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Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On... (1996)

NR30m4 seasonsEndedNR(5)

One woman playing 20 characters taking on one topic a week.

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.

Comedy
Episodes
Writers
Jenji Kohan, Robert Klane, Jerry Belson
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

The Best Of Tracey Takes On Promo - CBC 1998
HBO's Tracey Takes On... New Year's Day Marathon Commercial
Tracey Takes On Promo - HBO 1996
Tracey Takes On Promo - HBO 1996
Tracey Takes On New Years Day Promo

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Specials

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Marriage

E1 - Marriage

!

Jan 4, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Sydney presses Kay to marry her client who's on Death Row to save him from the chair, Ruby meets her son's mail order bride, Sheneesha gives some advice to some newlyweds.

Hollywood

E2 - Hollywood

!

Jan 11, 1998 - 30m

The sketches in this episode all coincide with each other. Chic goes to Hollywood to pitch a script that falls into his hands, Fern appears on ""Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman"", Ruby is the subject of a documentary, Sydney has the hots for Chic, Mrs. Noh doesn't doesnt like Chic and Linda has a role in an awards show.

Smoking

E3 - Smoking

!

Jan 18, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Kay finds some medicinal marijuana for her mother, Linda tells how her first cigarette started her road of addictions and Ruby can't find a place to smoke.

Loss

E4 - Loss

!

Jan 25, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Fern learns that Harry's apparently been eaten by an alligator, Rayleen mourns the death of husband Mitch and Sydney loses in court for the first time.

Agents

E5 - Agents

!

Feb 1, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Fern finds out Harry faked his death from an insurance agent. Then tracks him down to a tropical island, only for him to actually die. Linda leaves her longtime agent Candy Casino and finds out how hard it is to be her agent.

Age

E6 - Age

!

Feb 8, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Hope falls for her older, physically challenged professor(think stephen hawking), Fern receives a marriage proposal and then he drops dead, and Trevor & Barry comment on how differently they've aged.

Religion

E7 - Religion

!

Feb 15, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Birdie kidnaps Chris and tries to ""cure"" her of her homosexuality and Linda rediscovers her relationship with God.

Man's Best Friend

E8 - Man's Best Friend

!

Feb 22, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Linda and Trevor smuggle a dog onto the plane and Ruby gets some unwanted and rather ""personal"" attention from the neighbor's pitbull.

Culture

E9 - Culture

!

Mar 1, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Hope wants to have sex with a scottish poet, Sydney's method of stress relief: ""Riverdance"" in a woman's restroom, Linda fights against funding cuts for the arts and Sheneesha gets a book deal.

Sports

E10 - Sports

!

Mar 8, 1998 - 30m

Main Sketches include: Ruby has a good day at the track and Janie relives her competition with a school rival.

The Best of Tracey Takes On... Season Three

E11 - The Best of Tracey Takes On... Season Three

!

Jun 4, 1998 - 30m

Sketches: Chic on Sports, Ruby on Sports, Trevor on Loss, Janie on Loss, Kay on Smoking, Hope on Smoking, Janie on Sports, Sheneesha on Age, Sydney on Culture, Birdie on Man's Best Friend, Fern on Age, Linda on Smoking, HRH on Age, Kay and Sydney on Marriage, Ruby on Agents and Linda on Marriage