DIrishB
The Timeline Guy
So way back when I was a teenager I discovered a TV show from the late 1970s/early 1980's called Soap, as Comedy Central used to air reruns of it in the afternoons after I'd get home from school.
Its a half hour comedy show, a satire of soap operas, and its really quite funny. It also helped give Billy Crystal a break (he played the gay son). The ventriloquist son Chuck (and his rude puppet Bob) are hilarious. Katherine Helmond (who later went on to play Mona on Who's the Boss?) plays the flighty Jessica (she's hilarious), and Richard Mulligan plays Burt and does a pretty good job with physical comedy. It also stars Ted Wass (who'd later go on to play the dad in Blossom).
But hands down, the best character is Benson, the cantankerous African American butler. Robert Guillame killed it in the role, so much so they spun him off into his own show (Benson) after Season 2.
Seriously, if you've never heard of this show, give it a try. Its extremely funny, and was extremely ground breaking for the time.
Its a half hour comedy show, a satire of soap operas, and its really quite funny. It also helped give Billy Crystal a break (he played the gay son). The ventriloquist son Chuck (and his rude puppet Bob) are hilarious. Katherine Helmond (who later went on to play Mona on Who's the Boss?) plays the flighty Jessica (she's hilarious), and Richard Mulligan plays Burt and does a pretty good job with physical comedy. It also stars Ted Wass (who'd later go on to play the dad in Blossom).
But hands down, the best character is Benson, the cantankerous African American butler. Robert Guillame killed it in the role, so much so they spun him off into his own show (Benson) after Season 2.
Seriously, if you've never heard of this show, give it a try. Its extremely funny, and was extremely ground breaking for the time.