About
Encore! Encore! is an American sitcom starring Nathan Lane as an opera singer. On the verge of becoming "The Fourth Tenor", Lane's character injures his vocal cords and must move in with his family, who run a vineyard in Northern California. The series premiered on NBC on September 22, 1998. Encore! Encore! struggled in the ratings from the start. After its fourth episode aired on October 27, 1998, NBC put the series on hiatus for two months. Thirteen episodes were ordered but the series was cancelled at midseason with two episodes left unaired. The final network episode aired on January 20, 1999. All 13 episodes later ran on Bravo.
Cast
Nathan Lane
as
Joan Plowright
as
Glenne Headly
as
Ernie Sabella
as
James Patrick Stuart
as
Molly Price
as
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Pilot
Operatic superstar Joseph Pinoni is forced to retire after a freak accident following a performance causes him to lose his voice. Humiliated, he returns home to his family's vineyard in California to assist his mother and sister in running the business, but his perfectionism and superiority complex attitude quickly gets on everyone else's nerves.
I am Joe's Ego
Francesca tries to help Joe get out of his funk over losing his career by taking him out to dinner to cheer him up, but quickly regrets her choice when they are mobbed by fans in the restaurant.
The French Connection
Joe's best friend from Europe, Jean Claude, visits to announce his recent engagement, but it's to a woman Joe loathes. Jean Claude admits he's flat broke and is only marrying for money, so Joe invites him to live in the guest house at the vineyard.
Master Class
To encourage Joe to get more involved with community, Marie puts him in charge of directing the school play at the youth center. Joe's diva like direction angers the parents, but the children love his over the top antics and have him convert their usual performance of ""Yankee Doodle"" into selections from ""Salome.""
Sour Grapes
Joe attempts to end a long standing feud with a neighboring family, over a punch bowl Marie claims they never returned, when he notices Michael showing an interest in the youngest daughter of the other family.
The Diary
While cleaning out the attic, Michael and Joe come across Marie's old diary, and deduce it was written about the time Marie was expecting Joe. After reading a few pages, Joe gets the assumption that Marie was having an affair with a neighbor, and thinks he's illegitimate.
Mr. Joe's Wild Ride
The family, tired of Joe's constant bumming of rides because he doesn't drive, signs him up for driving lessons, but the instructor they hire turns out to be a psychotic nut who takes Joe hostage during the lesson.
I Know How the Caged Bird Tastes
Joe and Jean Claude go overboard to try to impress members of a local cultural society by planning an elaborate dinner party, but they get drunk while tasting wine during the meal preparation and ruin the whole evening.
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