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THE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF MOLLY DODD (1988-1991)
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987-1991) - photo copyright © NBC | Role: Moss Goodman Air Dates: March 24, 1988 - March 30, 1991 Directors: SeveralEpisodes: 14. "Here's why you shouldn't get too attached to your cat" Air Date: March 24, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 15. "Here's another cryptic message from upstate" Air Date: June 29, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 16. "Here are a few variations on a sexual theme" Air Date: March 31, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 17. "Here comes that cold wind off the river" Air Date: April 7, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 19. "Here's a side effect of serious moonlight" Air Date: April 14, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 21. "Here's a little known Ingrid Bergman incident" Air Date: May 25, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 22. "Here's who ordered the pizza" Air Date: June 1, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 24. "Here's a reason to keep your goats in the barn" Air Date: June 15, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 25. "Here's talkin' to yourself" Air Date: June 22, 1988 | Synopsis: See Link 26. "Here's that old shadow on the wall" Air Date: April 17, 1989 | Synopsis: See Link 33. "Here's why you should always make your bed in the morning" Air Date: June 3, 1989 | Synopsis: See Link 34. "Here's a rough way to learn a foreign language" Air Date: June 10, 1989 | Synopsis: See Link 35. "Here's some ducks all in a row" Air Date: June 17, 1989 | Synopsis: See Link 37. "Here's a shot in the dark" Air Date: July 1, 1989 | Synopsis: See Link 38. "Here's an unexpected twist on the old biological clock" Air Date: July 8, 1989 | Synopsis: See Link 41. "Here are just a few things that could possibly go wrong" Air Date: April 13, 1990 | Synopsis: See Link 44. "Here's something I forgot to mention" Air Date: May 11, 1990 | Synopsis: See Link 45. "Here's why restaurants have a minimum" Air Date: May 18, 1990 | Synopsis: See Link 58. "Here's a good excuse for missing the party" Air Date: February 23, 1991 | Synopsis: See Link 63. "Here's why you shouldn't talk to strangers in the park" Air Date: March 30, 1991 | Synopsis: See Link Series Cast: Blair Brown .... Molly Dodd Allyn Ann McLerie .... Florence Bickford William Converse-Roberts .... Fred C. Dodd James Greene .... Davey McQuinn David Strathairn .... Moss Goodman (Seasons 2,3,4) Richard Lawson .... Det. Nathaniel Hawthorne (Seasons 3,4,5) George Gaynes as Arthur Feldman (Seasons 3,4,5) Sandy Faison as Mamie Grolnick (Seasons 1,2) Favorite Quotes: • "Oops. I dropped the books." - Moss Goodman • "My father will be in later...or maybe he's in Montreal." - Moss Goodman • "Maybe I have some weird idiosyncrasies, but you do have very nice feet. I noticed that almost immediately." - Moss Goodman • "I think I broke your toothbrush." - Moss Goodman • Customer: "Do you take credit cards?" Moss: "I don't know. Do we?" [customer shows him the credit card machine; after looking it over, he gives her back her card] Customer: "You didn't--" Moss: "Oh, forget it. It's no good here." [pause] "You can have it [the book]. It's garbage." • Molly: "Are you looking at my feet?" Moss: [regarding his broken glasses] "I don't know. It's kind of like a collidoscope in here." • Moss: "My mother's sick, and I've been summened to her bedside." Molly: "What is it?" Moss: "One of those four-posters." • [hands Molly his shoe] "I'm not smoke, Molly. I'm not going to vanish. I'll be back." - Moss Goodman • Molly: "Are you limping?" Moss: "Oh, I got a piece of ice in my foot." Molly: "Do you want to get it out?" Moss: "Oh, it'll melt in bit." • "I love you... Do you want to go get an eclair?" - Moss Goodman Notes: • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd marked David's first regular TV series gig. The second would be over a decade later on Big Apple. • David appeared in seasons two, three and four of the series in a total of twenty episodes. Sixty-five were made. • David and co-star Blair Brown worked together again in the 1991 TV movie Lethal Innocence. Related Links: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Fansite (off site) |