Hey, Landlord

Hey, Landlord
Will Hutchins and Chanin Hale, 1966.
GenreSituation comedy
Created byGarry Marshall
Jerry Belson
StarringWill Hutchins
Sandy Baron
Michael Constantine
Ann Morgan Guilbert
Kathryn Minner
Pamela Rodgers
Miko Mayama
Theme music composerQuincy Jones
ComposerQuincy Jones
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes31
Production
Executive producerLee Rich
ProducersGarry Marshall
Jerry Belson
Production companiesMirisch-Rich Television Productions, in association with United Artists Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1966 (1966-09-11) –
April 23, 1967 (1967-04-23)

Hey Landlord! is an American sitcom that appeared on NBC during the 1966–1967 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in the 8:30-9pm Eastern time period on Sunday nights. It is notable for its casting director Fred Roos, who later became a producer for Francis Ford Coppola. Roos discovered the counterculture sketch group The Committee in San Francisco and cast all members in bit parts in Hey Landlord!.[1] It also served as the first TV show as co-creator/producer for Garry Marshall, who would go on to create Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy and many other shows.

Plot, cast, and characters

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This series stars Will Hutchins as Woody Banner, who learns that his uncle has died and that he has inherited from him a New York City brownstone apartment building in Manhattan's East 30s as its landlord. Other tenants in the building are Sandy Baron as comedian Chuck Hookstratten, Jack (Michael Constantine) who was a photographer, glamorous Theresa (Pamela Rodgers) and her roommate and best friend Kyoto (Miko Mayama), who frequently yells, "Hey, Landlord!" thus giving the show its title. Other co-stars are Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Kathryn Minner, who at the time specialized in playing little old ladies. Sally Field later appeared in four episodes as Woody's visiting sister Bonnie.

Plots from a few episodes of the show were believed to have been later used on Marshall's series Laverne and Shirley.

Production

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The series lasted one season of 31 episodes; the last episode aired on April 23, 1967.

Episode list

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No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pursuit of a Dream"Jerry ParisJerry Belson & Garry MarshallSeptember 11, 1966 (1966-09-11)
2"If She Catches the Bouquet, I'll Die"UnknownCarl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRavenSeptember 18, 1966 (1966-09-18)
3"From Out of the Past Comes the Thundering Hoofbeats"UnknownCarl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRavenSeptember 25, 1966 (1966-09-25)
4"The Daring Duo vs. the Incredible Captain Kill"UnknownSam Bobrick & Bill IdelsonOctober 2, 1966 (1966-10-02)
5"Instant Family"Jerry ParisJerry Belson & Garry MarshallOctober 9, 1966 (1966-10-09)
6"The Shapes of Wrath"Jerry ParisJerry Belson & Garry MarshallOctober 16, 1966 (1966-10-16)
7"Chuck Nobody"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 1966 (1966-10-23)
8"The Long Hot Bus"UnknownUnknownOctober 30, 1966 (1966-10-30)
9"Safari"Jerry ParisCarl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRavenNovember 13, 1966 (1966-11-13)
10"When You Need a Hidden Room, You Can Never Find One"Jerry ParisArnold Margolin & Jim ParkerNovember 20, 1966 (1966-11-20)
11"Divorce, Bachelor Style"Jerry ParisJerry Belson & Garry MarshallNovember 27, 1966 (1966-11-27)
12"Sizzling Sidney"Jerry ParisArnold Margolin & Jim ParkerDecember 4, 1966 (1966-12-04)
13"The Big Fumble"Jerry ParisJerry Belson & Garry MarshallDecember 11, 1966 (1966-12-11)
14"By the Sea, or at Least Rent It"Jerry ParisPeggy Elliott & Ed ScharlachDecember 18, 1966 (1966-12-18)
15"How You Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm, After They've Seen the Rug?"UnknownUnknownDecember 25, 1966 (1966-12-25)
16"Go Directly to Jail"Jerry ParisDale McRaven & Carl KleinschmittJanuary 1, 1967 (1967-01-01)
17"Roommate, Stay Away from My Door"UnknownUnknownJanuary 8, 1967 (1967-01-08)
18"A Legend Dies"Jerry ParisArnold Margolin & Jim ParkerJanuary 15, 1967 (1967-01-15)
19"Oh, How We Danced"UnknownUnknownJanuary 22, 1967 (1967-01-22)
20"Same Time, Same Station, Same Girl a.k.a. The Screen Queen Quiz"UnknownUnknownJanuary 29, 1967 (1967-01-29)
21"Stranger in the Night, Than in the Morning"Jerry ParisPeggy Elliott & Ed ScharlachFebruary 5, 1967 (1967-02-05)
22"How Do You Follow Hi-Lites from Hamlet?"Jerry ParisJim Parker & Arnold MargolinFebruary 12, 1967 (1967-02-12)
23"Woody, Can You Spare a Sister?"UnknownUnknownFebruary 19, 1967 (1967-02-19)
24"Sharin' Sharon"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 1967 (1967-02-26)
25"Big Brother is Watching You"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1967 (1967-03-05)
26"A Little Off the Top"UnknownUnknownMarch 12, 1967 (1967-03-12)
27"Testing 1 - 2 - 3..."John RichJack WinterMarch 26, 1967 (1967-03-26)
28"Swingle City East"John RichRick MittlemanApril 2, 1967 (1967-04-02)
29"Czech Your Wife, Sir?"Garry MarshallPeggy Elliott & Ed ScharlachApril 9, 1967 (1967-04-09)
30"The Dinner Who Came to Man"UnknownUnknownApril 16, 1967 (1967-04-16)
31"Aunt Harriet Wants You"Jerry BelsonBill Idelson & Sam BobrickApril 23, 1967 (1967-04-23)

References

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  1. ^ Kaufman, Joanne (2013-02-01). "Landlord and Tenant: Natural Enemies?". The New York Times.

Kliph Nesteroff interview with Carl Gottlieb, April 2013

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