Flying High (TV series)
| Flying High | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by |
Dawn Aldredge Martin Cohan |
| Directed by |
Dennis Donnelly Peter H. Hunt William K. Jurgensen Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. Nicholas Sgarro |
| Starring |
Connie Sellecca Pat Klous Kathryn Witt |
| Theme music composer | David Shire |
| Composer(s) |
Ralph Kessler Robert Prince Arthur B. Rubinstein Jonathan Tunick |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (4 unaired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Carliner |
| Producer(s) |
Mark Carliner Martin Cohan Robert Van Scoyk |
| Cinematography |
Gene Polito Keith C. Smith |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 44 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Mark Carliner Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | August 28, 1978 – January 23, 1979 |
Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until January 23, 1979. Created by Dawn Aldredge and Martin Cohan, the series stars Connie Sellecca, Pat Klous, and Kathryn Witt.
Premise
This series follows the lives of three sexy flight attendants working for Sun West Airlines in Los Angeles.[1]
Cast
- Pat Klous as Marcy Bowers
- Connie Sellecca as Lisa Benton
- Kathryn Witt as Pam Bellagio
- Howard Platt as Captain Doug March
- Ken Olfson as Raymond Strickman
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Peter H. Hunt | August 28, 1978 | |
| 2 | "Fear of Cheesecake" | Peter H. Hunt | Juliet Law Packer | September 29, 1978 |
| The cockpit crew is hit by food poisoning. | ||||
| 3 | "A Hairy Yak Plays Musical Chairs Eagerly" | October 6, 1978 | ||
| 4 | "The Marcy Connection" | Terry Ryan | October 13, 1978 | |
| 5 | "The Great Escape" | October 20, 1978 | ||
| A prisoner escapes from his escort on a flight. Pam and Lisa has to deal with convention visitors at their hotel. | ||||
| 6 | "In the Still of the Night" | David Braff and Nick Thiel | October 27, 1978 | |
| Pam and Marcy spend the night at a haunted hotel in Georgia. Lisa attends a Halloween party. | ||||
| 7 | "The Vanishing Point" | Joyce Armor and Judie Neer | November 3, 1978 | |
| Pam suspects that an old friend is a thief. Bill Bixby guest stars as himself. | ||||
| 8 | "Beautiful People" | Dawn Aldredge and Martin Cohan | November 17, 1978 | |
| 9 | "High Rollers" | Robert Van Scoyk | November 24, 1978 | |
| The girls visit Las Vegas. Pam befriends a former dentist. Lisa and Marcy win at a casino. | ||||
| 10 | "Palm Springs Weekend" | Joyce Armor and Judie Neer | December 1, 1978 | |
| The girls find romance at a resort in Palm Springs. | ||||
| 11 | "South by Southwest" | December 8, 1978 | ||
| Lisa finds romance with a senator. Pam and Marcy become involved in a pursuit when they take the wrong briefcase. | ||||
| 12 | "Brides and Grooms" | Jerry Ross and Arthur Rabin | December 15, 1978 | |
| An old girlfriend of captain March returns as the fiancee of a men's magazines publisher. | ||||
| 13 | "Swan Song for an Ugly Duckling" | Terry Ryan | December 22, 1978 | |
| Marcy helps an old school friend with a makeover in order for her to keep her millionaire husband. | ||||
| 14 | "Great Expectations" | Joyce Armor and Judie Neer | December 29, 1978 | |
| The girls offer to nurse captain March at their apartment following an injury. | ||||
| 15 | "Ladies of the Night" | January 23, 1979 | ||
| While in San Francisco, the girls find out that an old friend has undergone a significant change. | ||||
| 16 | "Eye Opener" | Jerry Ross and Robert Van Stoyk | UNAIRED | |
| 17 | "The Challenges" | Deborah Jo Dawson and Victoria Johns | UNAIRED | |
| Pam goes out on a date with an art teacher. Captain March has to abstain from womanizing for an entire weekend if he wants to get a date with Lisa. | ||||
| 18 | "It Was Just One of Those Days" | UNAIRED | ||
| Pam and Lisa has to deal with a defector from the Soviet Union. Marcy becomes the coach of a baseball team. | ||||
| 19 | "Fun Flight" | UNAIRED | ||
| The girls are upset when an ad campaign exploits their physical features. | ||||
References
- ↑ TV Guide. "Flying High Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-01-22.