Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills

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Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerDavid Frank
Opening theme"Mr. Sandman"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerSteve Martin
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseApril 25 (1986-04-25) 
June 6, 1986 (1986-06-06)

Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills is an American sitcom starring Harvey Korman, Valerie Perrine and Sue Ball that was broadcast from April 25 to June 6, 1986 on Friday nights at 8:30 p.m ET on CBS.

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Summary

Leo and Liz Green were nouveau riche social climbers who had just moved to posh Beverly Hills from New Jersey and were desperate to fit in with their new surroundings, which they found to be quite intimidating. They had typical sitcom problems including zany servants, odd neighbors, and pretentious, snobbish in-laws, as their daughter Mitzi (Sue Ball) had married into a family of "old" (by Beverly Hills standards, that is) money.

The pilot for this program had been aired the fall before as part of George Burns Comedy Week . However, the program failed to deliver an audience as a mid-season replacement and was canceled after only six regular weekly episodes were aired.

Cast

Episodes

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The 'A' List" Steve Martin Paul Perlove
Pamela Pettler
April 25, 1986 (1986-04-25)
2"Perfect Days, Sleepless Nights"Nell CoxPaul PerloveMay 2, 1986 (1986-05-02)
3"In the Beginning"Nell CoxPaul PerloveMay 9, 1986 (1986-05-09)
4"Unaccustomed as I Am to Public Speaking"Nell CoxPaul PerloveMay 16, 1986 (1986-05-16)
5"Chapter Eleven" Carl Gottlieb Paul PerloveMay 30, 1986 (1986-05-30)
6"Remodeling"Tom TrbovichPaul PerloveJune 6, 1986 (1986-06-06)

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