Any Day Now I Wish You Could Understand (Season 1, Episode 18)
TV Episode | Drama

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Any Day Now

I Wish You Could Understand (Season 1, Episode 18)

TV Episode | Drama

Present: M.E. and Rene's childhood friend offends Rene after taking part in a bigoted prank during a parade; Past: Rene gets her first crush and M.E. accidentally breaks Colliar's leg during a soapbox race.

Director

Michael Pavone

Writers

Nancy Miller (creator) | Deborah Joy LeVine (creator) | Star Frohman (written by) | Bob Lowry (written by)

Producers

Bob Lowry | Lori-Etta Taub

Composer

Susan Marder

Cinematographer

John Fleckenstein

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 26, 1999

Release date

Jan 26, 1999 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 6 wins & 30 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Annie Potts Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' Sims Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' Sims See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Lorraine Toussaint Rene Jackson Rene Jackson See fewer	Hudson Hawk (1991)
Shari Dyon Perry Young Rene Jackson Young Rene Jackson See fewer	Any Day Now (1998)
Mae Middleton Young Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' O'Brien Young Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' O'Brien See fewer	Any Day Now (1998)
Dan Byrd Young Colliar Sims Young Colliar Sims See fewer	Easy A (2010)
Olivia Friedman Kelly Sims Kelly Sims See fewer	Any Day Now (1998)
Chris Mulkey Colliar Sims Colliar Sims See fewer	The Power (2023)
Elise Shirley Young Teresa O'Brien Young Teresa O'Brien See fewer	Any Day Now (1998)
Richard Biggs Bill Moody Bill Moody See fewer	Babylon 5 (1993)
Derrex Brady Ajoni Williams Ajoni Williams See fewer	S1m0ne (2002)
Troy Evans Tully Tully See fewer	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Nancy McLoughlin Catherine O'Brien Catherine O'Brien See fewer	Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Don McManus Graham Pearce Graham Pearce See fewer	Vice (I) (2018)
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John Torbett Cop in Bar Cop in Bar See fewer	Passions (1999)