Hizzonner
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Hizzonner is an American sitcom that aired on NBC
on Thursday night from May 10, 1979 to June 14, 1979. The actress who played Annie Cooper, Kathy Cronkite
, was the daughter of former CBS
anchorman Walter Cronkite
.
An interesting aspect of the series is that when things would get out of hand, Mayor Cooper would break into song and there was always a musical number in each episode.
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...
on Thursday night from May 10, 1979 to June 14, 1979. The actress who played Annie Cooper, Kathy Cronkite
Kathy Cronkite
Kathy Cronkite is an American film and TV actress from Washington D.C. She is also the daughter of former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite.In 1979 she co-starred on the short-lived NBC sitcom Hizzonner....
, was the daughter of former CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
anchorman Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years . During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll...
.
Synopsis
The series centered on Mayor Cooper, a widower with two grown children, Annie, a civil rights attorney, and James, a hippie.An interesting aspect of the series is that when things would get out of hand, Mayor Cooper would break into song and there was always a musical number in each episode.
Cast
- David HuddlestonDavid HuddlestonDavid William Huddleston is an American actor, best known for his roles in Blazing Saddles, Santa Claus: The Movie and The Big Lebowski.-Early life:...
as Mayor Cooper - Will SeltzerWill SeltzerWill Seltzer is an American actor who had supporting roles in films such as Johnny Dangerously, The Wizard and More American Graffiti...
as James Cooper - Kathy Cronkite as Annie Cooper
- Don GallowayDon GallowayDonald "Don" Galloway was an American actor of stage, film and television, a political libertarian and journalist, perhaps best-known for his role as Raymond Burr's protégé, Detective Sergeant Ed Brown, on the long-running crime drama Ironside...
as Donald Timmons - Diana MuldaurDiana MuldaurDiana Muldaur is an Emmy-nominated American film and television actress.-Career:Born in New York City, but raised on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Muldaur started acting in high school and continued on through college, graduating from Sweet Briar College in Virginia in 1960. She studied acting...
as Ginny - Gina HechtGina Hecht-Television:* 1979–1981: Mork & Mindy .... Jean DaVinci* 1979: Hizzonner .... Melanie* 1987: Everything's Relative .... Emily Cabot* 1988: HeartBeat .... Patty* 1989: Baywatch: "Panic at Malibu Pier" .... Gina Pomeroy...
as Melanie - Mickey Deems as Nails