"Lou Grant" (1977) TV series 1977-1982

Creators:

James L. Brooks
Allan Burns
Gene Reynolds
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

20 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After everyone on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" got fired, Lou Grant went to Los Angeles and became city editor of the L.A...

Plot Keywords:

Critically Acclaimed | Newspaper Editor | Reporter | Journalism | Boyhood Friend

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 23 wins & 72 nominations

Cast

Edward Asner	...	Lou Grant (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Robert Walden	...	Joe Rossi (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Mason Adams	...	Charlie Hume (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Jack Bannon	...	Art Donovan (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Daryl Anderson	...	Dennis "Animal" Price / ... (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Nancy Marchand	...	Margaret Pynchon (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Linda Kelsey	...	Billie Newman (111 episodes, 1977-1982)
Allen Williams	...	Adam Wilson (67 episodes, 1977-1982)

Series Directed by
Alexander Singer		(18 episodes, 1977-1982)
Roger Young		(14 episodes, 1978-1982)
Burt Brinckerhoff		(13 episodes, 1978-1982)
Gene Reynolds		(11 episodes, 1977-1981)
Peter Levin		(10 episodes, 1979-1982)
Mel Damski		(7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Charles S. Dubin		(6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Allen Williams		(4 episodes, 1980-1982)
Alan Cooke		(3 episodes, 1979-1982)
Seth Freeman		(3 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jay Sandrich		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Harvey S. Laidman		(2 episodes, 1978-1981)
Gerald Mayer		(2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Donald A. Baer		(2 episodes, 1980)
Paul Stanley		(2 episodes, 1981-1982)

Series Writing credits
James L. Brooks		(114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Allan Burns		(114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Gene Reynolds		(114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Leon Tokatyan		(114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Seth Freeman		(21 episodes, 1977-1982)
Michele Gallery		(18 episodes, 1978-1982)
Steve Kline		(11 episodes, 1979-1982)
April Smith		(11 episodes, 1980-1982)
David Lloyd		(6 episodes, 1977-1982)
Bud Freeman		(6 episodes, 1978-1981)
Gary David Goldberg		(5 episodes, 1978-1979)
Leonora Thuna		(3 episodes, 1977-1979)
Johnny Dawkins		(3 episodes, 1979-1981)
Michael Vittes		(3 episodes, 1979-1981)
Patt Shea		(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Harriett Weiss		(2 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Produced by
Seth Freeman	....	producer / co-producer (92 episodes, 1978-1982)
Gene Reynolds	....	executive producer / producer (49 episodes, 1977-1980)
Roger Young	....	associate producer (32 episodes, 1977-1979)
Michael Vittes	....	associate producer (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
James L. Brooks	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 1977-1978)
Allan Burns	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 1977-1978)
Gary David Goldberg	....	producer (16 episodes, 1978-1979)

Series Original Music by
Patrick Williams		(38 episodes, 1977-1980)
Shirley Walker		(2 episodes, 1980)

Series Cinematography by
Robert F. Liu		(68 episodes, 1979-1982)
Robert Caramico		(22 episodes, 1977-1979)
William K. Jurgensen		(5 episodes, 1977)

Series Film Editing by
James Galloway		(12 episodes, 1977-1980)
Douglas Hines		(10 episodes, 1977-1979)
Tony de Zarraga		(7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bob Blake		(7 episodes, 1979-1980)
A. David Marshall		(6 episodes, 1979-1980)
Michael Vittes		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)

Series Casting by
Fran Bascom		(114 episodes, 1977-1982)

Series Art Direction by
Kenneth A. Reid		(24 episodes, 1978-1979)
Sydney Z. Litwack		(16 episodes, 1977-1978)
Elizabeth Bousman		(10 episodes, 1979-1980)
Richard Berger		(8 episodes, 1980)

Series Set Decoration by
Jacqueline S. Price		(11 episodes, 1977)
Cloudia Rebar		(11 episodes, 1978-1979)
Barbara Down		(8 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bob Gullickson		(8 episodes, 1980)
Charles Korian		(3 episodes, 1978)
Don Greenwood Jr.		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Makeup Department
Jean Austin	....	hair stylist (70 episodes, 1977-1980)
Webster Philips	....	makeup artist (35 episodes, 1979-1980)
Frank Griffin	....	makeup artist (18 episodes, 1977-1978)
Dave Grayson	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1978)

Series Production Management
Ted Rich	....	post-production supervisor (70 episodes, 1977-1980)
Donald A. Baer	....	production manager (26 episodes, 1977-1979)
Robert S. Mendelsohn	....	unit production manager (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
John Slosser	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes, 1980-1982)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carl Dubliclay	....	second assistant director (45 episodes, 1977-1980)
Paul Nichols	....	first assistant director / assistant director (17 episodes, 1977-1980)
John Slosser	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 1978-1980)
Jack Aldworth	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)
Shirleen Brazell	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)
Mel Efros	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)
Joseph M. Ellis	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)
Cyrus Yavneh	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)
William A. Morrison	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1978)
Stephen Lim	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1979)
Kalai Strode	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Gene Cox	....	property master (70 episodes, 1977-1980)
Pat Grande	....	construction coordinator (70 episodes, 1977-1980)
Lloyd R. Apperson	....	construction foreman (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Dean Vernon	....	sound mixer (70 episodes, 1977-1980)
Dale Johnston	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (37 episodes, 1977-1980)
Jeff Clark	....	assistant sound editor (36 episodes, 1980-1981)
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor (24 episodes, 1981-1982)
Tony Garber	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 1977)
John S. Coffey	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Hoenack	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1977)
Mickey Alzola	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jean Coulter	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Elliott	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Charles R. Young	....	camera operator (44 episodes, 1980-1982)
Tom Long	....	key grip (30 episodes, 1978-1980)
Peter Hapke	....	camera operator (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Lowell Peterson	....	first assistant camera (24 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jonathan West	....	camera operator / assistant camera (23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Merle Miller	....	electrical gaffer / electric gaffer (23 episodes, 1979-1980)
Jack Harmon	....	electrical gaffer / gaffer (20 episodes, 1977-1979)
Robert F. Liu	....	camera operator (13 episodes, 1977)
William Santoro	....	key grip / electrical gaffer (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Wallace E. Johnson	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1978-1979)
Jay Johnson	....	key grip (5 episodes, 1977)
Ron Knox	....	electrical gaffer (5 episodes, 1977)
Joe Meshelski	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1978)
Dixon Wimpy	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1979)
Kenneth Zunder	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leslie Hall	....	costumer: women (70 episodes, 1977-1980)
Louis Infante	....	costumer: men (48 episodes, 1978-1980)
Ed Fincher	....	costumer: men (13 episodes, 1977-1978)
Ronald Wind	....	costumer: men (2 episodes, 1977)
Loree Parral	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Susan Heick	....	assistant editor (14 episodes, 1979-1981)
Daniel T. Cahn	....	assistant editor (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Philip Carr Neel	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 1978-1980)
Joe Ann Fogle	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 1979-1980)
Gary Blair	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 1978-1979)
John Heath	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1978)

Series Music Department
Daniel Allan Carlin	....	music editor (35 episodes, 1977-1980)
Patrick Williams	....	conductor / composer: theme music (27 episodes, 1977-1980)
Jim Weidman	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1980)

Series Transportation Department
Paul Shoemaker	....	transportation captain (69 episodes, 1977-1980)
Frank Khoury	....	transportation (3 episodes, 1978)
Chris Haynes	....	driver (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Other crew
Bonnie Green	....	assistant to executive producer / assistant to executive producers (70 episodes, 1977-1980)
Meryl O'Loughlin	....	executive in charge of talent / talent executive (70 episodes, 1977-1980)
Janice Carr	....	production coordinator (69 episodes, 1977-1980)
Allan Burns	....	executive consultant (48 episodes, 1978-1980)
Susan Freedman	....	research assistant / research (48 episodes, 1978-1980)
Michele Gallery	....	story editor / research assistant / ... (44 episodes, 1977-1980)
Marybeth Roden	....	assistant to producers / assistant to producer (32 episodes, 1979-1980)
Lionel A. Ephraim	....	production executive: MTM Enterprises (26 episodes, 1977-1979)
Leon Tokatyan	....	executive story consultant / creative consultant / ... (26 episodes, 1977-1979)
Martin Ryan Rosenberg	....	location coordinator (24 episodes, 1977-1979)
Gary David Goldberg	....	creative consultant (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Abby Singer	....	production executive: MTM Enterprises (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Seth Freeman	....	story editor (22 episodes, 1977-1978)
George Rutter	....	script supervisor (17 episodes, 1979-1980)
April Smith	....	story editor (17 episodes, 1979-1980)
Carol Straughn	....	assistant to executive producers (16 episodes, 1977-1978)
Joni Chadkin	....	location manager (14 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bonnie Prendergast	....	script supervisor (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
James L. Brooks	....	executive consultant (10 episodes, 1978-1979)
Nancy Greene	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 1978-1979)
Veronica K. Ehrenreich	....	assistant to producers / assistant to producer (4 episodes, 1978)
Cleo Anton	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1977)
David Lawson	....	location manager / location coordinator (3 episodes, 1979)
Carol Johnsen	....	assistant to producer (3 episodes, 1980)
Betty McKeller	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1978)
Sandy Nelson	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1979)
Art Scholl	....	pilot (unknown episodes, 1981)
Jim Carberry	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	studio utility (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• MTM Enterprises

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1977-1982) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (1984) (Japan) (TV)
• United American Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM) (2007) (Belgium) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Deluxe  prints
• Inter Video  24 frame video playback
• Pacific Title  title and optical effects

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Germany:50 min (113 episodes) | USA:60 min (114 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Trivia:

A spinoff of the sitcom "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970), this is one of the only dramatic series in American TV history to originate from a comedy series.

Quotes:

Mrs. Pynchon:[to a man in a crowded elevator who is smoking a cigar] Would you please put that thing out?
Man in elevator:Whaddya own the elevator or something?
Mrs. Pynchon:[haughtily] The elevator, the building, the block!
Man in elevator:Oh, well then you must own this, too.
[hands her the burning cigar and steps off the elevator]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Moon Over Parador (1988)

America right on the button

In the UK this series was not networked, but in the regions of the country it was shown it collected a devoted following. Ed Asner played his roll with gusto, but with help from the excellent cast, the show began to resemble more of a documentary than a drama, as it bravely tackled contemporary social issues and concerns. American import shows had never been like this, living a fantasy world of copsnrobbers, witches and talking horses, but this was perhaps the start of a new wave? which would include shows like 'Quincy' and 'Soap'. It was apparent when this was being run in the UK that the American far right did not like the show one bit! regarding it as wet liberalism . However in countries where it was shown, it possibly showed a compassionate side of America in which it did have concerns for the ' loosers ' as well as the winners in life. Theme tune must be a classic also? Don't think it could be made in the USA today?