TV series

Beane's of Boston

1979 · 1 season

A gentle, joke-stuffed workplace comedy that ambles along pleasantly without ever demanding much from you.

Overview: Beanes of Boston was a pilot episode for a proposed American adaption of the British sitcom Are You Being Served?. Though written by the original writers of the British series and starring John Hillerman, who would go on to fame in Magnum, P.I., the series was not picked up.
How it feels: Light, satirical, campy and warm. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Work, class, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
class
friendship
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild