out a few misconceptions about the power of prayer. Meanwhile, a depressed Lou won't leave the Doolan house.

Answered Prayers
Mary Margaret needs to work out a few misconceptions about the power of prayer. Meanwhile, a depressed Lou won't leave the Doolan house.
EP 9AvailableCrazy for You
At a resort, Dianne meets a gentleman who's too good to be true.

Crazy for You
At a resort, Dianne meets a gentleman who's too good to be true.
EP 10AvailableThere's No Place Like Home
Mary Margaret lands the lead in a school play and expects the whole family to be there, despite the fact that Angela has a tournament.

There's No Place Like Home
Mary Margaret lands the lead in a school play and expects the whole family to be there, despite the fact that Angela has a tournament.
EP 11AvailableA Lou-Daughter Picnic
Lou plays dad for a day when he takes Mary Margaret to a father-daughter picnic.

A Lou-Daughter Picnic
Lou plays dad for a day when he takes Mary Margaret to a father-daughter picnic.
EP 12AvailableA Very Doolan Christmas
Lou and his mother spend Christmas with the Doolans, and Brian has a special gift for Roanne.

A Very Doolan Christmas
Lou and his mother spend Christmas with the Doolans, and Brian has a special gift for Roanne.
EP 13AvailableBrian and the Tennis Star
The Doolans host a promiscuous tennis star, whom they hope to keep away from the wild side of L.A..

Brian and the Tennis Star
The Doolans host a promiscuous tennis star, whom they hope to keep away from the wild side of L.A..
EP 14AvailableMy Little Tony
To Angela's chagrin, Lou scares off her boyfriend, while Mary Margaret can't ditch a pesky admirer.

My Little Tony
To Angela's chagrin, Lou scares off her boyfriend, while Mary Margaret can't ditch a pesky admirer.
EP 15AvailableMen are Dogs
Dianne discovers that her sister the judge isn't a very good judge of character when the woman falls for coach Lou.

Men are Dogs
Dianne discovers that her sister the judge isn't a very good judge of character when the woman falls for coach Lou.
EP 16AvailableSpring Break-Out
Brian's overzealous approach as Coach Lou's new head of security turns the tennis academy into a prison camp.

Spring Break-Out
Brian's overzealous approach as Coach Lou's new head of security turns the tennis academy into a prison camp.
EP 17AvailableWhat's in a Vow?
Dianne gives a speech about working in the real world, and it's so inspiring that a nun renounces her vows.

What's in a Vow?
Dianne gives a speech about working in the real world, and it's so inspiring that a nun renounces her vows.
EP 18AvailableDianne's Young Buck
Surprise and disbelief rock the Doolan household when Dianne dates a younger man.

Dianne's Young Buck
Surprise and disbelief rock the Doolan household when Dianne dates a younger man.
EP 19AvailableAngela's Fifteen Minutes
Angela's first newspaper profile leads to heartache when a reporter manipulates the facts from the interview.

Angela's Fifteen Minutes
Angela's first newspaper profile leads to heartache when a reporter manipulates the facts from the interview.
EP 20AvailableIt's a Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis
Lou faces a midlife crisis. Jerry Mathers and Tracy Austin appear as themselves.

It's a Wonderful Mid-Life Crisis
Lou faces a midlife crisis. Jerry Mathers and Tracy Austin appear as themselves.
EP 21AvailableJust a Family of Doolans Sittin' Around Talkin'
The Doolans reveal their fantasies after winning five hours of free psychotherapy.

Just a Family of Doolans Sittin' Around Talkin'
The Doolans reveal their fantasies after winning five hours of free psychotherapy.
EP 22AvailableStrictly Lunchroom
Mary Margaret and her dancing partner plot to sidestep their instructor's restrictions on creativity.

Strictly Lunchroom
Mary Margaret and her dancing partner plot to sidestep their instructor's restrictions on creativity.
Cast

Dianne Doolan
Judith Light

Angela Doolan
Angela Goethals

Mary Margaret Doolan
Ashley Johnson

Brian Doolan
Todd Louiso

Roanne
Jennifer Lien

Lou Della Rosa
William Devane

Monica









