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DiResta(TV show/series, 1998-1999)

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Scripted Reality in 1 season with 17 episodes

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DiResta is an American sitcom which premiered on UPN on October 5, 1998, on its Monday schedule. It was cancelled after its March 1, 1999 airing. The show was named for stand-up comedian John DiResta; this was his first television venture. The series was described by Entertainment Weekly as "A transit cop, his funny job, and his funny family." On the week of November 2–8, 1998, it was the lowest rated non-Pax TV show aired. ()

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About DiResta

DiResta is an American comedy television series which premiered on UPN on October 5, 1998, on its Monday schedule. It was cancelled after its March 1, 1999 airing. The show was named for stand-up comedian John DiResta; this was his first television venture. The series was described by Entertainment Weekly as "A transit cop, his funny job, and his funny family." On the week of November 2-8, 1998, was the lowest rated non-PAX network show aired.

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DiResta Seasons and Episodes

10/05/1998Season 1 - 17 episodes
#1 | 10/05/1998Pilot
John volunteers to work nights in order to afford to send his daughter to an exclusive kindergarten, but the change throws his home life into turmoil.
#2 | 10/12/1998John Kisses Some ...
John mouths off at Sgt. Kazmerek in front of two recruits, losing vacation time that Kate was looking forward to. But he can get it back if he helps Kazmerek get a commendation.
#3 | 10/19/1998Public Enema No. 1
John decides to take up an offer of optional life insurance that promises a large payoff, and then finds out he must have a colonoscopy -- which first requires an enema.
#4 | 10/26/1998Walk on the Feminine Side
John's co-workers make fun of Dakota in his Arabian princess costume on Halloween.
#5 | 11/02/1998Heavy Medal
DiResta is in line for a Medal of Honor when he foils a robbery on the subway by whacking the perp with a sub sandwich. However, the man he saved is a two-timing city councilman.
#6 | 11/09/1998Romeo and Juliet were Lucky
John and Kate start bickering ""like an old married couple,"" so they decide to send the kids away to their aunt's and take a romantic afternoon – except there isn't much romance...
#7 | 11/16/1998Cookin' with Gas
John convinces Cal to sell Kate's home-made chili at the diner, which turns into a full-time job for Kate and additional domestic duties for John.
#8 | 11/23/1998Thanksgiving
Sgt. Kazmerek is even crankier than usual and ends up having Thanksgiving dinner at the DiResta household, where John realizes they actually have a few things in common.
#9 | 12/21/1998The Kid
DiResta is put in charge of supervising a young graffiti artist while he scrubs his work from the subway, but the kid's father doesn't show up to get him and John ends up baby-sitting.
#10 | 01/25/1999Your Daddy Don't Dance
John works as a security guard at a heavy-metal concert featuring an artist from his youth -- but his chance to see his onetime idol doesn't pan out the way he hoped.
#11 | 02/01/1999One Wedding and a Funeral
The DiRestas offer to host Tully and Amanda's wedding, but the bride's family is rather snooty; meanwhile, John finds a dead transit cop---under his kitchen sink.
#12 | 02/08/1999The Torch
A cat fight ensues when John's old girlfriend Wendy shows up unexpectedly.
#13 | 02/15/1999Viagra Falls
John and Kazmerek plot their own operation to catch a drug dealer; Vic gets arrested for selling Viagra.
#14 | 02/22/1999Half a Million Clams
John and Kate get a glimpse of the high life after John's quick actions save the president of a major retail establishment.
#15 | 03/01/1999Slam Dunkin Dunuts
John and his father compete in a battle of the bulge to see who can slim down faster; Kate tries not to get strong-armed into running the church potluck.
#16Kate's Mom
#17The Sergeant's Test

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/05/1998
Last episode released on: 03/01/1999
Composer: Marc Bonilla
WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:20031, Added: 05/16/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024