"Angie" (1979) TV series 1979-1980

Creators:

Garry Marshall
Dale McRaven

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 February 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Angie Falco is a middle class Italian-American who marries the wealthy Brad Benson, and she soon learns...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Donna Pescow	...	Angie Falco Benson (36 episodes, 1979-1980)
Robert Hays	...	Brad Benson (36 episodes, 1979-1980)
Sharon Spelman	...	Joyce Benson (36 episodes, 1979-1980)
Debralee Scott	...	Marie Falco (36 episodes, 1979-1980)
Doris Roberts	...	Theresa Falco (36 episodes, 1979-1980)

Runtime:

30 min (36 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Miller-Milkis Productions

Trivia:

Pilot was taped in May, 1974, but aired February 8, 1979.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nanny: You Bette Your Life (#4.23)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Different Worlds

Hit show but short lived

The sitcom was initially the highest-rated new series of 1978-1979 TV series, appearing on schedule in January 1979 (tying with "Mork and Mindy" for that honor). However, unlike the Orsonian goofball, "Angie" was the victim of a massive revamp during its second season and a victim of constant schedule shuffling--moved from night to night, time slot to time slot, repeatedly for months, by ABC until viewers lost interest in searching for it, then abandoned the ship. The only rats here, however, were the ABC executives who, like all network suits, failed to realize the damage that instability does to a potential hit series with immediate high ratings, a lovable heroine, a cast of crazies and the audience. I truly miss this show one-quarter of a century later. Robin Fletcher