"The Tony Randall Show" (1976) TV series 1976-1978

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Creators:

Tom Patchett
Jay Tarses

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

23 September 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Tony Randall	...	Judge Walter Franklin (44 episodes, 1976-1978)
Barney Martin	...	Jack Terwilliger (37 episodes, 1976-1978)
Allyn Ann McLerie	...	Miss Janet Reubner (36 episodes, 1976-1978)
Rachel Roberts	...	Mrs. Bonnie McClellen (30 episodes, 1976-1978)
Brad Savage	...	Oliver Wendell Franklin (23 episodes, 1976-1978)
Devon Scott	...	Roberta Franklin / ... (18 episodes, 1976-1977)

Runtime:

30 min (44 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Quotes:

Judge Walter Franklin: Your name is Mario Lanza? Any relation?
Mario Lanza: To who?
Judge Walter Franklin: To Mario Lanza.
Mario Lanza: I *am* Mario Lanza.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Trudeau (2002) (TV)

Pretty good star vehicle

Often very funny show centered around Tony Randall's big city judge. This was another of the many "Bob Newhart-style" shows, which have a cast of funny/bizarre characters who circle around a sane, normal person (or two). In this case, these included the judge's plummy housekeeper (Rachel Roberts), his slob of a court clerk (Barney Martin), his icy secretary Miss Reubner (Allyn Ann McLerie), and the strangest (and funniest) of all, Mario Lanza (Zane Lasky). The judge himself was rather fastidious (duh-he is Tony Randall, after all), and the entire cast was excellent. The show only lasted 2 seasons, unfortunately; it wasn't really the kind of thing that's likely to draw a huge audience on its own (it would've made an excellent partner to fill out an hour, though).