background for a popular consumer news segment called "Shame on You.") Susan's interviews usually put her in her office with a view of Biscayne Bay or the MacArthur Causeway behind her. Other characters were shot in front of notable Miami buildings or South Florida-style establishments. The series aired for six episodes as a summer replacement series and enjoyed popularity among critics and many viewers in their 20s, especially in Miami. The show logged several notable guest stars, such as a young Mariska Hargitay (appearing as Katie in the episode, "The Katie and Adam Story"). CBS, with what was famously and infamously the oldest audience on television, opted not to pick up the show. Fox Network was rumored to be interested. Years later, when CBS revived the show, creator David Frankel told the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel that Fox asked him to create the same show but with a different title. Cast Main Jonathan Penner as David Klein Steven Eckholdt as Thumper Klein Lynn Clark as Susan Crawford Guest stars Dean Cain as Brian Stan Ivar as Henry Patrick Warburton as Billy Courtney Thorne-Smith as Lisa Brenda Strong as Allison Brett Cullen as Ken Episodes 2000 version Summary The original Grapevines interview style was cited as an influence on HBO hit Sex and the City. Barry Jossen produced both Grapevine and the first season of Sex in the City. CBS brought back Grapevine from February 28 to March 27, 2000. This time, David was played by Steven Eckholdt, Susan by Kristy Swanson, Thumper by George Eads, and a hotel manager, Matt, was played by David Sutcliffe. Where the show once seemed cutting edge with the interviews, music and subject matter so racy even some critics blushed, it now struck most critics as dated. Cast Steven Eckholdt as David Klein Kristy Swanson as Susan Crawford George Eads as Thumper Klein David Sutcliffe as Matt Brewer Episodes References External links TV Show review and pictures 1990s American sitcoms 1992 American television series debuts 1992 American television series endings 2000s American sitcoms 2000 American television series debuts 2000 American television series endings CBS original programming Television series by CBS Studios Television series by MGM Television American television series revived after cancellation Television shows set in Miami