The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show is a situation comedy that ran on the NBC network from 1993 to 1996. The show, created by Don Reo, was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The series took place in a seedy bus terminal in St. Louis, Missouri and focused on the people who worked the night shift. TV Guide onced referred to the series as a 'sitcom noir'. The show revolved around John Hemingway, a recovering alcoholic newly appointed to the role of night shift manager of the St. Louis bus depot. Much of the show revolved around John's attempts to stay sober,... and the first season roughly corresponds to to one episodes per the AA program's Twelve Steps. John constantly struggled to keep control of the station, with regular conflicts with his secretary, Mahalia, the janitor, Heavy Gene, and most strongly with sandwich bar attendant, Dexter, who had been turned down for the position that John was appointed. Sexual tension happened with prostitute Carly. One regular guest star was David Crosby, who played Chester, John's sponsor for AA meetings.
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