Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Television»Comedy
    Comedy TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Nutt House, The

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    1 9 8 9 (USA)
    10 x 30 minute episodes

    The Nutt House was a once-prestigious New York hotel that had seen better days. You wouldn’t want to stay there but it was fun to look in on the occupants – although there were precious few, because the place was run by a gang of lunatics.

    The staff included Ms Frick (Cloris Leachman), the head housekeeper, who was overpaid, overwrought and oversexed; Reginald J Tarkington (Harvey Korman), the manager who was almost as suave as he thought he was; Freddy (Mark Blankfield), the nearly blind elevator operator; Mrs Edwina Nutt (Cloris Leachman in a second role), the eccentric and miserly owner who refused to renovate or invest any money in the hotel; Sally Lonnaneck (Molly Hagan), Mrs Nutt’s secretary (who was almost normal); Charles Nutt III (Brian McNamara), Mrs Nutt’s playboy grandson who had to take charge of the hotel, and an assortment of senile doormen, inept bellboys and incompetent maids.

    nutthouse2

    The inspired nonsense was brought to television by Alan Spencer (Sledge Hammer!) and Mel Brooks (Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles etc).

    The Nutt Hotel set was actually the set built for the movie Big Business (1988). The producers couldn’t obtain permission to film inside the actual Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, so had it recreated on sound stages, and built The Nutt House around it to try and recoup construction costs.

    Unfortunately, The Nutt House proved an expensive flop. It was poorly received by the viewing public and the show was cancelled before all episodes had been aired.

    Ms Frick/Mrs Edwina Nutt
    Cloris Leachman
    Reginald Tarkington
    Harvey Korman
    Charles Nutt III
    Brian McNamara
    Sally Lonnaneck
    Molly Hagan
    Dennis
    Gregory Itzin
    Freddy
    Mark Blankfield
    Maria
    Gloria Hayes
    Dixie
    Patti Tippo

    Video

    Related Posts

    • Over The Top
      Over The Top
      1 9 9 7 (USA) 12 x 30 minute episodes Famous…
    • Me and Maxx
      Me and Maxx
      1 9 8 0 (USA) 10 x 30 minute episodes When…
    • Perfect Strangers
      Perfect Strangers
      1 9 8 6 - 1 9 9 3 (USA) 150…
    • Hotel Imperial
      Hotel Imperial
      1 9 5 8 - 1 9 6 0 (UK)…
    • Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
      Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
      1 9 8 6 (USA) 6 x 30 minute episodes When…
    • Joey Bishop Show, The
      Joey Bishop Show, The
      1 9 6 1 - 1 9 6 2 (USA)…
    • Room Service
      Room Service
      1 9 7 9 (UK) 7 x 30 minute episodes…
    • Bosom Buddies
      Bosom Buddies
      1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 4 (USA) 37…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleSnoops
    Next Article Peaceable Kingdom

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Funky Phantom, The
      1 9 7 1 (USA) 17 x 30 minute episodes One cold, wet night three […]
    • What a Whopper! (1961)
      A comic vehicle for pop star Adam Faith who plays Tony Blake, an […]
    • Capstick’s Law
      1 9 8 9 (UK) 6 x 50 minute episodes This drama series from […]
    • Clash by Night (1964)
      This superior British B-movie has a group of newly-sentenced […]
    • Enchanted House, The
      1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 2 (UK) 39 x 15 minute episodes The […]
    • Joe and Valerie
      1 9 7 8 – 1 9 7 9 (USA) 8 x 30 minute episodes This […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disco Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.