Veronica's Closet

Veronica's Closet
Inter-title
Created by	David Crane Marta Kauffman
Starring	Kirstie Alley Dan Cortese Daryl Mitchell Wallace Langham Kathy Najimy Ron Silver Lorri Bagley Robert Prosky
Opening theme	"She's Got Everything" (season 1)"Bodyrock" by Moby (season 3)
Composer(s)	Giorgio Bertuccelli
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	66
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kevin S. Bright Marta Kauffman David Crane
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 25, 1997 – December 7, 2000

Veronica’s Closet is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for three seasons, from September 25, 1997, to December 7, 2000.

The show stars Kirstie Alley as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase, the head of her own lingerie company in New York City.

Plot

Season one

As the country’s leading romance expert and owner of Veronica’s Closet, purveyor of lingerie and books designed to keep romance alive, Veronica Chase seems to have it all. Her only problem has been a rocky marriage to a womanizing husband, Bryce, (Christopher McDonald) whom she finally gathered the strength to leave. Having written The Guide to a Fairy Tale Marriage and built an empire as the foremost authority on relationships, Ronnie must now confront the charade she’s been living in the public eye as the perfect wife and career woman. Helping Ronnie run the company and her personal life is her top executive, Olive, who is always ready with solid business advice or a shoulder to cry on.

Season two

In the second season, Ron Silver joins the cast as Alec, Ronnie’s new business partner and nemesis who buys controlling interest of the company she built. Robert Prosky, who played Ronnie’s father in season one, was written out of the show (no explanation is ever given).

Season three

In the third and final season, Alec was killed off the show as it was shown that audiences did not like Ron Silver’s character. His widow, June, took over his role in the company and later admitted to pushing Alec into a volcano. Although the final few episodes of Veronica’s Closet did not air in the U.S. on NBC, they were later aired on the USA Cable Network during its syndicated run. In the final episodes, Veronica ends up dating Perry, Olive sells her Internet company and buys June’s half of Veronica’s Closet, making her a co-owner with Veronica, and Josh finally accepts the fact that he is gay and starts dating his neighbor and friend, Brian.

History

The series premiered on Sept 25, 1997, after Seinfeld, to 35 million viewers. Its title was derived from the “real life” lingerie company, Victoria’s Secret. The show was a top 10 hit, although the initial ratings died down later in the first season. The sitcom spent the first two seasons on Thursdays at 9:30 (after Seinfeld in season 1 and after Frasier in season 2). NBC moved the show to Mondays after Suddenly Susan for the 1999–2000 season. Ratings fell more than 50 percent, and NBC put it on hiatus with Suddenly Susan. The show returned on Tuesdays at 9:30 (after Will & Grace) with only a slight boost in ratings. NBC canceled the series in 2000, along with Suddenly Susan, due to low ratings. Reruns were shown on USA Network for a short time in 2000–2001 and on TV Guide Network from 2011–2012.

The show was taped Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, on soundstage 25.

Broadcast history

• September 25, 1997 - May 6, 1999 NBC Thursdays @ 9:30/8:30 central (NBC's Must See TV Thursdays)
• September 20, 1999 - December 7, 2000 NBC Mondays @ 8:30/7:30 central

Ratings history

^{^[a]} End of the series' original broadcast run. Last four episodes were aired on the USA Network five months later.^[4]

Cast

• Kirstie Alley as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase
• Dan Cortese as Laird "Perry" Rollins, former underwear model and publicist
• Wallace Langham as Josh Nicolé Blair, Veronica’s assistant, a man whose sexual identity is unclear
• Daryl Mitchell as Leo Michaels, Veronica’s harried marketing manager
• Kathy Najimy as Olive Massery
• Robert Prosky as Pat Chase (Season 1)
• Ron Silver as Alec Bilson, Veronica’s business partner and rival (Season 2)
• Lorri Bagley as June Bilson Anderson (Season 3)

Episode list

Season one

Season two

Season three

References

External links

• Veronica's Closet at the Internet Movie Database
• Veronica's Closet at TV.com
• Jump The Shark - Veronica's Closet