- The Tony Randall Show
Infobox Television
show_name = The Tony Randall Show
caption =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes per episode
starring =Tony Randall Barney Martin Rachel Roberts Allyn Ann McLerie Penny Peyser Hans Conried Devon Scott
country = USA
network = ABC,CBS
first_aired =September 23 ,1976
last_aired =March 25 ,1978
num_seasons = 2
num_episodes = 44
imdb_id = 0074064|The Tony Randall Show was an American television sitcom that debuted on September 23, 1976 and ran on two networks until 1978. The series starred
Tony Randall as Walter Franklin, a middle-aged widowed judge, and took place inPhiladelphia . The show followed the reserved Franklin dealing with being a single parent, raising his teenage daughter (Devon Scott ), and preteen son (Brad Savage ). At times he also had to play surrogate parent to his daffy English housekeeper (Rachel Roberts ), whose inedible cooking was a frequent source of humor. At work, Judge Franklin had to contend with his dour and proper secretary, Miss Reubner (Allyn Ann McLerie ) and his dimwitted court reporter (Barney Martin ), as well as presiding over court cases. ActorZane Lasky played the recurring role of Mario Lanza, a nerdy, overbearing assistant whom Judge Franklin despised, but who kept getting rehired by Miss Reubner. Other recurring roles were played byMichael Keaton (the third film role of his career),Annette O'Toole , andMichael Durrell . In the show's second season, Devon Scott was replaced byPenny Peyser , andHans Conried joined the cast as Walter's irascible father.The show was produced by
MTM Enterprises and was aired for two seasons, changing networks from ABC toCBS . It has been seen in syndication, but never officially released on VHS or DVD. Writer/producerGary David Goldberg discusses behind-the-scenes stories in his autobiography, "Sit, Ubu, Sit."External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074064/episodes| Episode Guide on IMDB.com]
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