Jennifer Slept Here

Hey time xx, I do remember this show..I loved it! I was about 7 when it was being aired, and I recall being so intrigued and borderline obsessed! It's hard for me to remember details of the individual episodes. All I really remember is the title, and bits and pieces, and of course the fact that Ann Jillian was so awesome and I wanted to be just like her! Even as a 7 yr old girl, I used to hope that somehow the two of them could be together forever. This show, as brief as it was (only 13 episodes), at least in my mind, will remain one of those relics like "V" that need to be sought out, burned onto disc, and stored in the sacred home archives, protected by a glass case and an alarm system. LOL

I was 9 when I watched this show. I think I felt compelled to watch it because of the very attractive Ann Gillian who played the ghost. The title of the show and the theme song are the oddest and most unique ones I have ever seen. The show and title are from the perspective of the 13 year old boy who is the only one who can see Jennifer. I think the concept of having a sexy older woman ghost looking over you should have appealed to a lot of adolescent boy viewers (it worked for me). I still remember the song : "She lived here. She loved here, laughed here, and wept here. She slept here...." The show was both sexy and silly...a great combination.

The Elliot family moves from New York City to the Hollywood mansion of late movie bombshell Jennifer Farrell (Ann Jillian). She is still hanging around as a ghost and only the 14 year old son Joey can see her. She can move objects and appear to others for limited time.

It's an NBC show from the 80's. I don't think that I saw it. It's an interesting premise although it is a little awkward at times. Some of it is racy and that is awkward with our early teen boy. It lasted only 13 episodes and that may be part of the issue. While the boy is the lead, the star is really Ann Jillian. She is a tall beauty. More importantly, she has good comedic skills. Mostly for her, I give this a good score.

I am also waiting for Nick at Nite or one of these types of things to re-broadcast this show. It was rather silly, but a great concept!! Of course, I was in the 3rd grade at the time, so I thought the boy was cute. But I think many people have watched shows for lesser reasons.

I used to love this show and wish someone would re-run it somewhere (it didn't last very long so I guess you can't sell a series with just a few episodes). The plot is an old one from the movies (Ghost refuses to leave house and bonds with new owner). "Topper" and "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" had already been made into TV shows but this update is sexy cute. Ann Jillian (in her prime) played the ghost of a movie actress with the body of Marilyn Monroe and the attitude of Mae West. The 13-ish son of the family that moves into her home is the only one to see her and he develops a friendship with her as she eventually becomes a guide to his adolescent life. Jillian is sexy in an endless succession of Hollywood fashions and her relationship with the boy is cute (he's just old enough to appreciate a gorgeous ghost but too young to be dangerous).