Charlie is an accountant whose rat race life consists of an ungrateful family and boss Mr. Culbertson who ignores him. Then a miniature person Hugh advises him to live a little leading to crazy adventures.
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Title: Charlie Hoover (1991– )
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| Complete series cast summary: | |||
| Tim Matheson | ... | Charlie Hoover 7 episodes, 1991 | |
| Lucy Webb | ... | Helen Hoover 7 episodes, 1991 | |
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Julie Hayden | ... | Doris 7 episodes, 1991 |
| Michael Manasseri | ... | Paul Hoover 7 episodes, 1991 | |
| Leslie Kendall Dye | ... | Emily Hoover 7 episodes, 1991 | |
| Sam Kinison | ... | Hugh 7 episodes, 1991 | |
| Bill Maher | ... | Elliot Weedle 4 episodes, 1991 | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Mr. Culbertson 2 episodes, 1991 | |
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Charlie is an accountant whose rat race life consists of an ungrateful family and boss Mr. Culbertson who ignores him. Then a miniature person Hugh advises him to live a little leading to crazy adventures.
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9 November 1991 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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Ian Gurvitz Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, New World Television See more »
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Hugh: He keeps TALKING and TALKING and TALKING!
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[Charlie's boss is telling a boring story at a dinner party. Hugh walks across the table beating a drum, a la the Energizer Bunny.]Hugh: He keeps TALKING and TALKING and TALKING!
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Today's technical wizardry wasn't available when Charlie Hoover was in production. Sam Kinison's character was a little guy standing on Charlie's shoulder. The technical challenge of hand-coordinatng two cameras required Sam to stand still so they could position him -- maybe bowing a little, or maybe making a hand gesture or two. But his natural high energy was lost and his comedic genius was stifled. The whole thing could have been cured by allowing Sam to be a full-sized person. But no, a suicidal embrace of the "little guy" concept sent this show into the crapper. And more, the set was plagued by a director who micro-managed every tiny aspect of expression, vocal emphasis and movement. They couldn't have done a better job of suffocating the special talents of Sam Kinison, Tim Matheson, and Leslie (Engleberg) Kendall.