BLOSSOM (1990) Cast Then and Now 2022 (32 years) How they changed.

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Blossom is an American sitcom that aired for five seasons on NBC. It debuted as a pilot preview on July 5, 1990, and premiered as a mid-season replacement on January 3, 1991, and aired until May 22, 1995. Don Reo created the series, which starred Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenager living with her father and two elder brothers. It was produced by Reo's Impact Zone Productions and Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchstone Television.

Though Blossom provided impressive ratings for NBC, early critical reviews were mixed. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly felt the premise of the show was overdone, saying it is "yet another show about a nice, hapless single father (in this case, Ted Wass) coping with kids.” Tucker praised Mayim Bialik and said the show is "raised to a higher level by [her] uncommon charm,” but called the other characters bland, saying, "the male characters could exchange each other's lines and you wouldn’t notice — they’re all the same generic nice-guy wiseacre.”

Critic David Zurawik was amongst the few who praised the show and surmised that the lack of attention from other critics was due to many of them being “older, white men” who were more attuned to boys’ coming-of-age stories. Zurawik opined that the dearth of female representation and female-driven stories on TV made Blossom an important show, and that by centering on a teenage girl, Blossom "is also telling adolescent girls that their concerns and feelings are as important as the concerns and feelings of adolescent boys.” Zurawik added that in Beverly Hills, 90210, another popular show for teens, "the boys are the main characters, and the girls come up and either create the problem or tag along. The boys talk the most . . . and they are the ones who come up with the solutions.” However, in Blossom, the female character is at the center and her "problems and concerns are what count. She finds her own solutions. Which is what makes ‘Blossom' such a rare show and an interesting case study of network television and our attitudes about what makes for a good TV show."

Zurawik also lauded the show for its humor and its inclusion of more serious issues, writing,

"‘Blossom' does regularly deal with serious topics: Blossom's first period, using condoms, Blossom possibly running away...But some of the plots are as simple as Blossom and Six camping out overnight to get tickets to a C + C Music Factory concert, then meeting the group members and getting to dance with them — a nice half-hour of teen fantasy that ends on some high-energy, feel-good dancing. And let's not forget those ‘fave' outfits Blossom creates or Blossom's own thoughts on what the show is all about."

By 1994, Variety said Blossom was "one of the more sharply written sitcoms of the past five years."

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