"Andy Barker, P.I." (2007) TV series 2007-

Creators:

Conan O'Brien
Jonathan Groff
(more)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

An accountant moves into an office formerly owned by a private investigator and begins picking up side work as a private eye, after clients looking for the office's previous occupant inquire about his services.

Plot Keywords:

Accountant | Private Detective | Acronym In Title | Character Name In Title

Cast

Andy Richter	...	Andy Barker (6 episodes, 2007)
Clea Lewis	...	Jenny Barker (6 episodes, 2007)
Harve Presnell	...	Lew Staziak (6 episodes, 2007)
Tony Hale	...	Simon (6 episodes, 2007)
Marshall Manesh	...	Wally (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Directed by
Jason Ensler		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Jonathan Groff		(6 episodes, 2007)
Daniel Hsia		(6 episodes, 2007)
Conan O'Brien		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Conan O'Brien	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2007)
Josh Bycel	....	consulting producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Jason Ensler	....	producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Groff	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2007)
David Kissinger	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Andy Richter	....	producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Jeff Ross	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Jane Espenson	....	consulting producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Alex Herschlag	....	consulting producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Gail Lerner	....	consulting producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Gregg Mettler	....	consulting producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Jon Pollack	....	consulting producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Peter Schindler	....	co-executive producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Chuck Tatham	....	co-executive producer (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Original Music by
Adam Cohen		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Cinematography by
Byron Shah		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Sandra Montiel		(3 episodes, 2007)
Adam Weiss		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting by
Collin Daniel		(6 episodes, 2007)
Brett Greenstein		(6 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Design by
Patti Podesta		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Art Direction by
Susan E. Lomino		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Set Decoration by
Anuradha Mehta		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Costume Design by
Isis Mussenden		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Makeup Department
Laverne Caracuzzi	....	makeup department head (6 episodes, 2007)
Kim M. Ferry	....	hair department head / key hair stylist (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Management
John F. Perry	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 2007)
Kent Zbornak	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 2007)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Polly Ann Mattson	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 2007)
Susan J. Hellmann	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Jaysene Overton	....	dga trainee (5 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Department
Bryan Corbett	....	construction foreman (6 episodes, 2007)
Melissa K. Frankel	....	buyer (6 episodes, 2007)
Philip D. Shea	....	property master (6 episodes, 2007)
Lee N. Sforza	....	propmaker foreman (5 episodes, 2007)
Robert Hale	....	head paint foreman (4 episodes, 2007)
Chuck Courrieu	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2007)
Mark Kelly	....	daily props assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Steven Curtis Husch	....	set propmaster (unknown episodes)
Karl J. Martin	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Matt Gillis	....	sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
Damon P. Harris	....	sound utility (6 episodes, 2007)
Robb Navrides	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 2007)
Benjamin Patrick	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
Brian Wittle	....	boom operator (6 episodes, 2007)
Jason Krane	....	dialogue editor (4 episodes, 2007)
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Special Effects by
Ian O'Connor	....	special effects coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)

Series Visual Effects by
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2007)
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects (4 episodes, 2007)
Chris Pechin	....	storyboard artist / visual consultant (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Stunts
Shawn Crowder	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double / ... (4 episodes, 2007)
Scott Leva	....	utility stunts (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Samuel Buddy Fries	....	camera operator: "a" camera (6 episodes, 2007)
Josh Kuykendall	....	grip (6 episodes, 2007)
Markus Mentzer	....	second assistant camera (5 episodes, 2007)
Kenny Tucker	....	lighting technician (5 episodes, 2007)
Ryne Niner	....	digital imaging technician: selected scenes (3 episodes, 2007)
Charles Papert	....	Steadicam operator / camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2007)
Gary Lowrance	....	set lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Justin Wells	....	digital imaging technician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Paul Dinh-McCrillis	....	casting associate (6 episodes, 2007)
Jeffrey M. Paal	....	background casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiana Aiello	....	costumer (6 episodes, 2007)
Yvonne Bastidos	....	set costumer (5 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Paul Orehovec	....	post-production coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)

Series Music Department
Stephen M. Davis	....	supervising music editor (6 episodes, 2007)
Dan Rimas	....	music licensing (6 episodes, 2007)
Alan Schlaifer	....	music editor (6 episodes, 2007)

Series Transportation Department
Robert Dulys	....	transportation coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
Jim Hill	....	set medic (6 episodes, 2007)
Ryan A. Levin	....	writing assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Jeffrey Shepherd	....	location manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Heidi Snoe	....	clearance coordinator (6 episodes, 2007)
Dan Beal	....	key assistant location manager (5 episodes, 2007)
M. Wilson Burdorff	....	pre-production secretary (5 episodes, 2007)
Wes Dixon	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Tali Forest-Smith	....	production accountant (5 episodes, 2007)
Estee Gabbai	....	assistant production coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Brian George	....	production coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Louis A. Lanni	....	set production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Rory Mitchell	....	set production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Marion Tumen	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
David Gross	....	assistant to producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Maggie Wynn	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Billy Hayes	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Red Pulley Productions
• Conaco
• NBC Universal Television

Distributors

• NBC Universal Television Distribution (2007) (USA) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Shout! Factory (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Stage 29, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Red Pulley Productions

Trivia:

Episode titles (except the pilot) spoof the titles of well-known mystery novels and movies.

Finally, A Good Andy Richter Vehicle

I've always liked Andy Richter, ever since his days as Conan O'Brien's sidekick on "Late Night". I've wanted to like his previous forays into his own shows, but nothing had really clicked before.

This time, things click, in a quirky, funny series that brings a new twist to film noir conventions. The basic set-up: Andy Barker, a CPA, starts work at his new office. Unbeknownst to him, it was previously occupied by a PI. When a mysterious woman shows up looking for someone to find her dead husband, Barker is reluctant to take on the case -- but given his scarcity of clients and her $4,000 retainer, the offer is too tempting to pass up. When the issue of the husband's tax returns come up, it's the clincher that pulls the CPA into a different line of work.

Thus begins the premise, in which Barker is ably abetted by video store clerk Simon (Tony Hale, "Arrested Development") -- who applies everything he's learned about crime and criminals from movies, with sometimes unintended results.

While it doesn't quite have the subversive depth of a lot of modern half hour comedies, it does have the off-kilter tone of something like the live-action "The Tic" This go-round, Conan O'Brien is co-creator and executive producer, and that may be the secret ingredient that's made this a watchable show. A lot of the gags feel like Late Night bits dropped into the plot, like when Barker advises a client on tax law during a car chase.

There's potential for this series, provided the writers can keep developing the concept, and NBC doesn't give up too soon.