About this season
High Society is the title of an American television sitcom that aired Monday nights on CBS in 1995 and early 1996. The series revolves around two New York City women who act in an outrageous, campy, and decadent manner. The theme song was the Lady is a Tramp sung by Chaka Khan. Its premise was similar to the campy British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous.
Episodes (13)
1. Family Val's
Aired 30 October 1995 • 30 min
Ellie's (Jean Smart) book tour is sidetracked by her college nemesis, Val (Faith Prince), who comes between Ellie and her publisher, best friend Dott Emerson (Mary McDonnell).
2. Who's Son is It Anyway?
Aired 6 November 1995 • 30 min
Worried that her son is spending too much time with Val, Dott enlists Ellie's help in winning back her son's devotion by cooking him a meal. Meanwhile, Ellie and Stephano compete for the affections of Ellie's new bodyguard Wolf.
3. Sleeping with the Enemy
Aired 13 November 1995 • 30 min
Ellie's scheme to get Val out of her hair backfires when Val's estranged husband (Robert Clohessy) arrives to sweet-talk his wife back to New Jersy -- and ends up making a pass at Ellie.
4. Dolce & G'bye Now
Aired 20 November 1995 • 30 min
Stephano quits after a fight with Ellie, and a desperate Dott hires Val as his replacement.
5. Tomb with a View
Aired 27 November 1995 • 30 min
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6. The Naked and the Deadline
Aired 4 December 1995 • 30 min
Ellie is suffering from writer's block as the deadline for her latest novel passes, and Dott goes all out to break her out of it.
7. Finnigan's Rainbow
Aired 11 December 1995 • 30 min
Dott falls headlong for a motivational speaker, and Ellie goes to extremes to get her name in the tabloids.
8. We Ought to be in Pictures
Aired 18 December 1995 • 30 min
A big-time TV producer (Jon Polito) sets out to make a miniseries from Ellie's latest novel, ""High Sierra Streetwalker."" Donna Mills plays the tempermental, hitrionic star signed for the lead.
9. Nip and Tuck
Aired 15 January 1996 • 30 min
The Prosepect of posing for a famous photographer has Dott and Ellie each considering a change of face by a famous plastic surgeon (Bronson Pinchot).
10. Alice Doesn't Pump Here Anymore
Aired 22 January 1996 • 30 min
After suffering a heart attack during a sexual encounter with the doorman, Alice (Jayne Meadows) is forced to convalesce at her doting daughter Dott's.
11. Touching up Your Roots
Aired 5 February 1996 • 30 min
A publicity campaign launching Ellie's new novel brings surprises gallore: a visit from her estranged, contrified parents -- and news that she is adopted.
12. I Found My Thrill on Nancy Garvey Hill
Aired 12 February 1996 • 30 min
Dott and Peter try to prevent Ellie from finding out they are meeting with her professional rival, romance novelist Nancy Garver Hill. Things become complicated when Dott finds out Nancy Garver Hill is actually a beer distributor named Chuck Rooney, and a confidentiality agreement prevents her from telling Ellie -- who has just begun an affair with Chuck.
13. The Family Jewels
Aired 26 February 1996 • 30 min
Having witnessed Dott's bond with Brendan during a robbery, Ellie decides to have a baby and begins interviewing prospective fathers.