Checking In
| Checking In | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Directed by | Jack Shea |
| Starring |
Marla Gibbs Patrick Collins Larry Linville Liz Torres Ruth Brown Robert Costanzo Jordan Gibbs |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 mins. |
| Production company(s) | TAT Communications, Inc. |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | April 9, 1981 – April 30, 1981 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
All in the Family The Jeffersons |
| Related shows |
Good Times Maude Archie Bunker's Place Gloria 704 Hauser |
Checking In is an American sitcom that aired on CBS in April 1981. The series is a spin-off of The Jeffersons, which itself had spun off from All in the Family.
Synopsis
In the series, the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston, played by Marla Gibbs, accepted a job to become the executive housekeeper at the fictional St. Frederick Hotel in Manhattan.
Cast
- Marla Gibbs as Florence Johnston
- Larry Linville as Lyle Block
- Ruth Brown as Betty
- Patrick Collins as Earl Bellamy
- Robert Costanzo as Hank Sabatino
- Jordan Gibbs as Dennis
- Liz Torres as Elena Beltran
Reception
Checking In premiered on CBS on April 9, 1981. It lasted for only four episodes in the Thursday, 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) timeslot. Faced with low ratings, the series was cancelled, with the final episode airing on April 30, 1981. Gibbs then returned to her regular role on The Jeffersons; it was explained that the St. Frederick Hotel had burned down.
Checking In was one of the few All in the Family-related series that was not successful, unlike The Jeffersons, Maude and Good Times.
Nick at Nite reaired the entire series.
The third episode, Whose Side Are You On?, was added a bonus feature to the The Jeffersons complete series DVD set issued by Shout Factory.
Episodes
| No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Boo Who?" | Jack Shea | Howard Bendetson & Bob Bendetson | April 9, 1981 |
| Florence and Elena suspect that a ghost is roaming the building. | ||||
| 2 | "Block's Party" | Jack Shea | Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | April 16, 1981 |
| Lyle throws a party, but his high school rival (now a pro football coach) and his team arrive to crash it. | ||||
| 3 | "Whose Side Are You On?" | Jack Shea | Michael G. Moye | April 23, 1981 |
| Florence is caught between Lyle and Elena when they have a fight. | ||||
| 4 | "Florence and the Salesman" | Jack Shea | Teleplay: Lesa Kite & Cindy Begel and Howard Bendetson & Bob Bendetson Story: Lesa Kite & Cindy Begel | April 30, 1981 |
| Florence thinks an elderly salesman is coming on to her. | ||||
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