Amanda's
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Amanda's is an American sitcom
inspired by the 1970s British sitcom
Fawlty Towers
. Amanda's aired on ABC
from February 10, 1983 to May 26, 1983.
starred as the main character, Amanda Cartwright, a role similar to the Maude Findlay
character she portrayed on Maude
from 1972 to 1978. Amanda was the owner of a seaside hotel called "Amanda's by the Sea" whose staff included her son Marty (Fred McCarren), his spoiled wife Arlene (Simone Griffeth
), Earl the chef (Rick Hurst
) and Aldo the bellhop (Tony Rosato
).
Other stars on Amanda's included Jerry Stiller
, Leonard Stone
and Todd Susman
. The show was filmed in front of a live studio audience at ABC Studios, 4151 Prospect Avenue
in Hollywood, California.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
inspired by the 1970s British sitcom
British sitcom
A British sitcom tends, as it does in most other countries, to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. Unlike American sitcoms, where twenty or more episodes in a season is the norm, British sitcoms...
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Twelve television program episodes were produced . The show was written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth, both of whom played major characters...
. Amanda's aired on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
from February 10, 1983 to May 26, 1983.
Synopsis
Beatrice ArthurBeatrice Arthur
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Awards for both...
starred as the main character, Amanda Cartwright, a role similar to the Maude Findlay
Maude Findlay (character)
Maude Findlay is a fictional character on the controversial 1970s sitcom Maude. She was portrayed by the Emmy-winning actress Beatrice Arthur.-Background:...
character she portrayed on Maude
Maude (TV series)
Maude was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972 until April 22, 1978.Maude starred Beatrice Arthur as Maude Findlay, an outspoken, middle-aged, politically liberal woman living in suburban Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York with...
from 1972 to 1978. Amanda was the owner of a seaside hotel called "Amanda's by the Sea" whose staff included her son Marty (Fred McCarren), his spoiled wife Arlene (Simone Griffeth
Simone Griffeth
Simone Griffeth McDonald is an American actress.-Career:The tall, blonde Griffeth starred in a number of movies in the 1970s, followed by numerous recurring roles in many prime-time TV series through the early 1990s, including her role of serious minded reporter Gretchen, on the series Ladies Man...
), Earl the chef (Rick Hurst
Rick Hurst
Richard Douglas "Rick" Hurst an American actor who portrayed Deputy Cletus Hogg, Boss Hogg's cousin, in the 1980 to 1983 seasons of The Dukes of Hazzard....
) and Aldo the bellhop (Tony Rosato
Tony Rosato
Tony Rosato is an Italian-Canadian animated voice actor who has appeared in television and movies in both Canada and the United States....
).
Other stars on Amanda's included Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller
Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller is an American comedian and actor.He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife Anne Meara...
, Leonard Stone
Leonard Stone
Leonard Stone was an American character actor who played supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films.-Life and career:...
and Todd Susman
Todd Susman
Todd Susman is an American actor. His better-known roles include Officer Shifflett on Newhart and the unseen P.A. system announcer on the television series M*A*S*H, a role he shared with Sal Viscuso...
. The show was filmed in front of a live studio audience at ABC Studios, 4151 Prospect Avenue
The Prospect Studios
The Prospect Studios is a lot containing several television studios located at 4151 Prospect Avenue in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, at the corner of Prospect and Talmadge Avenues , just east of Hollywood...
in Hollywood, California.
Cancellation
Amanda's was cancelled in May 1983 after a four-month run and ten episodes (three more episodes remained unaired). This was Beatrice Arthur's first return to series television since Maude went off the air in 1978.Cast
- Beatrice ArthurBeatrice ArthurBeatrice "Bea" Arthur was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades. Arthur achieved fame as the character Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, winning Emmy Awards for both...
- Amanda Cartwright - Fred McCarren - Marty Cartwright
- Simone GriffethSimone GriffethSimone Griffeth McDonald is an American actress.-Career:The tall, blonde Griffeth starred in a number of movies in the 1970s, followed by numerous recurring roles in many prime-time TV series through the early 1990s, including her role of serious minded reporter Gretchen, on the series Ladies Man...
- Arlene Cartwright - Rick HurstRick HurstRichard Douglas "Rick" Hurst an American actor who portrayed Deputy Cletus Hogg, Boss Hogg's cousin, in the 1980 to 1983 seasons of The Dukes of Hazzard....
- Earl Nash - Tony RosatoTony RosatoTony Rosato is an Italian-Canadian animated voice actor who has appeared in television and movies in both Canada and the United States....
- Aldo - Keene CurtisKeene CurtisKeene Holbrook Curtis was an American character actor.-Film career:Curtis made his film debut in the 1948 Orson Welles adaptation of Macbeth...
- Clifford Mundy - Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthy (actor)Kevin McCarthy was an American stage, film, and television actor, who appeared in over two hundred television and film roles. For his role in the 1951 film version of Death of a Salesman, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of...
- Zack Cartwright
Episodes
- All in a Day's Work (February 10, 1983)
- You Were Meant For Me (February 17, 1983)
- The Man Who Came on Wednesday (February 24, 1983)
- I Ain't Got Nobody (March 3, 1983)
- My Cheatin' Staff (March 10, 1983)
- Aunt Sonia (March 24, 1983)
- Last of the Red Hot Brothers (May 5, 1983)
- I'm Dancing as Close as I Can (May 12, 1983)
- One Passionate Night (1) (May 12, 1983)
- One Passionate Night, the Aftermath (2) (May 26, 1983)
- Amanda's Number One Son (unaired)
- I Was Wild About Harry (unaired)
- Oh, Promise Me (unaired)