TV series

Arnie

Name: Arnie
Released: 1970
Cast: Sue Ane Langdon, Charles Nelson Reilly, Herschel Bernardi, Roger Bowen, Herb Voland

1970–1972· 2 seasons· 20 min episodes★ 5.3Ended

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Synopsis

Arnie is a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on the CBS network. It stars Herschel Bernardi, Sue Ane Langdon, and Roger Bowen. Bernardi played the title character, Arnie Nuvo, a longtime blue collar employee at the fictitious Continental Flange Company, who overnight was promoted to an executive position. The storylines mainly focused on this fish out of water situation, and on Arnie's sometimes-problematic relationship with his well-meaning but wealthy and eccentric boss, Hamilton Majors Jr.. Because he still held his union card, Arnie could negotiate tricky management/labor situations that no one else could. Arnie's surname was presumably a pun on nouveau riche, and possibly also on Art Nouveau. In addition to Bernardi, Bowen, and Langdon, cast members included Del Russel and Stephanie Steele as Arnie's son and daughter, Richard and Andrea; Elaine Shore as Arnie's secretary, Felicia; and Herb Voland as sour-tempered executive Neil Ogilvie. In its first season, despite being the lead-in to The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Saturday nights and winning an Emmy nomination as best comedy series, Arnie received only fair Nielsen ratings. For its second season, in order to increase its viewership, CBS made a major cast change in the show's format. Charles Nelson Reilly joined the cast as Randy Robinson, a TV chef who called himself "The Giddyap Gourmet," apparently a reference to The Galloping Gourmet.

Themes

sitcom workplace comedy

Episodes

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E1 Arnie (Pilot Episode)Next upSep 19, 1970
Guest stars
Guest stars: Dick Van Patten, Olan Soule, Allison McKay (Frances Granscog)
E2 Hair Today, Gone TomorrowOct 26, 1970
Synopsis
Arnie's first executive paycheck brings a sinking stomach, thanks to a premature spending binge (TV Guide)
E3 Change of a LifetimeOct 3, 1970
Synopsis
New executive Arnie kindles resentment among his old blue-collar buddies (TV Guide)
E4 Wife vs. SecretaryNov 4, 1970
Synopsis
Arnie's bragging about his secretary nets him a jealous wife (TV Guide)
Guest stars: Allison McKay (Frances Granscog), Angel Tompkins (Gabrielle)
E5 The Friendship GapOct 10, 1970
Synopsis
Arnie chooses his replacement as loading foreman - from among his old buddies (TV Guide)
E6 An Urge to SplurgeOct 17, 1970
Synopsis
Arnie helps an elderly couple face compulsory retirement (TV Guide)
E7 Chance of a LifetimeOct 3, 1970
Synopsis
Lil heads a picket line to fight pollution - at Arnie's company (TV Guide)
E8 Swinging SixtiesOct 12, 1970
Synopsis
Arnie's been ordered to shave off his mustache (TV Guide)
E9 Let Them Eat CookiesNov 20, 1970
Synopsis
Arnie becomes involved in industrial espionage (TV Guide)
E10 Trouble in the AirNov 16, 1970
Synopsis
Boss Majors' latest pet project: on-the-job exercising for his executives (TV Guide)
E11 One Strike and You're OutOct 14, 1970
Synopsis
""Arnie has no heart for the task at hand: negotiating a new union contract with his loading dock buddies. The new executive is still a union man."" (TV Guide)
Guest stars: Cliff Norton
E12 For Whom the Whistle BlowsNov 6, 1970
Synopsis
A swank San Francisco hotel sets the scene for Arnie's first major sales meeting (TV Guide)
E13 Why Spy?Oct 30, 1970
Synopsis
Office protocol calls for Christmas gifts worth $100; the Nuvos are giving homemade cookies (TV Guide)
E14 To Buy or Not to Buy?Dec 3, 1970
Synopsis
Boss Majors has a new housing development, and the Nuvos feel pressure to buy a home (TV Guide)
Guest stars: Gino Conforti, Jackie Joseph, M. Emmet Walsh, Walter Brooke
E15 Second HoneymoonDec 15, 1970
E16 You Can't Lose for WinningDec 20, 1970
Synopsis
Lady Luck visits Arnie in a poker game - the big loser is his boss Majors (TV Guide)
E17 Hello, HollyJan 7, 1971
Synopsis
The executive Arnie replaced is in town; rumor is he wants his old job back (TV Guide)
Guest stars: Robert Cummings
E18 Father Meets DaughterJan 13, 1971
Synopsis
Arnie tries to pay more attention to Andrea.
Guest stars: Allan Hunt
E19 Citizen PainJan 21, 1971
Synopsis
Arnie must be in Nassau on the same day the Nuvos have planned a second wedding for Julius and his wife (TV Guide)
E20 Stand Up for JuliusJan 21, 1971
Synopsis
Arnie gets symptoms of an ulcer on the eve of his bowling league semifinals (TV Guide)
E21 Strangeness in the NightFeb 9, 1971
Synopsis
Arnie's involved in an office feud (TV Guide)
E22 Feud for ThoughtFeb 2, 1971
Synopsis
Arnie's furtive behavior causes suspicion at the office (TV Guide)
E23 My Sister's KeeperFeb 19, 1971
Synopsis
Arnie canvasses the company to find dates for his attractive sister (TV Guide)
Guest stars: Carol Arthur
E24 No Harmony in TryingFeb 19, 1971
Synopsis
An audition for the fourth voice in the company's all-male quartet produces a winner who's a surprise to all (TV Guide)