The Famous Teddy Z

The Famous Teddy Z Information

The Famous Teddy Z is an American sitcom that aired on CBS during the fall of 1989. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and inspired by the true story of Jay Kantor, who was a mailroom clerk at MCA and later became Marlon Brando's agent.

Synopsis

The series starred Jon Cryer as Theodore "Teddy" Zakalokis, a young man working in a Hollywood talent agency in order to avoid being stuck in his Greek-American family's bakery. When Hollywood star Harland Keyvo (a caricature of Marlon Brando) meets Teddy Z, he is so impressed by his honesty that he makes him his new agent. The humor is derived from Teddy's innocent approach to the business, contrasted with the snake-like behavior of his fellow agents. The cast also included Jane Sibbett, Alex Rocco, Milton Selzer, Josh Blake, and Erica Yohn. Rocco's character, Al Floss, also made a crossover appearance on Murphy Brown, as the agent for several of that show's characters.

The series pilot was seen to be far stronger than subsequent episodes, but the series received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including one for the pilot, and for Alex Rocco, who won an Emmy as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, but low ratings led CBS to drop it with five episodes unaired. It was later run in its entirety on Comedy Central in 1993 with episodes introduced by Rocco, and by Trio under the heading "Brilliant But Canceled."

Cast

Jon Cryer.....Theodore "Teddy" Zakalokis
Alex Rocco.....Albert "Al" T. Floss
Josh Blake.....Aristotle "Ari" Zakalokis
Tom LaGrua.....Richard "Richie" Herby
Milton Selzer.....Abe Werkfinder
Jane Sibbett.....Laurie Parr
Erica Yohn.....Deena Zakalokis

Production notes

The theme song was written by Guy Moon, Stephanie and Steve Tyrell and performed by Bill Champlin of the rock group, Chicago.

Episode list

Season 1

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1	Pilot	September 18, 1989
2	"What's an Agent to Do?"	September 25, 1989
3	"Bobby the Chimp"	October 2, 1989
4	"Teddy Goes to Malibu"	October 16, 1989
5	"Teddy Makes $50,000 ... in One Day"	October 23, 1989
6	"Teddy Gets Fired"	October 30, 1989
7	"Teddy Falls in Love"	November 13, 1989
8	"Teddy Sells His House"	November 20, 1989
9	"A Case of Murder"	November 27, 1989
10	"Teddy Gets a House Guest"	December 4, 1989
11	"Season's Greetings from Al Floss"	December 11, 1989
12	"Grandma Goes to Work"	December 25, 1989
13	"Teddy Meets His Hero"	January 8, 1990
14	"Teddy Gets a Better Offer"	January 22, 1990
15	"Agent of the Year"	May 12, 1990
16	"Teddy Goes to the Awards"	Never aired
17	"How to Make a Television Show"	Never aired
18	"Al Tells the Truth"	Never aired
19	"Teddy's Big Date"	Never aired
20	"Teddy Gets a Guru"	Never aired

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
1990	Emmy Awards	Nominated	Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series	Hugh Wilson
			Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Liz Torres
			Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	Hugh Wilson (For pilot episode)
		Won	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Alex Rocco

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