Tom Palmer
Director
Living in Captivity (1998)
Season 1
Living in Captivity is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox on Friday night from September 11, 1998 to October 16, 1998.
Released Sept. 11, 1998
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.laugh-track, imdb.sitcom
Network: FOX
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Guns and Lattes
Attempting to escape the stress of the city, Disc jockey Curtis Cooke and his very pregnant wife, Tamara move from the ""windy city"" into their new southern california neighborhod--the planned community of Woodland Heights. The Cookes are African-American professionals who think they have found paradise in this quiet suburban oasis until they meet their new neighbor Carmine ""The King of Mufflers"" Santucci and his trophy wife Lisa. Within hours of their arrival, Carmine's barbeque vanishes, and he blames Curtis. Meanwhile, another neighbor, Will Marek, a novelist with chronic writer's block, befriends Curtis and the two become running buddies. When Will discovers that jogging with Curtis evokes a past memory of being mugged, he is able to overcome his writer's block. This realization offends Curtis but the two soon bond after Will finds the Santucci BBQ in Curtis' garage.
Sept. 11, 1998, midnight
S1E2 - Sex and the Suburbs
An early morning earthquake leads the neighbors outside wearing only their pajamas. Subsequently, the three couples end up discussing their sex lives based on what they are wearing; Will and Becca are clad in flannel, while Lisa is wearing a cocktail outfit and Carmine is wearing a tank top and nothing else! When it becomesknown that Carmine is a fabulous lover, the others find themselves reacting in very strange ways. Meanwhile Lisa goes back to school and leaves Carmine to be fed by all the neighbors.
Sept. 18, 1998, midnight
S1E3 - The Unkindest Cut
Will, contemplating a conversion to Judaism, consults a rabbi but balks at the concept of circumcision. Meanwhile, Carmine's troublemaking nephew Dino moves in.
Sept. 25, 1998, midnight
S1E4 - Safe and Sound
Oct. 2, 1998, midnight
S1E5 - The Alba Wars
War breaks out when Lisa and Tamara attempt to gain the services of the Mareks' shrewd new housekeeper.
Oct. 9, 1998, midnight
S1E6 - Put on a Happy Face
Women of Woodland Heights become addicted to an anti-stress drug that has serious repercussions on the men. Becca discovers Will's anti-depressants, which transform the three stressed-out wives of Woodland Heights into happy pill-popping homemakers with new attitudes and one purpose in mind—pleasing their hubbies.
Oct. 16, 1998, midnight
S1E7 - Boogie Heights
The neighbors see dollar signs when they open their houses to a wily film director, who comes to Woodland Heights to shoot a movie— porno movie.
S1E8 - Bury My Cards at Wounded Knee
S1E9 - Where There's Smoke
S1E10 - On the Road
S1E11 - Joel is My Shepherd
S1E12 - Reeking Havoc
S1E13 - The Kiss
Network: FOX
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 11, 1998
Last Air Date: Oct. 16, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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