| Based On: | Beauty Shop by Shelly Garrett |
| Developer: | Jack Elinson Maiya Williams Tom Straw Ralph Farquhar |
| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Director: | Oz Scott |
| Starring: | Sheryl Lee Ralph Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Karen Bankhead Bebe Drake Larenz Tate Morris Day |
| Opentheme: | "New Attitude" performed by Sheryl Lee Ralph |
| Composer: | Kurt Farquhar |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 (2 unaired) |
| Executive Producer: | Bill Boulware Jack Elinson Doug McHenry |
| Producer: | Clarence Avant Ron Bloomberg George E. Crosby Al Gordon George Jackson |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Company: | Doug McHenry Film Grio Entertainment Group Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Channel: | ABC |
New Attitude is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from August to September 1990. Based on the play Beauty Shop by Shelly Garrett,[1] the series aired for six episodes during ABC's TGIF lineup on Fridays.[2]
The St. James sisters had sunk everything they could beg or borrow into their new business venture, "New Attitude" beauty salon. The partnership was 50-50: outrageous, try-anything Yvonne (Phyllis Yvonne Stickney) got them into trouble, and conservative, sensible Vicki (Sheryl Lee Ralph) got them out. Lamarr (Morris Day) is their colorful top hairdresser, the "prince of perms"; Taylor (Karen Bankhead), the ambitious but inept receptionist (she had flunked the beautician's exam 11 times); and Leon (Earl Billings), the landlord.
New Attitude aired a total of six episodes (eight were filmed) before being canceled by ABC in September 1990.