Niagara (universe TV show)

Niagara
Opening title card for Season 2
Genre	Workplace Sitcom
Created by	Arthur Table
Showrunners	Arthur Table Brenda Mist
Written by	Leo Tanner Glen Davison Marsha Dubois
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	216
Production
Running time	30
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 12, 1984 (1984-09-12) – May 20, 1992 (1992-05-20)

Niagara was a long-running sitcom set at the information desk at Niagara Falls, following a quirky group of employees, tour guides, and local characters who deal with tourists, unusual requests, and each other.

Main cast

• Patricia Wexler as Margaret Donovan
  • The practical and level-headed supervisor of the information desk who keeps the staff functioning despite their constant mishaps.
• Vincent Carlucci as Tommy Russo
  • A wisecracking former tour guide whose shortcuts and schemes often create the week's problems.
• Linda Mercer as Elenor "Ellie" Brooks
  • A hopeless romantic and local history enthusiast who can answer nearly any question about Niagara Falls.
• Richard G. Mallory as Harold P. Wainwright (Season 1 - 6)
  • An elderly employee who has worked at the falls since the 1950s and frequently reminisces about the area's past.
• Karen Delaney as Diane Foster
  • The ambitious public relations coordinator who dreams of turning the information desk into a major tourist attraction.
• Miguel Herrera as Eddie Morales
  • The cheerful maintenance man who seems to know everyone in town and frequently wanders into the staff's adventures.
• Susan Avery as Janet Pierce (Season 2 - 9)
  • A college student hired in the second season whose youthful optimism often clashes with the veterans' cynicism.
• Daniel Keaton as Officer Raymond Keegan
  • A friendly police officer and recurring love interest for Maggie who frequently assists the desk with unusual tourist incidents.
• Goerge Radcliffe as Captain Charles Kemp
  • A gruff but lovable boat captain who regularly stops by the desk to gossip and offer questionable advice.
• Heather Logan as Mellissa Grant (Season 7 - 9)
  • An eager intern introduced in Season 7 who brings modern ideas and accidentally creates chaos in the office.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	24		September 13, 1984 (1984-09-13)	May 16, 1985 (1985-05-16)
2	24		September 12, 1985 (1985-09-12)	May 15, 1986 (1986-05-15)
3	24		September 11, 1986 (1986-09-11)	May 14, 1987 (1987-05-14)
4	24		September 17, 1987 (1987-09-17)	May 19, 1988 (1988-05-19)
5	24		September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)	May 17, 1989 (1989-05-17)
6	24		September 14, 1989 (1989-09-14)	May 17, 1990 (1990-05-17)
7	24		September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13)	May 16, 1991 (1991-05-16)
8	24		September 12, 1991 (1991-09-12)	May 14, 1992 (1992-05-14)
9	24		September 17, 1992 (1992-09-17)	May 20, 1993 (1993-05-20)

Episodes

Season 1 (1984-85)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"The New Guy"	TBA	TBA	September 13, 1984 (1984-09-13)	N/A
Unknown
2	2	"Lost and Found at the Falls"	TBA	TBA	September 20, 1984 (1984-09-20)	N/A
Unknown
3	3	"The Wrong Honeymooners"	TBA	TBA	October 4, 1984 (1984-10-04)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Airing was pre-empted Sept. 27 for the presidential debate)
4	4	"A Map to Nowhere"	TBA	TBA	October 11, 1984 (1984-10-11)	N/A
Unknown
5	5	"Busload of Trouble"	TBA	TBA	October 18, 1984 (1984-10-18)	N/A
Unknown
6	6	"The Canadian Mix-Up"	TBA	TBA	October 25, 1984 (1984-10-25)	N/A
Unknown
7	7	"A Very Important Tourist"	TBA	TBA	November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01)	N/A
Unknown
8	8	"The Camera Club"	TBA	TBA	November 8, 1984 (1984-11-08)	N/A
Unknown
9	9	"Rainy Day at Table Rock"	TBA	TBA	November 15, 1984 (1984-11-15)	N/A
Unknown
10	10	"Thanksgiving at the Desk"	TBA	TBA	November 22, 1984 (1984-11-22)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Thanksgiving Episode)
11	11	"Over the Edge: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	November 29, 1984 (1984-11-29)	N/A
Unknown
12	12	"Over the Edge: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	December 6, 1984 (1984-12-06)	N/A
Unknown
13	13	"A Very Soggy Christmas"	TBA	TBA	December 13, 1984 (1984-12-13)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Holiday Finale followed by Winter Hiatus)
14	14	"Frozen Assets"	TBA	TBA	February 7, 1985 (1985-02-07)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Spring Premiere)
15	15	"Love on the Canadian Side"	TBA	TBA	February 14, 1985 (1985-02-14)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Valentine's Day episode)
16	16	"The Great Canadian Quicker Picker Upper"	TBA	TBA	February 21, 1985 (1985-02-21)	N/A
Unknown
17	17	"The Mayor Visits"	TBA	TBA	February 28, 1985 (1985-02-28)	N/A
Unknown
18	18	"The Tourist from Tokyo"	TBA	TBA	March 7, 1985 (1985-03-07)	N/A
Unknown
19	19	"The Time Capsule"	TBA	TBA	March 14, 1985 (1985-03-14)	N/A
Unknown
20	20	"Spring Breakout"	TBA	TBA	March 21, 1985 (1985-03-21)	N/A
Unknown
21	21	"April Fools on the Border"	TBA	TBA	April 4, 1985 (1985-04-04)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted March 28)
22	22	"Night Shift"	TBA	TBA	April 18, 1985 (1985-04-18)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted April 11)
23	23	"Trading Desks"	TBA	TBA	May 2, 1985 (1985-05-02)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted April 25)
24	24	"The Mist-ery Guest"	TBA	TBA	May 16, 1985 (1985-05-16)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted May 9)

Season 2 (1985-86)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
25	1	"The Sophomore Surge"	J.D. Cooper	Arthur Table	September 12, 1985 (1985-09-12)	N/A
Unknown
26	2	"A Map to the Stars"	J.D. Cooper	Brenda Mist	September 19, 1985 (1985-09-19)	N/A
Unknown
27	3	"Counter Intelligence"	Peter Falls	Leo Tanner	September 26, 1985 (1985-09-26)	N/A
Unknown
28	4	"Wet and Wild"	Peter Falls	Glen Davison	October 3, 1985 (1985-10-03)	N/A
Unknown
29	5	"The Barrel Maker's Son"	J.D. Cooper	Marsha Dubois	October 10, 1985 (1985-10-10)	N/A
Unknown
30	6	"Border Patrol Blues"	J.D. Cooper	Arthur Table	October 17, 1985 (1985-10-17)	N/A
Unknown
31	7	"The Ghost of Goat Island"	Peter Falls	Brenda Mist	October 31, 1985 (1985-10-31)	N/A
While working the late shift, Margaret begins hearing strange noises from outside the kiosk. Is it a prank, or is it the infamous Ghost of Goat Island coming for its revenge?
32	8	"Lost in the Currency Exchange"	Peter Falls	Leo Tanner	November 7, 1985 (1985-11-07)	N/A
Unknown
33	9	"Eddie's Big Promotion"	J.D. Cooper	Glen Davison	November 14, 1985 (1985-11-14)	N/A
Unknown
34	10	"Raincoats and Heartbreaks"	J.D. Cooper	Marsha Dubois	November 21, 1985 (1985-11-21)	N/A
Unknown
35	11	"Over the Edge Again: Part 1"	Peter Falls	Arthur Table	December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05)	N/A
Unknown
36	12	"Over the Edge Again: Part 2"	Peter Falls	Arthur Table	December 12, 1985 (1985-12-12)	N/A
Unknown
37	13	"Frosty's Information Desk"	J.D. Cooper	Brenda Mist	December 19, 1985 (1985-12-19)	N/A
Unknown
38	14	"The Freeze Out"	J.D. Cooper	Leo Tanner	February 6, 1986 (1986-02-06)	N/A
Unknown
39	15	"Cupid's Poncho"	Peter Falls	Glen Davison	February 13, 1986 (1986-02-13)	N/A
Unknown
40	16	"The Canadian Complicated"	Peter Falls	Marsha Dubois	February 20, 1986 (1986-02-20)	N/A
Unknown
41	17	"Double Booking"	J.D. Cooper	Arthur Table	February 27, 1986 (1986-02-27)	N/A
Unknown
42	18	"Mist Connection"	J.D. Cooper	Brenda Mist	March 6, 1986 (1986-03-06)	N/A
Unknown
43	19	"The Souvenir Stand Off"	Peter Falls	Leo Tanner	March 13, 1986 (1986-03-13)	N/A
Unknown
44	20	"Spring Thaw"	Peter Falls	Glen Davison	March 20, 1986 (1986-03-20)	N/A
Unknown
45	21	"April Fools in the Spray"	J.D. Cooper	Marsha Dubois	April 3, 1986 (1986-04-03)	N/A
Unknown
46	22	"The Tour Bus Trap"	J.D. Cooper	Arthur Table	April 17, 1986 (1986-04-17)	N/A
Unknown
47	23	"Honey-Moonlighting"	Peter Falls	Brenda Mist	May 1, 1986 (1986-05-01)	N/A
Unknown
48	24	"Maid of the Mistaken Wedding"	J.D. Cooper	Arthur Table	May 15, 1986 (1986-05-15)	N/A
Unknown

Season 3 (1986-87)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
49	1	"New Faces"	TBA	TBA	September 1, 1986 (1986-09-01)	N/A
Unknown

Season 4 (1987-88)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
73	1	"The New Supervisor"	TBA	TBA	September 10, 1987 (1987-09-10)	N/A
Unknown

Season 5 (1988-89)

The "Golden Era" season. The show was a Top 10 ratings hit by this point. Margarete gets promoted, and Tommy gets trapped in a legal battle over Canadian vs. American airspace.

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
97	1	"Fifth Time's a Charm"	TBA	TBA	September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)	N/A
Unknown
98	2	"The Daredevil Diaries"	TBA	TBA	September 22, 1988 (1988-09-22)	N/A
Unknown
99	3	"The Horseshoe Hoax"	TBA	TBA	September 29, 1988 (1988-09-29)	N/A
Unknown
100	4	"100 Bottles of Water on the Wall"	TBA	TBA	October 6, 1988 (1988-10-06)	N/A
100th Episode Special
101	5	"Whose Line is it Anyway, Eh?"	TBA	TBA	October 13, 1988 (1988-10-13)	N/A
Unknown
102	6	"The Haunting of Goat Island"	TBA	TBA	October 27, 1988 (1988-10-27)	N/A
Halloween episode (NOTE: Pre-empted Oct. 20)
103	7	"Election Mist"	TBA	TBA	November 3, 1988 (1988-11-03)	N/A
Unknown
104	8	"The Passport Panic"	TBA	TBA	November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)	N/A
Unknown
105	9	"Thanksgiving Breakdown"	TBA	TBA	November 17, 1988 (1988-11-17)	N/A
Unknown
106	10	"The Canadian Caper: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)	N/A
Unknown
107	11	"The Canadian Caper: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	December 1, 1988 (1988-12-01)	N/A
Unknown
108	12	"Margaret's Audit"	TBA	TBA	December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08)	N/A
Unknown
109	13	"The Great Gift Exchange Rate"	TBA	TBA	December 15, 1988 (1988-12-15)	N/A
Holiday Finale followed by Winter Hiatus
110	14	"The Ice Bridge"	TBA	TBA	February 9, 1989 (1989-02-09)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Spring Preimiere)
111	15	"Heartbreak Hotel"	TBA	TBA	February 16, 1989 (1989-02-16)	N/A
Unknown
112	16	"Diane's Legal Leap"	TBA	TBA	February 23, 1989 (1989-02-23)	N/A
Unknown
113	17	"The Loudspeaker Lunacy"	TBA	TBA	March 2, 1989 (1989-03-02)	N/A
Unknown
114	18	"The Foam Patrol"	TBA	TBA	March 9, 1989 (1989-03-09)	N/A
Unknown
115	18	"Green with Envy"	TBA	TBA	March 16, 1989 (1989-03-16)	N/A
St. Patrick's Day episode
116	19	"The Tour Bus Tantrum"	TBA	TBA	March 23, 1989 (1989-03-23)	N/A
Unknown
117	20	"Lost in the Spray"	TBA	TBA	April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted March 30)
118	21	"The Fudge Factor"	TBA	TBA	April 20, 1989 (1989-04-20)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted April 13)
119	22	"Harold Goes Over, Part 1"	TBA	TBA	May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted April 27)
120	23	"Harold Goes Over, Part 2"	TBA	TBA	May 18, 1989 (1989-05-18)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted May 1)

Season 6 (1989-90)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
121	1	"Return to Table Rock"	TBA	TBA	September 7, 1989 (1989-09-07)	N/A
Unknown

Season 7 (1990-91)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
145	1	"The New Intern"	TBA	TBA	September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13)	N/A
Unknown

Season 8 (1991-92)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
169	1	"The New Computer"	TBA	TBA	September 12, 1991 (1991-09-12)	N/A
Unknown

Season 9 (1992-93)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers (millions)
193	1	"The Final Descent"	TBA	TBA	September 17, 1992 (1992-09-17)	N/A
Unknown
194	2	"The Kiosk Chronicles"	TBA	TBA	September 24, 1992 (1992-09-24)	N/A
Unknown
195	3	"The Last Daredevil"	TBA	TBA	October 1, 1992 (1992-10-01)	N/A
Unknown
196	4	"Captain Charles' Retirement Plan"	TBA	TBA	October 8, 1992 (1992-10-08)	N/A
Unknown
197	5	"Ellie's Big Move"	TBA	TBA	October 15, 1992 (1992-10-15)	N/A
Unknown
198	6	"Ghost in the Machine"	TBA	TBA	October 29, 1992 (1992-10-29)	N/A
Halloween Episode (NOTE: Pre-empted Oct 22)
199	7	"The Campaign Trail Mix"	TBA	TBA	November 5, 1992 (1992-11-05)	N/A
Unknown
200	8	"Ellie Grows Up"	TBA	TBA	November 12, 1992 (1992-11-12)	N/A
Unknown
201	9	"Thanksgiving in a Poncho"	TBA	TBA	November 19, 1992 (1992-11-19)	N/A
Unknown
202	10	"The Final Countdown: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	November 26, 1992 (1992-11-26)	N/A
Unknown
203	11	"The Final Countdown: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	December 3, 1992 (1992-12-03)	N/A
Unknown
204	12	"A Bitter Cold Welcome"	TBA	TBA	December 10, 1992 (1992-12-10)	N/A
Unknown
205	13	"The Last Christmas at Table Rock"	TBA	TBA	December 17, 1992 (1992-12-17)	N/A
Holiday Finale (NOTE: Followed by Winter Hiatus)
206	14	"The Digital Age Dawns"	TBA	TBA	February 4, 1993 (1993-02-04)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Spring Premiere)
207	15	"The Valentine’s Day Kiosk Crash"	TBA	TBA	February 11, 1993 (1993-02-11)	N/A
Valentine's Day episode
208	16	"Soggy Bottom Blues"	TBA	TBA	February 18, 1993 (1993-02-18)	N/A
Unknown
209	17	"The Great Border Blockade"	TBA	TBA	February 25, 1993 (1993-02-25)	N/A
Unknown
210	18	"March Madness at the Desk"	TBA	TBA	March 4, 1993 (1993-03-04)	N/A
Unknown
211	19	"The Souvenir Strike"	TBA	TBA	March 11, 1993 (1993-03-11)	N/A
Unknown
212	20	"A View to a Spill"	TBA	TBA	March 18, 1993 (1993-03-18)	N/A
Unknown
213	21	"The Golden Poncho Awards"	TBA	TBA	April 1, 1993 (1993-04-01)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted March 25)
214	22	"Tommy Unplugged"	TBA	TBA	April 15, 1993 (1993-04-15)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted April 8)
215	23	"The Last Tourist: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	April 29, 1993 (1993-04-29)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted April 22)
216	24	"The Last Tourist: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	May 20, 1993 (1993-05-20)	N/A
Unknown (NOTE: Pre-empted May 6 and 13 to build hype for the series finale)