Throb (TV series)

Throb
Title card
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Fredi Towbin
Starring	Diana Canova Jonathan Prince Maryedith Burrell Jane Leeves Richard Cummings Jr. Paul Walker (season 1) Sean de Veritch (season 2)
Music by	Tena Clark
Opening theme	"Throb" – performed by The Nylons
Ending theme	"Throb" – performed by Diana Canova and The Nylons
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	48
Production
Executive producer	Fredi Towbin
Producer	Jason Shubb
Production companies	Swany, Inc. Procter & Gamble Productions Taft Entertainment Television
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 6, 1986 (1986-09-06) – May 21, 1988 (1988-05-21)

Throb is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 6, 1986, to May 21, 1988. The series, created by Fredi Towbin, was produced by Procter & Gamble Productions in association with Taft Entertainment Television, and was distributed by Worldvision Enterprises. The series' rights are currently held by CBS Television Distribution.

The series revolved around a thirty-something divorcee named Sandy Beatty (Diana Canova), who gets a job at a small new wave record label, Throb. Beatty's boss is Zachary Armstrong (Jonathan Prince), who had a huge crush on Sandy. Beatty also has a 12-year-old son named Jeremy (played in the first season by Paul Walker and in season two by Sean de Veritch). Beatty's best friend was Meredith (Maryedith Burrell), a single teacher who lived in her building, and her co-workers included hip business manager Phil Gaines (Richard Cummings, Jr.) and British-born Prudence Anne Bartlett, who was nicknamed "Blue" (Jane Leeves).

During the second season, Sandy moved from her original apartment to the recently vacated penthouse in her building. She took in her co-worker Blue to help out with rent but the differences between straitlaced, somewhat conservative Sandy and the free-spirited Blue became more pronounced as they both lived and worked together. However, they were still friends.

This show was the first time many American TV viewers saw Jane Leeves, who later gained fame as Daphne Moon on Frasier. Paul Walker played Jeremy Beatty for the first season, and would become a leading man in Hollywood some 15 years later, particularly after his breakthrough role in The Fast and the Furious.

The creation of the Zachary Armstrong character, and the casting of Jonathan Prince in the role, was inspired by the (then) current rising fame of Michael J. Fox. Prince bore a strong physical resemblance to Fox, and played Zachary with many similar characterizations as Fox's Family Ties character, Alex P. Keaton. Like Alex Keaton, Zachary was also a young, diminutive overachiever on the fast track who found himself attracted to women who were both older and taller than he, the main object of his affection being Sandy.

• Diana Canova - Sandy Beatty
• Jonathan Prince - Zachary Armstrong
• Maryedith Burrell - Meredith
• Jane Leeves - "Blue" (Prudence Anne Bartlett)
• Richard Cummings Jr. - Phil Gaines
• Paul Walker - Jeremy Beatty (1986–87) (as Paul W. Walker)
• Sean de Veritch - Jeremy Beatty (1987–88)

• Throb at IMDb
• German fan site