The Corner Bar 

The life and times of the patrons of Grants Toomb, a New York tavern owned (first season) by Harry Grant and (second season) by Mae and Frank. Working there are Joe the black cook, Meyer ... See full summary »

Stars:

Shimen Ruskin, J.J. Barry, Bill Fiore

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Shimen Ruskin	...	Meyer Shapiro 16 episodes, 1972-1973
J.J. Barry	...	Fred Costello 15 episodes, 1972-1973
Bill Fiore	...	Phil Bracken 15 episodes, 1972-1973
Gabriel Dell	...	Harry Grant 10 episodes, 1972
Joe Keyes	...	Joe 10 episodes, 1972
Langhorn Scruggs	...	Mary Ann 10 episodes, 1972
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Peter Panama 9 episodes, 1972
Anne Meara	...	Mae / ... 7 episodes, 1972-1973
Eugene Roche	...	Frank Flynn 6 episodes, 1973
Ron Carey	...	Donald Hooten 6 episodes, 1973

Storyline

The life and times of the patrons of Grants Toomb, a New York tavern owned (first season) by Harry Grant and (second season) by Mae and Frank. Working there are Joe the black cook, Meyer the waiter and Mary Ann the waitress.

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Plot Keywords:

tavern | sitcom | bar | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 1972 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alan King Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first American sitcom to feature a recurring gay character("Peter Panama", portrayed by Vincent Schiavelli).

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Connections

Referenced in No Small Parts: Vincent Schiavelli (2014)

User Reviews

One of kind

This show had a lot of charm, and an interesting history. This was a summer replacement series that ran on ABC. The exterior shot was of a bar across the street from the ABC studios in New York and the characters were loosely based on the bar's staff. The bar was a well known ABC hang out. At one time the bar even had an ABC extension. The bar's owner in the early days of ABC would lend the former NBC blue network money to meet the payroll. Some say that he also lent ABC to money to cover President Kennedy's funeral. It is said he lent the some $20,000 in cash, and he told them, "I am giving you cash, and I want it back in cash." The owner was hard drinking Irish man with foul mouth that lived in the poshest of streets, fifth ave. He was such a character they turned him into this show, but toned down for TV.