Out of the Blue (1979 TV series)

Out of the Blue (1979 TV series)
Out of the Blue
Genre Sitcom/Fantasy
Created by Thomas L. Miller
Robert L. Boyett
Written by Barry Kemp
Directed by Peter Baldwin
Jeff Chambers
Duncan Scott McGibbon
John Tracy
Starring See: #Cast list
Theme music composer Charles Fox
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 9 (4 unaired) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Austin Kalish
Irma Kalish
Editor(s) C. Cory M. McCrum-Abdo
Location(s) Paramount Studios
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 22–24 minutes
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Audio format Monaural
Original run September 9, 1979 (1979-09-09) – December 16, 1979 (1979-12-16)
Chronology
Preceded by Love, American Style
Happy Days
Related shows Laverne & Shirley
Blansky's Beauties
Mork & Mindy
Joanie Loves Chachi
The New Love, American Style

Out Of The Blue is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the fall of 1979. It is chiefly notable as having featured a Mork & Mindy crossover, and for the controversy surrounding its status as a spin-off of Happy Days.

The series stars Jimmy Brogan as Random, an angel-in-training who is assigned to live with (and act as guardian angel for) a family and work as a high school teacher. The series aired from September 9 to December 16, 1979. Nine episodes had been aired at the time of cancellation. Some completed material was never broadcast.

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Spin-off debate

Out of the Blue has engendered debate amongst some viewers concerning its precise relationship to Happy Days. The controversy arises from the fact that the first episode of the show was broadcast a little over one week prior to an episode of Happy Days featuring Jimmy Brogan as the character, Random. Television observer and owner of Sitcoms Online, Todd Fuller, maintains that because "Chachi Sells His Soul" aired on 18 September 1979, Random's appearance on this Happy Days episode was a crossover. He goes on to postulate: "The Happy Days episode was likely a promotional tool for Out of the Blue to make the character more known."[1]

Thom Holbrook, veteran crossover and spin-off analyst, sees the arguments against calling it a spin-off, but ultimately concludes: "Making it a crossover would be basing things all on an odd bit of scheduling decades ago. The intent was spin off. The tone of the Happy Days episode is that of a dry run on the character, that of a pilot episode."[2]

Cast list

Episode list

Of the following 13 episodes, only 9 were aired.

Title Air date Production code
1 "Random's Arrival (Part 1)" September 9, 1979 101
2 "Random's Arrival (Part 2)" September 9, 1979 102
3 "The Random Bust" September 16, 1979 103
4 "The Hustle" September 23, 1979 112
5 "Laura the Runaway" September 30, 1979 106
6 "Out for the Season" October 7, 1979 107
7 "Stacey's Nightmare" October 14, 1979 110
8 "The Coin of Truth" October 21, 1979 104
9 "Double Jeopardy" December 16, 1979 105
10 "Random, Who?" Never aired 108
11 "The Reluctant Angel" Never aired 109
12 "Keeping the Housekeeper" Never aired 111
13 "The Thanksgiving Story" Never aired 113

References

  1. ^ Out of the Blue at sitcomsonline.com
  2. ^ Out of the Blue at Thom Holbrook's Spin-Offs and Crossovers Pages

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