Down and Out in Beverly Hills is an American sitcom based on the 1986 movie of the same name. It aired from April 26 to September 12, 1987, on the fledgling Fox network. It has the distinction of being the first ever show to be cancelled by Fox; 5 of the 13 produced episodes did not air.
The cast included Héctor Elizondo as Dave Whiteman (Richard Dreyfuss' character in the movie), Anita Morris as Barbara Whiteman (Bette Midler's character in the movie), Eileen Seeley as Jenny Whiteman (Tracy Nelson's character in the movie), April Ortiz as Carmen the Maid (Elizabeth Peña's character from the movie), and Tim Thomerson as Jerry Baskin (Nick Nolte's character in the movie). Evan Richards (Max Whiteman) was the only cast member of the film to reprise his role for TV (except for Mike the dog). Despite the somewhat different characterization of the show as compared to the movie, various references, especially in the third episode, establish that they take place in the same fictional universe.