| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | The Producers Entertainment Group Ltd. Axelrod-Widdoes Productions Fred Barron Productions (seasons 1–2) Livestock Productions (seasons 1–2) Kitten in the Oven Productions (seasons 3–4) CBS Productions |
| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Creator: | Fred Barron |
| Starring: | Harry Anderson DeLane Matthews Zane Carney Andrew Ducote Shadoe Stevens Meshach Taylor J.C. Wendel |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 98 |
| Num Seasons: | 4 |
| Executive Producer: | Jonathan Axelrod James Widdoes Fred Barron |
| Producer: | Faye Oshima Belyeu |
| Network: | CBS |
| Opentheme: | "You May Be Right" by Southside Johnny |
| Last Aired: | [1] |
Dave's World is an American sitcom television series, created by Fred Barron, that aired on CBS from September 20, 1993, to June 27, 1997. The series is based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry.
The show focuses on the daily trials and tribulations of columnist Dave Barry (Harry Anderson) and his wife, Beth (DeLane Matthews), along with their sons, Tommy (Zane Carney) and Willie (Andrew Ducote). Dave worked at the Miami Record-Dispatch (a fictionalized version of the Miami Herald, where Barry worked in real life), where Kenny Beckett (Shadoe Stevens) was his editor, although Dave typically worked from home, where Mia (J.C. Wendel) was his assistant. Neighbor Sheldon Baylor (Meshach Taylor) was a successful plastic surgeon and Dave's best friend from high school. Starting in the second season, the Barrys hired Eric (Patrick Warburton) to do some work on their house, which led to Eric and Mia dating and eventually moving next door to the Barrys and getting married. Later in the series, Dave completes a book based on his and his friends' lives during the 1960s, and Shel loses all of his money when his business manager runs off. Kenny is also fired from the newspaper and becomes a weatherman.
The show was set in Miami, Florida (Barry's actual city of residence), and was based on Barry's books Dave Barry's Greatest Hits and Dave Barry Turns 40.[2]
The show's theme song was a version of Billy Joel's "You May Be Right" sung by Southside Johnny; however, it is not used in the DVD releases (see below).
During the run of the show, the real Dave Barry divorced his wife, Beth.[3]
CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) released the first two seasons of Dave's World on DVD in Region 1 in 2008 and 2009.[4] [5] The theme song for the DVD releases was replaced with a generic rock track.
On July 24, 2012, Season 3 was released as a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release via Amazon.com's CreateSpace program.[6]
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The First Season | 23 | August 12, 2008 | |
| The Second Season | 25 | February 3, 2009 | |
| The Third Season | 26 | July 24, 2012 |
The show was originally a hit for CBS when it aired on Monday nights. However, by the third season, it was moved to Wednesdays, and the ratings declined. By the fourth season, the show had moved to the "Friday night death slot" and the resulting drop in ratings led to the program's cancellation.