I have lived in four cities in my life, and all of them are in the top 20 largest cities in The US. Because of that I have always wanted to live in a small town and get to know all about my neighbors and my mayor. But I have only met 2 of my mayors for a brief second in my whole lifetime.
Well in D’Lo Mississippi, Mayor John Henry Berry is unlike any other mayor in the country. He not only represents his nearly 450 residents, he is at their beck and call 24 hours a day. Like on tonight’s season premiere of Small Town, Big Mayor on Up TV at 9:30p, he gets a call from one of them at 2 in the morning because her fire detector will not stop chirping. He gets out bed, drives over to her house in a golf cart and goes to shut it off. What other mayor would do that?
Talking about golf carts, it is illegal to drive them on the road in Mississippi, and he wants that law changed. He will go to the capitol building in Jackson and ask him to get rid of that law tonight. He makes a lot of good points why they should change the legislation, but will the State Representatives listen to this personable, passionate guy?
He is very passionate about D’lo and he will do anything to make it thrive again. It is nice to see a mayor who cares as much as he does about his town and because of that you will want to tune in every week to see how he accomplishes his 95-point plan to revive his town. Well that and the cast of characters that live D’lo! They are just as yummy as the man the elected to represent their hometown!
It is Summertime and kids are off from school. Don’t you just wish you had a show that you could watch with them that the whole family can enjoy together? Up TV’s Date My Dad is just that show and you can watch it tonight and every Friday at 9p.
Ricky Cooper (Barry Watson) is a widowed father and his three daughters tell him on his 40th birthday that they want him to start dating again. Even though, it has been three years since his wife died he does not feel like he is ready to do it. His girls do not care and hold a matchmaking service to find him a new wife on the series premiere. Will they come up with a compromise?
When it comes to his daughters, his oldest is Mirabel (Zenia Marshall). The 15-yea-old is beautiful just like her mom, popular and very willing to help her younger sisters out. Twelve-year-old Elisa (Lilah Fitzgerald) feels like she is the mom of the house and acts like one. Finally, there is Gigi (Audrey Smallman), 8, and she is the smart one who manages her family in her own special way.
Ricky’s mother-in-law Rosa (Raquel Welch) moved in when her daughter passed away and now she is ready to move out to live her vibrant single life. Ricky does not want her to leave but she is determined to do it. Rosa knows how much Isabella (Natasha Wilson) means to Ricky, so she tells him that her daughter would want him to move on and date. After all, he is a catch; he is a former professional baseball player who owns a successful gym.
Next week, he decides to try dating a woman who also has kids but hers are boys. Ricky bonds with them as she bonds with the girls. Will the adults have as good of a connection as they are having with the other ones kids? Meanwhile Gigi tries out for the school play, and Mirabel has to defend her sister when the school bully picks on her. It a story line that shows how well these sister get along and will win you over to them.
Before you feel in love with their friendship, you have already been in love with the special connection between the mother-in-law, the dad and his three girls. This is a family drama that everyone can enjoy together. It is the type of show that leaves you with a smile on your face, and we desperately need more of them on TV. This a great start, so make sure to date Date My Dad, I promise you will want to go on a second, third and so on date with it.
