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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/Scruples_titlescr.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="353" data-file-height="282" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Scruples mini-series title card</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Drama" title="Drama">Drama</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Scruples_(novel)" title="Scruples (novel)">Scruples</a></i><br />by <a href="/wiki/Judith_Krantz" title="Judith Krantz">Judith Krantz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teleplay by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Lee_(screenwriter)" title="James Lee (screenwriter)">James Lee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Alan_J._Levi" title="Alan J. Levi">Alan J. Levi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Wagner" title="Lindsay Wagner">Lindsay Wagner</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Barry_Bostwick" title="Barry Bostwick">Barry Bostwick</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Marie-France_Pisier" title="Marie-France Pisier">Marie-France Pisier</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Efram_Zimbalist,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Efram Zimbalist, Jr.">Efram Zimbalist, Jr.</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kim_Cattrall" title="Kim Cattrall">Kim Cattrall</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gene_Tierney" title="Gene Tierney">Gene Tierney</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nick_Mancuso" title="Nick Mancuso">Nick Mancuso</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Gavin_MacLeod" title="Gavin MacLeod">Gavin MacLeod</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bernstein_(composer)" title="Charles Bernstein (composer)">Charles Bernstein</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">3 x 90 minutes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producer</th><td class="infobox-data">Paul R. Picard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producer</th><td class="infobox-data">Leonard B. Kaufman</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data">Joseph F. Biroc</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editors</th><td class="infobox-data">Howard Deane<br />Erwin Dumbrille</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data">Lou Step Productions<br /><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Television">Warner Bros. Television</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">February 25<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-02-25</span>)</span> –<br />February 28, 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1980-02-28</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Scruples</b></i> is a 1980 American television <a href="/wiki/Miniseries" title="Miniseries">miniseries</a> based on the <a href="/wiki/Scruples_(novel)" title="Scruples (novel)">1978 novel</a> by <a href="/wiki/Judith_Krantz" title="Judith Krantz">Judith Krantz</a>. It was produced by <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Television">Warner Bros. Television</a> and starred <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Wagner" title="Lindsay Wagner">Lindsay Wagner</a>. <i>Scruples</i> included the final screen appearance of <a href="/wiki/Gene_Tierney" title="Gene Tierney">Gene Tierney</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scruples_(miniseries)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wilhelmina Hunnewell Winthrop is a plain young woman, and a "poor relative" of the Winthrops, a wealthy <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> family. After she graduates from high school, she is given a sum of money by an aunt and goes to live in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a> with family friends. There, she undergoes a transformation of both body and soul, first losing weight, then gaining Parisian style under the guidance of Liliane, the elegant French woman who is her hostess. She is also introduced to Edouard, Liliane's nephew, who gives her the nickname "Billy". It is her first intimate love affair, but when the aristocratic but impecunious Edouard discovers that Billy is just a poor relative of the Winthrop family, he shows his true colors and ends the relationship. </p><p>Billy returns to America and moves to New York City, where she is hired by Ikehorn Enterprises as a secretary. During a business meeting in California, she becomes romantically involved with the wealthy CEO, Ellis Ikehorn, who is far older than she. The couple then marry and the next several years are happy ones, as Billy and Ellis live a glamorous life. However, Ellis later suffers a stroke, and Billy moves them from Manhattan to the exclusive Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles for the better climate. </p><p>Billy hires a male nurse, Jake Cassidy, to look after Ellis, but Billy lives as a recluse in their enormous house and looks aimlessly for some purpose in her life, eventually developing a compulsion to shop in Beverly Hills. Ellis advises her to find something to do at which she is good, perhaps in fashion. Sometime later, Ellis dies and leaves Billy an enormous fortune. Jake, motivated by debt, then tries to blackmail Billy, but fails. </p><p>Heeding Ellis's advice, Billy decides to open a luxury boutique on Rodeo Drive called "Scruples". She hires a young French designer, Valentine O'Neil, to design couture clothing for the customers, and also hires Valentine's close friend, Spider Elliot, a former fashion photographer, who becomes the creative director of the store. Valentine and Spider have a history of rocky relationships of their own, though, with Valentine first getting herself involved with her closeted gay boss and later with Billy's married attorney Josh Hillman, and Spider's involvement with troubled model-turned-actress, Melanie Adams. </p><p>With Scruples a success, Billy then marries Vito Orsini, a film director. As she is also part owner of a Hollywood studio (assets left to her by Ellis), she helps Vito to finance his new film, <i>Mirrors</i>. Studio boss Curt Arvey is not happy with Billy's interference in his studio, and intends to sabotage any chance of the film's success. During this scenario, Billy also becomes friends with Dolly Moon, a flamboyant supporting actress in Vito's film. </p><p>A power struggle later ensues when Curt Arvey attempts to confiscate Vito's film before it can be finished, and keeps it locked in the studio's vaults. Billy and Spider manage to steal the film back, so Vito can finish editing the film at home. Meanwhile, Billy is once again menaced by Jake Cassidy, who breaks into her home and attempts to rape her, but he is apprehended by the police just in time. The story ends as Vito's film wins an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Academy Award for Best Picture</a>, and Billy announces that she is pregnant with their first child. At the same time, Spider and Valentine realize that their long friendship has turned into love. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scruples_(miniseries)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Actor</th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><i>Starring</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Wagner" title="Lindsay Wagner">Lindsay Wagner</a> </td> <td>Billy Ikehorn </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Bostwick" title="Barry Bostwick">Barry Bostwick</a> </td> <td>Spider Elliott </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marie-France_Pisier" title="Marie-France Pisier">Marie-France Pisier</a> </td> <td>Valentine O'Neill </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><i>Also starring</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Efrem_Zimbalist,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.">Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.</a> </td> <td>Ellis Ikehorn </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Connie_Stevens" title="Connie Stevens">Connie Stevens</a> </td> <td>Maggie McGregor </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Mancuso" title="Nick Mancuso">Nick Mancuso</a> </td> <td>Vito Orsini </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Reed" title="Robert Reed">Robert Reed</a> </td> <td>Josh Hilman </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_Tierney" title="Gene Tierney">Gene Tierney</a> </td> <td>Harriet Toppingham </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louise_Latham" title="Louise Latham">Louise Latham</a> </td> <td>Mary Ann Evans </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Genevieve_(actress)" title="Genevieve (actress)">Genevieve</a> </td> <td>Lilianne de Vertdulac </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Callan" title="Michael Callan">Michael Callan</a> </td> <td>Alan Wilton </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Graham" title="Gary Graham">Gary Graham</a> </td> <td>Jake Cassidy </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Marshall_(British_actress)" title="Sarah Marshall (British actress)">Sarah Marshall</a> </td> <td>Susan Arvey </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milton_Selzer" title="Milton Selzer">Milton Selzer</a> </td> <td>Sid Amos </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Carr_(actor)" title="Paul Carr (actor)">Paul Carr</a> </td> <td>Pat O'Byrnne </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hancock_(actor)" title="John Hancock (actor)">John Hancock</a> </td> <td>Lieutenant Tony Bakersmith </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anna_Lee" title="Anna Lee">Anna Lee</a> </td> <td>Aunt Wilhelmina </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lelia_Goldoni" title="Lelia Goldoni">Lelia Goldoni</a> </td> <td>Joanne Hillman </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Gaynes" title="George Gaynes">George Gaynes</a> </td> <td>John Prince </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><i>Guest stars</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Cattrall" title="Kim Cattrall">Kim Cattrall</a> </td> <td>Melanie Adams </td></tr> <tr> <td>Francois-Marie Benard </td> <td>Edouard </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gavin_MacLeod" title="Gavin MacLeod">Gavin MacLeod</a> </td> <td>Curt Arvey </td></tr> <tr> <td>Murphy Cross </td> <td>Dolly Moon </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scruples_(miniseries)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Based on the 1978 novel by <a href="/wiki/Judith_Krantz" title="Judith Krantz">Judith Krantz</a>, <i>Scruples</i> was a ratings success for the <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> network, capitalizing on the public's new-found taste for glossy television melodramas that would dominate the ratings for much of the 1980s, and for the miniseries format that had become popular with productions such as <i><a href="/wiki/Rich_Man,_Poor_Man_(miniseries)" title="Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)">Rich Man, Poor Man</a></i> (1976) and <i><a href="/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries)" title="Roots (1977 miniseries)">Roots</a></i> (1977). It launched a cycle of similarly opulent and melodramatic, female-centric miniseries productions based on bestselling novels over the next decade, including <i><a href="/wiki/Bare_Essence" title="Bare Essence">Bare Essence</a></i> (1982), <i><a href="/wiki/A_Woman_of_Substance_(TV_series)" title="A Woman of Substance (TV series)">A Woman of Substance</a></i> (1984), <i><a href="/wiki/Lace_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lace (TV series)">Lace</a></i> (1984), <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Wives_(miniseries)" title="Hollywood Wives (miniseries)">Hollywood Wives</a></i> (1985), <i><a href="/wiki/Sins_(miniseries)" title="Sins (miniseries)">Sins</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/wiki/Crossings_(miniseries)" title="Crossings (miniseries)">Crossings</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/wiki/If_Tomorrow_Comes_(miniseries)" title="If Tomorrow Comes (miniseries)">If Tomorrow Comes</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/wiki/Roses_Are_for_the_Rich" title="Roses Are for the Rich">Roses Are for The Rich</a></i> (1987), and <i><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Chances" title="Lucky Chances">Lucky Chances</a></i> (1990).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several other popular miniseries of this era were adapted from other Krantz novels, including <i><a href="/wiki/Mistral%27s_Daughter" title="Mistral's Daughter">Mistral's Daughter</a></i> (1984), <i><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Take_Manhattan_(miniseries)" title="I'll Take Manhattan (miniseries)">I'll Take Manhattan</a></i> (1987), and <i><a href="/wiki/Judith_Krantz%27s_Till_We_Meet_Again" title="Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again">Till We Meet Again</a></i> (1989). </p><p>Due to the success of the <i>Scruples</i> miniseries, a pilot for a potential weekly series (featuring a different cast including <a href="/wiki/Shelley_Smith_(actress)" title="Shelley Smith (actress)">Shelley Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Benedict" title="Dirk Benedict">Dirk Benedict</a>) was produced in 1981,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was unsuccessful. In 2012, another pilot for a potential weekly series was made, starring <a href="/wiki/Claire_Forlani" title="Claire Forlani">Claire Forlani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chad_Michael_Murray" title="Chad Michael Murray">Chad Michael Murray</a>, but this, too, was unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lindsay Wagner went on to appear in another Judith Krantz miniseries adaptation, <i><a href="/wiki/Princess_Daisy_(miniseries)" title="Princess Daisy (miniseries)">Princess Daisy</a></i>, in 1983. Barry Bostwick also appeared in the TV adaptations of Krantz's novels <i><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Take_Manhattan" title="I'll Take Manhattan">I'll Take Manhattan</a></i> in 1987 and <i><a href="/wiki/Judith_Krantz%27s_Till_We_Meet_Again" title="Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again">Till We Meet Again</a></i> in 1989. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_media">Home media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scruples_(miniseries)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Home media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Scruples</i> was released on a double-cassette home video in the mid-1990s by Warner Home Video. </p><p>The film was released on DVD in 2008, but only in Australia (region 4). In January 2010, Warner Bros. made the miniseries available on DVD in the U.S. as a three-disc set via the Warner Archive Collection, an online service in which customers could purchase "made-to-order" DVDs from the Warner Bros. library.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.wbshop.com/Scruples/1000147977,default,pd.html?cgid=ARCHIVENEW">[1]</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scruples_(miniseries)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHumphries2023" class="citation book cs1">Humphries, Scott (2023). <i>The Age of Melodramatic Miniseries: When Glamour Ruled on Television, 1980-1995</i>. Jefferson: McFarland and Co. pp. 4–9. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781476691626" title="Special:BookSources/9781476691626"><bdi>9781476691626</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Age+of+Melodramatic+Miniseries%3A+When+Glamour+Ruled+on+Television%2C+1980-1995&rft.place=Jefferson&rft.pages=4-9&rft.pub=McFarland+and+Co&rft.date=2023&rft.isbn=9781476691626&rft.aulast=Humphries&rft.aufirst=Scott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AScruples+%28miniseries%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083038/">1981 Scruples pilot - IMDB page</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://deadline.com/2012/03/claire-forlani-set-as-the-lead-in-abc-pilot-scruples-boris-kodjoe-also-cast-242246/">Deadline.com (Scruples casting) March 9, 2012</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scruples_(miniseries)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080270/"><i>Scruples</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scruples_(miniseries)&oldid=1258095768">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scruples_(miniseries)&oldid=1258095768</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1980s_American_television_miniseries" title="Category:1980s American television miniseries">1980s American television miniseries</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Television_shows_based_on_American_novels" title="Category:Television shows based on American novels">Television shows based on American novels</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1980_American_television_series_debuts" title="Category:1980 American television series debuts">1980 American television series debuts</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1980s_American_LGBTQ-related_drama_television_series" title="Category:1980s American LGBTQ-related drama television series">1980s American LGBTQ-related drama television series</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Adaptations_of_works_by_Judith_Krantz" title="Category:Adaptations of works by Judith Krantz">Adaptations of works by Judith Krantz</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Films_directed_by_Alan_J._Levi" title="Category:Films directed by Alan J. 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