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Fresno (miniseries) is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jeff Bleckner released in USA on 16 november 1986 with Carol Burnett

Fresno (miniseries) (1986)

Fresno (miniseries)
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Released in USA 16 november 1986
Length 6h
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating76% 3.8299853.8299853.8299853.8299853.829985

Fresno is a 1986 television comedy miniseries that parodied popular prime time soap operas of the day such as Falcon Crest, Dallas, and Dynasty. Starring Carol Burnett, Teri Garr, Charles Grodin, Gregory Harrison and Dabney Coleman, it chronicles the struggle of matriarch Charlotte Kensington (Burnett) to keep control of her dysfunctional family and declining raisin empire.



^ Richard Zoglin (November 17, 1986). "Video: A Raisin in the Fun: Fresno". Time. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

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Set in Fresno, California, the story focuses on the once-wealthy Kensington family, whose raisin-growing empire has fallen on hard times. The Kensingtons are led by widowed matriarch Charlotte (Burnett), who is locked in a deadly power struggle with rival raisin magnate Tyler Cane (Coleman).

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