Encore! Encore!
Encore! Encore! is an American sitcom starring Nathan Lane as an opera singer. On the verge of becoming "The Fourth Tenor", Lane's character injures his vocal cords and must move in with his family, who run a vineyard in Northern California. The series premiered on NBC on September 22, 1998. Encore! Encore! struggled in the ratings from the start. After its fourth episode aired on October 27, 1998, NBC put the series on hiatus for two months. Thirteen episodes were ordered but the series was cancelled at midseason with two episodes left unaired. The final network episode aired on January 20, 1999. All 13 episodes later ran on Bravo.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
22-09-199830mOperatic superstar Joseph Pinoni is forced to retire after a freak accident following a performance causes him to lose his voice. Humiliated, he returns home to his family's vineya...
- Ep 2
2.I am Joe's Ego
29-09-199830mFrancesca tries to help Joe get out of his funk over losing his career by taking him out to dinner to cheer him up, but quickly regrets her choice when they are mobbed by fans in t...
- Ep 3
3.The French Connection
20-10-199830mJoe's best friend from Europe, Jean Claude, visits to announce his recent engagement, but it's to a woman Joe loathes. Jean Claude admits he's flat broke and is only marrying for m...
- Ep 4
4.Master Class
27-10-199830mTo encourage Joe to get more involved with community, Marie puts him in charge of directing the school play at the youth center. Joe's diva like direction angers the parents, but t...
- Ep 5
5.Sour Grapes
16-12-199830mJoe attempts to end a long standing feud with a neighboring family, over a punch bowl Marie claims they never returned, when he notices Michael showing an interest in the youngest...
- Ep 6
6.The Diary
23-12-199830mWhile cleaning out the attic, Michael and Joe come across Marie's old diary, and deduce it was written about the time Marie was expecting Joe. After reading a few pages, Joe gets t...
- Ep 7
7.Mr. Joe's Wild Ride
30-12-199830mThe family, tired of Joe's constant bumming of rides because he doesn't drive, signs him up for driving lessons, but the instructor they hire turns out to be a psychotic nut who ta...
- Ep 8
8.I Know How the Caged Bird Tastes
06-01-199930mJoe and Jean Claude go overboard to try to impress members of a local cultural society by planning an elaborate dinner party, but they get drunk while tasting wine during the meal...
- Ep 9
9.Crime and Punishment
13-01-199930mJoe and Jean Claude are forced to serve community service as hospital orderlies after they are arrested for recklessly driving bicycles while drunk. Joe, completely incompetent in...
- Ep 10
10.To Soeur With Love
20-01-199930mJean Claude's sister comes to visit him, but Joe is afraid his friend will want to kill him when he recalls that the last time Joe met her, they had a wild one night stand.
- Ep 11
11.The Doubt of the Benefit
27-01-199930mJoe gets a swelled head when he learns a benefit concert is being organized in his honor to recognize his career in theater, but while preparing to go to the hall a comedy of error...
- Ep 12
12.A Review to Remember
TBA30mJoe does everything in his power, including seduce a magazine critic he despises, to ensure that Francesca and the winery get a positive review in a prominent wine industry publica...
- Ep 13
13.Soul Food
TBA30mWhen Joseph and Francesca want Marie to write a cookbook to help promote the winery, she agrees to only if Joseph will go to confession. But Joseph doesn't know the secret behind M...
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