"It's Garry Shandling's Show." (1986) TV series 1986-1990

Creators:

Garry Shandling
Alan Zweibel
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

10 September 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Spoof | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Garry Shandling	...	Garry Shandling (72 episodes, 1986-1990)
Molly Cheek	...	Nancy Bancroft (66 episodes, 1986-1990)
Michael Tucci	...	Pete Schumacher (64 episodes, 1986-1990)
Scott Nemes	...	Grant Schumacher (62 episodes, 1986-1990)
Paul Willson	...	Leonard Smith (47 episodes, 1986-1990)
Bernadette Birkett	...	Jackie Schumacher (44 episodes, 1986-1990)
Barbara Cason	...	Ruth Shandling (32 episodes, 1986-1990)

Series Directed by
Alan Rafkin		(49 episodes, 1986-1989)
Thomas Schlamme		(5 episodes, 1989-1990)
Art Wolff		(5 episodes, 1989-1990)
Don Mischer		(3 episodes, 1989)
Roy London		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
David Steinberg		(2 episodes, 1989)
Paul Miller		(2 episodes, 1990)

Series Writing credits
Garry Shandling		(72 episodes, 1986-1990)
Alan Zweibel		(72 episodes, 1986-1990)
Tom Gammill		(18 episodes, 1987-1989)
Max Pross		(18 episodes, 1987-1989)
Al Jean		(12 episodes, 1988-1990)
Mike Reiss		(12 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ed Solomon		(8 episodes, 1987-1989)
Elaine Aronson		(7 episodes, 1989-1990)
Larry Levin		(6 episodes, 1989-1990)
Sam Simon		(3 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jeff Franklin		(3 episodes, 1987)
Janis Hirsch		(2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Patricia Rust		(2 episodes, 1987)
Richard Day		(2 episodes, 1988)
John Bowman		(2 episodes, 1990)
Monica Mcgowan Johnson		(2 episodes, 1990)

Series Produced by
Bernie Brillstein	....	executive producer (72 episodes, 1986-1990)
Brad Grey	....	executive producer (72 episodes, 1986-1990)
Vic Kaplan	....	co-producer (72 episodes, 1986-1990)
Alan Zweibel	....	producer / supervising producer (72 episodes, 1986-1990)
Garry Shandling	....	executive producer (56 episodes, 1987-1990)
Jeff Franklin	....	producer (24 episodes, 1986-1987)
Tom Gammill	....	co-producer (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
Max Pross	....	co-producer (23 episodes, 1988-1989)
Al Jean	....	producer (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Mike Reiss	....	producer (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Sam Denoff	....	supervising producer (9 episodes, 1987-1988)
Marshall Goldberg	....	supervising producer / executive producer (5 episodes, 1987)
Leo Clarke	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 1988-1989)
Jim Geoghan	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jim Herzfeld	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jerry Lambert		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Yann Debonne		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Meg Liberman		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Leslie Rose		(16 episodes, 1986-1987)
Bruce Ryan		(16 episodes, 1986-1987)

Series Production Management
Leo Clarke	....	production manager (1 episode, 1987)

Series Sound Department
Jeff Johnson	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
John O'Brien	....	video controller (33 episodes, 1986-1988)
Stephen A. Jones	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Kip Gibson	....	editor: video tape (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Joey Carbone	....	composer: theme music (72 episodes, 1986-1990)

Series Other crew
Tony Carey	....	studio production coordinator (56 episodes, 1987-1990)
John Bowman	....	story editor (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Tom Gammill	....	creative consultant (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Monica Mcgowan Johnson	....	creative consultant (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Max Pross	....	creative consultant (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Gina Amador	....	assistant to associate producer (unknown episodes)
Earl Pomerantz	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Sam Simon	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Ed Solomon	....	script consultant (unknown episodes)
Gary Stella	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Linda Doucett	....	thanks (1 episode, 1990)

Production Companies

• Our Production Company

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1987) (UK) (TV) (BBC 2)
• Fox Network (1988) (USA) (TV)
• Shout! Factory (2009) (USA) (DVD) (complete series)
• Showtime Networks (1986) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

30 min (72 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Our Production Company

Trivia:

Garry's condo is replicated after the real Garry Shandling's condo in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)

Where are the reruns??

Talk about an undiscovered treasure from sitcoms past!

This show's lifespan was entirely too brief. Only Showtime was smart enough to give it the initial start. And only FOX was adventurous enough to bring it to a larger audience.

A smartly written show that perhaps TV Land or Comedy Central would know what to do with (Nevermind Nick @ Nite, they're too busy shoving "The Jeffersons" down everyone's throat). ...And what about home video? Personally, I wouldn't mind having the uncut versions in my library. Columbia House, take note!