Charlie Hoover | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Ian Gurvitz |
Starring | Tim Matheson Lucy Webb Julie Hayden Michael Manasseri Leslie Engel Sam Kinison |
Ending theme | Joey Carbone Dennis E. Belfield |
Composers | Joey Carbone Robert Crew |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Ian Gurvitz Marc Gurvitz Lillah McCarthy |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Ian Gurvitz Productions Brillstein-Grey Entertainment New World Television TriStar Television |
Original release | |
Network | Fox |
Release | November 9 – December 28, 1991 |
Charlie Hoover is an American sitcom which aired on Fox from November 9 to December 28, 1991, starring Tim Matheson in the lead role and Sam Kinison, Lucy Webb and Bill Maher. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Charlie Hoover (Tim Matheson) is a man who just reached middle age when one day the voice within his head materializes in the form of Hugh (Sam Kinison), a foot-high miniature alter ego. Hugh guides Charlie on the path to getting his life in order.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Happy Birthday to Hugh" | Peter Baldwin | Ian Gurvitz | November 9, 1991 | |
On his depressing 40th birthday, Charlie meets his alter ego — a pint-sized loudmouth in a long coat — who helps him start to get it together, and helps him to get his promotion. | |||||
2 | "Happy Anniversary" | Jeff Melman | Adam Markowitz & Bill Freiberger | 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 | Art Everett & Nelson Costello | 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. |
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