title: Fired Up (TV series)
text: Fired Up is an American sitcom television series created by Arleen Sorkin and Paul Slansky, that aired on NBC from April 10, 1997 to February 9, 1998, for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence as a self-centered promotions executive and Leah Remini as her mouthy assistant. When the pair got fired from their jobs, they teamed up to create a business as equal partners.  The tagline of the series was "First she got fired, then she got fired up."
  
  Plot
  Gwendolyn Leonard epitomized the term "self-involved."  After being fired from her corporate job, she was reduced to moving in with her former assistant, spunky Terry Reynolds, and starting up a new promotions business as her partner.  Terry and her brother Danny shared a loft apartment atop a clock tower in New York City, and Danny worked as bartender at Clockworks, the restaurant below, while he pursued his dream of becoming a writer.  Clockworks was owned by Guy Mann, an average Joe who adamantly pursued Gwen, though she kept him at arm's length (his response to each of her blow-offs was "Oh, yeah!").
  
  Also regularly seen was Mrs. Francis, a crotchety unemployment agent whom Gwen ultimately inspired to quit her job and open an eggroll shop; Ashley Mann, Guy's son who worked as a female impersonator; Scott Bickley, Danny's lecherous agent who moonlighted as a suit salesman; and in later episodes Steve Summer, a former classmate of Gwen's who has carried a torch for her for decades.
  
  Cast
  Sharon Lawrence as Gwen Leonard
  Leah Remini as Terry Reynolds
  Mark Feuerstein as Danny Reynolds
  Jonathan Banks as Guy Mann
  
  Recurring
  Mark Davis as Ashley Mann
  Francesca P. Roberts as Mrs. Francis
  Timothy Omundson as Scott Bickley
  Thomas F. Wilson as Steve Summer
  
  Notable Guest Stars
  Kelsey Grammer as Tom Whitman
  D.W. Moffett as James Collins
  Dixie Carter as Rita Leonard
  Jack Scalia as Frank Reynolds
  Nicole Sullivan as Debbie
  Don Cornelius as himself
  Randee Heller as Tina Reynolds
  John Aniston as Gordon
  
  Episodes
  
  Season 1 (1997)
  
  Season 2 (1997–98)
  
  History
  Fired Up was a mid-season replacement on NBC. It premiered on April 10, 1997, and ended the first season on June 23 after 8 episodes. The second season premiered on September 22, 1997, and the last episode aired on February 9, 1998. It was a contemporary of shows like Caroline in the City and Suddenly Susan, and at one point, all three shows were part of a Monday-night promotion: "The Ladies of Monday Night."
  
  Reception
  Caryn James of The New York Times said the series had a "topical premise and an edgy lead character, just what most sitcoms lack" but that after a promising start, its first season episodes lost the "sharp writing this series needs."
  
  Fired Up premiered in the "cushy Thursday night slot after Seinfeld" through May 15, 1997, on a night that NBC promoted as Must See TV.  It started out strong in the ratings; the premiere garnered an 18.8 rating and 29 share, but after NBC changed its timeslot, the show lost its audience and NBC canceled it.
  
  Syndication
  Fired Up had a brief syndication run on the USA Network.
  
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  Television series by CBS Studios
  1990s American sitcoms
  1997 American television series debuts
  1998 American television series endings
  1990s American workplace comedy television series
  NBC original programming
  English-language television shows
  Television shows set in New York City