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The Tony Randall Show

  • TV Series
  • 1976–19781976–1978
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
131
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The Tony Randall Show (1976)
Comedy
Fastidious Philadelphia Judge Walter Franklin has a plummy housekeeper, a sloppy court clerk, an icy secretary, and an obnoxiously ingratiating Assistant District Attorney.Fastidious Philadelphia Judge Walter Franklin has a plummy housekeeper, a sloppy court clerk, an icy secretary, and an obnoxiously ingratiating Assistant District Attorney.Fastidious Philadelphia Judge Walter Franklin has a plummy housekeeper, a sloppy court clerk, an icy secretary, and an obnoxiously ingratiating Assistant District Attorney.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
131
YOUR RATING
    • Tom Patchett
    • Jay Tarses
  • Stars
    • Tony Randall
    • Allyn Ann McLerie
    • Barney Martin
    • Tom Patchett
    • Jay Tarses
  • Stars
    • Tony Randall
    • Allyn Ann McLerie
    • Barney Martin
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    • 3User reviews
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    Tony Randall
    Tony Randall
    • Judge Walter Franklin
    Allyn Ann McLerie
    Allyn Ann McLerie
    • Miss Janet Reubner…
    Barney Martin
    Barney Martin
    • Jack Terwilliger
    Rachel Roberts
    Rachel Roberts
    • Mrs. Bonnie McClellen…
    Brad Savage
    Brad Savage
    • Oliver Wendell Franklin
    Devon Scott
    • Roberta Franklin
    Zane Lasky
    Zane Lasky
    • Mario Lanza
    Penny Peyser
    Penny Peyser
    • Roberta Franklin…
    Diana Muldaur
    Diana Muldaur
    • Judge Eleanor Hooper
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • Wyatt Franklin
    Michael Durrell
    Michael Durrell
    • Gene Locatelli…
    Richard Balin
    • Cornfeld…
    Gertrude Flynn
    Gertrude Flynn
    • Kim Reubner
    Leonard Barr
    • Bellhop…
    Ken Sylk
    • Honniker…
    Annette O'Toole
    Annette O'Toole
    • Melissa
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Inspector Gillespie…
    Michael Burns
    Michael Burns
    • Michael
      • Tom Patchett
      • Jay Tarses
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    • Trivia
      According to Gary David Goldberg in his memoir "Sit, Ubu, Sit", Creators Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses did not get along with Tony Randall, nor did they get along with each other, and also refused to take calls from ABC President Fred Silverman. Despite good ratings, Silverman cancelled the series, due to his unhappiness with their behavior. When the series was picked up by CBS for a second season, Randall returned under the condition that he would not have to work directly with Patchett and Tarses.
    • Quotes

      Judge Walter Franklin: Your name is Mario Lanza? Any relation?

      Mario Lanza: To who?

      Judge Walter Franklin: To Mario Lanza.

      Mario Lanza: I *am* Mario Lanza.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Brady Bunch Variety Hour: Pilot (1976)

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    10/10
    One Of The Best Of The 70s
    This series only ran for two seasons, but not because it wasn't funny. It was perhaps one of the funniest series of the 70s -Certainly it holds up better than 99% of its contemporaries. The show had good ratings, but the network and the show's star found the creative team difficult to work with, and so it wasn't renewed.

    The show centered on Judge Walter Franklin (Tony Randall), his family and staff. The cast included seasoned stage performers like Allyn Ann McLerie, Barney Martin, and Rachel Roberts. The scripts were impressively well-written, eschewing topical humor and pop- culture references in favor of witty dialog and subtle digs:

    (Walter is mooning over his daughter's picture -she has gone off to college) WALTER: I remember her first day of school. Went off carrying a little lunch pail with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans on it. (singing) Happy trails, to you. Until we meet again... MISS REUBNER: You know they've stuffed Trigger? WALTER: Why do I try to talk sentiment and feeling to you? MISS REUBNER: Is this a riddle? WALTER: Happy trails, Miss Reubner. And when we meet again, may you have something in common with Trigger.

    (An escaped convict has threatened revenge on Walter, and the insufferable Mario Lanza is sent to protect him.) MARIO: I'm on leave from the DA's office. Assignment: protect Judge Franklin. Even if it means throwing myself on your body to shield you from an assassin's bullet. Although frankly I hope it doesn't come to that. WALTER: That's where you and I differ, Mario.

    The series was never released on video in any format, which is a crime.
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1976 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • MTM Enterprises
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    • 30 minutes
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