T: Throb

 

Throb

Another post-Soap role for Diana Canova, in which she played a divorcee working at a record company with mostly younger employees. Both Paul Walker and Jane Leeves had early roles on the show. Walker, however, only appeared on the first season. Throb aired in syndication from 1986 to 1988. I watched this whenever I could, as I was never sure when to find it on. 

Sandy Beatty (Canova) was the divorced mom of the series, and her son Jeremy was first played by Walker, then by Sean de Vertich, who'd had appeared in Season One as  friend of Jeremy's. Sandy's boss was Zach Armstrong (Jonathan Prince, formerly of a short-lived series, Mr. Merlin), and her coworkers were Prudence "Blue" Bartlett (Leeves) and business manager Phil Gaines (Richard Cummings, Jr.). Sandy's best friend was Meredith, a teacher who lived nearby. She was played by Maryedith Burrell, formerly of Fridays, and later of the previously mentioned Parenthood from 1990, and the Tom Arnold comedy The Jackie Thomas Show. 

I was disappointed that Jeremy got replaced. The new guy just didn't compare. Though Paul Walker did go onto a successful film career before his untimely death (RIP). And of course Jane Leaves went on to play Daphne on Frasier.