A.k.a. Pablo

a.k.a. Pablo
Bert Rosario, Joe Santos, Paul Rodriguez and Arnaldo Santana in a.k.a. Pablo, 1984
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Norman Lear Rick Mitz
Starring	Paul Rodriguez Joe Santos Katy Jurado Alma Cuervo Martha Velez Arnaldo Santana Bert Rosario Maria Richwine Héctor Elizondo Edie Marie Rubio Antonio Torres Claudia Gonzales Martha Gonzales Mario Lopez Beto Lovato Michelle Smith
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Norman Lear Rick Mitz
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company	Embassy Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 6 (1984-03-06) – April 10, 1984 (1984-04-10)

a.k.a. Pablo is an American sitcom television series starring Paul Rodriguez that aired on ABC from March 6 to April 10, 1984. It was executive produced by Norman Lear.

Synopsis

The series focuses on struggling Hispanic stand-up comic Paul Rivera and his large Mexican American family, who still called him by his given name Pablo. While they supported his career and longed for his success, his traditionalist parents were offended by the ethnic humor he incorporated into his act and urged him to be more respectful of his heritage. Rounding out the boisterous family were his sister Lucia and know-it-all brother-in-law Hector and their five children, his "stuffed shirt" brother Manuel and flirty sister-in-law Carmen and their two children, and his very-anxious-to-wed spinster sister Sylvia. José was Paul/Pablo's slick but inexperienced agent. ^[1]

The cast included Paul Rodriguez, Joe Santos, Katy Jurado, Héctor Elizondo and Mario Lopez.

The first episode of the ABC series aired on Tuesday, March 6, 1984, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times. The show was cancelled after six broadcasts.

In 2004 TV Guide ranked the series number 45 on its "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list. ^[2]

Cast

• Paul Rodriguez as "Paul" Pablo Rivera
• Joe Santos as Domingo Rivera
• Katy Jurado as Rosa Maria Rivera
• Alma Cuervo as Sylvia Rivera
• Martha Velez as Lucia Rivera Del Gato
• Arnaldo Santana as Hector Del Gato
• Bert Rosario as Manuel Rivera
• Maria Richwine as Carmen Rivera
• Hector Elizondo as José Sanchez/Shapiro
• Edie Marie Rubio as Linda Rivera
• Antonio Torres as Nicholas Rivera
• Claudia Gonzales as Anna Maria Del Gato
• Martha Gonzales as Susana Del Gato
• Mario Lopez as Tomas Del Gato
• Beto Lovato as Mario Del Gato
• Michelle Smith as Elena Del Gato

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Pilot"	Joan Darling	Norman Lear & Rick Mitz	March 6, 1984 (1984-03-06)
2	"The Big Mouth"	Joan Darling	Story by : Steven Kunes Teleplay by : Jack Elinson	March 13, 1984 (1984-03-13)
3	"My Son, the Gringo"	Hector Elizondo & Thomas McConnell	Rick Mitz	March 20, 1984 (1984-03-20)
4	"The Presidential Joke Teller"	Joan Darling	Jose Rivera	March 27, 1984 (1984-03-27)
5	"The Whole Enchilada"	Hector Elizondo & Thomas McConnell	Seth Greenland	April 3, 1984 (1984-04-03)
6	"The Woman Who Came to Dinner"	Hector Elizondo & Thomas McConnell	Jose Rivera	April 10, 1984 (1984-04-10)

US television ratings

Season	Episodes	Start date	End date	Nielsen rank	Nielsen rating [3]
1983-84	6	March 6, 1984	April 10, 1984	56	14.8

References

1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "A.K.A. Pablo (Situation Comedy)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Random House Publishing. p. 6. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
2. TV Guide Guide to TV . Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp.  228. ISBN   0-7607-5634-1.
3. "1983-84 Ratings History -- The Networks Are Awash in a Bubble Bath of Soaps". Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.

External links

• a.k.a. Pablo at IMDb