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''Stand by Your Man'' is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from April 5, 1992, until May 17, 1992. The series was created by Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson, who also wrote some of the episodes. It is notable for being Melissa Gilbert's return to series television after the conclusion of ''Little House on the Prairie'' nine years earlier, and the first lead sitcom role for Rosie O'Donnell, who was then on the verge of breaking into major fame. The series was created as an American adaptation of the British sitcom ''Birds of a Feather'', which was still in production at the time. ==Synopsis== The show's premise, as narrated in the opening credits by Fox network's chief announcer Joe Cipriano in a deadpan comical fashion, was that two sisters, earthy Rochelle Dunphy (Gilbert) and loud, crass Lorraine Popowski (O'Donnell) agreed to live together for emotional and moral support while their husbands were doing time in prison for robbery. Rochelle was a trophy wife who had married Roger Dunphy (Sam McMurray), a former working stiff who had become wealthy, supposedly as a successful manufacturer of sunroom and patio furniture. She thought her life of luxury was near perfect until her husband was discovered to have committed a series of major bank robberies with her brother-in-law. (Roger had in fact owed much of his wealth, and the money he spoiled Rochelle with, to robbing banks.) Lorraine had married blue-collar slob Artie Popowski (Rick Hall) in a shot-gun ceremony in Las Vegas, and together they shared marital bliss in the trailer park. However, once Roger and Artie were convicted of the crime and carted away from their wives, Lorraine had no choice but to move into Rochelle's palatial home in the suburbs of Franklin Heights, New Jersey. The sisters then became even closer as they gave each other support in a time of need, and went on crazy adventures ribbed with humor that bordered between classic Vaudeville and the toilet. Since most of Roger's wealth was re-claimed by their respective banks upon his and Artie's sentencing, Rochelle and Lorraine were suddenly faced with financial problems. The former was reluctant to find a job, after living off Roger for so long; the latter worked at Bargain Circus, a retail store, helping the two get by. Gloria (Rusty Schwimmer) and Sophie (Ellen Ratners) were Lorraine's co-workers at the store, while Adrienne Stone (Miriam Flynn) was the status-conscious next door neighbor who resented everything having to do with the sisters' living arrangement. Adrienne was convinced that Lorraine was helping to bring down the value of the neighborhood, never missed an opportunity to make the imprisoned husbands a subject of conversation, and in addition, had something hypocritical to hide. She was having an affair with Lorraine's illiterate biker friend Scab (Don Gibb), a member of the "bad element" Lorraine was dragging into the community. This was openly revealed to everyone before the end of the series' short run. In every episode, Rochelle and Lorraine also visited their husbands in prison. Much of the key conflict between the sisters occurred here; Rochelle could not be apart from Roger for too long, since they were still madly in love; Lorraine, who still stood by Artie, vented much of her anger towards Roger, since she blamed him for getting naive Artie involved in his schemes and incarcerated. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stand By Your Man (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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