Grindl
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Grindl is an American situation comedy
that began in the fall of 1963 on NBC
, originally sponsored by Procter & Gamble
. The show, starring Imogene Coca
in the title role, lasted for one season.
, who would later star as Kojak
. Other guest stars included George Kennedy
, Paul Lynde
, Robert Q. Lewis
, Jack Albertson
, Robert Karnes
, Darryl Richard
, and Leif Erickson
.
In the 1954-1955 television season, Coca had starred in The Imogene Coca Show
, a comedy and variety show, also aired on NBC.
Grindl was scheduled on Sunday nights at 8:30 P.M. in September 1963, sandwiched between Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and Bonanza
, both major hits. The series was pitted against the second half of The Ed Sullivan Show
on CBS which greatly contributed to its low ratings. It was canceled in the spring of 1964, after completing a full season of 32 episodes.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
that began in the fall of 1963 on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, originally sponsored by Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
. The show, starring Imogene Coca
Imogene Coca
Imogene Fernandez de Coca was an American comic actress best known for her role opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows....
in the title role, lasted for one season.
Synopsis
Grindl (Coca) worked for Foster's Temporary Employment service and was employed doing domestic work. The show revolved around the different humorous situations she would get into with each new job she was assigned to each week. The first show featured guest star Telly SavalasTelly Savalas
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades. Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz...
, who would later star as Kojak
Kojak
Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978, on CBS. It took the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier...
. Other guest stars included George Kennedy
George Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke , airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and...
, Paul Lynde
Paul Lynde
Paul Edward Lynde was an American comedian and actor. A noted character actor, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched and Harry MacAfee, the befuddled father in Bye Bye Birdie...
, Robert Q. Lewis
Robert Q. Lewis
Robert Q. Lewis was an American radio and television personality, game show host, and actor. Lewis added the middle initial "Q." to his name accidentally on the air in 1942, when he responded to a reference to radio comedian F. Chase Taylor's character, Colonel Lemuel Q...
, Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson was an American character actor dating to vaudeville. A comedian, dancer, singer, and musician, Albertson is perhaps best known for his roles as Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure , Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Amos Slade in the 1981 animated film The Fox...
, Robert Karnes
Robert Karnes
Robert A. Karnes was a prolific television actor who also appeared in some films early in his career, including mostly uncredited parts in The Best Years of Our Lives , Miracle on 34th Street , Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye , and From Here to Eternity...
, Darryl Richard
Darryl Richard (actor)
Darryl Richard , is a former child actor who appeared on television from 1955 until 1966...
, and Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson was an American film and television actor.-Background:Leif Erickson was born William Wycliffe Anderson in Alameda, California. His father was commander of a fleet of ships and his mother was a noted newspaperwoman and writer...
.
In the 1954-1955 television season, Coca had starred in The Imogene Coca Show
The Imogene Coca Show
The Imogene Coca Show is a half-hour NBC television series starring Imogene Coca in both situation comedy and variety show formats. The program debuted on October 2, 1954, after the ending of Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, on which Coca had been a popular regular performer.The first two episodes...
, a comedy and variety show, also aired on NBC.
Grindl was scheduled on Sunday nights at 8:30 P.M. in September 1963, sandwiched between Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color and Bonanza
Bonanza
Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
, both major hits. The series was pitted against the second half of The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan....
on CBS which greatly contributed to its low ratings. It was canceled in the spring of 1964, after completing a full season of 32 episodes.
Episodes
| Episode # | Production Code | Episode Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3041 | "The Gruesome Basement" | September 15, 1963 |
| 2 | - | "Grindl, Counterspy" | September 22, 1963 |
| 3 | 4908 | "Grindl, She-Wolf of Wall Street" | September 29, 1963 |
| 4 | 4923 | "The Ghastly Honeymoon" | October 6, 1963 |
| 5 | 4921 | "Grindl and the Counterfeiters" | October 13, 1963 |
| 6 | 4922 | "Grindl: Femme Fatale" | October 20, 1963 |
| 7 | 4927 | "One Angry Grindl" | October 27, 1963 |
| 8 | 4909 | "Grindl, Witness for the Defense" | November 3, 1963 |
| 9 | 4929 | "Lady Grindl" | November 10, 1963 |
| 10 | 4903 | "The Great Bank Robbery" | November 17, 1963 |
| 11 | 4911 | "Grindl, the Meddler" | December 8, 1963 |
| 12 | - | "The Great Schultz" | December 15, 1963 |
| 13 | - | "'Twas the Week Before Christmas" | December 22, 1963 |
| 14 | 4913 | "Grindl, Impractical Nurse" | December 29, 1963 |
| 15 | 4935 | "The Lucky Piece" | January 5, 1964 |
| 16 | - | "Grindl, the Private Eye" | January 12, 1964 |
| 17 | 4916 | "Grindl's Day Off" | January 19, 1964 |
| 18 | - | "The Mad Bomber (a.k.a.) Grindl, the Mad Bomber" | January 26, 1964 |
| 19 | 4918 | "Grindl and the Boodle" | February 2, 1964 |
| 20 | - | "Dial G For Grindl" | February 9, 1964 |
| 21 | - | "Taming of a Tyrant" | February 16, 1964 |
| 22 | - | "It's in the Bag" | February 23, 1964 |
| 23 | - | "Grindl, Part-time Wife" | March 1, 1964 |
| 24 | - | "Active Retirement" | March 8, 1964 |
| 25 | - | "Grindl, Girl Wac" | March 15, 1964 |
| 26 | - | "The Big Deception" | March 22, 1964 |
| 27 | 4948 | "Grindl Goes West" | March 29, 1964 |
| 28 | - | "The Moon Killer" | April 5, 1964 |
| 29 | - | "There's No Such Thing as a Bad Barracuda" | April 12, 1964 |
| 30 | 4949 | "Everything's Coming Up Roses" | April 19, 1964 |
| 31 | 4947 | "Some Dogs Have the Biggest Mouths" | April 26, 1964 |
| 32 | 4945 | "Aunt Grindl" | May 3, 1964 |