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Caroline in the City S1E21 — Caroline and Richard's Mom

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Caroline in the City•Season 1•Episode 21

Caroline and Richard's Mom

6.8/10 · 53 votesApr 25, 199622 min

Ranked #22 of 24 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Richard faces some childhood traumas when his mother (Ashley) makes a surprise visit: it seems she is given to claiming to know celebrities personally, and Richard has never quite gotten over her promise to have Salvador Dali look at his paintings. But Caroline doesn't know

Directed byJames Burrows

Written byDottie Dartland Zicklin, Charles Harper Yates

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Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes24

Caroline in the City

Caroline and the Mugger

Caroline and the Gay Art Show

Caroline and the Bad Back

Caroline and the ATM

Caroline and the Folks

Caroline and the Opera

Caroline and the Balloon

Caroline and the Convict

Caroline and the Christmas Break

Caroline and the Gift

Caroline and the Married Man

Caroline and the Twenty-Eight-Pound Walleye

Caroline and the Watch

Caroline and the Bad Date

Caroline and the Proposal

Caroline and the Kid

Caroline and the Ex-Wife

Caroline and the Movie

Caroline and the Cereal

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Cast4

Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson

Caroline Duffy

Eric Lutes

Eric Lutes

Del Cassidy

Malcolm Gets

Malcolm Gets

Richard Karinsky

Amy Pietz

Amy Pietz

Annie Spadaro

Crew3

James Burrows

James Burrows

Director

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Dottie Dartland Zicklin

Writer

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Charles Harper Yates

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Caroline and Richard's Mom" is episode 21 of Caroline in the City season 1. It scored 6.8/10 from 53 votes, ranking #22 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by James Burrows and written by Dottie Dartland Zicklin, Charles Harper Yates, it aired on April 25, 1996.

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