TV series

Open All Night

1981–1982 · 1 season

A gentle, joke-a-minute hangout in a fluorescent-lit store, easy to dip into and forget.

Overview: Open All Night is a situation comedy on ABC. It premiered on November 28, 1981, and ran until March 5, 1982. The show centered on Gordon Feester and his oddball family who lived and worked in a convenience store. It was somewhat based on the British series Open All Hours. Jay Tarses was co-creator, writer, and director of the show. Cassandra Peterson made a guest appearance on one episode. David Letterman also made a guest appearance, and made a sly reference to his daytime talk show, which was canceled a year before.
How it feels: Light, whimsical and warm. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, work, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
work
friendship
Places: workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild