The Famous Teddy Z

Der junge Teddy Z., Aushilfe in der Poststelle der Künstleragentur U.T.A., wird zum Flughafen geschickt, um den wichtigsten Klienten der Firma, den Schauspieler Harland Keyvo, abzuholen. Diesem ist gar nichts recht zu machen. So beendet Teddy, der nicht ahnt, mit wem er es zu tun hat, dessen Nörgeleien mit einem Hieb in die Magengrube. Doch das ist keineswegs das Ende von Teddys Karriere, sondern der Beginn eines kometenhaften Aufstiegs. Harland Keyo ist von der „Schlagfertigkeit“ des kleinen griechischen Einwanderers derart beeindruckt, daß er Teddy zum Agenten haben will. Doch was tut so ein Agent? Teddy hat es nicht leicht, sich in der Branche durchzusetzen. Sein Kollege Al Floss, ein alter Hase, macht ihm das Leben schwer. Laurie von der Poststelle, die selber Agentin werden will, wird „nur“ Teddys Sekretärin - und ist deshalb beleidigt. Agentur-Inhaber Abe Werkfinder erkennt jedoch sofort, welchen Gewinn Teddy darstellt. Teddy setzt sich durch - und entdeckt Hollywood und die Filmbranche mit all ihren Hochs und Tiefs.

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.

Encore débutant, Theodore "Teddy" Zakalakis devient du jour au lendemain l'agent de la star d'Hollywood, Harland Keyvo...

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TheTVDB.com Series ID 73408
Status Ended
First Aired September 18, 1989
Recent May 12, 1990
Airs Monday, at 9:30pm
Network CBS
Average Runtime 25 minutes
Genres Comedy
Original Country United States of America
Original Language English
Geographic Location North America
Relationship Types Boss/Employee Co-workers Family
Setting Workplace
TV Type or Format Story-based Comedy
On Other Sites IMDB TMS (Zap2It) TheMovieDB.com
Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
Award Nominations Alex Rocco for Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, 1990 (winner) Hugh Wilson for Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, 1990 Liz Torres for Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, 1990 Hugh Wilson for Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, 1990
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Season	From	To	Episodes
All Seasons
Specials			0
Season 1	September 1989	May 1990	20
Unassigned Episodes			0

Season	From	To	Episodes
Unassigned Episodes			20

Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.

Season	From	To	Episodes
Season 1			0
Unassigned Episodes			20

Jon Cryer
as Theodore "Teddy" Zakalokis
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Jane Sibbett
as Laurie Parr
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Milton Selzer
as
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Erica Yohn
as
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Tom La Grua
as
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Josh Blake
as
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Alex Rocco
as Albert "Al" T. Floss
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Name	Number of Episodes	Dates
Max Tash	11	10/16/1989 - 05/12/1990
Hugh Wilson	8	09/18/1989 - 12/25/1989
Richard Dubin	5	09/25/1989 - 11/13/1989
Frank Bonner	2	11/27/1989
Chuck Ross	1	10/30/1989
Ginger Grigg	1	01/22/1990

Name	Number of Episodes	Dates
Bob Wilcox	4	10/30/1989 - 01/22/1990
Wayne Lemon	3	11/27/1989
Sid O. Smith	3	12/04/1989
Craig T. Nelson	2	12/25/1989 - 05/12/1990
Richard Sanders	1	01/08/1990
Merilynn Marko-Sanders	1	01/08/1990