| Hanging In | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Bill Davenport Charlie Hauck Arthur Julian |
| Directed by | Walter C. Miller Alan Rafkin |
| Starring | Bill Macy Barbara Rhoades Nedra Volz |
| Theme music composer | Billy Byers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Norman Lear Sy Rosen |
| Producer(s) | Ken Stump |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Distributor | Columbia Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | August 9, 1979 – August 29, 1979 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Mr. Dugan |
Hanging In is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in 1979, executive produced by Norman Lear.
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After his failed attempt to launch the sitcom Mr. Dugan, Lear reworked the project, finally coming up with Hanging In, the story of Lou Harper, a former pro football star who becomes president of fictional Braddock College. Bill Macy (who had played Maude's husband, Walter Findlay, in Maude) resurfaced as the star of the version that finally did air, in August 1979. Most of the supporting cast of Mr. Dugan and its several different incarnations appeared in Hanging In.
Hanging In lasted just four weeks on CBS, leaving the air after its August 29, 1979 broadcast.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Macy | Louis "Lou" Harper |
| Nedra Volz | Pinky Nolan |
| Dennis Burkley | Sam Dickey |
| Barbara Rhoades | Maggie Gallagher |
| Darian Mathias | Rita Zefferelli |
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "New Man on Campus" | August 8, 1979 |
| 2 | "Old Girlfriend" | August 15, 1979 |
| 3 | "Lou's Little Problem" | August 22, 1979 |
| 4 | "Sleep With the Fishes" | August 29, 1979 |