"Blansky's Beauties" (1977) TV series

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Garry Marshall

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

12 February 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Buxom | Backstage | Happy Days Spin Off | Hotel | Voluptuous

Cast

Scott Baio	...	Anthony / ... (13 episodes, 1977)
Caren Kaye	...	Bambi / ... (13 episodes, 1977)
Eddie Mekka	...	Joey / ... (13 episodes, 1977)
Pat Morita	...	Arnold (13 episodes, 1977)
Nancy Walker	...	Nancy / ... (13 episodes, 1977)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' (2005) (TV)

A prime example of bad 70's TV

This show had every 70's teeny bopper element aimed to appeal to the lowest intellect and thus make it a hit - except this time cute boys and inane, jiggly, dumb blondes were not enough to cover for horrible scripts, contrived situations, bad acting, and unbelievable plots. The show tried to be a spin-off/tie-in to Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley (or at least ride on their success) by utilizing actors - most notably Eddie Mekka and Scott Baio - from those shows and making the title role the cousin of Happy Days' Howard Cunningham. Having Nancy Walker as its star, scantily-clad bimbos wiggling around the set, and pretty boy co-stars to elicit screams from young girls in the audience, however, could never have saved it from itself.

This show is best forgotten in a footnote to bad television.