Charlie Hoover 

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.

Creator:

Ian Gurvitz

Stars:

Tim Matheson, Lucy Webb, Julie Hayden

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Tim Matheson	...	Charlie Hoover 7 episodes, 1991
Lucy Webb	...	Helen Hoover 7 episodes, 1991
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

Storyline

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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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1991 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ian Gurvitz Productions, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, New World Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[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!

User Reviews

Charlie Hoover's Achilles Heel

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.