The Famous Teddy Z (1989)
Just call up the famous Teddy Z.
A mailroom clerk becomes a top agent at a Hollywood talent agency after he impresses a notoriously self-centered client. The series was inspired by an actual 1940s encounter involving Marlon Brando.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Pilot1989-09-18 · 30mTeddy goes to the airport a mail room clerk and winds up becoming a Hollywood agent for a big star, when he refuses to take any grief from that star.
- 2 2. What's an Agent to Do?1989-09-25 · 30mTeddy tells his grandmother about his new job at the agency, he also fires Laurie when she resents him bringing her along to be his secretary. He rehires her as he begins to learn
- 3 3. Bobby the Chimp1989-10-02 · 30mFearing there is not much for him to do, Abe gives Teddy a client from a retiring agent. While appearing on Entertainment Tonight Teddy makes an appeal for this new client, Bobby t
- 4 4. Teddy Goes to Malibu1989-10-16 · 30mThe entire family joins Teddy when he must check the dog and plants at the home of one of Al's clients. Disaster abounds at the house when the bathroom overflows, the dog escapes,
- 5 5. Teddy Makes $50,000 ... in One Day1989-10-23 · 30mTeddy meets his first studio head and stands to make $50,000 for Harland's latest movie deal, Dark Closet, that is until Harland decides that ""acting is dumb"" because of the posi
- 6 6. Teddy Gets Fired1989-10-30 · 30mAl gives Teddy a script to read, unknown to both, it is a slightly modified version of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington which Al's client is passing to all the top agents for an articl
- 7 7. Teddy Falls in Love1989-11-13 · 30mTeddy meets newly separated movie star, Esther Luna, who takes him home with her and together they really ""cook,"" much to Al's disbelief.
- 8 8. Teddy Sells His House1989-11-20 · 30mAfter someone bids on a price that he was just fishing with, Teddy tries to save the family house. Al who claims to never makes mistakes cuts the deal of the lifetime for a client
- 9 9. A Case of Murder1989-11-27 · 30mTeddy gets Harland to join his other client, Bobby the Chimp, in Bobby's first film. There is trouble on the set when Harland discovers that Bobby's trailer is much bigger than his
- 10 10. Teddy Gets a House Guest1989-12-04 · 30mA method actor moves in with the Zakalokis family to become prepared for his next role as a Greek-American who has an affair with an older relative.
- 11 11. Season's Greetings From Al Floss1989-12-11 · 30mAl is haunted by the ghost of his former boss, in the style of ""A Christmas Carol,"" after he makes Teddy and Laurie work for him on Christmas Day.
- 12 12. Grandma Goes to Work1989-12-25 · 30mTo help alleviate her fears, Teddy invites his grandmother to come down to the agency to see what he does. Once she understands what is going on, she has some ideas to make him a b
- 13 13. Teddy Meets His Hero1990-01-08 · 30mTeddy is excited when he meets his favorite childhood TV host and then he crusades to bring him to an all new generation. The gap between generations is big but there may be
- 14 14. Teddy Gets a Better Offer1990-01-22 · 30mHarland sends Teddy to talk to another talent agency where he gets a better offer which him in a precarious position.
- 15 15. Agent of the Year1990-05-12 · 30mAl considers his nomination for ""Agent of the Year"" the death knell for his career. He discovers the nomination was engineered by his rival, Eileen Meisner.
- 16 16. Teddy Goes to the Awards · 30mHarland, nominated for Best Actor, is out in the jungles of New Guinea and directs Teddy to accept an award in his absence, should he win. Harland turns up before the awards and sh
- 17 17. How to Make a Television Show · 30mTwo writers, one a friend of Laurie's, pitch an idea for a television series featuring a white and a Hispanic CIA agent in Nicaragua. Teddy learns the ins and outs of trying to lau
- 18 18. Al Tells the Truth · 30mAl and Teddy are at lunch where they are witness to a big shot producer slapping a man who bumped into him. When the man turns around and sues this big shot, the producer wants Al
- 19 19. Teddy's Big Date · 30mTeddy plans to take Laurie to a movie screening and when he picks her up, he meets her mother. He invites her to join them for dinner where she drinks too much, passes out and make
- 20 20. Teddy Gets a Guru · 30mTeddy gets an opportunity to sign Donna Gates, a star who's spiritual in the Shirley MacLaine sense of the word. Al tries to get her by faking levitation.
Cast
Jon CryerTeddy Zakalokis
Jane SibbettLaurie Parr
Milton SelzerAbe Werkfinder
Erica YohnDeena Zakalokis
Josh BlakeAristotle Zakalokis
Alex RoccoAl FlossImages
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