22 minSeason 4 • Episode 22
LatestAs Caroline and Richard prepare to leave for Italy to visit his newborn son, Richard makes a confession that gives Caroline second thoughts about their future together: he never wanted to have children. But when he arrives alone in Italy, Richard discovers that Julia has abandoned the baby, and slowly becomes a model father. Meanwhile, Annie and Del begin a clandestine relationship. Flashing forward six months later, the series finale finds Caroline headed to the altar with Randy, when an unexpected guest arrives during the wedding ceremony: Richard, holding his infant son...
Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran on the NBC television network. It stars Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy, who lives in Manhattan in New York City. The series premiered on September 21, 1995 in the "Must See TV" Thursday night block after Seinfeld. The show ran for 97 episodes over four seasons, before it was cancelled; its final episode was broadcast on April 26, 1999.
Acting
Amy Pietz's Annie steals every scene with chaotic bestie energy.
Production
Caroline's cartoon inserts are genuinely clever visual gags.
Creators
Marco Pennette, Dottie Dartland Zicklin, Fred Barron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sandwiched between Seinfeld and ER, this show epitomized NBC's '90s Thursday dominance—and how that slot could make or break even decent sitcoms.
Lea Thompson's real-life daughter Madelyn Deutch appeared as young Caroline in flashbacks, making the mother-daughter casting a subtle running Easter egg.
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