Calucci's Department was an American television

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 sitcom

Situation comedy

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 broadcast by CBS on Friday at 8:00pm Eastern Time. It premiered on September 14, 1973 and, after struggling to compete in the ratings against Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

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on NBC

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, was cancelled after the December 28 episode.

The series focused on Joe Calucci, the supervisor of a New York City unemployment

Unemployment

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 office. His day was spent dealing with a disparate group of claimants, the petty squabbles among the members of his staff (represented by a cross-section of ethnic backgrounds), the frustrations of government

Government

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al red tape

Red tape

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, and his infatuation with his secretary Shirley.

Principal cast

• James Coco
  James Coco
  James Coco was an American character actor.- Early life and career :Born James Emil Coco in New York City, son of Feliche Coco, a shoemaker and Ida Detestes Coco, James began acting straight out of high school. As an overweight and prematurely balding adult, he found himself relegated to character...
  
   ..... Joe Calucci
• Candy Azzara
  Candice Azzara
  Candice "Candy" Azzara is an American character actress frequently cast in Italian or Jewish roles.Azzara was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of Josephine and Samuel Azzara. She was inspired to pursue acting by the film La Strada and theatre legend Eleanora Duse...
  
   ..... Shirley Balukis
• Rosetta LeNoire
  Rosetta LeNoire
  Rosetta LeNoire was an American stage, screen, and television actress, as well as a Broadway producer and casting agent....
  
   ..... Mitzi Gordon
• Peggy Pope
  Peggy Pope
  Peggy Pope is an American actress.She was born in Montclair, New Jersey. She has made her many acting appearances memorable—even in the smallest roles—beginning in 1966 with the television show The Trials of O'Brien, starring Peter Falk and Elaine Stritch.Pope is most recognizable as...
  
   ..... Elanie Fusco
• Jack Fletcher
  Jack Fletcher
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  ..... Oscar Cosgrove

External links

• Calucci's Department at the Internet Movie Database