Madame's Place

1982 - 1983 NR 23m 6.7

The humorous, sarcastic, aging-celebrity diva Madame lives in a plush Hollywood mansion surrounded by a devoted butler, an attentive secretary, and a beautiful niece, in addition to hosting her own talk show.

Wayland Flowers' diva Madame (a retirement age ventriloquist character who always spoke her/his mind while wearing fabulously over the top jewel and feather accented designer original gowns) starred as herself. Similar to "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992), the meat of each episode was in the backstage areas of her life. The primary cast included her three person staff, and a pre-teen Corey Feldman as the latch key neighbor kid who spent most of his days hanging around Madame's house. Most episodes dealt with standard sitcom style dilemmas in Madame's career or home life, peppered with Flowers'/Madame's biting one liners.

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Episodes:

Episode 2 This is Her Past

2. This is Her Past

Aired: Sep 21, 1982

Sara Joy begins pounding the pavement in Hollywood; After being sawed in half...

Episode 3 A Bath for Eddie

3. A Bath for Eddie

Aired: Sep 22, 1982

A neighborhood boy whom Madame once babysat returns to visit her, but he has ...

Episode 4 Pinky's Diary

4. Pinky's Diary

Aired: Sep 23, 1982

Bernadette books a ladies' marching band on the show without Madame's approva...

Episode 5 The Big Cage

5. The Big Cage

Aired: Sep 24, 1982

A rash of robberies in the neighborhood leads Madame to install a home securi...

Episode 6 Not Even in a Dream

6. Not Even in a Dream

Aired: Sep 27, 1982

No sooner does Solaria, a psychic, predict that Madame is fated to have a bab...

Episode 11 Buzzy's Puberty

11. Buzzy's Puberty

Aired: Oct 4, 1982

Concerned over Buzzy's adolescent crush on Sara Joy, Madame intervenes with t...

Episode 12 A Divine Diva

12. A Divine Diva

Aired: Oct 5, 1982

After winning the Irish Sweepstakes, an eccentric, formerly homeless woman na...

Episode 13 The Blushing Bride

13. The Blushing Bride

Aired: Oct 6, 1982

To boost ratings, Madame sponsors an on-air "Marry Madame" contest to find th...

Episode 16 The Prey of Madness

16. The Prey of Madness

Aired: Oct 11, 1982

Depressed and behaving erratically in the wake of her ruptured engagement to ...

Episode 17 Duck Good, All Good

17. Duck Good, All Good

Aired: Oct 12, 1982

Dr. Joyce Brothers continues her in-depth analysis of Madame, which reveals a...

Episode 18 Who Laughs Last?

18. Who Laughs Last?

Aired: Oct 13, 1982

Against her better judgment, Madame allows a vitriolic reporter to follow her...

Episode 19 I Am What I Am

19. I Am What I Am

Aired: Oct 14, 1982

A famous Italian director asks Madame to appear in his latest film, which lea...

Episode 20 Come Fly with Me

20. Come Fly with Me

Aired: Oct 15, 1982

A deranged fan gains entrance to the mansion; Tab Hunter is interviewed by Ma...

Episode 21 The Golden Mousetrap

21. The Golden Mousetrap

Aired: Oct 18, 1982

Madame's neighbors launch a petition to prevent her from running her show on ...

Episode 23 The Caviar Poisoning

23. The Caviar Poisoning

Aired: Oct 20, 1982

Madame decides the only way to recapture her beauty is to undergo cosmetic su...

Episode 24 Hypnosis is Fun

24. Hypnosis is Fun

Aired: Oct 21, 1982

Solaria tries to hypnotize Madame out of a debilitating bout of insomnia, whi...

Episode 26 My Best Friend

26. My Best Friend

Aired: Oct 25, 1982

Madame hosts a reunion for one of the 'Whoopie Girls' from her speakeasy days...

Episode 27 But Please, No Jokes

27. But Please, No Jokes

Aired: Oct 26, 1982

After spending her life savings to record a single, Sara Joy quits her job to...

Episode 28 I Am the Star!

28. I Am the Star!

Aired: Oct 27, 1982

When Madame is chosen Woman of the Year by the Fine Arts Guild, Bernadette an...

Episode 31 My Lawyer, Please!

31. My Lawyer, Please!

Aired: Oct 31, 1982

Sara Joy hopes to make the Olympics gymnastics team; Madame's former producer...

Episode 32 In Court on Friday

32. In Court on Friday

Aired: Nov 1, 1982

Sara Joy promotes the career of a juggling street performer; Madame's trial c...

Episode 37 #037

37. #037

Aired: Nov 8, 1982

Madame defies network executives when she hires a handsome but inept new anno...

Episode 39 The Man is an Artist

39. The Man is an Artist

Aired: Nov 10, 1982

Madame hires a bargain basement interior designer who romances Bernadette to ...

Episode 41 It's the Ghosts!

41. It's the Ghosts!

Aired: Nov 14, 1982

Madame continues efforts to banish the ghosts of Groucho and Harpo Marx, whos...

Episode 42 Pinky's Shock

42. Pinky's Shock

Aired: Nov 15, 1982

An old flame of Pinkerton's returns after 22 years to disclose that they have...

Episode 43 Fans and Fanatics

43. Fans and Fanatics

Aired: Nov 16, 1982

Two teenagers from the Brooklyn chapter of Madame's fan club sneak into the m...

Episode 46 Fallow Talents

46. Fallow Talents

Aired: Nov 21, 1982

Sara Joy is hypnotized into becoming more assertive, which turns into her a c...

Episode 50 The Stolen Portrait

50. The Stolen Portrait

Aired: Nov 25, 1982

A bumbling inspector takes charge after Madame's iconic, life-size portrait i...

Episode 51 Chopper the Shocker

51. Chopper the Shocker

Aired: Nov 28, 1982

While Pinkerton is on vacation, his twin brother, an uncultivated biker named...

Episode 52 A Poor Old Lady

52. A Poor Old Lady

Aired: Nov 29, 1982

Madame is audited by the Internal Revenue Service, which becomes sticky when ...

Episode 53 The Nice Bernadette

53. The Nice Bernadette

Aired: Nov 30, 1982

Mr. Honest seeks Madame's help in ferreting out the identity of his secret ad...

Episode 54 His Biggest Dream

54. His Biggest Dream

Aired: Dec 1, 1982

Feeling his midlife crunch, Pinkerton accepts an offer to train an up-and-com...

Info about Madame's Place

Current Status: Ended

Genres: Comedy