September 11, 1966 (1966-09-11) – April 23, 1967 (1967-04-23)
Hey Landlord! is an American sitcom that appeared on NBC during the 1966–1967 season, sponsored by Procter & Gamble in the 8:30-9pm Eastern time period on Sunday nights. It is notable for its casting director Fred Roos, who later became a producer for Francis Ford Coppola. Roos discovered the counterculture sketch group The Committee in San Francisco and cast all members in bit parts in Hey Landlord!.[1] It also served as the first TV show as co-creator/producer for Garry Marshall, who would go on to create Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy and many other shows.
Plot, cast, and characters
This series stars Will Hutchins as Woody Banner, who learns that his uncle has died and that he has inherited from him a New York City brownstone apartment building in Manhattan's East 30s as its landlord. Other tenants in the building are Sandy Baron as comedian Chuck Hookstratten, Jack (Michael Constantine) who was a photographer, glamorous Theresa (Pamela Rodgers) and her roommate and best friend Kyoto (Miko Mayama), who frequently yells, "Hey, Landlord!" thus giving the show its title. Other co-stars are Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Kathryn Minner, who at the time specialized in playing little old ladies. Sally Field later appeared in four episodes as Woody's visiting sister Bonnie.
Plots from a few episodes of the show were believed to have been later used on Marshall's series Laverne and Shirley.
Production
The series lasted one season of 31 episodes; the last episode aired on April 23, 1967.
Episode list
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
1
"Pursuit of a Dream"
Jerry Paris
Jerry Belson & Garry Marshall
September 11, 1966 (1966-09-11)
2
"If She Catches the Bouquet, I'll Die"
Unknown
Carl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRaven
September 18, 1966 (1966-09-18)
3
"From Out of the Past Comes the Thundering Hoofbeats"
Unknown
Carl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRaven
September 25, 1966 (1966-09-25)
4
"The Daring Duo vs. the Incredible Captain Kill"
Unknown
Sam Bobrick & Bill Idelson
October 2, 1966 (1966-10-02)
5
"Instant Family"
Jerry Paris
Jerry Belson & Garry Marshall
October 9, 1966 (1966-10-09)
6
"The Shapes of Wrath"
Jerry Paris
Jerry Belson & Garry Marshall
October 16, 1966 (1966-10-16)
7
"Chuck Nobody"
Unknown
Unknown
October 23, 1966 (1966-10-23)
8
"The Long Hot Bus"
Unknown
Unknown
October 30, 1966 (1966-10-30)
9
"Safari"
Jerry Paris
Carl Kleinschmitt & Dale McRaven
November 13, 1966 (1966-11-13)
10
"When You Need a Hidden Room, You Can Never Find One"
Jerry Paris
Arnold Margolin & Jim Parker
November 20, 1966 (1966-11-20)
11
"Divorce, Bachelor Style"
Jerry Paris
Jerry Belson & Garry Marshall
November 27, 1966 (1966-11-27)
12
"Sizzling Sidney"
Jerry Paris
Arnold Margolin & Jim Parker
December 4, 1966 (1966-12-04)
13
"The Big Fumble"
Jerry Paris
Jerry Belson & Garry Marshall
December 11, 1966 (1966-12-11)
14
"By the Sea, or at Least Rent It"
Jerry Paris
Peggy Elliott & Ed Scharlach
December 18, 1966 (1966-12-18)
15
"How You Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm, After They've Seen the Rug?"
Unknown
Unknown
December 25, 1966 (1966-12-25)
16
"Go Directly to Jail"
Jerry Paris
Dale McRaven & Carl Kleinschmitt
January 1, 1967 (1967-01-01)
17
"Roommate, Stay Away from My Door"
Unknown
Unknown
January 8, 1967 (1967-01-08)
18
"A Legend Dies"
Jerry Paris
Arnold Margolin & Jim Parker
January 15, 1967 (1967-01-15)
19
"Oh, How We Danced"
Unknown
Unknown
January 22, 1967 (1967-01-22)
20
"Same Time, Same Station, Same Girl a.k.a. The Screen Queen Quiz"
