Grapevine is an American sitcom created by David Frankel, premiered as a six-episode summer series on CBS from June 15 to July 27, 1992.
Editing allowed for jokes to be set up by one "interview" with the punch line delivered by another character, sometimes completely unrelated.
Quick cut to "People have been shot for less," in a medium Hispanic accent from a middle-aged City of Miami police officer first heard from earlier in the episode discussing a bizarre jewelry heist that ended with the female thief shot dead.
The background music ranged from quiet jazz piano to, for outdoor scenes of relaxation and imbibing, a wailing saxophone.
The Katie and Adam Story involved two of Thumper's employees having an affair, so the station's actual trucks, offices and news sets were used (when the philandering pair leaves one set, the camera follows them until it lingers on the background for a popular consumer news segment called "Shame on You.")
[2] The original Grapevine's interview style was cited as an influence on HBO hit Sex and the City.