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    Comedy TV Shows - 1980s 2 Mins Read

    Off the Rack

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    This US comedy series set in the Los Angeles garment industry aired on ABC. Episodes were recorded at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.

    When his business partner died, Sam Waltman (Ed Asner), the gruff co-owner of the near-bankrupt H&W Garment Company, suddenly found himself with a new partner – Kate Halloran (Eileen Brennan), his late partner’s wife.

    Episodes related the mishaps that occurred as the incompatible Sam and Kate attempted to run the business together.

    Regular characters included Sam’s secretary, Brenda (Pamela Brull); designer Skip Wagner (Sandy Simpson); office assistant Cletus (Dennis Haysbert); and Kate’s kids, Shannon (Claudia Wells) and Timothy (Cory Yothers).

    The critics were kind to the show, lauding the comic chemistry between Asner and Brennan, but after airing seven episodes on Friday night opposite the second half of Dallas in its prime, Off the Rack died a quick death.

    Sam Waltman
    Edward Asner
    Kate Halloran
    Eileen Brennan
    Brenda Patagorski
    Pamela Brull
    Cletus Maxwell
    Dennis Haysbert
    Skip Wagner
    Sandy Simpson
    Shannon Halloran
    Claudia Wells
    Timothy Halloran
    Cory ‘Bumper’ Yothers

    Episodes

    Pilot | Partners | A Date with Kate | Here Comes the Bribe | Who Do You Trust? | The Letter | Immigration Man

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