Where's Rodney? (TV 1990)

12 year old boy looks for advice and inspiration from his idol - stand-up comic Rodney Dangerfield.

Director:

John Sgueglia

Stars:

Josh Berman, Danny Capri, Dah-ve Chodan

Cast

Credited cast:
Josh Berman	...	Henry
Danny Capri	...	Johnny
Dah-ve Chodan	...	Cindy
Jane Daly	...	Ann Barnes
Rodney Dangerfield	...	Himself
Sean De Veritch	...	Moose
Soleil Moon Frye	...	Sonya
Lois Hall	...	Grandma
Paul Lambert	...	Grandpa
Shelly Lipkin	...	Waiter
Breckin Meyer
Amy O'Neill	...	Lisa Barnes
Jennifer Richards	...	Rodney's Date
Jared Rushton	...	Rodney Barnes
Jay Thomas	...	Lou Barnes

Storyline

12 year old boy looks for advice and inspiration from his idol - stand-up comic Rodney Dangerfield.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 1990 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions, Bedrock Productions, Hanna-Barbera Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This pilot was submitted twice, in 1990 and 1991, but was rejected both times.

User Reviews

TV that's too Awful for TV

I glanced at Rodney Dangerfield's filmography/list of TV appearances, but didn't notice any mention of this curio. Why? "Where's Rodney" is one of the worst television sitcoms ever produced, right up there with "The Thorns," a short-lived series starring Tony Roberts, and the Krofft-produced "Pink Lady" (better not to ask). I seem to recall that it lasted for about one episode; I also (though I could be wrong) remember it airing slightly earlier than 1991 -- in about 1988 or 1989. In it, a strange teenage boy with a Dangerfield obsession (we're talking Mark David Chapman here, folks: Rodney posters all over his walls, a Rodney cutout in his room, the works) somehow develops a psychic/telekinetic ability to "summon" Rodney to his room, for assistance, whenever a Leave it to Beaver-like problem arises. In sum, this is a piece of pure trash, not even intelligent enough for beer guzzlers or the mentally-impaired; I'm sure Rodney would like to destroy all existing copies and erase it from the records. I'm embarrassed enough to admit that I watched the first episode, way back when. Rodney did 1000x better with his four or five feature vehicles -- particularly "Easy Money" and "Back to School." Thank God this never made it into a regular air slot.