Charlie Hoover
For the 19th-century baseball player, see Charlie Hoover (baseball).
| Charlie Hoover | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ian Gurvitz |
| Starring |
Tim Matheson Sam Kinison Lucy Webb Bill Maher |
| Composer(s) |
Joey Carbone Robert Crew |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Ian Gurvitz Marc Gurvitz Lillah McCarthy |
| Running time | 22 min. |
| Release | |
| Original release | November 9, 1991 – December 28, 1991 |
Charlie Hoover is an American Fox Network sitcom which aired in 1991, starring Tim Matheson in the lead role and Sam Kinison, Lucy Webb and Bill Maher.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Synopsis
Charlie Hoover is a man who just reached middle age when one day the voice within his head materializes in the form of Hugh, a foot high miniature alter ego. Hugh guides Charlie on the path to getting his life in order.
Episodes
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Happy Birthday to Hugh" | Peter Baldwin | (Unknown) | November 9, 1991 |
| On his depressing 40th birthday, Charlie meets his alter ego, a pint-sized loudmouth in a long coat, who helps start to get it together, and helps him to get his promotion. | ||||
| 2 | "Happy Anniversary" | Jeff Melman | Bill Freiberger, Adam Markowitz | November 16, 1991 |
| To celebrate his anniversary right, Charlie takes Hugh's advice and sets up a romantic anniversary celebration; unfortunately it's the same night he must make a business dinner. | ||||
| 3 | "Two for the Road" | Jeff Melman | Nelson Costello, Art Everett | November 23, 1991 |
| Hugh is horrified when Charlie decides it may be time to get a vasectomy. | ||||
| 4 | "Mother-in-Law" | Rob Schiller | David Chambers | November 30, 1991 |
| With Hugh's help, Charlie learns how to deal with his mother-in-law. | ||||
| 5 | "Out of the Frying Pan" | Jeff Melman | Joe Toplyn | December 7, 1991 |
| Emily has a problem with her cooking teacher and Doris has a blind date. | ||||
| 6 | "Old Flame" | David Trainer | Stephen Paymer | December 21, 1991 |
| A co-worker chases Charlie in search of a fling, which is something Charlie also needs because two months earlier Helen left with the kids. | ||||
| 7 | "Roll One for Ed" | David Trainer | Scott Buck | December 28, 1991 |
| When a co-worker dies, Charlie travels to Atlantic City to complete the man's dream of taking $100 and gambling it away. | ||||
References
- ↑ "Charlie Hoover". TV Guide. 1991.
- ↑ Tucker, Ken (May 21, 1993). "A Tribute to Sam Kinison". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "Universal Set To Scream For Sam Kinison Biography". IGN. September 18, 2000.
- ↑ Cerone, Daniel (October 18, 1991). "Fox Makes Prime-Time Changes : Television: Moves include canceling 'The Ultimate Challenge' and launching a comedy series with Sam Kinison. The changes take effect Nov. 9.". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014.
- ↑ Murray, Noel (February 17, 2009). "Tim Matheson". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ "Charlie Hoover". Sitcomsonline.com.
- ↑ "Charlie Hoover". EpGuides,com.
External links
- Charlie Hoover at the Internet Movie Database
- Charlie Hoover at TV.com
- Interview with Sam's brother Bill Kinison at Bullz-Eye.com
- "Sam Kinison’s Wild Ride" at LasVegasWeekly.com
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