Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On...

ENDED4 Seasons50 Episodes8.2
NetworkHBO
First AiredJan 24, 1996
Last AiredMar 17, 1999
GenreComedy
Runtime30 min
Created ByTracey Ullman, Allan McKeown

Tracey Takes On... is a sketch comedy series starring actress Tracey Ullman. The show ran for four seasons on HBO and was commissioned after the success of the comedy special Tracey Ullman Takes on New York (1993). Each episode focuses on a specific subject which Ullman and her cast of characters take on through a series of sketches and monologues.

Cast

Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman
Various
Adele Givens
Adele Givens
Hellura
George Segal
George Segal
Harry Rosenthal
Danny Woodburn
Danny Woodburn
Mitch Gibson
Michael McKean
Michael McKean
Barry
Julie Kavner
Julie Kavner
Jodie Wolf / Midge Dexter
Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel
Candy Casino
Michael Tucker
Michael Tucker
Harry Rosenthal

Seasons & Episodes4 seasons · 50 episodes

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E1
E1Dating
Jan 13, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Sydney tries a dating agency, Erin objects to Dusty's going on a date and Linda's limo driver turns out to be an old flame and they have a Titanicesque moment
E2
E2Drugs
Jan 13, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Erin's drug dealer contemplates his life, Sheneesha needs her blood-pressure medication, Midge develops a steriod problem while Chris has her own problems with pot and Kay talks to a co-worker about an addiction but gets hooked herself, on swing.
E3
E3Scandal
Jan 20, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Fern is touched inappropriately by her dentist, Sydney goes away on vacation and finds a p*bic hair in her bed and Janie is attracted to a young man -- a very young man
E4
E4Hair
Jan 20, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Linda is upset she doesnt have a nude scene in ""Hair"", Trevor recalls getting a Beatle haircut as a youth, Fern's hairdresser dies and Erin has a problem with a cactus
Lies
E5Lies
Jan 27, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Fern and Phyllis discuss their late husbands' infidelities, Sheneesha and Hellura discuss how to respond to deal with cheating boyfriends and Chic tells a lie to get out of a ticket and suffers the consequences
E6
E6Erotica
Feb 3, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Janie brings home an arousing sculpture, Chic has an idea for Taxicab Confessions, Linda Granger and Victoria Principal are held against their will by a sultan
E7
E7Books
Feb 10, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Linda reads Chekhov, Kay finds love at the library and Fern trys to retrieve her signed ""Valley Of The Dolls"" from a friend who died
E8
E8Road Rage
Feb 17, 199930m
All sketches coincide with one another.. Sydney enjoys her new Hummer, Linda flies with Chopper Tim, Ruby is carjacked and becomes a hero, Hope retrieves her first car that had been stolen, Fern and Jobie visit L.A., Midge and Chris are mad at a driver that cut them off Everyone almost collide with one another at the end.
E9
E9America
Feb 24, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Ruby was Sen. McCarthy's lover, Fern remembers her past with a jewish mobster
E10
E10Hype
Mar 3, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Madame Nadja wonders about America, Fern has an unexpected surplus of caskets and Sheneesha hates the conditions in the new airport terminal
E11
E11Obsession
Mar 10, 199930m
Main Sketches include: Sydney gives an impromptu slide show at her high school reunion for revenge, Trevor and Barry take up Latin dancing, and Sheneesha on Steven Spielberg's stalker
E12
E12End of the World
Mar 17, 199930m
All the sketches coincide with each other as a meteor shower heads toward Earth and everyone reacts differently: Hope may lose her virginity, Ruby has an unexpected visitation, Trevor & Barry consider a Thelma & Louise situation, Linda gives a farewell concert, Fern and Jobie eat everything in site, Birdie lets her hair down, Sydney gets away from everything, Sheneesha restores order, Chic and Janie have sex

About Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On... is a comedy series on HBO. The show first aired on Jan 24, 1996 and currently has 4 seasons and 50 episodes. Tracey Takes On... has ended after 4 seasons. It has a rating of 8.2/10 based on 5 votes. The cast includes Tracey Ullman, Adele Givens, George Segal, Danny Woodburn, Michael McKean. Created by Tracey Ullman and Allan McKeown.

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